Our Journey to the Past

Fakaalofa Lahi atu family and friends,

This term our inquiry is 'Where we are in Place and Time'. The Incredible Two's along with the rest of the Fledglings team got to go on a journey to the past. We visited the Howick Historical Village where we had an experience of how people in New Zealand lived in the colonial days from the 1800's.

We went to the old school house where we curtsied and bowed to the teacher. We sat at old wooden desks and wrote on slates. We made butter with Mrs white and even got to taste it on a cracker. We learnt about the olden day toys and got to experience washing using a washboard. There was a lot to see including some household items that the colonial people used which you wouldn't see in most of our houses today.

Our class inquiry question is 'How have our clothes and transport changed overtime?'

Thank you to all our parent helpers who came along, we couldn't have gone on this trip without your support. 

Take a look at our journey to the past...please leave us a comment below.

Fakaaue Lahi (Thank you)

The Brain

Kia Ora Whanau, 
This term we have been learning about 'The Brain'. Today, we decided to plan our ideas with words to help us write sentences about the brain.
Check out some of our writing. 

The brain needs water. Wrinkly. The brain is soft. Written by Teeraa

A helmet protects the brain. The brain is soft.
Written by Dalcee

My brain is soft and wrinkly. It works all the time. Written by Evelynn

The brain is soft and the brain is wrinkly. The brain is in charge of our body. My brain has 2 sides.
Written by Nico

My brain is part of the central nervous system. My brain has two sides and it even has a left and a right side.
Written by Tuakoi

The brain controls our balance. It helps us to think. Exercise and sleep help our brain.
Written by Isaiah

My soft brain helps me to think. The brain has a left and a right side.
Written by Chrisander

The brain is soft and wrinkly.
Written by Juwayne

The brain has a left side and a right side. My brain is inside the body. The brain works all the time. The helmet protects the brain.
Written by Joshan

The brain has 2 sides, the left and right. A helmet protects the brain. It controls our balance.
Written by Mahina

Marsha and John visiting from Canada

Bonjour 
This week, we were really lucky to have some special visitors from Canada. It was even more special because it was one of our class buddies grandparents. 

This term we have been learning about what is the same/different about ourselves, family and friends. We have also been talking about how our cultures are different but we are the same because we all live in New Zealand. 

Marsha and John (Nico's grandparents) came to talk to us about Canada and how it is different to New Zealand. When we heard the word 'Canada' we didn't know what it meant. Marsha showed us how far Canada is from N.Z on the World map. It is pretty far away!

Did you know that Canada is known for their maple syrup? Most of us in the class have never tasted maple syrup. 

Thank you Marsha and John for visiting. We hope that you won't be bumping into any bears this year. Take care.
Arohanui
Incredible Two's and Courageous Cubs

Here is a video of our learning. We will share some writing soon.