Apirana Taylor the storyteller

On Friday the 16th ,a storyteller called Apirana Taylor came to our school to tell us some of the Maori myths and some of his stories when he was young. These are some of them: The Dream Of Aroha, Reihana The Ant, Mother Tohora The Whale and The Lolly Tree.  He brought in some of his Maori instruments. He told us The Lolly Tree story in a really funny way. He made some shapes out of the strings he brought with him. Here are some photos. 

ASB Money Save Adventure

On Wednesday the 31st of August an ASB  lady called Hollie Sutton came in and told us about how to save money. She told us that you can save your money in the bank and you will get a free gift called an interest. She told us  about her story when she got her first eftpos card and she told us how to use an eftpos  card properly. She even told us ways to earn. They were chores, neighborhood work, Sell and trade and the last of all was business. These are some photos that Mr Lynch took.

Faani and Joe.

Seery

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http://my.brainshark.com/Seery

Mr Lynch is a dad again

Mr Lynch had another little girl on Monday. Seery was born at 1 in the afternoon and daughter and mum are doing well.

Room5 reading activities

In Room 5 we have been doing some reading activities.    

                                                     

Here are some samples.   




We  used  the cards to choose are activities.

These are the levels of thinking for the reading activities. The top level is evaluation and knowledge is the lowest thinking.

Room 5's Excellent Learning!

In Room 5, we have been learning to write a news paper report based on Little Red Riding Hood. Some of the headlines are Red Riding Hood Wrestles Wolf, Gobble, Gobble, Gobble Goes Grandma and Red Goes MISSING! Mr Lynch has been helping us write a news paper report but not writing a recount or a story.
To make a good newspaper report you will need; a Headline, a lead paragraph, details, an interesting point and dialogue.









Faani and Hana

Photos Of Snow Storm At My House



Me in the snow.





The back yard with the trampoline that is covered in snow!