Saturday, December 18, 2010
Merry Christmas Rockets
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Have a safe and happy holiday.
Rocket will be relaxing after his busy year!
What do you think he would like to do in the holidays?
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Monday, December 13, 2010
Ben Plays His Guitar
Thank you for playing while we ate our brainfood today, Ben. You are a very clever boy!
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Monday, December 6, 2010
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Swimming!!!!
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Our Swimming times for this term are:
Monday 12.10pm
Wednesday 12.10pm
Bring along your togs for some fun in the water.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Report for the Board of Trustees
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u143ysvzgQ
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Liam A's Report of Freyberg Band Visit
Ben's Report of Freyberg Band Visit
Bookshelf - Arlo
Monday, November 22, 2010
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Home Challenge!
Bookapedia Book Battles
Our book character, Clifford won the first round against Scarface Claw but now he is having a battle for votes in the 2nd round against Winnie the Pooh.
Clifford needs your vote. Click on the photo of Clifford and vote now. He is such a kind and considerate character!
Once you are on the bookapedia website -
Click on Picture Books
Click Battles
Click Clifford v Winnie the Pooh - read and vote
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Grace is learning the Guitar!
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Monday, November 15, 2010
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Bookshelf - Regan
Friday, November 12, 2010
At Dave's Hangar
How do planes and helicopters fly? Can you tell Mum or Dad what you learned on our trip.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Raffle for a Ride
Congratulations to Grace, Ben and Ana who won rides to school this week.
Here are some of the ways the children came to school today. Which vehicle would you like to have a ride in? Why?
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Bookshelf - Michael
Monday, November 8, 2010
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Unusual Bike!
Today Phil brought to school the bike that he made himself out of lots of other recycled bikes. It was amazing. He said it was relaxing riding it because you are lying down when you pedal. Josh decided that Phil was an inventor - Good thinking, Josh. Do you know anybody else who has invented something?
Friday, November 5, 2010
10,000 Hits Party!
Time to celebrate the sharing of our learning with lots of people. A BIG thanks to Olly's dad for making the yummy chocolate cake!
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Rocket learns about phonographs
Rocket went to Regan's house and was very interested in the old phonographs. Many are over 100 years old. Do you know what a phongraph is? What can it do?
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Rocket learns the Alphabet with Georgia
Georgia helped Rocket find pictures of each letter of the alphabet on our new mural. Rocket could not find a picture of something that started with "i" Can you help him?
Make a comment and let us know.
Milo Cricket
Today Ben from Sport Manawatu came to school and taught us some cricket skills. We had a lot of fun and now know things we can practise. What do you need to get better at?
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Time to Celebrate!
We love it when you give us feedback and make comments on our learning and activities we have participated in.
On Friday we are going to have a party to celebrate and Olly's dad has very kindly offered to make us a cake. We look forward to our party and of course sharing more of our learning with you too!
Monday, November 1, 2010
Rocket gets sporty with Cam C
After a busy day Rocket is really hungry. What other sports do you think Rocket would enjoy? Why?
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Our Challenge in Progress
We are still working on our challenge of making a slideshow about counting in another language. It involves lots of learning about makimg a plan, working together, making decisions, plus layout, colour and pronouncing words correctly. Some children have been managing their time really well and are nearly ready to publish - so watch this space and learn how to count in another language!
Friday, October 29, 2010
Rocket gets ready for "Wheels Day"
Rocket had fun at Ben's house trying to work out which wheels would be suitable for him to bring to school on "Wheels Day." What do you think he should have brought to school? Why?
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Spooky Surprise at Jump Jam
Zac came to school in a Rally Car!
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Moving Right Along
This week we brainstormed, drew examples of different types of vehicles and thought about what we would like to find out next.
Here are some of the questions we thought of?
I wonder why there is two planes on the outside and a cockpit in the middle?
I wonder how the car stops?
I wonder how a car moves?
How do those rockets work?
Why does a tractor have such big wheels?
What pulls a train?
Why do tyres have rubber?
How does a propeller move a boat?
Why does a propeller go sideways, straight down and on angles?
Why does this spin?
Monday, October 25, 2010
Makng Good Choices in Discovery Time
Grace – Today at DT I made a good decision. I shared the water with everyone and speaking normally. I washed the windows nicely too.
Liam A – I made good choices in DT because I used a quiet voice and let other kids see my person.
Hunter – In DT I made good choices because I let Kai help me make a tow truck. I used a quiet voice.
Zac – In DT I played soccer. The teams were even. We shared the ball.
Jacob – In DT I made a good choice because I said to Dean, “I like your fireboat”. I made a good choice because I said to Liam B, “I like your mountain train track”.
Regan – In DT today Ben and me had an argument over the train because he had 2 carriages and I had 1 carriage. Then we sorted it out. So I had 1 and Ben had 2. That was how we sorted it out.
Cam R – I made good choices by sharing and letting others geta goal.
Thomas – I made a good decision by playing soccer fair. We made the teams even, and played fair and the game was fun.
Dean – Today in DT I made good decisions. I was at the water table and I was making a ship and Zac helped me.
Ana – Today at DT I let Dean join the lemonade stand. I washed the window using a quiet voice.
Oliver – Today I played soccer with Zac and Cam. Then I let Thomas play.
Rocket had fun with Bella
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Josh shares what he learned about being Firewise.
If there is a fire, Get Down Get Low and Get Out FAST and shut the door or window because if the fire reaches the air the fire will get bigger and the fire spreads fast. If you breathe the smoke you can die because the smoke can burn the inside of your lungs. If you are a firefighter you will be safe because you are wearing gear and been trained. But if you are a kid and you try it, you can get burnt or die. It is really important to be trained as a firefighter and wear the gear. If you hear the smoke alarm jump out of your window and go to your safe meeting place and call 111 and you will be safe.
Today some firefighters came to our school and told us all the important information and we practised what to do when you hear a smoke alarm. A firefighter showed us a movie and we had a big talk and we looked at the fire engine. By Josh
Friday, October 22, 2010
Congratulations Grace!
Our New Mural
Today our new mural was unveilled. Carolyn and her mural team spent many hours creating it. What a proud moment!
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Bookshelf - Josh
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Rocket with Taylor
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Rocket Is learning to play musical instruments!
Rocket had a musical time with Grace last night.
Great to see Rocket doing his music practice! Do you know what instruments he is playing?
Are you learning any instruments? Let us know.
Measuring in Rockets!
Kai/Hunter - The computer is 2 and 1/2 Rockets long.
Michael - The table leg is 3 Rockets high.
Liam A/Zac - The pencil sharpener is 1/2 Rocket long.
Thomas/Cam C - The sliding door is 9 Rockets long.
Jade - The bookshelf is 4 Rockets long.
Taylor/Bella - My buddy is 20 Rockets tall.
Dean - The Big Book is 3 and 1/2 Rockets tall.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Get Firewise!
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Bookshelf - Bella
Helpful Rocket!
Rocket has been very helpful in the weekend. Look what he has been doing at Georgia's house. How did you help in the weekend? Let us know.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Practise Your Measuring Skills
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Looking Up, Down and Through
In Discovery Time this week our challenge was to take photos from different angles. Here are some of our first efforts taken around the playground. What do you think makes a good photo?
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Rocket the Spy!
What a great adventure Rocket had at Arlo's place. I did not know he could crack codes!How do you think he used a mirror to crack the code?
Monday, October 11, 2010
Our Holiday Experiences
Rocket on holiday at the farm
Friday, October 8, 2010
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
INTERFACE AWARDS 2010 - Best Blog - Finalist
"Thanks for entering this year’s INTERFACE Awards, I’m delighted to be able to tell you that you’re a finalist! Congratulations. The standard of entries was very high and you have done extremely well to reach the final five. You should be very proud of this achievement and the work you are doing."
The judges have picked the top 5 class blogs throughout NZ and now teachers and educators get to vote to decide the winner. Well done to Stephen and "The Ins and Outs" for making the finals too!
To vote for our blog click on the image below to go to the voting page.
I wonder how many votes we can get!
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Monday, September 27, 2010
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Friday, September 24, 2010
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Count to 10 in Japanese
Kai is going to teach us to speak Japanese. Here is a video of how to count to 10 in Japanese. You may want to practise counting in the holidays!
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Coke + Mentos!
Coke + Mentos on PhotoPeach
On Wednesday we did an experiment in front of the whole school. When it was our turn to do it the coke spat everywhere and it got on my clothes. I had such a fun time I forgot about playing in the playground. – Georgia
It was interesting because when Renee tipped some coke on the ground it went all fizzy and after a while it didn’t fizz as much – Ben
It was cool when it shot up – Cam R
I heard a hissing noise. I got wet – Cam C
I stuck my finger in the fanta. It was cold. I was scared because it frightened me when it came out – Jade
Some of the coke went on my face. It felt funny.
My buddy got sprayed by coke – Hunter
On Wednesday we did an experiment in front of the whole school and I was nervous. – Jacob
I saw the explosion when we had coke and the experiment, and the whole school was doing the same thing each time. – Michael
I saw the coca cola go up in the air and I liked standing on the cone with a bottle of coke. – Oliver
I like when Julie spread the coke everywhere – Liam B
On Wednesday we had an explosion and the whole school did it so everyone’s class got a turn – Bella and Kai
I stuck my finger into the bottle because I wanted to feel what it felt like. – Liam A
Some coke got on my hair and it fizzed. – Olivia
I felt excited because of the explosion. I liked getting wet. – Arlo
I felt happy because water went all over me. – Katelyn
I liked our one because it was like a basketball. It went through the hoop. – Joshua
I got a little bit wet in my hair. I saw a giant mentos explosion. – Thomas
I liked the bigger one because it was cool. It went on Ana’s head. It felt sticky. – Ana and Taylor
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Kai teaches Rocket Japanese
Kai tells Rocket the Japanese word for monkey.
What would you like Kai to teach us in Japanese?
Monday, September 20, 2010
Folk Dancing with our Buddy Class
Last week we learned some folk dances with our buddy class. The big kids helped us and showed us what to do.We had good fun!
Teamwork in Discovery Time
In Discovery Time today many children decided to work together as a team.
Thomas - we joined our marble track with Georgia's marble track and made a giant one.
Taylor - Michael and me made a train track together without arguing.
Michael - we looked at a map and made the train track together.
Hunter - I talked to Liam A and we decided to make a fire truck and a tow truck all in together. We had a little problem because at the front there were no wheels so we took one of the wheels off the back and put it on the front.
Ana - me and Olly and Grace worked together to make a truck out of the wheels.
Georgia - we stuck lots of pieces together. I built part of it and Thomas built the other bit and then we sticked it all together.
Liam A - Georgia made a gigantic marble track and me and Thomas made another one and we put it together and it was really awesome cos it made it really tall.
Rocket has Fun with Dean.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Time Word Clouds
Here are some of our word clouds from our buddy challenge last week. We had to work with a buddy to brainstorm words about "Time"
Then we created a word cloud, took a screenshot of it and placed it in our class folder on the server. How do you think we did?
Saturday, September 18, 2010
BOOKSHELF - Ana
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Blog Comments
Today we looked at different comments on our blog. Then we tried to think what was a good comment and what was a vey good comment. We decided the best comments were ones where you had to think more.Then we thought of putting comments into 3 levels. Now we are going to try and make R2 and R3 comments. When you read our comments have a think about what level they are. Watch out for R 3 comments!