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Saturday, July 26, 2008
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Week 9 Term 2 2008
This week was our last week together as Mrs Rennie-Younger is going to teach at Sunnybrae Normal School next term so we had a lot to finish off this week.
Our main focus was to finish off the movie we started at the beginning of the term – a reflection of our inquiry in term 1. It was so rewarding to see the whole project come together by the end of the week. We viewed it on the last day and parents who came in early viewed it with us as we watched it for the second time. As we said goodbye to each other every student went away with their own copy of the video to cherish and share with their families and friends.
Having worked so hard for the first half of the year we decided to go and have some ‘fun’ with bubbles on our last day together. The pictures below say it all.
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As I sign off for the last time on Northcote3 I would like to say thank you to all the people who have supported the teaching and learning programme in room3. Room 3 is a very special group of students who have worked so hard and achieved so much. They truly show that – ‘The desire to learn is a powerful thing.’
Friday, June 27, 2008
Week 8 Term 2 2008
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This week was so exciting as Wednesday we present the school assembly. We each had a speaking part. We shared some of the things we have done this year, 4 children recited their favourite poem we’d learnt this year and we showed the school in a power point all the wonderful things we have done with kidpix. Some of our parents came to watch. At the end they came and took photos of us on the stage and told us how great we were.
Below are the latest fire engines pictures we have created with kidpix. We will add more pictures as they are finished.
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This week we have also worked on the video we are making of last terms learning. We hope to have this finished by the end of week 9. Below is the lovely praying mantis Tara made on kidpix, The finished video will be made available to parents who would like a copy.
This week was so exciting as Wednesday we present the school assembly. We each had a speaking part. We shared some of the things we have done this year, 4 children recited their favourite poem we’d learnt this year and we showed the school in a power point all the wonderful things we have done with kidpix. Some of our parents came to watch. At the end they came and took photos of us on the stage and told us how great we were.
Below are the latest fire engines pictures we have created with kidpix. We will add more pictures as they are finished.
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This week we have also worked on the video we are making of last terms learning. We hope to have this finished by the end of week 9. Below is the lovely praying mantis Tara made on kidpix, The finished video will be made available to parents who would like a copy.
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Week 7 Term 2 2008
We have had another very busy week at school. On Monday the community constable came to talk to us, she came with some funny hats and we had to help her find her correct hat.
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On Wednesday we had an entertaining visit from Harrison’s mother Alison who is a hairdresser. She cut Harrison’s Nana’s hair for us and showed us how you can do highlights in hair using a special cap. She then sprayed some of our hair with interesting colours and sparkles – Mr Tim’s even had his hair sprayed ! Mrs Rennie-Younger had her hair straightened. Charlotte wanted to know how many colours you can put in your hair? She was delighted to hear the answer – which was as many as you like! Alison showed us all very tools and explained how she had to train to be a hairdresser.
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We talked about how even as an adult you have to ‘keep trying’ when learning new skills which is just like the shared book we have had this week called ‘Keep Trying’
On Thursday we had a visit from Mike – the weatherman on T.V 3. He got people to pretend to be weather presenters. He showed us video clips of him and on Friday night he mentioned our school on the T.V – we are stars.
Our understanding of what a community is, is developing as we understand that within our community people do different jobs because no one person can be an expert at everything.
We have finally finished our labelling of the fireman using kidpix. – we are becoming increasing skilled at using the kidpix programme.
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We are now drawing fire engines using kidpix. Here is Georgia’s fire engine. We will post all the fire engines when they are finished.
Below are the life cycle kidpix pictures we finished at the beginning of the term – we thought you might like to see them.
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On Wednesday we had an entertaining visit from Harrison’s mother Alison who is a hairdresser. She cut Harrison’s Nana’s hair for us and showed us how you can do highlights in hair using a special cap. She then sprayed some of our hair with interesting colours and sparkles – Mr Tim’s even had his hair sprayed ! Mrs Rennie-Younger had her hair straightened. Charlotte wanted to know how many colours you can put in your hair? She was delighted to hear the answer – which was as many as you like! Alison showed us all very tools and explained how she had to train to be a hairdresser.
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We talked about how even as an adult you have to ‘keep trying’ when learning new skills which is just like the shared book we have had this week called ‘Keep Trying’
On Thursday we had a visit from Mike – the weatherman on T.V 3. He got people to pretend to be weather presenters. He showed us video clips of him and on Friday night he mentioned our school on the T.V – we are stars.
Our understanding of what a community is, is developing as we understand that within our community people do different jobs because no one person can be an expert at everything.
We have finally finished our labelling of the fireman using kidpix. – we are becoming increasing skilled at using the kidpix programme.
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We are now drawing fire engines using kidpix. Here is Georgia’s fire engine. We will post all the fire engines when they are finished.
Below are the life cycle kidpix pictures we finished at the beginning of the term – we thought you might like to see them.
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Sunday, June 15, 2008
Week 6 Term 2 2008
This week we had a magical visit from Conor’s dad and members of the police service. We saw a dog handler, team policing van, motorbikes, police car and the police helicopter flew overhead. We got to listen to the police officers, sit on the motorbikes and in the team policing van as well as finding out answers to some of our questions.
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We have also each written a narrative about a chef who has problems icing a wedding cake and read a shared book about a gardener.
Late one night a lazy chef was making a cake when the icing dripped down the cake. “Oh bother” said the chef. I will make the icing again. He made it looked stunning. He put the bride on the cake and ribbons and bows. He took the cake to the wedding and the people looked at the cake and thought it was beautiful.
By Madeleine
Late one night the lazy chef made a cake for a wedding. The icing melted on the cake. The icing raced down the cake like a waterfall. The chef rang up another chef “make some new icing” said the chef. So the chef made some more icing. He put the bride and groom on the top of the cake. He took the cake to the wedding. The people thought it was fabulous.
By Josie
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We have also each written a narrative about a chef who has problems icing a wedding cake and read a shared book about a gardener.
Late one night a lazy chef was making a cake when the icing dripped down the cake. “Oh bother” said the chef. I will make the icing again. He made it looked stunning. He put the bride on the cake and ribbons and bows. He took the cake to the wedding and the people looked at the cake and thought it was beautiful.
By Madeleine
Late one night the lazy chef made a cake for a wedding. The icing melted on the cake. The icing raced down the cake like a waterfall. The chef rang up another chef “make some new icing” said the chef. So the chef made some more icing. He put the bride and groom on the top of the cake. He took the cake to the wedding. The people thought it was fabulous.
By Josie
Week5 Term 2 2008
This week we had a visit from the St John service. We learnt a lot about how they help people and how if we ever have to ring for an ambulance we need to be able to tell the person we talk to our name , address and phone number as well as tell them who needs to be helped. We got to use old telephones to practise ringing 111 by saying go1 go1 go1.
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The fire engines we painted last week are on display in our room along with the personal recounts we wrote about their visit.
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On Friday we got to watch the dress rehearsal of J rock- it was so exciting to see some of the children we knew in it.
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The fire engines we painted last week are on display in our room along with the personal recounts we wrote about their visit.
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On Friday we got to watch the dress rehearsal of J rock- it was so exciting to see some of the children we knew in it.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Week 4 Term 2 2008
We have had a very busy week at school this week with a lot of exciting events. On Tuesday we were invited into Room 6 to listen to Jamie’s grandad. Jamie’s grandad is a doctor. He showed us a lot of interesting equipment and a skeleton. We were fascinated.
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On Wednesday we were expecting the firemen from Birkenhead fire station to visit when we heard a fire engine race down the road – off to a quick emergency in Devonport. They returned a short time later entered our drop off zone when they were off again – this time to a transformer fire in Northcote. There were a lot of disappointed five year olds, which resulted in a great discussion about priorities for the fire fighters. Thursday’s visit was kept a bit of a surprise and when we spotted the fire engine from our classroom there were great jumps for joy and screams of delight as the photo below shows.
The visit from the fire fighters was so informative and we were able to find out answers to our questions. The fire fighters put on their boots before getting into the fire engine where they put on their jackets and helmets. The fire engine does hold water in a water tank holding 1300 litres. When they get to a fire they can use it if they need to. It lasts about 6 minutes. Before they leave after the fire they fill up the tank again as they are not allowed to travel the streets with an empty tank.
We also asked about the position of the ladder on the fire engines because we’d seen ladders on the side of fire engines in books. They told us that in New Zealand the ladders are always on the top of the fire engine although the ladders on the new fire engines will be on the back. Ladders are on the side of fire engines in America and England.
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We got to look through the fire engine and sit in front of the fan they use to clear smoke. The fan was put on to great squeals of delight as our hair went everywhere. Sitting back in front of the fire engine the fire fighters instructed us to move they had been called to go to a fire. We moved immediately and watched as they raced out of our school grounds.
We are busy painting fire engines and will write about their visit next week. Look out for them on next weeks blog entry.
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On Wednesday we were expecting the firemen from Birkenhead fire station to visit when we heard a fire engine race down the road – off to a quick emergency in Devonport. They returned a short time later entered our drop off zone when they were off again – this time to a transformer fire in Northcote. There were a lot of disappointed five year olds, which resulted in a great discussion about priorities for the fire fighters. Thursday’s visit was kept a bit of a surprise and when we spotted the fire engine from our classroom there were great jumps for joy and screams of delight as the photo below shows.
The visit from the fire fighters was so informative and we were able to find out answers to our questions. The fire fighters put on their boots before getting into the fire engine where they put on their jackets and helmets. The fire engine does hold water in a water tank holding 1300 litres. When they get to a fire they can use it if they need to. It lasts about 6 minutes. Before they leave after the fire they fill up the tank again as they are not allowed to travel the streets with an empty tank.
We also asked about the position of the ladder on the fire engines because we’d seen ladders on the side of fire engines in books. They told us that in New Zealand the ladders are always on the top of the fire engine although the ladders on the new fire engines will be on the back. Ladders are on the side of fire engines in America and England.
BubbleShare: Share photos - Find great Clip Art Images.
We got to look through the fire engine and sit in front of the fan they use to clear smoke. The fan was put on to great squeals of delight as our hair went everywhere. Sitting back in front of the fire engine the fire fighters instructed us to move they had been called to go to a fire. We moved immediately and watched as they raced out of our school grounds.
We are busy painting fire engines and will write about their visit next week. Look out for them on next weeks blog entry.
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