Year Three and Four Camp to Dunedin

Kakariki Sing Along

For this week for reading we have been analysing song lyrics, Here are some of our performances.

Puketeraki Marae visit

Puketeraki Marae Visit on PhotoPeach

How to Write a Recount

Thanks to Blogger 

http://classroomclipart.blogspot.co.nz/2014/03/recount-writing.html

Rain!

The falling rain went 'pitter patter, pitter patter'. It was dancing loudly through the sky, tapping on the rain forest. 'Howl' said the wind. The rain was powerful! In the morning the sun came out. 

Brooke

The wild miracle rain pitters loudly on the roof in the morning This wicked grumpy water thuds to the ground in big drips into puddles. Soon, it will hopefully give up. It was annoying. 
Lucy

The quiet cold raindrops were pitter patting softly in the damp cloudy day. Bushy rain clouds grew darker. The rain tapped harder. Stronger! Madder! Wildly knocking and crashing. The rain smells like a rain forest. This time the poor cruel rain gave up - resting in through the damp day. 
Lilianei

The impolite rain taps gently on the roof asking to come in. It sounds like a quiet mouse. Next time it demands to enter. Rat a tat tat. Thump, thump, thump. A wild rain forest is out my window. The morning arrives. The rain has given up. Silent at last. Perri

Learning at Maniototo Area School

The script for this movie was collaboratively developed by 5, Year 3 students. We used Collaborize Classroom online to do this. It was proof read and edited and recorded into a movie. Most of the images were taken by these students and developed on Windows Live Movie Maker. The aim was to reflect on what learning was like at Maniototo and why its great to be here.

Biscuits for our buddies!

On the last of school we wanted to do something a good sort would do. We baked some biscuits, enough for us and the Kindy kids and went across the paddock to visit our preschool buddies. We read them a story then sat on the deck with a friend and a biscuit! The sun was shining and the playground was super inviting. We all got time to explore some fun activities before heading back to school to clean up. We found out that little kids can do lots and they can do so many learning activities. We also found out it is hard to read to little children and getting them to listen. A super good sort morning which we are all keen to do again.