Category: Rachel Thompson
Slam Poetry in Room 6
We were very lucky to have a visiting poet, Te Kahu Rolleston, work with us.
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Guess Who Haiku - Science meets poetry to make art in Room 6
Who would have thought that science and poetry could combine to make art?
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Noticing and Wondering in Room 6
Like scientists, who ask questions about the world, we have been ‘wondering’ a lot about the things around us.
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Compass Work in Room 6
After mapping our school grounds, we learned how to use a compass to tell directions
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Spell-a-thon Assembly
There is also a student from each syndicate who received either a soccer ball or a netball. Read more about 'Spell-a-thon Assembly'...
Winter Cinquain Poems in Room 13
What a perfect writing activity for one of the coldest, most frosty mornings of the year.
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Target Ball Fun in Room 6
Mrs Thompson taught us how to play ‘Target Ball’, which is a game that encourages us to think about strategies and working together.
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Matariki Print Making Fun
In Room 6 we designed and made kite-shaped craft foam prints after reading “The Seven Kites of Matariki”.
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Discovery Time
We changed our sewing activity, from a template craft to a free-play activity.
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Matariki Art in Room 5
Mrs Thompson read us a book about Matariki. We brainstormed everything that we knew about the Maori new year, Matariki. Then we decided to do some Maori art to display for Matariki.
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