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Tuesday, 30 August 2011
Paper planes
The instructions were put up on the IWB for us to follow, although many of us already knew how to make paper planes. Our prior knowledge made it challenging to follow these instructions. Luckily the instructions included diagrams so no mistakes were made as we folded the paper.
After the planes were made, we drew designs onto the wings and body of our planes so when we flew them we would know which plane was ours.
The best bit was this, we got to take them outside and fly them to see whose plane could fly the greatest distance. Isaiah-Runi's plane was the winner and it flew onto the roof so Mr Parker had to rescue it. Making paper planes was fun!!!!!
Rainbow writing
Today we followed a set of instructions from Junior Journal 24 for Rainbow writing. We identified the verbs or doing words at each stage.
Rainbow Writing
You will need:
- two sheets of paper the same size
- a sharp pencil or pen
- a set of oil pastels
- Use the pastels to draw stripes in rainbow colours on one of the sheets of paper. Press hard and colour in every bit of the paper. Dark colours work best.
- Turn the coloured sheet over and place it face down on top of the other sheet of paper.
- Write on the back of your coloured paper with a sharp pencil or pen. Press firmly.
When you have finished, take the top sheet of paper off, and you will have rainbow writing.
"Rainbow writing is cool!" said Reilly.
"Rainbow writing is fun to do." said Scarlett.
"It is easy to do by yourself." said Josh.
Monday, 15 August 2011
Aboriginal Art
Friday, 12 August 2011
Instruction Writing - Sandwich making
These photos are of some of our class making sandwiches as part of our "Instruction writing' unit.
Goal How to make a butter sandwich
Equipment/Ingredients
- bread
- butter
- plate
- knife
- Place the bread on the plate.
- Get your butter
- Spread the butter on the bread with the knife.
- Cut the bread in half.
- Eat the sandwich.
Goal
How to make a honey sandwich
Equipment/Ingredients
- plate
- knife
- bread
- honey
- butter
- Place the bread on the plate.
- Spread the butter over the bread.
- Spread the honey over the bread.
- Cut the bread.
- Eat the bread.
Hangi
Hāngi is a traditional Maori method of cooking food using heated rocks buried in a pit oven still used for special occasions.
To "lay a hāngi" or "put down a hāngi" involves digging a pit in the ground, heating stones in the pit with a large fire, placing baskets of food on top of the stones, and covering everything with earth for several hours before uncovering (or lifting) the hāngi.
We brought food to school on Tuesday in tinfoil containers ready for Wednesday. The senior children helped to dig the hangi pit on Friday last week. Mrs T-Ks husband, her brother and some other parents came to school while we were sleeping and lit the fire so that it was ready to put in the food just before school started on Wednesday morning. Below are some photos from the day.
Putting our hands into the hangi to feel how warm it is.
A Pōwhiri is a Māori welcoming ceremony that can involve speeches, dancing, singing and finally the hongi.
Removing the cloths and dirt.
We really enjoyed our kai from the hangi. Some of our highlights included:
- that the food tasted really nice
- that the food was cooked well
- putting our hands into the warm dirt of the hangi
- it was a frosty morning and the hangi warmed us up when we went to look at it
Monday, 8 August 2011
Instruction Writing - How to make weetbix for breakfast
How to make weetbix for breakfast
Equipment/Ingredients
- milk
- hot water
- 2 weetbix
- spoon
- bowl
- sugar
- Put the weetbix in the bowl.
- Pour the milk in the bowl with the weetbix.
- Sprinkle the sugar on top of the weetbix.
- Eat the weetbix.
Saturday, 6 August 2011
Little Red Riding Hood
Last term we looked at narrative story writing and the features of a fairy tale. We also created a 'Wanted' poster for the Big Bad Wolf. Below are some of our examples and others can be viewed in our classroom.
Once upon a time there was a girl called Little Red Riding Hood. She lived with her mother and father in a tiny cottage. One day her mother said,