Malo e lelei bloggers,
We hope you're enjoying your Term 3 learning! We can't believe how quickly the term's going - how is it already Week 7?!! 😮
As you know we've been learning about plants and trees this term. To wrap up this learning we created some spring tree-inspired artwork using a rolled paper technique. Check them out below!
Hello bloggers,
This term we have been learning about plants and what they need to be able to grow and thrive. We learned that they need soil, water, air, sunlight and space. We are conducting a special science experiment to see what happens if we withhold some of these things when growing plants from seeds.
Check out the pieces of writing below that explain how we set up our experiment and what our predictions are.
Hi again! 😀
We love Greedy Cat here in Arapere Class. Earlier in the year, we read Greedy Cat's Door and had a go at writing a retell of the story. We also made some Greedy Cats of our own using a collaging technique.
Take a look at our work.
Kia ora bloggers!
Last term we were lucky enough to visit the All Blacks Experience. We had a great time learning about some of the All Black's history as well as how they prepare themselves for games.
Our favourite part was when we got to have a go at some of the skills the All Blacks work hard to perfect such as passing, kicking, and line-outs. If you haven't already been we'd definitely recommend it.
Happy Samoan Language Week everyone!
This week in Arapere Class we have been learning lots of new Samoan words for the items around our classroom, like tusi (book), penitala (pencil), seleulu (scissors) and many more. We have also been lucky enough to try some traditional Samoan dishes like koko Samoa and kokoalaisa, thanks to our wonderful Learning Assistants, Mrs Falefa and Miss Taua.
To end our week we designed and made our very own Samoan ili (fan) - not very useful with the weather the way it is at the moment, we admit, but they'll certainly come in handy when the weather warms up again. Here's an ata (photo) of our finished work.
Fa'afetai tele lava for reading our blog!
Namaste learners!
Written below are the options for this week's 'Would you rather...' question. Once you have made your decision and thought about the reasons for why you would pick that option scroll down to the 'Post a comment' section and get writing! 😃
Remember to put your name at the bottom of your comment and proofread your writing BEFORE you hit the blue publish button.
Would you rather...
...be able to breathe underwater or fly?
Choose which option you would rather and explain why. Use this writing frame:
I would rather be able to… because…
Write at least 3 reasons why you would choose this option. Click here if you need some help coming up with ideas.
Kia ora bloggers!
As promised (on our last blog post), here are some snaps of the Diwali crafts we made last week. Miss Nodder shared four different videos or four different crafts for us to choose from. Most of us decided to make diyas and lanterns.
