Piwakawaka and Kakapo making videos

We have been making videos on the iPads.  We have been learning to use Google Drive and Explain Everything - have a look at our videos.

Fraser

                                                 Francis

Charlie C

Elias

Eliza

Beckett

Alisha

Charlie H

Mustafa

Leeya

Isabella

Liukovi

Mason

Maxwell

Paul

Gymnastics

Our Kiwi Sport focus this term is Gymnastics. The Juniors will have their sessions on every Tuesday in the school hall. Our coach this year is Catherine. We had an awesome first session with her on Tuesday. She showed us lots of warmup activities to do to get our bodies ready to do gymnastic moves. We had so much fun and are looking forward to the rest of our sessions. Kakapo is very eager to learn new moves.

All about sound

Kererū Lockdown Learning

Welcome to Week 5 
Nau mai, Haere mai
We have been super busy this week. 

 At the start of the week, Kererū listened to a book which was called 'All About Sound', written by Lisa Trumbauer.
We found out how sounds were created, how they travel and how it is heard.

Our first activity was to look around our house and find 4 things that can make sounds and draw them.  Next we had to go outside and listen for 4 different sounds we could hear, and then draw them.

Have a look at our 'Sounds' we can hear and make.

Both Miss Veldon and I are very proud of Kererū, with their great participation during our zoom meetings and their amazing work that they have been sending in...

Let's have a look at the sounds we can hear and make

Archer

Archer  did a great job, finding his 4 things around his house that can make sounds,
  Two blocks, a drum, a box lid and a ukulele !!! Rawe!

Look at all the wonderful things Archer can hear outside. 

Great drawings Archer!! Tinō pai.

Olivia Y

Olivia and Cynthia doing a GREAT job of working together, to find things that make sound!! Kapai kōrua!!

Look at the awesome ways. Olivia 

 can make sounds. She can use

Two cups, a set of keys, snapping your fingers, and  a book to make sounds. Tū meke!!

Bella

Have a listen to Bella's sounds!!!

Here are some more sounds that Bella has shared of what she can hear and make.

1.The heart sounds like " lub, dub" 2. Bella is screaming. (because there is a dinosaur over there) 3. The bunny is squeaking. 4. The fairy is talking.

Ka nui te pai Bella!!

Sarah

Wow! Sarah you have found some great sounds in your house. 

I especially like your saxophone and your alarm clock!!

Tinō Miharo!! Amazing

Theo

You could hear  hands clapping,
a beat on a drum, the strum of a guitar,
and the sound of whistling!!
Tinō pai tō whakarongo Theo!!!

"Theo says my lips make the sound for the horn. My lips vibrate to make the sound. And in the ukulele the strings make the sound"

Naomi   Naomi you have been listening very carefully to the sounds that are outside... I especially like how you have drawn, your wind and radio!!

              Check out some more amazing work from Kererū.              

Charlie

Charlie has been doing some fantastic work with practicing his writing.  Tinōpai tō tuhituhi !!

This is Charlie's picture of his new blanket that his 

very clever Nana crocheted for him.

Lily-Teila

Look at Lily-Teila's beautiful bucket.

 I really like that you feel good an happy while doing a superb job at filling yours and other peoples buckets

Sione

 You have done a fantastic job, Sione with building your

amazing cardboard house. Ka nui te pai Sione

Bruno

Bruno made a cupboard truck carrying blueberries, orange and some parts.

To our parents

Our HEROS

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for all your amazing support through out our online distance learning, while Aotearoa has been in lockdown. Both Miss Veldon and I would have not been able to run our successful programme if it was not for all your hard work from home. 

Ngā mihi māhana mō tō tautoko o tenei kaupapa

o tenei wa o ngā matua.

Rain! Rain! Rain! and Sounds around us

This was Science Week. We watched a video about rain. It was about why rain is important for all living things on Planet Earth and what happens when there is too much rain and there is no rain. We then went on to discuss the strange phrase, 'it's raining cats and dogs'. We decided to create new ones with animals of our own choice.

Ella says, "It's raining snakes and fish.

Francis' phrase is 'it's raining horses and turtles.

Gina's phrase, it's raining penguins and turtles.

Jas says it's raining cats and dogs but the rain is red.

Micah's phrase is 'it's raining elephants and butterflies.

Mustafa's raining butterflies and jellyfish.

Viaan's phrase is- it's raining lions and cats

We also looked at the different ways sound is made and how it can travel, even through walls. As a followup activity, we had to close our eyes and focus on listening to five different sounds that we could hear.

 
 Ella

Francis

Gina

Micah

Gabriel

Krish

Viaan

Kakapo's Very Very Busy Week of Learning

We have done lots of work this week. We started of by making a Mother's Day card for our mums. We knew we had to make the day extra special because we couldn't go out to buy presents.  Have a look at the cards that we made. Some of us made two cards.

 

Krish made two beautiful cards for his mum.

                                   

Mustafa drew his supermum and a unicorn on his.

Risha made a card. She and her sister prepared a special breakfast for their mum too.

Ella and her sister made flowers to give to their grandma for Mother's Day.

Micah's mum loved the card that he made for her.

Ryan's colourful card.

Viaan's card.