In Term 4, we have been learning all about summer. As a class, we created a beautiful painting to show a perfect summer day at the beach.
We have been working with our buddies to build some amazing creations! We are learning how important it is to communicate and listen to each other so we can work together and build something truly amazing.
As a part of our inquiry, We drew a flower with all its parts. The roots, stem, leaves and flower. We even drew some helpful insects that help plants such as butter flies, bees and ladybugs.
On Wednesday, the 6th of August, we hopped on the bus and headed to the Auckland Museum. When we arrived, the staff welcomed us and reminded us of the rules, like walking instead of running. We then joined Room 1 for an exciting volcano lesson with the museum educators. Using all our prior knowledge, we impressed the teacher with what we already knew about volcanoes. We loved learning even more and even got to touch real volcanic rocks! After our lesson, we explored the museum, discovering amazing things about our country and marvelling at the gigantic dinosaur skeletons.
We are having the best time learning all about swimming!
Today, we learnt how to use our iPad’s to take photo’s. One tip we would recommend is to hold the iPad steady. We took a lot of photos of many different things, some of our fiends too. We had a lot of fun.
In room 3 today, we looked at Kawa of care for our iPad’s with Matua Peter and Whaea Bailey. We learn’t how to hug, walk, store and use our iPads safely.
We have enjoyed learning about Samoa for Samoan Language Week.
Here are the 10 basic Samoan words we learnt this week:
Talofa – Hello
Fa’afetai – Thank you
Tōfa – Goodbye
Fa’amolemole – Please
Ioe – Yes
Leai – No
Tulou – Excuse me
Sau – Come
Alu – Go
Mānaia – Nice
