Printing the letter s...

Learning to print the letter s ...

Matariki

We are learning about Matariki, the 7 stars that appear at this time of the year.  They signal the start of the Maori New Year. We are making kites and have been producing some excellent writing. Here is Max's story...

Busy days..

Our work showing how animals stay warm ...

And some of the independent group work that is happening spontaneously in class. Children are very busy making road and space maps in class when work is finished.  Excellent manners are being used and great cooperative skills too!

Education

Sir Ken on education

I couldn't agree more!
"Great teachers mentor, stimulate, provoke and engage" says Sir Ken Robinson. "But what we have here is a culture of standardisation"

Sir Ken Robinson outlines 3 principles crucial for the human mind to flourish -- and how current education culture works against them. In a funny, stirring talk he tells us how to get out of the educational "death valley" we now face, and how to nurture our youngest generations with a climate of possibility.

http://buff.ly/1Ofzm2H

Maps...

Here is Fergus explaining to his classmates what he and several of his colleagues have made this morning: a map with even a space station take off platform...great oral language opportunity. They worked really well together with Fergus being a very thoughtful leader. Kapai guys!

Rocket ship

A big thank you to Olivia's dad Dan, who came and helped us make a rocket ship. We are learning about all the planets in space around our Sun. We are also learning about sound! The rocket ship has some cool speaking tubes and "phones" that children can use to learn about sound and how sound travels. What a neat, busy morning! THANK YOU Dan!

....and it's got lights!

Neat....

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