Whats on this term

Term Four 2011

Congratulations to Elise and Ethan. They both received a credit in the ICAS Mathematics exam held earlier in the year.

Classroom Activities

 

Japanese

We play Japanese games. I know how to say colours in Japanese. I like playing the key game. We have to speak in Japanese. Mrs Williams is fun.

By Madeleine

 

Grammar Box

I am doing the Gramma Boxes. I am learning about the adjective.

I can match singular and plural words. Plural is more than one. I can read the words on the cards.

By Luka

 

Moveable Alphabet

I can make a story. I can change the words by moving letters. I can make a capital letter by turning it over.

By Regan

I can make a story.

I can make the words.

By Aidan

 

Sentence Analysis

I looked at the parts of a sentence. I know the action and the subject.

The symbol for the action is a large red circle. It is the same symbol for the verb because the action is a verb.

The subject is a black circle. Black is used for the noun.

By Coco

Wastewise Audit

 

Room 15 assisted with the annual WasteWise Rubbish Audit from Auckland Council. Students sorted and weighed rubbish to analyse the recycling system at our school. This is part of Matakana School requirements to be a WasteWise accredited school.

 

Room 15 sorted and weighed the rubbish for our Wastewise audit. I collected the non- recyclable things. There was a lot of rubbish for one day.

By Jasmine

Funky Garden Art

At first we walked around the hall looking at all of the plants.

After that, we went up on the stage and we got a scone. The curtains were closed so that nobody could see the flowers and scones and it would be a surprise!

I liked the room 7 display because it had lots of blue.

I loved the Funky Garden Art!

By Leuk

We made a flowerbed for the Funky Garden Art display. We planted some flowers and they were all different types of flowers. We planted Petunia, Marigold and Zinnia.

We had to water them, love them and they needed sun and soil.

By Indiana

 

It was Thursday and it was the Funky garden Art day. We got to decorate our school hats. I threaded ribbons through my hat and put cloth on the rim. Soon we got our photos taken with the flowers we planted for the flowerbed.

We had to research a flower. My flower was alyssum. We got to go in the hall for the Funky Garden Art display. Our display was called the Flowerbed. We got called up for a surprise behind the curtain. It was some fresh, homemade scones. There was jam and cream on top.

My favourite display was the Tea Party display by Room 5.

The Funky garden Art was really exciting.

By Jasmine

 

Last Thursday, room 15 and the rest of the school, had a Funky Garden Art display. We made a flowerbed and a slideshow. Mackenzie, Orlando and Coco painted the flowerbed frame and then we put the flowers in it! For the slideshow, Jane took a photo of us with the flowers. She took a photo of the flowers everyday so that we could see how much they had grown.

By Sophie

Room 15's Assembly

 

A wonderful assembly item performed by Room 15 this term. Singing, Montessori bells and tone bars, and a fabulous play “Thidwick the Big Hearted Moose” (Dr Suess) - have a look here for videos of this event! Special thanks to Judi Clark.

End of Year Lunch

 

As the end of another year draws to a close Room 15 invited parents, siblings and Mr Goosen for a class lunch. Jane presented the children with a card recognising their progress throughout the year. Darrel Goosen and Rachel spoke, presentations were made to Jane, Jude and Judi and a hamburger lunch was enjoyed by all.