Cross Country Learning

Talofa lava bloggers,

For the past two weeks, we have been focusing our reading on the theme of Cross Country, exercise and fitness.  We have read lots used this to create new understanding.  Firstly, we connected and explained important words about this topic. You can look at the connections Rayhan made here.

We read about the positives and negatives of running and Cross Country.  With this in mind, we added our own ideas to our class padlet. Check out our ideas.

Finally, we thought about what we had read to create an infographic about Cross Country or Exercise. This was a great way to summarise what we had been learning. Have a look at our DLO creations below.


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Finished Siapo Patterns

Talofa lava bloggers,

Earlier in the term, we participated in Samoan Language Week.  You can read about it here.  As part of a combined Math and Arts activity, we started to design some Siapo patterns.  We are very proud to show you the completed patterns. They look great displayed on our classroom wall. 

Week 10 - Cross Country Blog Ponder

This week we are reading about exercising, cross country and keeping fit and healthy.  Our school Cross Country is coming up next week.  Read the ponder and then add your personal connection to our class discussion.

Week 8 and 9 - Precious Water

Kia Ora Bloggers,

Did you know that the greater Auckland region is currently facing water restrictions?  As part of our reading programme, we have been exploring water, the way we use water and what happens in droughts.  We started by sharing what we already know to our class padlet.

This week we investigated these water saving tips.  Our challenge was to classify the tips. We had to decide if each idea was something that we understood and could do or something that we would need to find out more about.  Once the sorting was finished, we connected to one tip and described how we could make this work.

 

The water restrictions also mean that the use of outdoor hoses is banned.  To bring all of our learning together we had a creative session.  Our challenge was to design and create a device that we could use to collect rainwater and use in our class watering can.  You can see our creative class members in action below.