Production Dance

Kia Ora Bloggers, Our school, Waikowhai Primary has a production that we perform every two years. Last week we held our five performances of Jasmine and Aladdin at the Waikowhai Intermediate school hall. Our two classes, Kaiwhare and Mokoroa, performed dances as part of the overall production. It was a fabulous success. Here are a few photos of our classes in action. To find out more, please read our individual blogs and leave us some positive, thoughtful and helpful comments.

Term 3 Week 8 - Writing Prompt

 Kia Ora Bloggers,

It is great to be back at school and continuing our learning together.  We have been looking at the theme of space and our small focus at the moment is on the moon.  We will be writing about the moon this week. This 360 degree prompt will help us out.  What would you add to your writing?

Term 3 Week 5 Blog Ponder: Living in Space

 

Image Source: NASA Kids Zone 3
Did you know astronauts live on the International Space Station (ISS)? Click on this picture to go to the NASA Kids Zone website. Watch the video called "Living On ISS" (the red astronaut) to find out what it is like.

What would you like and dislike about living in space? Leave a comment on this post sharing your ideas.

Week 4 - Maths Week Ponder

Kia Ora Bloggers,

This week we are participating in Primary Science Maths week.  You can find out more by visiting this website: www.mathsweek.co.nz.   There are heaps of exciting activities and challenges to complete.  The books that we are reading this week will also look at different parts of Maths.  

Today, we started the article Amazing Algorithms.  It got us thinking about what algorithms are and how often we use Maths every day.  This week, our blog ponder is to think about the times that we use Maths during our day.  

Have a think and add your ideas to our blog ponder. Remember to think carefully, add your ideas in one post in a Cybersmart way and then get a buddy to check your comment before you post.  We look forward to reading your ideas

Week 3 - Shadows and Light ponder

Over the next two weeks, Kaiwhare class will be learning about light and shadows. We have started by exploring some journal stories, experiments and online activities on Sciencekids.co.nz.   We also have a blog ponder to share our knowledge and ideas. Please contribute to our online discussion in a Cybersmart way. Remember to have a buddy check your post to see that it makes sense and that you have used punctuation correctly.

Week 1 - Matariki blog ponder

This week our learning focus is on Matariki.  As part of our reading programme, we are responding to this blog ponder today.  Have a read of the question then post your ideas in the comments below. Remember to be cyber smart and check your spelling and punctuation before you publish. 

Week 12 - School Cross Country

This week, we all participated in our annual school cross country. It is a great day where we participate in lots of different events run by our Year 6 leaders. We also run challenge ourselves when running the cross country race.  This year, Year 3 and Year 4 students completed two laps of the course. It was a long run and everybody who participated did an awesome job.  Here are some of the photos from the day.