Jason and the Puppy, By Daimai

Last week we had some children from Room 9 with us while their teacher was at camp.  Daimai has written a story about a puppy and Taiala has helped him use the voice recorder on the ipad to publish it. You've done an awesome job Daimai and it was a great having you in the class.

Jason And The Puppy from Kirsty Macfarlane on Vimeo.

Where's the Salad? By Taiala

Taiala has written a story about some Salad eating zombies.  She has used puppet pals to share her story on the blog.  Listen carefully to hear the powerful verbs she has used in her story. 

Taiala Story from Kirsty Macfarlane on Vimeo.

What's your opinion?

The Bears reading group has been learning to state their opinion .  Last they read an article called 'Should animals be kept in zoos?'  After they had finished reading they wrote down their opinion on whether or not animals should be kept in zoos.  Taiala has used go animate to share her opinion.

Hot Air

Yesterday Miss Kelly brought a lantern to school.  All the junior classes went outside to watch what would happen when Miss Kelly lit the lantern.  The lantern slowly filled up and rose into the sky, drifting away towards the old intermediate.  

But why did the lantern fly?  Here are some of the Room 10 children explaining what happened. 

Netbook Learning

Last week was our first week with our new netbooks.  It was a lot of fun using them and we have learnt a lot.  Here are some of the Room 10 children sharing what they have learned so far.

More Colour Poems

Here are some more of our fantastic colour poems.  We have some wonderful poets in Room 10.

Red, by Taiala

Green, by Leilani

Study Ladder Maths. By Taiala.

I am learning to take away the number 10.

Maui and the Sun

Last week we were learning to follow the literacy cycle to complete a piece of writing.  We decided to retell the Maui and the Sun story.  First we planned our story and then we used this as a guide to write our story.  Our next step was work with a buddy to reflect on what we had written. Once we had finished our reflection, and made any changes necessary, we conferenced  with Miss Kirsty and then we were ready to share our work.  

Sifa and Falakiko reflecting on their work

Perenara and Taiala have recorded themselves reading their stories.  Have a look and let us know what you think.