Virtual Keyboard

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Descriptive Writing

The Giraffe
This giraffe has a long tongue. They have beady eyes. Giraffes are spotty like chicken pox. Their horns are big and fat. The tail is long and skinny and fluffy.
- Paris

The Elephant
The elephant has big floppy ears. He's grey like the concrete. He has super sharp tusks. He has crinkly skin like Grandma and Grandad's.
- Jamie

The Pig
The pig is as pink as a marshmallow. It has got a big nose. It is massive.
- Ellie-Rose

ANZAC Day Video - Turn sound up LOUD.

Room 1 made a video all about why we celebrate ANZAC Day. Please watch us. We found it fun and learned lots making it.

We had to speak loud and clear - Chloe
We had to look at the camera - Hayley
It was really fun - Liam
We sound amazing - Daniel
We made the video to tell people about ANZAC Day - Ellie
It was cool being on video - Ella

Holiday Recounts

In the fantastic holiday we went for a 3 hour drive. We stayed for 5 fantastic Easter nights and we went fishing. We got 5 sharks and 1 cod and a sting ray.
By Shaynae.

Wow! This aqua taxi goes really fast it must be going about one hundred knots. It must have a powerful engine. It feels like we are going as fast as a rocket. When we got off we walked to large Torrent Bay. On the way back we had to take three aqua taxis back to Kaiteriteri. When we hopped on the third boat we had to be careful because both boats were out at the sparkly sea.
By Matthew

Oral Language

We have been learning to ask questions after people have shared their news. This makes sure we are listening and thinking about what is being said. At first we found asking questions confusing and got them mixed up with comments. We think we are pretty good at it now!

Have a listen to Jorja, Paris and Daniel's news from the weekend and the questions we had for them.

The Variety Bash

The Variety Bash came to Brightwater School to raise money for sick kids. Vroom,

all the cars came in with yummy treats and a funny show. My favourite part was

the underpants trick. Woosh, water came outof the fire truck hose.

- Daniel

Today the Variety Bash came. The cars raced into the school. We got delicious

yummy treats. Lots of people had hilarious hats. When Variety Bash was here

we got soaking wet. The super hero show was hilarious and magic and he

picked two people to go up. MT meant empty.

- Kathryn

Oral Language

In Room 1 we do a variety of Oral Language activities during the week including sharing news, Mystery Bag (open ended questions), Maori Language, buzz groups, donut speeches, and listening activities. We focus on making sure we are speaking clearly and being good listeners. We discussed exactly what a good listener and a good speaker does.

Today we shared our news in buzz groups and then came back as a class. Haylee, Jamie, Piper, Liam, Chloe and Josh then presented their news to the whole class.

Have a listen to their exciting weekends:

Problem Solving

On Friday we did a range of problem solving activities for Maths.

One of our activities involved estimating. We found out this means to think hard and make a sensible guess.

Our problem was: How many cubes does it take to make a 1 metre tall tower?

We estimated:

Marcus - 15 Kathryn - 60

Taine - 30 Matthew - 60

Haylee - 50 Liam - 50

Jarrad - 10

Then we measured and found the actual answer.

Results: It took 54 cubes to make a 1metre tall tower. None of us were correct but Liam and Haylee were the closest.

Discovery Time

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PE with Mr Head

On Tuesday mornings we have been learning how to catch, throw and aim with Mr Head. We find it lots of fun. We learned to cross our little fingers when we go to catch and to point and look at the target when we are throwing.

Inquiry

In Room 1 the first part of our inquiry unit has been learning all about ourselves and what makes us special. We made posters in Art all about our favourite things. We had a guess the baby photo competition - it was hard but fun as we got to see how much we have all changed. We are also going to make 'All About Me' booklets.

In writing last week we made timelines. These showed us how much our abilities have and will change. We wrote about something we did when we were younger, something we do now and something which we will be able to do in the future. We then typed these out on the computers. It was fun to write on the computer instead of in our books for a change!

Here are some of our ideas:

When I was younger I sucked my thumb. Now I can ride a motorbike. When I am older I will drive a car. - Taine.

When I was younger I went to bed in a cot. Now I can ride a big bike. When I am older I will walk to school by myself. - Chloe.

When I was younger I wore nappies. Now I can make toast. When I am older I will be a hair dresser. - Ellie T.

Come and see more of our timelines on the wall of Room 1!

BUGS

This week both Matthew and Kathryn found some interesting bugs at home and brought them in to show the class. Matthew found a Huhu Beetle and Kathryn a Leaf Bug - unfortunately Miss Brown didn't take any photos :(. We found out the Huhu beetle does not eat and only lives for two weeks! Matthew had a cool container to keep the bugs in which had a magnifying glass so we could see them up close - they look creepy! EWWWW!

Meet Room 1

Meet our class on PhotoPeach

Fun in the Pool

We are VERY LUCKY at Brightwater School to have our own swimming pool. We get to swim every day! Room 1 and 2 swim together every afternoon after lunch. We have lessons on Monday - Thursday and on Fridays we get to have free time in the pool! Have a look at the fun we had this Friday :)

Fun in the Pool! on PhotoPeach

Te Reo Maori - Greetings

Room 1 has been learning how to say hello and welcome in Te Reo Maori. In Maori you say hello in different ways depending on how many people you are talking to. We have been learning the following song to help us remember. How do you think we sound?

Welcome to the new school year!

Hi everyone and welcome back to the new school year!
I am sure we will have a fantastic year full of lots of learning and fun.

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