Paper Mache Houses: Step 1

We have started work on our paper mache houses for the school's art exhibition.  Our team's theme is architecture and I think that the children will love the paper mache process: Making their own glue, slapping on the paper, painting the houses, seeing them on display ...

Step 1 was planning the house. We did this on Explain Everything with the hope of showing these on the kids' blogs and in the exhibition. The budding architects had the choice of drawing their plan on paper as well, which were photo-ed and put onto the EE activity/video.

Afternoon art

This afternoon we did some wet on wet watercolour painting. The class had drawn self portraits earlier in the week and these were going to serve as interesting backgrounds. The kids sat wonderfully as we talked about how to do it and were very engaged in their work as you can see in the photos. They're an arty bunch!

Making Kindness Go Viral

A bad day at the picnic

Our picnic was postponed today because of rain so Rm14 imagined what would have happened if the weather had been fine. This was one of the wonderful stories. Thank you Eva!

Kiwisports Gymnastics! Bend and Stretch

A great introduction to gymnastics was had today: Pointing our toes, making a tuck, a pike, a diamond ... the splits will be next!

Icebreaker: Day 1 Term 1

I saw this on Youtube done by a master bongo player. I improvised and used the fruit bucket. The kids seemed to enjoy it.

First team assembly of 2016!

This morning we had our first team assembly with everyone from years 3 and 4. We sat beautifully, said a karakia, listened to 2 very well read mihis and sang a waiata. The teachers also introduced themselves. Roll on term 1!