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Friday, August 21, 2009

Tukutuku Panels


In Term 3 all the Senior Star classes are making a tukutuku panel. Our class got with a buddy and designed a pattern for our panel. We also had to come with a meaning for our design - what it symbolized. The class chose 4 patterns to be transferred onto the panel .

The photo is showing work in progress. We will update you with news about the panel as it progresses.

Reading



Super Stars and Reading Racers have been reading novels. The books were: Madam Spry and Mr Mustard and Tas and the Tagger.

The W.A.L.T. for Super Stars was: We are learning to reread to help with meaning.
And Reading Racers W.A.L.T. : We are learning to read on for more information.

Our main task is to summarise the chapters we are reading and we are also completing a character profile.

Super Stars liked these parts of the novel:
Bailey: Madam Spry was captured by Mr Mustard.
Tasha: Hugo ate Madam Spry's lime flavoured jelly beans.
Caleb: Mr Mustard made an illusion of a headless man with a sword in his hand.
Kayla: Madam Spry defeats Mr Mustard.
Natasha: Madam Spry sang and all the windows broke in Mr Mustard's house.


Reading Racers liked these particular parts in their novel.
Michaela: Tas and Josh pushed the mattresses on top of the tagger.
Natalie: Tas saying a speech at the marae.
Logan: The tagger chasing the boys.
Devon: Tas and Josh playing on the mattresses when they weren't supposed to.

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Classics



The reading groups Rockin' Rhinos and Pink Panthers have been reading classics. Our Learning Intention is to summarise a novel. Some of the titles we are reading include The Twelve Dancing Princesses, The Little Mermaid, Lord Of The Rings and Peter Pan.

We have been doing chapter summaries while reading our book, an A-Z exciting/intriging words list and an author study as well as finding out what makes a novel a classic.

Tangimoana beach!!


On Tuesday Room 15 and Room 14 went to Tangimoana beach to plant spinifex as part of the program set by DOC, seeds for schools. We planted spinifex on the dunes so they can help the dunes to protect the beach. We worked with Kelly Stratford from the Department of Conservation
No plants, No dunes, No beach!