Starting the day with a smile

In Room 12 we like to start the day off with a smile.   One way we do this is by passing a smile around a circle.  Smiling is contagious, so if you watch the video and aren't smiling by the end we'd be surprised! 

We go out

Today Piwakawaka read the book We go out.  They then completed an activity on Seesaw where they had to make sentences and read them out loud.  Take a look at what they did.

An Art filled day

Today Room 12 spent the day with Ms Taplin.  They worked on creating a siapo, take a look at what they created. 

Ant on My Shoulder - By Sione

Sione has been working really hard on his writing this week.  He drew a picture to plan his story and then used the alphabet card to help him find the words he needed.  He needed the word ant but it wasn't on the card so he went to our inquiry wall and found it there.  When he had finished his story he carefully read it to himself while pointing at the words to check it made sense.  Well done Sione!

Slater Learning

We loved doing our slater investigation on Tuesday and we learnt alot about slaters just by observing them.  La'talia and Beth-lyn have written about the experiment and what they found out.  

Buzzy Bee - Read by Esela

In Room 12 we have been working on reading with fluency.  Esela has practiced reading her poem and recorded herself reading it.  

A slater Investigation

On Tuesday we wanted to find out whether slaters preferred the light or the dark.  We decided to do an investigation.  Here's what happened...