DIWALI CELEBRATIONS

Friday 5 November is Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Light. We having been learning how Hindu children celebrate Diwali. Today we drew Rangoli patterns in chalk. You can put them on your doorstep to welcome visitors!

CATCHING THE BUTTERFLIES

In the holidays I got a new pink net at Te Puke. Then we went home.
The next day I woke up.
“Poppa,” I said, “Can I please get the net out of the boot?”
Poppa said yes and I ran to the car. I got in the car and I pushed the button and I ran to the end of the car and opened up the boot door and took the net out of the boot.
And I caught 6 butterflies and I put the butterflies in a jar.
I watched the butterflies fly and fly and I laughed.
“Ha, ha, ha.”
I like catching white butterflies because I get to watch them fly. I wish that there are more butterflies because I can use my net more often.
By Mia

Some of our latest stories

Shopping
Yesterday I went to the supermarket. We got a trolley. You guessed it, it had a broken wheel on it and it was hard to steer.
Guess what? I unpacked the shopping.
I said, “Mum, can I unpack the shopping?”
And I put the cereal in the cupboard.
By Tim
Christian the Lion
Dad read a book to me and it was called
‘Christian the Lion.’ And he lived at a zoo.
And one day some people came to the zoo and bought Christian.
And he was sad.
By Sid
The Dentist
I went to the dentist. I had a filling.
I felt sad but it didn’t hurt.
By Cathalina

Some of our place getters in the interschool cross country:

We made Birds Nest cookies!

Lately in Room 2, we having been collecting and finding out about birdsnests. Last Friday we tried this recipe for birds nest cookies. We used coconut, condensed milk, chocolate and sugar, with yoghurt raisins for the eggs.
Guess what? They were delicious!

MALIA'S BIRD NEST

On Monday me and Jade walked over to a spikey tree. I said to Mum, "Quickly, quickly, the baby bird has hatched."
I said to Mum, "Don't touch the baby."
And they finally hatched. But there is still one more egg to hatch.

MONEY ACTIVITIES IN ROOM 2

More of our stories:

Some of our stories:

Book Character Day!

Birdfeeders

In Room 2, we made bird feeders as part of our Winter study. We put peanut butter onto pine cones and rolled them in bird seed. Look how the sparrows are enjoying them!

WINTER POEMS

Winter is cold.

Winter is when you get to play in the snow.

Winter is fun playing in the leaves.

I like winter when my dog sits by the heater.

By Billy

Winter is crunchy frost.

Winter is eating cold, soft snow.

Winter is drinking hot chocolate to warm my tummy.

I like winter when I'm cosy.

By Phoebe

Winter is cold.

Winter is good because everybody loves snow.

Winter is cool because you can ski.

I like winter when I sit by the fire with some tea and a marshmallow.

Winter is fun.

By Storm

Winter is very cold.

It has almost frozen my toes.

Winter is funny, soft white snowflakes.

Winter is frosty, green grass, very icy.

I like winter when I look at the moon and stars.

By Jessica

Winter is cold like ice.

Winter is a time when we get colds.

Winter is time for animals to hibernate.

I like winter when my mum give me hot chocolate.

By Paige

Winter is the time when bees hibernate.

Winter is the time when it is cold.

Winter is so cold it's freezing.

I like winter when it is snowing.

By Nadia

Winter is so cold that it freezes my tongue.

Winter is when I eat my soup.

When I look out my window I see snowflakes falling from the trees.

I like winter when my mum gives me a hot chocolate.

By Callum