Operetta dress rehearsal

Sketching bones

We were managing ourselves by concentrating on sketching. 

We were relating to others by sharing the bones and showing each other our work.

We were thinking: "I thought it was the backbone." "What kind of animal is this from?" "What part of the body this was from?" "How old it was?" "Was it from anything that had lived here?" 

We were being creative by using and think about a talking, whispering and shouting pencil.

"I wondered what gender this bone was from?"

We comment on each other's work. It was tricky to get all the bumps in the right place. It was hard to be mindful of each other. It was difficult because it was a 3D object. The lines and shapes, the teeth and the connecting parts, a nose was tricky. The details were hard to do.

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Social action by James and Ryan

Operetta Advertising Tuhituhi

Operetta is coming...

The Dinosaurs and all that Rubbish: 

It is operetta term and the dinosaurs are invading. There are rehearsals, full of rubbish and sea creatures.

Rockets are being built, costumes are being created, and dancing and singing are everywhere. 

Come and check us out!

Tuhituhi and Pānui in Kea Hub

 In Kea Hub there is always many forms of reading (pānui) and writing (tuhituhi) going on.

 Our reading groups look at fiction and non-fiction stories, articles and poems. They make connections to their own world. Rā rima (Daily 5) is a time for them to choose their own ways to read and write as well.

 All akonga (learners) are working at the level best for them. As kaiako (teachers) we are always so proud to see how much they are improving all the time.

In writing at the moment we are learning to write narratives with characters, settings and action. The learners love to make up their own stories! Ask them about their writing.

Mathematicians who measure...

In Kea Hub we are investigating measurement as part of Pāngarau. 

In Whaea Kat's class they have been outside measuring the courts with a variety of objects.

Whaea Georgia's class has been looking at how squares and cubes are used to measure area and volume.

Last term we all looked at how World Records are measured too.