Writing time in Room 7

In our class we each have our own focus during writing time.  We have to read our focus out loud before we start our writing. After we have written our idea/story we check to see whether we have done exactly what our focus wants us to learn.  

Here are a few children telling us about their focus' and reading their idea to us.

Well done Room 7.   You amaze me!!!

Te Arihi

Anahera

Presley

During Kapa-Haka time Zack and James build with the mobile.  Here's what they make.

EARTHWORMS!!!!!
During week 2 this term we have been learning about earthworms.
Here are some photos and videos to share with everyone.

Here is Anahera....holding a squishy, slimy earthworm.

Did you know that earthworms have a tongue?

They don't have eyes and they have hearts.

Earthworms are natures RECYCLERS.

The earthworm is a hermaphrodite (which means they are male and female in one body)

MORE INFORMATION COMING SOON!!!!

Mount Maunganui

On Monday 14th April Room 7 went to Mount Maunganui.  The weather was all against us, but we decided now or never.  We set of in 4 cars.  Mr Rall went in his car with 4 boys. Toni went in her van with 4 kids. Whaea Linda took the school van and had some girls with her. I took my car and had 4 boys with me. It was such fun driving in our cars with the kids.  They were very excited and couldn't wait to venture up the mount.  Sadly we did not go up the mount but decided to go around the mount.
Windy, cold but cosy, we all walked... finding treasures and climbing hills.  Their energy levels never wavered. 

I am so proud of Room 7.  They never once complained about getting tired.

Here are some boys after eating an orange for energy before we venture around.

Huddling together for a bit of warmth!!!

We were all looking for one special shell to take with us to remember our walk.

    

Look what we have found!!!          

The cave hunters

     

                                                                                                                                                

    Little monkeys up in the trees!!!

                        Of course our "rock explorers"

Jayden climbing the hill

Mr Rall and Faith climbing the hill

MORE PHOTOS COMING SOON!!!

Volcano..........Eruption.......

For a few weeks now we have been learning about  volcanoes.

• Volcanoes are openings in Earth's surface
• When they are active they can let ash, gas and hot magna escape.
• Hot liquid rock under the earth's surface is known as Magna it is called lava after it has come out of the volcano.
• Volcanoes can be ACTIVE....DORMANT.....or EXTINCT.

We built our own volcano and on Friday this week we made it erupt.   WHAT A SIGHT!!!!

Some children had the opportunity to draw and cut out some trees and figures.

We even had some animals.

With the right concoction .....it ERUPTED!!!!

KEEP LOOKING...Interview with the onlookers next.

Lava....Love!!!

The red stuff?????= Lava (after it erupted)

Stuff we put into the volcano= Baking soda, dishwashing liquid and vinegar.

Shared Reading with Whaea Steph

On Monday our student teacher Whaea Steph read Mrs O' Malley in Alligator Alley.  We were allowed to use our  Alligator masks that we made on Friday and read with her.  It was fun.
Thank You Whaea Steph for letting us have fun and read with you.

Our Rotary Reader  came to visit us one morning with her beautiful St Bernard. Her name is Summit.  She was born on the top of the Kaimai Ranges, henceforth her name. Here are some photos of Summit and the children in our class.

Here is Miss Ann with Summit

Meihana and Ataleah loved patting Summit.

Summit enjoying all the attention.

Elias looking a bit scary there.

Time to go home.

A BIG BIG THANK YOU TO OUR ROTARY READERS FOR MAKING READING FUN.

Wow!!!What a week!
Before the long weekend we had a "bad hair" day and room 7 looked awesome.
Here are some pictures of students in our class with their funny looking styles.