Our Inquiry Challenge.......

Today we looked at the things on our wondering table.
We talked about what was the same about all the food.
Maddy said, "They all look and feel different". 
Sara said, "They are different colours". 
                                 BUT
We looked again and found that all the things have CORN in them. 

 

               

Our next question is....... 
What makes materials change?

Now we are nine....... 
               Welcome to school Dylan and Max. 

                           


Yay! the sun is still shining......
one more week of swimming

Our inquiry is about Enterprise.

 We are doing a lot of wondering and asking questions... what?, why?.

Look at our wondering table.... Do YOU know what is the same about all the food on the table?

Today we read the story about "The Little Red Hen"

                       

Keep checking our blog to find out more...... 
 I WONDER?...

Today it was Jessica's turn to do her writing on the ipad....

I am going swimming.

Swimming! It is so much fun in our school pool. on PhotoPeach

Our Wondering Table

 

 

Your challenge is.....to work out what is the same about all these things on the table!



A BIG welcome to our seventh classmember.....Jessica!

Jessica is Super Star!

Healthy snacks at Brainfood time.

 

The seven of us on the Number Mat.
 

We love the Fly Swat Game.
 

Letterland on Middle Mat.



Thinking of a Number, 1 to 10.



Reading is fun with a good friend.

Another busy day in Rata Tahi

To finish our Inquiry unit 
"Knowing Me, Knowing You, we made happy face biscuits to share with our friends in Rata Wha......



Greedy Cat went shopping.....

Bryden went shopping and got some chocolate.
Along came Greedy Cat.
He looked in the shopping bag.
Gobble, gobble, gobble
and that was the end of that.

Maddy went shopping and got some pepper.
Along came Greedy Cat.
He looked in the shopping bag.
Gobble, gobble, gobble
and that was the end of that.

Oscar went shopping and got some chocolate.
Along came Greedy Cat.
He looked in the shopping bag.
Gobble, gobble, gobble
and that was the end of that.

Jessica went shopping and got some chocolate.
Along came Greedy Cat.
He looked in the shopping bag.
Gobble, gobble, gobble
and that was the end of that.

Sara went shopping and got some jelly.
Along came Greedy Cat.
He looked in the shopping bag.
Gobble, gobble, gobble
and that was the end of that.

Asher went shopping and got some oranges.
Along came Greedy Cat.
He looked in the shopping bag.
Gobble, gobble, gobble
and that was the end of that.

More writing on the Ipad...

                        I am walking to school with Mum. 
                   Look at all the words Bryden can write.

Pancakes, pancakes. We love pancakes! on PhotoPeach

A Safe and Happy Classroom

Today we talked about what a safe and happy classroom would look like, sound like and feel like.

Here are our ideas.......

     Rata Tahi

             

Our shared book this week is "Greedy Cat" 
by Joy Cowley..........






Today Maddy did her writing on the ipad. 
She did an amazing job.

                  I went to pick Mummy up from the airport.

Te Reo Māori......

We have been practising asking the question..... 
"What is your name?"
and answering "I am______".


 






Watch this space for more...........



Every day we practise saying the days of the week in Maori..........

                     

Today at our school assembly we welcomed Maddy, Bryden, Asher, Sara, Oscar, Paige and Jessica into the 
 Papakowhai School whanau.

Assembly 2014 - slideshow

 Congratulations Maddy and Bryden. They received a certificate for showing kindness and friendship to others.
We are very proud of you all - Mrs Jones and Mrs Foster.

Today we had two special visitors.
Dylan and Max came for a school visit.
We all made a fish puppet.
Can you guess what the letter of the day was?