Help Ryan Edit His Story.

Ryan’s Weekend
Do you no Ryan did last weekend. He went to the beach with his family.
First, Ryan builded a huge sand castle. Then, he collect seashells and
rocks After that, he goed swimming with his brother. Ryan has a
wonderful time at the beach.

Ryan's story has lots of mistakes in it...read it carefully and correct the errors.
You will need to write out the whole story again as a comment.

Lexile Quizzes

Remember to go to use the link on our blog to go to the lexile website and sit lexile quizzes on books you have read over the holidays.
Rememeber there are heaps of house points up for grabs..so get reading and pass some quizzes.

Our Egyptian Feast

Today we had an Egyptian feast to celebrate the end of our topic this term.
Some of us dressed up as Egyptians. They looked really cool. What do you think??
After read and feed we started making the food. We made falafel, hummas and salad. We also had pita bread, dates, grapes and ginger beer. Mrs Wynn set a challenge for us to try everything. Most of us did, it was really yummy, but people were a little bit fussy. Mrs Wynn was really impressed with how everyone worked together and tried all of the food. Well done guys.
A big THANK YOU!!! to all of our parent helpers...we couldn't do it without you.

Conservation Week

This week is Conservation week. For home learning you have to do something to help out the environment. It might be walking to school every day, turning off the lights, or having a litterless lunch all week.
Leave us a comment and let us know what it is you did to help.
Get involved and who knows.

Times Tables

We are learning our times tables this week.

Practice your 2, 5, 3 and 10's times tables here.

Leave a comment with your times tables.

Action Question Two

We are looking at ancient Egypt for topic and we are developing action research questions.

Our second question is...

What is some of the food and drink that Ancient Egyptians used to eat/drink?

Leave a comment if you know what some of them are.

Action Question One

We are looking at ancient Egypt for topic and we are developing action research questions.

Our first question is...

What are some of the jobs that Ancient Egytpians had?

Leave a comment if you know what some of them are.

We all passed our basic facts

We have all been working hard and have passed our basic facts test.
Lets start practicing for the next one.

We all passed our basic facts

Look at all our hard working children who have passed their basic facts tests this week.
Well done everyone

Maori Language Week

Tena koutou.

Kei te pehea koe? (How are you?)

Can you rememeber how to answer this??

You would answer... Kei te ____ ahau.
Just fill in the blank with one of these.

pai - good
ngenge - tired
matekai - hungry
pukuriri - grumpy
matewai - thirsty
makariri - cold
wera - hot

Leave a message telling us how you feel. Remember to type in the how sentence.

We passed out basic facts

The start of the construction at school

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James and the Giant Peach

We are reading James and and Giant Peach in Room 1.
There is a centipede in the book.
Can you tell us how many legs a centipede has???

Homophones

This week we have been looking at Homophones.
These are words that sound the same but have different spelling and different meanings.

Some examples are...

bare - bear heard - herd blew - blue

Can you think of any other ones???

Week 6 Poem

My New Pet

I asked my father for a pet.
He said, “I’ll take you shopping.”
My father took me to a store
where animals were hopping.

He asked me, “Which one do you like?”
So I picked out a puppy,
a parakeet, a rabbit,
plus a gerbil and a guppy.

I also picked a monkey
and a yellow Siamese cat,
a turtle, snake, and lizard,
plus a very big white rat.

My dad said, “If you want a pet,
then you will have to feed it.”
Instead, I picked a storybook.
I cannot wait to read it.

Week 5 Poem

All My Great Excuses

I started on my homework,
but my pen ran out of ink…
My hamster ate my homework…
My computer’s on the blink…

I tripped and dropped my homework
in the soup my mom was cooking…
My brother flushed it down the toilet
when I wasn’t looking…

My mother ran my homework
through the washer and the dryer…
An airplane crashed into our house…
My homework caught on fire…

Tornadoes blew my notes away…
Volcanoes rocked our town…
My books were taken hostage
by an evil killer clown…

Some aliens abducted me…
I had a shark attack…
A pirate swiped my homework
and refused to give it back…

I worked on these excuses
so long my teacher said,
“I think you’ll find it’s easier
to do the work instead.”

Week 4 Poem

Today I had a Rotten Day


Today I had a rotten day

as I was coming in from play.

I accidently stubbed my toes

and tripped and fell and whacked my nose.



I chipped my tooth. I cut my lip.

I scraped my knee. I hurt my hip.

I pulled my shoulder, tweaked my ear,

and got a bruise upon my rear.



I banged my elbow, barked my shin.

A welt is forming on my chin.

My pencil poked me in the thigh.

I got an eyelash in my eye.



I sprained my back. I wrenched my neck.

I'm feeling like a total wreck.

Co that's the last time I refuse

when teacher says to tie my shoes.

Fox House People ONLY!!!!

Hi Guys here is the link to our song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXRa8u8Uk5U
Click on it and it will take you to it.
Happy practicing.

Playground trip to the bay

Yesterday we went to the bay to look at the the playground down there.
We looked at the kinds of equipment that they have and how they have
made the playground safe for us to use.
We have lots of fun playground there.

Tell us what was your favourite thing to play on???
What was the one you didn't like???

Week 3 Poem

Getting Dressed for School

I must have been too sleepy
getting dress for school today.
I tried to tuck my shirt in,
but I couldn't make it stay.

I also couldn't tie my shoes.
I fumbled with the laces.
i snagged my scarf, and now some yarn
is dangling from my braces.

My socks are different colours,
and my pants are inside out.
My sweater from the hamper left me
smelling like a trout.

I thought I put a hat on
to control my crazy hair.
The hat turned out to be a pair
of purple underwear.

I spilled my breakfast on my clothes
and headed into school.
My friends, of course, were impressed.
I'd never looked so cool.

Week 2 Poem

My Mother

She's always sewing buttons on
Or mending things I tear.
Whenever I come home from school
I always find her there.

She's always doing little things
That please me very much
Like making cakes and planning trips
To parks and zoos, and such.

She's always reading stories, too
Or teaching me a game,
And whether I've been good or bad
She loves me just the same.

Are you suprised that I find her
Dearer than any other?
I'm sure by now you know her name
Of course....she is my mother!

Happy Mother's Day Mum.

Week 1 Poem

Don't Bring Camels inthe Classroom

Don't bring camels in the classroom
Don't bring scorpions to school.
Don't bring rhinos, rats, or reindeer.
Don't bring mice or moose or mule.

Pull your penguin off the playground.
Put your python in a tree.
Place your platypus where ever
you think platypi should be.

Lose your leopard and your lemur.
Leave your llama and your leech.
Take your tiger, toad and toucan
Anywhere but where they teach.

Send your wombat and your weasel
with your wasp and wolverine.
Hide your hedgehog and hyena
where you're sure they won't be seen.

Please get rid of your gorilla.
Please kick out your kangaroo.
No, the teacher didn't mean it
when she called the class a "zoo."

Welcome Back

Welcome back to term 2.

I hope you had a fantastic holiday. Leave a comment telling us all about it.

We have lots of exciting things going on this term. There art week and the art auction happening and we are looking at playgrounds around the community and using the information and ideas from these playgrounds to design our own playground. We are practicing for the cross country and our large ball skills.

Week 10 Poem

Secret Information

Would you like to know a secret?
Well, I'll tell you one I know:
The Easter's Bunny's coming,
My mama told me so.

He'll bring a basket filled with eggs
And leave it in my yard,
And I will find it Easter morn,
If I look very hard.

I shouldn't tell my secret,
But I think it should be shared.
You ought to know that Bunny's coming,
So you can be prepared!

What are the rhyming words in this poem??

Well Done!!!

CONGRATULATIONS ABBI!!



Abbi is the Wai learner in our class this term.
She is always helping out others because she is a team player.
She is always looking on the blog and asking questions because she is curious.
Abbi is always working hard in class and at home, because she is motivated.
You will always see Abbi with a smile on because she is happy.
Great work Abbi, what a great term you have had.

Kiwiana Celebration

Yesterday we had a celebration of what we had been learning about this term...Kiwiana & being proud to be a Kiwi. We dressed up in things that show we are a Kiwi and had a shared lunch. Our whole learning team went over to the hall and we had a parade of everyone who was dressed up and then we sang some New Zealand songs. After this we went back to our classes for a shared lunch with out parents. We had Kiwiana food...there was Marmite on toast, savs, Kiwifruit and pineapple lump kebabs, pavlovas and lot of other yummy treats. We all had lots of

fun and it was a great way to end our topic.

Well Done!!!

CONGRATULATIONS LIAM!!

Liam got the T.A.P award for the whole term at Kiwi Can yesterday.
Great stuff Liam.

Kiwiana

Certain things that are unique to New Zealand or are quite common are called Kiwiana.
We have been looking at this for our home learning this week.
Leave a comment with some things that you think are Kiwiana.

Week 9 Poem

What I Found in My Desk

A ripe peach with an ugly bruise,
A pair of stinky tennis shoes,
a day-old-ham-and-cheese on rye
a swimsuit that I left to dry,
a pencil that glows in the dark,
some bubble gum found in the park,
a paper bag with cookie crumbs,
an old kazoo that barely hums,
a spelling test I almost failed,
a letter that I should have mailed,
and one more thing, I must confess,
a note from teacher: Clean This Mess!!!!

Well Done!!!

Well Done to Indya, Josie & Abbey Who got the TAP's this week at Kiwi Can.
You are total awesome people.

Week 8 Poem

Twenty Bucks

When I asked dad for twenty bucks,
He said, “Let’s make a deal.
I’ll give you money only if
You eat a healthy meal.”
I found him sitting on the couch
Before I went to bed.
I looked into his tired eyes
And this is what I said:

“I finished all my vegetables.
The carrots tasted great!
I ate the piece of celery
That mum put on my plate.
The eggplant was delicious
And the string beans were divine.
The peppers were fantastic
And the broccoli was fine.
The giant baked potato
Was the highlight of my night.
The juicy red tomato
Filled my belly with delight.

My dad said he was proud of me
And handed me the cash.
I hope he doesn’t find out
All this food is in the trash!

Can you find the rhyming words in this poem?
50 House points if you eave a comment and
let us know what the ryming words are.

Well Done!!!

Well done to Jessica, Bailey and Liam who got the Total Awesome Person (TAP) award at Kiwi Can yesterday. Great work you three.

Spelling

Practice your spelling words here.
Leave a comment and write in your spelling words for this week
and get a gold slip.

Sketching

We are learning to sketch portraits of ourself and other people.

Here is a video we watched on you tube showing us how to sketch a face and have everything in the right place.

Watch it and give it a go.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJspG43hbyM

Poem of the Week

A Fish in a Spaceship

A fish in a spaceship is flying through school.
A dinosaur's dancing on top of a stool.
The library's loaded with orange baboons,
in purple tuxedos with bows and balloons.

The pigs on the playground are having a race
while pencils parade in their linens and lace.
As camels do cartwheels and elephants fly,
bananas are baking a broccoli pie.

A hundred gorillas are painting the walls,
while robots on rockets careen through the halls.
Tomatoes are teaching in all of the classes.
Or maybe, just maybe, I need some new glasses.

Can you find the rhyming words in the poem??
Leave a comment and tell us what they are.

Well Done!!!

Congratulations to Lewis, Beth and Keeley, who got the TAPS at Kiwi Can this week.

Awesome work you three.

Well Done!!!

Congratulations to Max, who got a certificate at assembly on Friday. He got it for fantastic work in his reading. Keep up all the hard work Max.

Well Done!!!

Congratulations to Lusilah and Keesarala and AJ, who got the TAP's at Kiwi Can yesterday.
Great work guys.

Our Mihi

We are learning to say our mihi with Whaea Kathy.

Here it is...

Tena koutou te whanau
Ko____________ toku mama
Ko ___________ toku papa
Ko ___________ ahau
No Timaru ahau
Tena koutou, tena koutou tena koutou katoa.


Leave a comment to write in our own mihi and practice at home.

TELL US ABOUT YOUR WEEKEND.

Community Whanau Time

Today we went to our Community Whanau groups. In room 1 we have children who go to the kapahaka group, the science young discovers group, the clean up team, the community service group, the community art group, the tech angels group and the website group.

Some of the things we did in our groups was...learnt how to use the new COWS and the old COWS, writting letters to kindys to see if we can come visit, looking at other schools websites, looking at erosion, looking at where we could put art work into our school environment and looking at our enviro schools map and what our team could do around the school.

We were very busy and excited about all the things that our groups are going to be doing.

Well Done!!!

Look out! There is a new thing on our blog. We think it is important to congratulate the children in Room One who are working hard and being great Wai Learners, so we have set up a Well Done tag. Here we will write up children who are working hard, have outstanding work and who have recieved awards like certificates and TAPS from Kiwi Can.
Check this out and see all the outstanding children that we have in Room.

Friday the 13th

What is special about Friday the 13th?
Leave a comment if you know the answer.

Waitangi Day

Why do we have Waitangi Day and what is it all about??
Leave a comment tell us about it.

Welcome Back

Welcome to Room 1 for 2009. I hope you have had a great holiday. We have got lots of exciting things happening this year. Leave a comment saying how your first day at school was.