Rata Class

Term Three 2011

2011-10-04T20:13:00.000-07:00

Barney's Janma helped us to create some beautiful

floral decorations using native plants from her garden. We used them to decorate the supper tables at our Marz Production.

Jewish New Year

2011-10-04T20:11:00.001-07:00

Nikau and her family shared apple and honey with us to celebrate the Jewish New Year.

Ball skills

2011-10-04T20:07:00.000-07:00

This term we have been doing big ball skills with Helen. Lily, Nina, Eva, Barney, Emilie and Sam are playing a game with the rugby ball.

How eggs change

2011-10-04T20:05:00.001-07:00

We looked at eggs and how their consistency can change. The egg is protected inside a hard shell.

How eggs change

2011-10-04T20:01:00.000-07:00

When the egg came out of the shell it was wobbly and slimy and see through. When we tried to pick it up it felt slippery and gooey.

How eggs change

2011-10-04T19:57:00.000-07:00

When we put the egg in a hot pan it started to change. The clear part went white and firm and the yolk went firm too.

Jelly beans

2011-10-04T19:49:00.000-07:00

We did an experiment with 4 different coloured jelly beans. We put one colour in each corner of the dish of water and watched what happened to the colours. Look how each colour has spread along each edge of the container.

Making butter

2011-10-04T19:46:00.000-07:00

We made butter by shaking up cream. Tana started by pouring the cream into a big jar.

Making butter

2011-10-04T19:43:00.000-07:00

We had to shake the cream for a very long time to make it go solid. We all had lots of turns shaking the jar. Sam shook it really hard.

Making butter

2011-10-04T19:39:00.000-07:00

The cream began to thicken and then separated out into thicker creamy fat and watery stuff.It is a bit like curds and whey.

Making butter

2011-10-04T19:36:00.001-07:00

Louis poured out the solid cream and let the watery part drain off.

Making butter

2011-10-04T19:32:00.000-07:00

This was the finished butter which we had with on our homemade bread.

yoga

2011-10-04T19:27:00.000-07:00

Some of us have been learning to do some yoga poses and stretches with Nikau,s Mum Noa. Jack, Barney, Caden and Tana are all doing the warrior pose.

Trip to Zara's house to milk the cow

2011-09-07T18:54:00.001-07:00

At Zara's house her mum Chris showed us how to milk the cow "Tender". She was a bit scared of us so we had to be really quiet. Some of us had a go. Jack said "her udders feel slimy!"

Trying the milk

2011-09-07T18:50:00.000-07:00

When we had milked the cow with Chris we tasted the milk. Mia said it tasted "warm and creamy" but she wasn't sure she liked it!

Cheese making

2011-09-07T18:33:00.000-07:00

Chris showed us how to make cheese out of the cow's milk.

We used the cheese to make a pie

2011-09-07T18:22:00.000-07:00

Tana and Caden mashed the potato and pumpkin for the pie.

Rolling out the pastry

2011-09-07T18:19:00.001-07:00

Nina, Nikau, Layla and Barney all helped to roll out the pastry for the pie.

Putting the pie togather

2011-09-07T18:15:00.001-07:00

Caden, Nicola, Shikarma, Zara and Tana all helped put the pastry in the pie dish.

Pacific Dancers

2011-08-31T21:45:00.000-07:00

We had a visit from a Pacific Dance group, who showed us different dances from islands of the Pacific. There were three men and three ladies. Their dancing was awesome.

Barney the Maori Warrior

2011-08-31T21:43:00.000-07:00

Some kids had a go at being a Maori Warrior. Barney did a great job!

A dance from Hawaii

2011-08-31T21:40:00.000-07:00

The dancers showed us a dance from Hawaii.

Making mazes

2011-08-31T21:37:00.001-07:00

We read "The Gardener's Maze" and then had a go at making our own mazes with the rods. This is the one Scarlett made.

More mazes

2011-08-31T21:34:00.000-07:00

Barney made this maze with the rods.

Fractions

2011-08-31T21:31:00.000-07:00

We have been working out half of a number. Mia and Nikau are playing a game of "halves" with the beans.

More fractions

2011-08-31T21:28:00.000-07:00

We worked out how to put half the juice into each cup. Layla watched Shikarma and Paris trying to share it equally.

Ice experiments

2011-08-31T21:23:00.000-07:00

We had fun experimenting with ice. We found out which things dissolve ice the quickest. Louis, Mia and Nikau watch as Nicola sprinkled on sugar to the icecube.

End of Term Two

2011-07-13T13:27:00.000-07:00

We have been studying repeating patterns. Cilla and Sam and Tana are making patterns with the rods.

algebra

2011-07-13T13:23:00.000-07:00

Cameron and Emilie are working out which number is greater than > or lesser than < or is the same as =.

Printing with Clare

2011-07-11T19:23:00.000-07:00

First we had to make a textured background for our prints. We rubbed crayons onto corrugated cardboard.

Printing with Clare

2011-07-11T19:19:00.000-07:00

Lily, Scarlett and Cilla are using their potatoes dipped in the ink to make prints on the paper.

Making rocking birds with Room One

2011-07-11T19:13:00.000-07:00

We have been writing and following instructions. When Room One came to visit we made rocking birds. Scarlett and Eva are rolling paper for the tails.

2011-07-11T19:11:00.000-07:00

Lily helped her buddy Shikarma glue on the feathers and the beak onto their rocking birds.

Snakes and ladders

2011-07-11T19:08:00.001-07:00

Tana, Layla, Nicola and Caden followed the instructions to play Snakes and Ladders.

Ways to make ten

2011-07-11T19:05:00.000-07:00

Zara has been learning which pairs of numbers make ten.

Barney's birthday

2011-07-11T18:59:00.000-07:00

It was Barney's birthday and he turned 7!

We had chocolate cake with football candles.

Our Trip to the Museum & the Library

2011-06-22T16:07:00.001-07:00

The Cat in the Hat at the museum

At the library we read some stories & played on the computer

We had a picnic lunch with Room 1 in Anzac Park

PMP

2011-06-22T15:54:00.001-07:00

Bouncing around the cones is harder then it looks!

Balancing is very tricky!

Nicola has fun crawling through the shapes

Book Week

2011-06-19T21:41:00.001-07:00

Lights, Camera, Action! At the Book Fair we got to dress up and walk along the catwalk. Tana and Barney put on some hats and posed for the camera.

Practising Plays

2011-06-19T21:36:00.000-07:00

All week we have been practising reading plays. Layla and Eva and Tana are reading a play called "The Ant and the Grasshoppers."

Book character Day

2011-06-19T21:34:00.001-07:00

On Friday we all dressed up as our favourite characters from books.

Kia Kaha with Constable John O'Donavan

2011-06-19T21:26:00.000-07:00

Constable John came to talk to us about Kia Kaha. We all have choices and we need to think about doing the right thing.

Role plays about Kia Kaha

2011-06-19T21:21:00.000-07:00

We acted out what happens when people make different choices. Layla is being mean to Lily and Scarlett tells her "Stop it or I will tell the teacher!"

Week 5 Cross country

2011-06-19T21:15:00.000-07:00

We did our cross country. All the classes ran around the track. Room 4 went first, then Room 3 and then it was our turn. We cheered and cheered.

Ready, set, go!

2011-06-19T21:12:00.000-07:00

We all raced around the cross country track at Emilie and Nicola's family farm.

Fundamental Skills Games

2011-06-19T21:08:00.000-07:00

We are learning lots of new games in Fundamental Skills with Helen. We learnt how to play Brushes and Brooms.

Poppy's puppies

2011-06-19T21:04:00.001-07:00

Lily's Mum brought in Poppy and two of her puppies. Emilie had a lovely cuddle with one.

Reading Rocks

2011-05-11T16:33:00.000-07:00

Adrian came to do some juggling.

He spun the ball on the stick.

Wow! He can unicycle with Max on his shoulders!

Perceptual Motor Skills

2011-05-11T15:29:00.000-07:00

Balancing the marbles was very tricky!

Life Education Week

2011-05-11T15:18:00.000-07:00

This is Harold - he taught us lots of things about our body and the food we eat

Harold is talking to us in the bus

Jack was talking to Harolds friend Jocko

We always need to eat a balanced diet, with only a few treats!

These are some of the foods that we need to eat everyday. They give us energy

End of term 1 2011

2011-04-30T17:24:00.000-07:00

We had a go at blowing eggs and decorating them for Easter. Go on Jack give it a really BIG blow!

Kapa Haka

2011-04-30T17:20:00.000-07:00

Matua Madson has been teaching us Kapa Haka again this term. We are getting ready to perform at the end of term assembly.

Recycled Art Project

2011-04-30T17:06:00.001-07:00

First we had to cut the old plastic drink bottles into petal shapes. Lily watches Mia try to cut the plastic bottle, it was quite tricky!

Recycled Art Project

2011-04-30T17:00:00.000-07:00

Next we spray painted the flowers with bright colours. Cilla they look so effective!

Recycled Art Project

2011-04-30T16:55:00.000-07:00

These are what the finished flowers look like. Aren't they stunning!

Tallies

2011-04-30T16:38:00.000-07:00

In maths we have been learning how to make a tally chart. Cameron, Caden and Tana are collecting tallies of the different coloured cars they see driving past on the highway.

Fundamental skills

2011-04-30T16:34:00.000-07:00

This term we have been doing bat and ball skills with Helen. She taught us a fun game with the noodles and balls. Cilla and Eva are trying to get a goal.

Visit to Janma's

2011-04-30T16:29:00.000-07:00

We went to visit Barney's grandma and grandpa. We had lots of fun running around their beautiful garden collecting bark. Then Janma showed us how to make a bouquet with bark and leaves and flowers. It was a lot of fun.

Will it rot?

2011-04-30T16:23:00.000-07:00

We have been talking about what happens to the scraps from our lunchboxes. We have buried some of the leftovers in the soil to see whether they will rot or not. We will dig them up at the end of next term to see what has happened to them.

Weeks four and five Term one

2011-03-04T17:15:00.001-08:00

Today we celebrated Purple Cake Day to remember all the people who died in the Haiti and Christchurch earthquakes.

2011-03-04T17:12:00.000-08:00

Zoe gave everybody a purple cup cake. " Yummy" said Paris and Mia.

2011-03-04T17:09:00.000-08:00

We all got together and painted purple flags of hope for the people of Haiti and Christchurch.

Tryathalon practise

2011-03-04T17:07:00.001-08:00

We have been practising for our tryathalon this week. Layla goes zooming by on her bike.

2011-03-04T17:04:00.000-08:00

Eva and Cameron are whizzing around the track on their bike and scooter.

Experiments with plants and water

2011-03-03T18:33:00.001-08:00

We put some celery in coloured water and watched how the red water went right up through the stem to the leaves.

2011-03-03T18:29:00.000-08:00

Nicola watered the plant only on the leaves.

2011-03-03T18:27:00.000-08:00

Sam watered the plant on the roots.

2011-03-03T18:22:00.000-08:00

The plant that was watered on the roots (left) looks the healthiest.

Experiments with plants

2011-03-03T18:16:00.001-08:00

Wow look how much our beans have grown! Lots of roots are coming down and shoots and leaves reaching up.

Visit from Mr. Owen

2011-03-03T18:12:00.000-08:00

A man called "Mr. Owen" came to tell us about what Hira School was like when he used to come here a long, long time ago.

Back To School - Term One, Weeks 1, 2 & 3

2011-02-16T15:01:00.000-08:00

Melissa came to visit - see you next term Melissa

We took Lola swimming too

Lola has a back tooth coming

Buddy Reading & Teen Numbers

2011-02-16T14:50:00.001-08:00

Counting is lots of fun

Nicola & Barney share stories

Cameron & Lily read together

Planting Beans

2011-02-16T14:41:00.001-08:00

Our beans are germinating, we're going to watch them grow.

Fundamnental Skills

2011-02-16T14:31:00.000-08:00

We had fun with Helen

2011-02-16T14:25:00.000-08:00

We all love to swim in room 2!!!!

Swimming & Splashing around!

2011-02-16T14:18:00.000-08:00

Sam holds his nose and bobs under water to find the yellow ring.

Kiki plays in the water

End of year picnic for Room Two

2010-12-15T14:16:00.000-08:00

Sabine helped us to get ready for the picnic by making some lemonade.

End of year picnic for 2010

2010-12-15T14:06:00.000-08:00

Our adventure to the river started with us having to wade across the river. Watch out Lily don't fall in!

Christmas picnic

2010-12-15T14:03:00.000-08:00

Lots of us were brave enough for a swim.

Christmas picnic

2010-12-15T13:57:00.001-08:00

Chi tried some fishing.

Christmas picnic

2010-12-15T13:52:00.000-08:00

Emma has a sunbathe on the rocks after her swim in the river.

Christmas party

2010-12-15T13:48:00.000-08:00

We had lots of yummy food at our picnic. Mia, Cilla, Lily and Pearl enjoy some delicious christmas treats.

Christmas picnic

2010-12-15T13:44:00.000-08:00

We had a tug of war."Heave ho me hearties!"

Bike Week 29th November 2010

2010-12-01T14:59:00.000-08:00

This week has been bike week at school. Everybody has had great fun.

Lily and Mackenzie have learnt to ride their bikes without trainer wheels - fantastic!!

Bike Week

2010-12-01T14:53:00.000-08:00

"We had a bike week at school. It was fun and I (Macy) am in this picture catching up with Hani and Emma"

Bike Week

2010-12-01T14:49:00.000-08:00

"I like speeding on my bike. I hit the back of someone else's bike because I was going so fast. I really like doing wheelies too!"

Bike Week

2010-12-01T14:44:00.001-08:00

"I was going fast on my bike, it's quite fun going fast on my bike"

Athletics Day 19th November 2010

2010-12-01T14:36:00.001-08:00

"This is me (Caleb) doing the sack race".

"It was fun. I really liked the sponge and spoon race too".

Beanbag Throw

2010-12-01T14:29:00.000-08:00

"It was quite easy to throw the beanbag into the hoop."

"I had fun at Athletics Day. The sack race was my favourite".

Waterfill

2010-12-01T14:25:00.001-08:00

"I got a bit wet doing the waterfill race!"

"I'm concentrating hard to not spill the water. This was my favourite race"

Sponge and spoon

2010-12-01T14:19:00.000-08:00

"I was fast in the sponge and spoon race. It was easy to keep the ball on the spoon".

"Athletics day was cool!"

Relays

2010-12-01T13:31:00.000-08:00

"It was tricky to balance the ball! We weren't allowed to hold onto the ball".

"It was a good activity day, everyone had fun".

Week 6

2010-11-18T12:21:00.001-08:00

We are learning Fundamental Skills with Helen.

Shianne, Mackenzie and Cilla are practising underarm throws.

Gardening

2010-11-18T12:16:00.001-08:00

Lots of our plants got eaten by the birds!

Red group and Orange group are planting pumpkins in the old treestump.

Keep off birds!

Squares

2010-11-18T12:13:00.001-08:00

In maths we have been looking at shapes.

Wren, Eden and Mia are making different patterns with five squares.

Fridge Magnets

2010-11-18T12:08:00.001-08:00

We are making fridge magnets as presents

First we had to design our fridge magnet.

Lily is painting the disk with a backgroung colour before she puts on her design.

Story Grandad

2010-11-18T12:04:00.000-08:00

Every Tuesday Story Grandad and Story Gran come to listen to us reading.

Chi is reading with Story Grandad.

Week Three

2010-10-31T20:18:00.000-07:00

More magnets.

Shianne found out that her magnet even attracted the paperclip through the window!

Athletics

2010-10-31T20:14:00.001-07:00

We have been practising different ways of running.

We are moving sideways and using our arms to make us move faster.

Melissa and Lola come for a visit

2010-10-31T20:11:00.001-07:00

We had a lovely surprise visit from Melissa and Lola.

Lola can crawl now.