Being me!

This term we are celebrating individuality and what makes us all different and unique. We made self-portraits using. First we looked in a mirror to find out what colour eyes and hair we had to make our pictures look like us. All our pictures are different just like us!

Puppets Alive!

Last week we had a travelling puppet show come to our school to teach us about the different puppets that are made. We got to interact and play with many types of puppets from string puppets to puppets that need two people to make it move!

Oozy Slime

We are learning about chemical changes for science this term. First we watched a video on how to make slime, we used a visual recipe to follow each step. When we added the borax and water to the glue we watched the liquid solidify. It was amazing! some of us didn't want to touch the slime and others loved the feeling of the slime oozing through our hands.

Boccia

Welcome to term 4. We have a very busy term ahead with the film festival and our end of year celebrations. This term we are learning about time for maths, we are also learning about chemical changes for science. For sport we are learning how to play Boccia, here are some photos of us on our second session. We are learning the rules of the game and technique from our instructor Martin.

Old and New at Motat

Last Friday we went on a trip to Motat to learn about "old and new" things. Our educator, Abby, took us to a room for us to explore lots of different items that were from the olden days. We dressed up in old clothing, we practiced writing with a quill, we played with old toys and different household items from the olden days. After exploring Motat we got to go on the tram, what a fun day we had.

Splatter Painting by Jackson Pollack

This term we are learning about famous artists. We did a painting style by Jackson Pollack. We used sticks, straws and paintbrushes to drip paint on paper. We had so much fun. Check out this video of us creating our masterpieces!

Just Keep Swimming!

This term we are lucky enough to get funding so we can continue our lessons with Helen. We continue to make huge gains in our swimming skills which is fundamental for swimming safety in a country like New Zealand with lots of beaches. Look at us working with small groups in the big pool.

Making patterns

New term and new learning. The students at Tamaki Primary are learning how to make patterns and complete patterns this term for maths. To start the term we did a rotation of different activities to see what we were able to do. We did some activities on the smart-

board, finished the pattern on laminated mats using play dough and did some pattern making games too. Watch over the term to see what other fun learning we do to learn about patterns!

Building a Sky Tower

We have been learning about important places in Auckland. After our trip to Auckland City last Wednesday we used different boxes and containers to build a tall tower. We enjoyed knocking it down too. Look at the tall buildings we made. 

Trip to the Sky Tower

We are learning about important places in Auckland. We went for a trip to the Sky Tower and then drove through the Domain on the way home. The Sky Tower was so tall! We walked over the glass which was very scary and saw someone doing the a Bungy Jump and the Sky Walk.
What a fabulous trip!

Games, Games and more Games!

We practice social skills throughout the day but we also spend time teaching and learning how to appropriately communicate with each other, learning skills like turn taking and following rules. We are getting much better at playing without adult support. Go Tamaki Primary!

Futsal at Riverside Sports

This term we have been lucky enough to Martin from Riverside Sports taking us for Futsal lessons. We have learnt so many new skills this term and we are getting very good at controlling the ball as well as scoring goals. Thank you Martin for taking the time to share your knowledge with us. We have had so much fun this term.

Out and about at Fruit World

This term we have been learning about healthy food. We can classify food into different food groups and we also learned the names of many different foods. We went for a visit to the fruit shop. We got to pick a piece of fruit to eat for morning tea. We loved looking at all the different fruit and vegetables that they sell.

Sommerville Cafe

Today we went to the Cafe at Sommerville which is run by the fabulous students at Te Hapori. We were so impressed by the service and food served to us. We had such a great time learning how to order food and pay the bill at the end.

Healthy Eating

This term we are learning about healthy food and how to categorize food into groups. This week we sorted different food items into fruit, vegetables, dairy, grains and protein.
Based on the programme "My Healthy Plate" we chose food items that we like to eat and made a plate by sorting items into the above groups. We are able to identify food that is good for us!

2D and 3D Shapes

This term we are learning about shapes. We played some fun shape games. We ran to the shape that was called out and sorted shapes that looked the same into groups. We also practiced drawing some shapes on the concrete.

Cleaning up our enviornment

This term we have been learning about cleaning up our environment. We have been picking up rubbish from around our school and learning about sorting the rubbish into paper, plastic, food scraps and aluminium. Last week we went to visit Point England Reserve which is our local beach. We found lots of rubbish at the beach and put it in our buckets. We found lots of different items like socks, goggles, glass, bottles and plastic. We all know how to find items at the beach that do NOT belong. Well done boys!

Tamaki Primary Picnic

Tamaki Primary invited us to their fun day. We had sausage and bread, iceblocks and played on their bouncy castles. We had so much fun.

Ribbon Dancing

Look at the patterns we can make with our ribbons! 

Predictable Chart Writing

Each week we write a story altogether as a class. This week we are writing a story about places we like to go. We put our name next to our sentence each day and read our sentence out loud. We also put our sentence in order and find a picture to go with our sentence.