Our Zoo Visit - A Big 'Thanks' to our families.

Room One and the Kowhai Team had such a great time at the zoo. 

We wanted to say "Thank You" to our families for supporting us with our trip - with our money,  our picnic lunches and as helpers.

We wrote this "Thank You" note together, with some of our favourite photos.

Our Inquiry 'Out and About'

We did a brainstorm of places we could go in Hamilton. 
We can go on the bus for a small cost to get us to the places we would like to visit.

 Here is our mind map of places we could go -

 

We talked about places we could go that were free - these were places we could go to on the bus  - we found out that the park at Claudelands would be fun because we could play, have a picnic and have a ride on the bus on the way.

Our Term Four Inquiry - 'Out and About in Hamilton'

Our Kowhai Flower Art

Our Class Gardens

The Operetta - A Change is Gonna Come - we are learning what we can change in our world and how to do it.

We performed with Room 2 in the Operetta. We sang and we danced.
We sang about being happy, about sharing, caring and helping others.

Ava said,

"When I was in the Operetta, I  was  wearing a wig.

I was singing lots of songs on the stage  too.

We were singing the ‘Blue Beat’ and  ‘Put a Little Love 

in Your Heart’. We even sang ‘Take the Weather with You’. People were watching me. 

The teachers were watching me. My Mum and dad are going to watch  me. I saw my friends, they saw me too. When I am on the stage, I feel big. I love being on the stage in the Operetta."

 Alexus said,

"It was very dark. I couldn’t see in the dark, but when I saw the lights in the Hall,

I wasn’t scared.

When it’s out turn, I like  singing  ‘If you’re happy and you know it’, 

‘Do the Blue Beat’ and ‘Put a Little  Love in your Heart’."

Eric said,

"I  am  going  to  the  Operetta.

All  the  boys  have  to  wear  a  bow  tie.

We  have  to  do  the  ‘Blue Beat’ and ‘Put  a  Little  Love  in your  Heart’.

We  are  going  to  have  fun.

I  am  going  to  be  shy.

My  Mum  and  Dad  are  going  to  the  Operetta."

 

 

The Operetta ‘A Change is Gonna Come ‘

We are busy with practices for the Operetta.

The Operetta is on next week - Sept. 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th. 
There are 3 night performances and 3 daytime
performances.

Monday 10^th:………....10am Full School Dress Rehearsal

Tuesday 11^th:…………Matinee 10am for pre-schools

                                      Evening Performance 7pm

Wednesday 12^th:……. Matinee 1pm tickets available.

                                      Evening Performance 7pm

Thursday 13^th:………. Evening Performance 7pm

We want all children to attend all six performances.

Children need to be at school by 6.45pm for the evening shows.

Rooms 1 & 2 – go to Room 6 on arrival at school for the evening shows.

After the Operetta all children must be collected from the classroom –

this is for safety and security reasons.

Do not take children directly from the hall if you are attending the performance.

 

 

"The Cross Country" by our reporter Aly

Changing States

We  are learning about 'Change'.
We are 'Change Agents'.
We can change our feelings. We can change from sad to happy.
We can change our mood. We can change from grumpy to happy.
Kruze said,
"We can even change our behaviour." 

 

 

Change of State - Dissolving Jelly Powder

Changing States - Mixing Colours with Ice Blocks and Paint

Changing States - Making Popcorn

Pyjama Day

Today was Pyjama Day.

We came to school in our pyjamas!

Some people wore their slippers

and their dressing gowns.

Even the teachers came to school

in their pyjamas.

Room One donated $20.50 to support our sister school

in Uganda - Hamilton Buike.

The school raised $215.00.

Autumn - A State of Change

 Our new inquiry topic is Change of State.

It is now Autumn and this is a season of change.
We looked at the trees in our school and Kruze took some photos of the trees by the office.
In the Orchard, we used the Kidpix tools to draw our own autumn trees. 

Firewise

For the last two weeks we have been learning how to keep ourselves safe by being 'Firewise'.

The best way to keep ourselves safe is to have smoke alarms that work. 

Please, Mum and Dad, check that they work and get new batteries, if you need them.  

We  learned about staying 'A Metre from the Heater'.

We learned about 'Tools and Toys' - 
this means we give lighters and matches to grown-ups 
so we keep ourselves safe.

We learned to 
'Get Down, Get Low, Get Out, Fast' 
if there is a fire.

Our Mihi - as part of our Turangawaewae unit we learned our mihi. We drew our portraits in KidPix and recorded our mihinui. We are very proud of our work.

Our mihi - 

Abdiaziz, Alexus, Aly, Aniisa, Ava

Our mihi - 
Anika, Harlan, Heath, Isabel, Joshua

Our mihi - 
Kruze, Latoya, Lochlan, Manaia, Heamasi

 

Our mihi -
Aza, Reretaake, Ria, Ryka

Amanda, The H.C.C. Dog Lady

Today, Amanda, from the Hamilton City Council, came to help us keep safe with dogs.

 

Harvest Festival Day

Harvesting Our Potatoes for the Harvest Festival on Friday