Tuakana Teina

Tuakana Teina means helping a buddy with their learning. For a Tuakana Teina day we participated in technology challenges. It was a good experience to be working with older buddies who could help us make the marble maze. It was fun!

Why is Sea important to me

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AHHHH!!!! ART

We in Room 10 love doing ART. Today Mrs. Manuyag taught us how to make clay fish. We used different tools to make patterns for our clay fish. It was great fun.

Facts about Albatross

The Kowhais Reading group read a traditional Maori tale about an albatross. They wanted to know more about the bird. So they researched about albatross. Here is a presentation where the Kowhais have shared some facts about albatross.

Inventions and their impact on lives

Light bulbs help us to see in the dark. We can continue to work even after dark. Light bulbs are also used for decorations on Christmas day. Bulbs help us to light our streets, so we can go to different places at night time and we won't crash.
Arizona

Poem: Player of the day

Arizona imagines herself on the rugby field, scoring goals for her team.

I'm a scary goal scorer,

I sprint, skip and tackle!

I jump up and down like a rabbit to score a try.

Explanation; How caterpillars turn into butterflies

I love butterflies when they fly from one flower to another. I like butterflies because they are very very beautiful and it is really exciting to see them fly really really high in the sky.

First the butterfly lays eggs on the leaves. It takes 3-4 days for the eggs to hatch and out comes a really really little caterpillar. The egg is smaller than a 10 cent coin. The little caterpillar looks cute. It nibbles on a leaf and it grows bigger.

Next it hangs upside down on a branch. It pushes and wriggles to take it’s skin off. Next it makes a chrysalis. After 10 days the chrysalis breaks and out comes a beautiful butterfly.

Arizona

I love butterflies because I like watching them fly. When they are by the sun, they shine because they have glitter on their wings. First it lays eggs on the plants. It takes 3-4 days to hatch out. It eats until it becomes big and fat. The caterpillar hangs upside down and then turns into a chrysalis. It stays inside the chrysalis for 10 days. Then the chrysalis cracks open and then the butterfly comes out.

Daena

I like to see butterflies fly in the sky. It makes my eyes go funny. I love butterflies because they have colourful wings.

First they lay eggs. After 3-4 days the eggs hatch into a caterpillar. It eats heaps of leaves and gets fatter and fatter. Then the caterpillar makes a chrysalis. Then it hangs upside down from a branch. After 10-12 days the caterpillar turns into a butterfly.

Rebecca

I love butterflies because they are colourful. I like butterflies because they let me chase them.

First they lay eggs on the leaves. It takes 3-4 days for the eggs to hatch. The little tiny caterpillar looks like a worm. It eats lots of leaves because it is hungry. It gets fatter and fatter. Then it hangs upside down. After that a caterpillar makes a chrysalis. It stays in the chrysalis for 10-12 days. They shed their skins. They wriggle and they push and pull to turn into a chrysalis. After 12 days the chrysalis breaks and a little baby butterfly comes out. The butterfly dries it’s wings and then the butterfly is ready to fly in the sky.

Teresa

Room 10's Reading Challenge

Our challenge for this week was to read our books fluently with expression. All the students practiced reading their books. Everyone tried hard: before school, during lunch time and at home. The winners of the challenge were Tareek, Arizona, Teresa and Faka'ata. They all won chocolates as their prize.

Procedural Text

Getting to know the names of people in my class

Buzz Buzz This is a game to help students learn each others' names. Play this game outside with a large bouncing ball. Gather students in a circle and explain that there are four sets of words permissible in this game. Buzz buzz, Ooh Ooh, Eee Eee and Aye Aye. Begin the game by starting your name followed by one of the nonsense phrases, and then bounce the ball to another person in the group. This player must say his or her name and then one of the nonsense phrases and then bounce the ball back to another person. The game continues in this manner, moving as quickly as possible from one player to another.

Hello everyone,

Welcome to Room 10, 2014.
I look forward to meet all of you on 28th January 2014.
Remember school starts on Tuesday next week.
See you then!

Mrs. Sharma