Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Look at all our super athletes who won placings at the Bellevue School Middle Team Athletics Competition held last Thursday. It was a super day enjoyed by all!
Year 3 boys
Cruz Morrissey - 1st Place Cricket Ball Throw
- 2nd Place Long Jump - Year 3 Boys
Hunter Ririnui - 2nd Place Quoits
Year 4 Girls
Jamie Naballin - 1st Place Cricket Ball Throw
- 1st Place 100m Sprints
- 1st Place Long Jump
- 1st Place Quoits
- 2nd Place 60m sprints
Kayley MacDonald - 3rd = Place 100m Sprints
Year 4 Boys
Seth Garland - 1st Place Cricket Ball Throw
Jerome Morris - 1st Place Long Jump
- 2nd Place 100m Sprints
- 3rd Place 60m Sprints
Zak Bonner - 2nd Place Long Jump
- 3rd Place 100m Sprints
Luke Rush - 3rd Place 100m Sprints
Jakob Valentine - 3rd Place Cricket Ball Throw
D'Artagnan Lind - 2nd Place Cricket Ball Throw
Year 3 boys
Cruz Morrissey - 1st Place Cricket Ball Throw
- 2nd Place Long Jump - Year 3 Boys
Hunter Ririnui - 2nd Place Quoits
Year 4 Girls
Jamie Naballin - 1st Place Cricket Ball Throw
- 1st Place 100m Sprints
- 1st Place Long Jump
- 1st Place Quoits
- 2nd Place 60m sprints
Kayley MacDonald - 3rd = Place 100m Sprints
Year 4 Boys
Seth Garland - 1st Place Cricket Ball Throw
Jerome Morris - 1st Place Long Jump
- 2nd Place 100m Sprints
- 3rd Place 60m Sprints
Zak Bonner - 2nd Place Long Jump
- 3rd Place 100m Sprints
Luke Rush - 3rd Place 100m Sprints
Jakob Valentine - 3rd Place Cricket Ball Throw
D'Artagnan Lind - 2nd Place Cricket Ball Throw
Friday, November 5, 2010
Sewing Practice
This term, we have been busy mastering the craft of sewing. Our theme 'Let Me Entertain You' lead us to the idea of creating puppets to entertain.
Firstly, we looked at the ways people are entertained, then we defined entertainment. We thought our definitions were far better than even our dictionaries definitions!
We then decided that puppets would be a great way to entertain. We began by first designing finger puppets. Our puppets were designed to tell jokes, act in plays, sing or dance.
Before we began sewing our finger puppets, we had to practice sewing till we felt confident to start creating our puppets.
Firstly, we looked at the ways people are entertained, then we defined entertainment. We thought our definitions were far better than even our dictionaries definitions!
We then decided that puppets would be a great way to entertain. We began by first designing finger puppets. Our puppets were designed to tell jokes, act in plays, sing or dance.
Before we began sewing our finger puppets, we had to practice sewing till we felt confident to start creating our puppets.
Friday, September 24, 2010
New Zealand's Beautiful Birds
We have been busy investigating birds in New Zealand. Read on to see what we've discovered.
Did you know that the takahe, pukeko and weka are cousins? Jaimee
Male Kakapo make a loud booming noise that travels five kilometres to attract females! Jerome
Did you know that the albatross sits on their eggs to about 78-81 days! By Kristian
Did you know that an albatross’ wings are twice the size as a human being! By Jakob
The great spotted kiwi can grow to 40cm. by Kayley
The kiwi’s egg is the biggest egg in comparison to it’s size, in the world. By Levi
A weka is cheeky and are well known for stealing food. Luke.
Did you know that Tuis eat honeydew off native trees with a fork-like tongue! Jaiden
Did you know that Kea use their bills to grip, rip and dig. Seth
The huia got hunted down for its bright colour full feathers and that’s why the huia became extinct. Christian with a C.
The Huia has thought to have lived in New Zealand for 65 million years… AMAZING!!!!! Jacob.
Kea can rip apart mettle and cars. Sloane
Did you know, that in1980 there were only 5 Black robin In New Zealand! Now there are 250. Ju Heon
Long ago black robins lived in the Chatham Islands but now they are living in Mangere Island.
Dylan
The fantail uses its fan-like tail to fan its self. I wish I could fan myself when ever I feel hot! Holly
Male pukeko build nests female lay eggs AMAZING!!! I can’t believe it. Zak
Today there are only about 200 takahe left. Just over 100 are still in Takahe Valley in Fiordland. Caitlyn
The kingfisher does not only eat but crabs too. They eat the crabs by swallowing bits of them then they spit out the crabs shell. D’Artagnan
The heron has a grey body with a white face. It is soft and warm. Hunter
The tallest penguin is the empire penguin which stands as tall as a small boy. The blue penguin is the size of a new born baby. Leon
The bar-tailed godwit flies 11 000 km in just 6 days when it migrates from Alaska to New Zealand in Spring. Beau
Did you know that the takahe, pukeko and weka are cousins? Jaimee
Male Kakapo make a loud booming noise that travels five kilometres to attract females! Jerome
Did you know that the albatross sits on their eggs to about 78-81 days! By Kristian
Did you know that an albatross’ wings are twice the size as a human being! By Jakob
The great spotted kiwi can grow to 40cm. by Kayley
The kiwi’s egg is the biggest egg in comparison to it’s size, in the world. By Levi
A weka is cheeky and are well known for stealing food. Luke.
Did you know that Tuis eat honeydew off native trees with a fork-like tongue! Jaiden
Did you know that Kea use their bills to grip, rip and dig. Seth
The huia got hunted down for its bright colour full feathers and that’s why the huia became extinct. Christian with a C.
The Huia has thought to have lived in New Zealand for 65 million years… AMAZING!!!!! Jacob.
Kea can rip apart mettle and cars. Sloane
Did you know, that in1980 there were only 5 Black robin In New Zealand! Now there are 250. Ju Heon
Long ago black robins lived in the Chatham Islands but now they are living in Mangere Island.
Dylan
The fantail uses its fan-like tail to fan its self. I wish I could fan myself when ever I feel hot! Holly
Male pukeko build nests female lay eggs AMAZING!!! I can’t believe it. Zak
Today there are only about 200 takahe left. Just over 100 are still in Takahe Valley in Fiordland. Caitlyn
The kingfisher does not only eat but crabs too. They eat the crabs by swallowing bits of them then they spit out the crabs shell. D’Artagnan
The heron has a grey body with a white face. It is soft and warm. Hunter
The tallest penguin is the empire penguin which stands as tall as a small boy. The blue penguin is the size of a new born baby. Leon
The bar-tailed godwit flies 11 000 km in just 6 days when it migrates from Alaska to New Zealand in Spring. Beau
Sunday, September 19, 2010
What's coming up this week...
This week in Room 4, we are all Junior Wildlife Rangers. Over the week, we will be investigating native birds of New Zealand and the impact humans have had on them. Keep an eye on our blog, as you will learn with us about these very important creatures.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Descriptions
We have been learning to write descriptions of a place that is special to us. We wanted to include similes, personification and interesting adjectives. We used Solo as the success criteria and to guide us in our next learning steps.
Here are just a few examples of some of the work we have been doing.
Here are just a few examples of some of the work we have been doing.
Friday, July 9, 2010
Fishy Art
We are very excited about our second art project for the Bellevue art exhibition. Firstly we looked at tropical fish, their shape, colour, patterns and the way they swim in schools. We used tinfoil and permanant markers to create the illusion of fish swimming in the ocean.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Water Cycle Power Points
For the last weeks of school we have been collating some of the findings from our experiments and investigations about water. We have made these into Power Points for you to enjoy.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Kiwi Can
This term in Kiwi Can, we are learning about resilience. Last term we read the story 'Are you my Mother' and compared the little bird to Shaun Quincey. Both the little bird and Shaun showed perserverance.
On Thursday, at Kiwi Can, we were taken to the school hall to complete, in pairs a obstacle course. Sounds easy? Yeah right! We had to wear an article of clothing between us. This made completing the course very difficult, but we all persevered and overcame the difficulties.
See our photo story for some pics!
On Thursday, at Kiwi Can, we were taken to the school hall to complete, in pairs a obstacle course. Sounds easy? Yeah right! We had to wear an article of clothing between us. This made completing the course very difficult, but we all persevered and overcame the difficulties.
See our photo story for some pics!
Friday, April 30, 2010
Art Project
We are very excited having started our first art project for the art exhibition in term 3. We are learning to create texture using tools we make from card and paint. Our next step is to create a village with these paintings using a variety rectangles.
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