9/12/19 - Our Visit from Stu Duval

9/12/19 - Our Visit from Stu Duval
Today we visited Stu Duval and he told us a wonderful Christmas story called 'Santa and the Jingle Bull'.  The story was about Santa delivering his presents to the children in New Zealand.  His sleigh was getting close to New Zealand and he arrived near the bush.  His sleigh slid down a bank and Santa found himself in a paddock where there was a bull.  Santa found a farmhouse and went and had a cup of tea.  His sleigh was not working now so the lady from the farmhouse let Santa use the tractor from the barn to deliver all his presents.  The reindeer had all hurt themselves so she let Santa use the bull from the paddock.  Their daughter Molly helped Santa.  All the children in New Zealand had presents for Christmas and the family from the farmhouse let Santa keep Big Mac, the bull as they were moving to the city.  Santa gave Molly a little kitten for Christmas.
Stu Duval drew a picture about the story which you can see below.  He also drew a picture of Santa using an s to start with:

Celebration of Learning - 6/12/19

Celebration of Learning - 6/12/19
Today we went to the hall to present our Celebration of Learning.
We had so much fun watching the items and presenting our item with Room 3 on stage.  We really enjoyed sharing this with the large audience.
Enjoy the photos and the video of our show:

Rooms 3 and 4 - Santa, Bring me a Dinosaur

After the show:

A video of our Christmas song:

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all:

Video of Our Classroom - Term 4

Video of Our Classroom - Term 4

Video of Our Classroom - Term 4
Enjoy watching a video of our classroom in Term 4:

Grandparents' Day

I put this book together to celebrate our wonderful Grandparents' Day. 
Please click on this and then click on the speakers and the students will share this with you.
Go to the arrow to turn the page.
Enjoy:

Grandparents' Day

Trip to the Auckland Zoo - 5 November 2019

Trip to the Auckland Zoo - 5 November 2019

What a wonderful day of learning we had at the Auckland Zoo.
When we arrived we had morning tea then we moved into our groups and enjoyed looking at the animals.
Then we arrived at the Education Centre and met one of the educators there.  She took us to the giraffe area and then we learned many interesting things about giraffes.  Inside the enclosure there were tall trees for them to enjoy the leaves and there was lots of sand on the ground for them to walk on.  The zebras share the same ecosystem as the giraffes because they are very happy together.  Giraffes have very tough, blue tongues.  They stretch their tongues out a long way.  Their skin is much thicker than ours and it is a great colour as they can be camouflaged around their environment.  The Auckland Zoo sponsors a giraffe in Africa called Winky Wonk.
After that we went to the meerkat enclosure with the educator.  We found out that meerkats have patches of dark fur around their eyes that help them to see in the sun.  They have thick hands and feet which helps them so they don't get burnt.  Their claws are perfect for digging.  They love to eat beetles, spiders and lizards.  Meerkats live in the desert and they love to make tunnels.
After that we had lunch and then we had time to walk around the zoo and look at some other animals.
Please talk to your parents about what you enjoyed at the zoo.
Here are some photos of our trip: