MR "B" OUR CARETAKER VISITED ROOMS 1, 2 AND 3

"Whoa! Is that you Mr Brundell?"

Mr Brundell is our Caretaker and a Bee Keeper.  He came to tell us all about bees.
We learnt that the Scientific name of a Bee Keeper is an Apiarist.
He looked very different in his bee suit.  We were all fascinated and were a great audience.
We asked some thoughtful questions too.

THANK YOU MR "B" we really appreciated you sharing your knowledge of bees with us.

Emma the lamb came to visit Room 1 today

Her fleece was soft and cuddly.
She waggled her tail while she was drinking her bottle.
She wore a pink tutu with a big flower on the back of it.
She sucked on our fingers.
Emma's eyelashes are long and white.
She was very excitable.

By Room 1

More Maori myths and legends from Rooms 1, 2 and 3

How Maui brought fire to the world.  Look at our amazing artwork.

Today we heard the story of  Awarua, the taniwha of Porirua.
We drew our own taniwha, making sure we used the whole page.

NEW ZEALAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA STRING QUARTET

We learnt that instruments can talk to each other and that if we listen carefully music can be happy, sad, angry, silly and tender. 

It was a privilege to have these musicians come and share their talents with us.

Music can tell a story.

HOW MAUI FOUND HIS MOTHER

Today Mrs Longman read How Maui found his Mother.  After listening carefully we designed our own koru.  One was Taranga ( mother) and the other was Maui. We used a pencil and pastels.

MAUI AND THE SUN

Rooms 1, 2 and 3 have been learning Maori Myths and Legends this term.
Ms Starkey read Maui and the Sun and the all 3 classes created their own Maui sun using a vivid pen crayon and dye.

This week Mrs Russell read Maui and the Giant Fish.  The children ripped magazines and blue paper to create a giant fish to collage.
Watch this space because next week Mrs Longman is going to read ...

NEW ZEALAND PLAYHOUSE

Today New Zealand Playhouse came to our school and put on a very funny production of PUSS IN BOOTS PET DETECTIVE.   We were a fantastic audience!