Matariki Art

We have been getting creative in Pod 6 with Matariki celebrations beginning. We have been talking about Matariki at the seven stars that make up the constellation. We have been working on some gorgeous art using pastels for the background blending together and paint stars and dye. Our room might look a little messy in the afternoons but don't worry, the end result will be worth the mess. 
Take a look at what we are up to so far, they are looking good but don't be fooled into thinking this is how they will end up looking. THEY WILL BE SO MUCH BETTER! 

Winter Poems

In the last week winter has hit us, it has become really really cold. The doors were open and now they are closed to keep all the warmth in and we are all wearing our hoodies all day. 

Because it was so cold today we wrote winter poems, we used the one below to help us. It was nice thinking of all the things we do to keep warm but it made me want to go home and put my slippers on. I think Mrs Taylor wanted to sit in front of the fire with a book. But anyway even though it was cold we still wrote some awesome poems. They were hard to write with all the rhyming but we didn't give up and we kept going. Now we are proud of how hard we worked.

We also made beautiful snowflakes to decorate the wall. 

26 things we should say more often

Kid President gave us lots of ideas of things we should say more often. Sometimes making a small comment to encourage someone makes their whole day better and its not even hard to do. Here is the Kid President video 20 things we should say more often and a picture of our wall with our 26 things we should say more often. 

Questioning Goldilocks

Today we watched this short video about Goldilocks to remind ourselves of the story before we wrote questions for her. Then we had 'Goldilocks' come in and answer our questions. 

Below is the video we watched and a snippet of the questions we asked Goldilocks.

The 4 forces of Flight

Yesterday we talked about the four forces of flight. These are the forces that make anything that flys be able to travel though the air. Here is our explanation of the four forces of flight.

First Ideas - Flight

We are learning about flight this term. We are recording our first ideas so we can look back and reflect on how much we have learned this term. Here is our padlet that we used to record our ideas. Check out our first group of learners having a go on padlet for the first time! 

Created with Padlet

Today's Bloggers

Today 3 of us have been learning how to blog. Meet the team!
Introducing Xavier, Piper and Lucy 

Writing Instructions

Today in writing we are learning to write instructions. We watched a short video about a snowman and we also all know a snowman who is pretty famous his name is Olaf. Because the weather is getting colder and some of us might go on adventures to the snow this year we decided to write instructions on HOW TO BUILD A SNOWMAN. 

How to build a Snowman By Callum

You will need:

Snow

A carrot

Pebbles

Buttons

Hat

 Scarf

Instructions:

1. First get some snow and make a huge snow ball.

2. Make a little snow ball and put it on top of the body this is the head.

3. Put the pebbles on his face to make this smile and eyes. 

4. Put buttons on his body to make jacket buttons.

5. Put sticks in his sides for his arms.

6. Put his scarf in between his head and his body.

7. Get your carrot and put it in between his eyes and his mouth.

8 Put his hat on the top of his head. 

How to build a Snowman by Xavier

You will need:

Snow

A carrot

Rocks

Buttons

Hat

Scarf

Instructions:

1. Collect all stuff then find a place to build the snowman.

2. Make a enormous snow ball for his body.

3. Make a slightly smaller snow ball and place it on top of the body.

4. Put the eyes.

5. Get the three buttons and put them on.

6. Get the two long sticks and place them on the side.

7. Place the carrot in the middle of the front.

8. Place the hat on the top of the head.

How to build a snowman by Nina

You will need:

snow  

buttons

carrot  

two long sticks

scarf   

hat

pebbles

 Steps:

1. Collect all the materials you need.

2. Make a giant snow ball for his body.

3.Make a small snow ball for the head place it on the top of the body.

4.Put the buttons and pebbles on the snowman's body

5.Put the carrot on the nose for the snowman

6.Use buttons for his mouth

7.Put the arms on the sides

8.Put a hat on his head

9.Put two eyes and the nose between the eyes and his mouth. If it is raining you can put an umbrella and a raincoat on him.

10. Put a scarf around his neck. 

                                                                         

Lucy and the Sunflower Narratives

Last term we shared some stories that were created with Google storybuilder. Since we have started this new blog and will not be using the one used previously we decided to repost them because we loved them so much. 

WALT: Write a narrative

I know I am successful when: 

I have an exciting hook to engage our audience

I can include a problem and a resolution

I can use dialogue

I can use adjectives

Click the links below to check out our wonderful stories

The giant sunflower by Shana and Seb

Lucy and the giant sunflower By Xavier and Piper

Lucy and the giant sunflower by Jade and Lucy

Lucy's Adventure By Keeley and Ella

Road Safety Walk

This week is Road Safety week and last Friday was perfect timing to be taken out on a Road Safety walk with Constable Ian and Constable Toni. On Monday we practiced out Recount writing skills and wrote recounts about our awesome experience on Friday afternoon. 

On Friday afternoon Constable Ian and Constable Toni came to teach us about Road Safety we had a practice run in our class and they showed all of Pod 6 how to cross the road safely and we also learned lots of new rules. The first one is you go up to the road and take one step back from the road to make sure you are not too close. Rule number two was next you have to hold hands with the person you are with. Number three was look to the left and look to the right and then look to the left again. Number four was listen for cars. The last rule was go across the road. Then we walked across the road twice to practice. Lucy

On Friday afternoon Pod 6, Maddie and Lesley learned about Road Safety. We went outside school crossing the road. We went to learn how to cross the road and how to look for sneaky driveways. Constable Ian and Toni helped us to learn about Road Safety it was so much fun. Lexi

On Friday afternoon Constable Ian and Constable Toni came into Pod 6 and taught us about Road Safety. We walked around Hurupaki School and learned about Road Safety. But before we left the classroom we pretended to be safe crossing the road inside. Then we went to the Police Cars and we got to go inside them. Then we went to see if we could find any sneaky driveways. Last we went to the crossing and practiced crossing the road. We looked left and right and left again and then we crossed the road. Persia

One Friday afternoon Pod 6, Constable Ian and Toni, Lesley Mrs Taylor and Maddie did a little talk about the road. Then we walked to the Police car. I got to sit in the front and drive. We heard the sirens. We saw sneaky driveways, Constable Ian said we have to listen and look before we cross. I loved the Police car it was fun. Piper

On Friday afternoon Constable Ian told Pod 6 about Road Safety. We walked around our school neighbourhood.Constable Ian and Constable Toni talked to us about Road Safety. They told us how to cross the road safely inside Pod 6 before we went out for our walk.

After that Pod 6 went to the Police Cars. Pod 6 all got a turn to go in a Police car. We learned that drivers can’t always see us so we need to know how to stay safe.

Then we walked around the school spotting sneaky driveways. When we spotted one we had to stop and put our hand up.Then we practiced crossing the crossings without the road patrollers on our crossings. We learned that you need to look left, right and left and listen for cars coming. It was fun, I loved going in the police car and learning new stuff.Callum

On Friday afternoon Constable Ian and Toni came and talked about Road Safety and we went on a walk around the school. When we were walking we stopped where some Police cars were and we took turns going inside and listening for sirens. We walked around and looked for sneaky driveways and practiced walking across the zebra crossing without the Road Patrollers. I liked sitting in the Police car and I learned about looking for sneaky driveways. Tiffany

On Friday afternoon we went to learn about Road Safety. Constable Ian, Constable Toni, Maddie, Jamie and Lesley came with us. Road Safety was fun and we walked around the school. We all got to sit in the Police Car and we got to practice crossing the road.

Cornelius

On Friday afternoon Constable Ian and Constable Toni came to Pod Six. They showed Pod Six how to keep safe. First we talked about doing it. You have to look left, right and left again. Second we went to the Police cars we got to go inside.Third we went around the school and looked for sneaky driveways. Last we went to the crossing we practised crossing there. I loved going in the Police cars best. Ella

Partly Cloudy Setting Descriptions

Today in Pod 6 we were learning to describe the setting of this video using adjectives and similes. 

An adjective is a descriptive word and a simile is when you compare one thing to another using like or as. 

The clouds are fluffy like cotton wool. The clouds are like candy floss. The clouds are fluffy like blankets. Cornelius 

The clouds were as soft as marshmallows and as fluffy as pillows. The sky was beautiful like a pink and purple rainbow. Gus was as grey as stone. Ella

The clouds are as fluffy as marshmallows. The sky is pink and purple. The clouds were fluffy like cotton wool. Persia

The clouds were like candy floss floating in the air. The clouds are like a pillow with feathers falling out travelling through the sky. The clouds are as fluffy as marshmallows squishing down on neighbouring clouds. Lucy 

The clouds were squishy like marshmallows and soft like cotton wool. The clouds were crafty like wizards. The sky was like coloured candy floss twisted together. Xavier

The clouds are as soft as marshmallow pillows and fluffy like a blanket. They are soft like a cat and fluffy like candy floss. Kredence 

The bags were squishy like marshmallows. The clouds were as fluffy as cotton wool. The sky was as beautiful as a rainbow. Keeley

The clouds are bouncy like marshmallows springing up into the sky. The clouds are lumpy like sheep wool. The clouds are fluffy like cotton candy. Shana

The clouds were as light as a feather. They were fluffy like cotton wool. They are soft like marshmallow. Callum

The clouds were like pillows floating across the sky. The clouds looked as fluffy as candy floss breaking into pieces and bobbing up and down in the sky. Piper

The clouds were squishy like cotton candy. The clouds were lumpy like marshmallow clumps and as fluffy as pillows. Jack

The clouds are fluffy like marshmallows. They are soft like pillows. The clouds are white like wool. Lexi 

The clouds are fluffy like candy floss. They are soft like a cushion. Kyzah-Lee

The clouds were squishy marshmallows they bounce down and back up like springs and bouncy balls. They are like squishy candy floss. Nina

The clouds are squishy like cotton wool. They are fluffy and soft like candy floss. The clouds are like fluffy pillows. Daniel 

The clouds are big bouncy fluffy pillows. The clouds are like squishy marshmallows. The clouds are as soft as silk. Savanna

The clouds are as fluffy as cotton candy and soft like sheep wool. Chase

Welcome to Pod 6

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