Our Spellathon - as part of our inquiry we had a spellathon. We were learning and 'earning'. We raised $100.00 to donate to 'Kiwis for Kiwis' - this means we can help look after one kiwi for a whole year - Well done, Room One children and thank you to family and friends for your support.

Kia ora,

I just want to take a moment to thank Room One fpr their awesome fundraising effort. It is always wonderful to see some of the youngest New Zealanders get behind and support the conservation of kiwi and the places they live.

Kind regards,

Paul

  

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Thank you

Paul O'Shea
Administrator, 

Spring is Planting Time.

     

Today we got a pumpkin plant from Room 13. They have sprouted some of the seeds that came out of the giant pumpkins grown all over Hamilton last year. They were collected at the Hamilton Gardens after the pumpkins were all rolled down a hill and smashed.
"We planted the pumpkin plant in our class garden.
We will have to water it and feed it," said Regahn.

 

 

Our Zoo Visit - We had a fantastic day, visiting the zoo. Thanks to all our parents and caregivers for supporting our trip. Look at some of our fun experiences.

Pierce said, "We saw lots of birds. Will there be a beak?  Yes, there will be a beak. Every bird has a beak.

 Jackson said, "I saw a peacock. It was showing off by spreading it's feathers out."

Cassia said, " I had a zoo map. I went to the wetlands. I thought there might be some giraffes - and there were some giraffes.

Our Poems about Learning

Some of the Lively Learners in Room One have been writing poems - here is their work - they are very proud of their efforts.

Our Zoo Animals

We used Kidpix software and i-photo to create our zoo animals.
We are learning to notice details and features of these animals and their habitats.
Here is our fantastic work:

We're all going to the Zoo . . .

Our zoo date is Tuesday, November 18th. 
Thanks to the parents who are coming as parent helpers.
We are doing lots of learning before we go.
We want to be able to learn a lot about the animals 
when we visit the zoo
We used Kidspiration to sort animals into groups - 
here is some of our work - 

We are Fire Wise.

We know that we need smoke alarms in our homes.

We know that the smoke alarms have to be tested so we know that they work.

We know that if there was a fire in our classroom or bedroom, we have to - 
GET DOWN, GET LOW AND GET OUT FAST! 

Welcome Back to Term 4.

We are learning to be 'Fire Wise'.
We are learning about tools for adults and toys for children.
We used Kidspiration to sort out  tools and toys.



If you find matches or lighters, give them to an adult, to keep ourselves safe.

Our Operetta Item - Wants and Needs

Room 1 and 2

Our act was about Wants and Needs.

Needs are the important things 

that we must have for every day living.  

Wants are things we would like

to have and are often treats.

Operetta Time

We are ready for the Operetta.

Here we are in our costumes.
We have our props.
We know our songs.
We're ready to have fun performing.

Term Three is very busy. It is 'Operetta Time'.

Wow !
We have had the amazing 'Rapunzel Show' which we all really enjoyed.

Then we had the school Cross Country. We had trained hard so we were fit and ready. It was a lovely sunny morning and we all tried our very best.

Thank you for supporting the Cross Country. 
A huge thank you to Whaea Tash and her class for the organisation . https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hamilton-East-School/246415238726672?hc_location=timeline

"Money Doesn't Grow on Trees"

Now we are working hard on our item about 'Wants and Needs' with Room Two for the Operetta.

We are sending a note home on Thursday 4th about the children's costumes.
Here is some information on the Operetta:

All children will be involved in our school Operetta.Each child will perform in their class item.

There will be 5 performances:

Tuesday 16 September, 9.45 - Matinee for invited Preschools

Tuesday 16 September - Evening Performance 7pm

Wednesday 17 September - Matinee 1pm local schools, parents, Wilson Carlisle

Wednesday 17 September - Evening performance 7pm

Thursday 18 September - Evening Performance 7pm

Tickets for the Matinee and Evening Performances will be available at the office 
1 September

Adults: $10.00

Children: $5.00

There is a safety limit on the number of seats allowed in the hall

and this will be strictly adhered to.

Attention Parents:

Children need to be at school by 6.30pm for evening performances.

All students are expected to attend all performances.

However we appreciate that this is not always possible. Please let the teacher know in advance if there is a performance your child is unable to attend.

All students will be held in classrooms and need to be collected from there

after evening performances.

Classrooms will send home information regarding costume requirements.

If you have any questions, please speak to your child's teacher.

The NED show

Kylie brought the 'NED' show to school today.

Kylie told us a story about Ned using her yoyo.

"Today  we  watched  the  NED  show.
We  learned  about  having a good  attitude - 
'Never  give  up.'
'Encourage  others.'
'Do  our  best'. "
by  Alyssa.

I  saw  the  NED  show.
I  saw  tricks  for  a  yoyo.
I  saw  Kylie  and  her  friend  Ned.
It  was   cool  at  the  hall.
by  Cassia

Kylie talked to some of the children 

and asked them some questions
about goals and learning.

 

Sketching the Daffodils - we can 'look, draw, look',

We saw the daffodils in our class gardens
and in the gardens by the office. 
It was a sunny day so we went down by the car-park
to sketch the daffodils.
Zeno, Jackson, Cassia, Tom and Maddison took some of the photos.

Here are our daffodil poems  - 
The  Daffodil

Yellow, yellow daffodil,

Dancing in the sun.

Yellow, yellow daffodil,

Tells me spring has come.

A Daffodil

A little yellow cup,

A little yellow frill.

A little yellow star,

And that's a daffodil.

Welcome to Term Three and Maori Language Week

Term Three is underway.

We celebrated Maori Language Week by reading the Legends of Maui.

Here are our drawings from 'How Maui Slowed the Sun.'

We used our KidPix tools in the Orchard to create our pictures.

We know how to use a text box for our name and how to find the right folder to save our work.

Anahera and Harlynn created the slideshow from our saved work.

Our End of Term Talent Show

Here are some of the Room One performers in the Talent Show - 





'Islands' MENZA winner 2014 from Ham East on Vimeo.

Celebrating Matariki

We are celebrating Matariki this week.
Here is our Matariki song - 

Here is a link for the waiata - 
http://matarikiwaihi.wikispaces.com/Waiata

We celebrated Matariki by playing games  - clever sticks, knuckle bones and spinning tops - and learning ti rakau - 

Money Doesn't Grow on Trees

As part of our two term inquiry, 'Money Doesn't Grow on Trees' we designed our own coins and notes using KidPix drawing tools.

 

 

 

Tane Mahuta Day

To celebrate Tane Mahuta Day on Friday we went down to Middle Flat to draw the Redwood Tree.
We practised sketching the tree on Wednesday.
We can 'Look, Draw, Look.'
On Friday we did sharpie ink drawings.
Here is some of our work.

 

 

 

 

Planting Daffodils

Pippa got some daffodil bulbs for the children to plant.
Dugan brought us some of the daffodil bulbs for our gardens.

We had to pull out some weeds 
to get the garden ready.

We had to plant the bulbs the 
right way up.
Then we covered them with soil. 






Logan                                                                  
We will have to wait 'til spring    
for them to flower.