Election 2014

We learnt all about the...

2014 GENERAL ELECTION-

which was held on Saturday 20 September 2014

We did some thinking about what we would do if we were the Prime Minister of New Zealand.

If I was PM I would make everyone read more books and go to bed at 6pm.
By Oliver

If I was the PM I would build more cranes and grow more sunflowers.
By Lachlan H

If I was PM I would tell everyone to not put rubbish on the ground.
We have to respect our environment.
By Alex

If I was the PM I would make more planes and helicopters. I think that would help people because they can use them to do jobs.
By Caleb 

If I was PM I would get some chocolate and eat it.
I would buy chocolate for everybody.
By Libby

If I was the PM I would make everyone go to bed.
 I would like to be the boss of New Zealand.
By Taylor

If I was the PM I would tell people what to do.
I would tell people not to steal things and to play games.
By Monique

If I was the PM I would spend money on playgrounds.
By Amy

If I was the PM I would spend all my money on playgrounds.
This would make all the kids happy.
By Jaimee

NZ Sign Language Week

We learnt that New Zealand has 3 official languages (Te Reo Maori, Sign Language and English). We learnt the alphabet and a song called Paradise to celebrate New Zealand culture and N.Z. Sign Language Week.

P.M.P.

Mrs Earle introduced a new activity today at P.M.P. We had to work together and use our bodies to balance on the board.  

Science Alive

It was fun meeting Libby's guinea pigs.

Wow Taylor taught us about lava… This experiment was exciting to watch!

Torin had 2 experiments to share today. We watched the mentos and coke explode!

We enjoyed observing the frozen lego man… We found out that the lego man in water melted first.

Alex's experiment was like magic… He made an egg drop into a bottle.

Michael taught us about dancing raisins.

Thanks Oliver for sharing your baby rabbits with us for news today.

Miles made bubbles!

Make and Create

Discovery time is fun! 

Lachlan made a spider space ship.

Lachlan made a boat.

Jaimee made a boat too.

Nga made a camera.

Star Students of the Week

Ka pai to mahi- we are all so proud of you!

Charlotte's Lamb

We had Charlotte's lamb come to school today. We wrote our own acrostic poems using describing words. 

What do a lamb's teeth look like?

We all got to feed the lamb her bottle.

Spring Poems

Today in class we used our senses to write poems about Spring. We went outside and observed like scientists...

We noticed lots of changes in the weather.

Enjoy our Spring writing!

Spring
I saw yellow daffodils. 
I heard fantails tweeting.
I felt the soft breeze.
I wondered where the clouds have gone…
By Sophie

Spring
I saw a medium sized daffodil.
I heard a tui high in the tree.
I felt the sun and the wind on my face.
I wondered where all the clouds have gone…
By Michael

Spring
I saw 10 daffodils.
I heard a tui call from a Kowhai tree.
I wondered when the bees will come back…
By Lachlan H

Spring
I saw green blossom.
I heard the tui call.
I felt the soft wind in the sky.
I wondered if more daffodils will grow…
By Roy

Spring
I saw a tui.
I heard the tui sing.
I felt the breeze on my face.
I wondered why the clouds are only by the mountains…
By Taylor

Star Students of the Week

Kapai to mahi- we are all so proud of you!

Sunflowers

Today we planted sunflower seeds... We read that they can grow up to 3m tall. We had to plant the sunflower seed 1cm deep in the soil. Then we started some sunflower art.