Whiteboard Picture

Wow, amazing picture...... it took ages to create.

Word of the Week

Our word of the week is 'Here'. Our stories say 'Here is Dr Galloway'. Look at all the great pictures of Dr Galloway.
 

TakeAway Tea and Disco

On Friday 6 April the Junior Team are having a takeaway tea from 5 - 6pm before the disco. Families of Kindle 2 children are invited to bring their dinner/tea (picnic, takeaways or whatever your family would like to eat) and a drink (non-alcoholic) and come to the classroom and eat. The purpose is to give parents a chance to meet the parents of their child's friends and classmates. If children go outside to play after they have eaten, they will need to be supervised by parents. The school disco will follow this from 6 - 7pm.

Goodbye to Lin Lin, Leo and Kathy

Today we said goodbye to three of our classmates who have been with us for the last three weeks. We hope they have enjoyed being in a New Zealand classroom at George Street Normal School, making new friends and learning a little bit more English. Thank you to Sophie our teacher aide and Mrs Robertson for helping them settle in to Kindle 2.

Maths - Weight (Mass)

This week we having been talking about weight. It is part of the measurement strand of maths. We made predictions about the weight of our soft toys and then checked using the balance scales. We put the toys in order from heaviest to lightest. Another day we filled bags with beads to measure the weight of each toy. We have been using words like 'light, heavy, lighter, heavier, lightest and heaviest' to talk about the difference in weight of two objects. We found that sometimes small things can be heavier than big things... (although some of the children are not convinced!)

Writing Time

Kindle 2 are working hard on their writing this week. They are using their place mats to find the words they need to start their stories. Keep it up Kindle 2.

Casey Caterpillar becomes Beatrice Butterfly

For the last month we have had a Monarch caterpillar (known as Casey Caterpillar) on a swan plant in Kindle 2. It made itself in a J and then became Casey Chrysalis about 2 weeks ago. This morning when we got to school Beatrice Butterfly had emerged (this is called eclosion...... I learned something new today). When she had dried her wings and started fluttering about the classroom, we took her outside and set her free. Bye Beatrice!