Ready Set Go

 Ready Set Go

Physical Education

 

We really enjoyed doing the Ready Set Go programme with Coach Nicola and we learnt a lot of new skills.  We also liked playing the wind down game of running very fast and competing to get the chicken.  Paul won one of these games.  Paul is very fast at running.

Finanacial Literacy

Last term we learnt a lot about Financial Literacy.  The lady came from the ASB Bank and taught us about the difference between "Wants" and "Needs".  For example food, water and a home.
Needs are the things that we need to help us stay alive and healthy.  Wants are things that we would like but that we can live without.  For example lollies, toys and crayons.

We also played shop in our classroom and we paid for the things that we bought.  This meant that we had to add up the cost of the things that we bought.  We also had to subtract to work out our correct change.

Here are some photos of us buying and selling things in our classroom shop.

Oliver and George work the cost of their purchases.

 Tyrah and Giselle add up their money to see how much they have left and what else

they can afford to buy.

 Roneeza and Angelina wait their turn to buy some more items.

Kena is purchasing a set of Alphabet Letters that shine in the dark and Eliza is thinking about what she is going to buy next.

Anamaria is looking at the items that are for sale in our school shop. 

What will she buy?

Augustine is paying Mrs Foden for his purchase.

Mrs Foden is asking Augustine if he needs any change.

Harley, Te Raians, Augustine and Bryan are happy with the things that they have bought.

Te Raiana discusses what he is going to buy with Ira.

Harley and Mrs Foden write down what Harley is buying and 

together they work out how much change Harley will get.

Brielle is happy with what she has bought and Tyrah joins in on the fun.

Veronica's Observations and Diary

Veronica's Observations and Diary

1.  Spring Water:  Spring water is sparkling because it says so on the label.  This means that you have to open the bottle gently so that the liquid doesn't splash out of the bottle.  Some people, when they are at the beach, open the bottle too fast and it spills out.  We are not allowed to.

2.  At the beach we are not allowed to eat in the water because the water will get dirty and we want to keep it clean.

3.  On the weekend I went to the park with my family.  We all have a partner so that we stay safe.  My partner was my older cousin Asia.  She used to be at St Patrick's school but now that she is older she is at McAuley College.  Asia likes it at McAuley College.  

Before we left home my dad asked all of us if we were ready and we all said "yes".  We had a good time at the park.

The Museum

In the holidays I went to the Museum with my mum.  We went by bus.  At the Museum I saw a volcano.  It wasn’t a real volcano.  The volcano was big.  It was so big that it nearly touched the roof.  The volcano was coloured light blue and dark blue.  I think that it was made of rock.  It was just like a real volcano.

Next we went to see the sharks.  They weren’t real sharks.  The sharks were all different sizes.  Some sharks were big, some were medium and some were small.  The big shark had very big teeth.  It was scary.  It would be even scarier if it was alive and swimming around.  My mum took a photo of me and the big shark.

After that we went to visit the Marae.  It looked a bit like a house.  We had to take our shoes off when we went into the Marae.  There were some people inside but there was no stuff inside.  We looked at the carvings.  They were amazing.  I had a neat time at the Museum with my mum. 

My Birthday

In the holidays my family and I went to Rainbow’s End for my birthday.  First we went to the show.  It was a magic show.  A man was wearing a night costume and a girl was wearing a fairy costume.  They told the kids to come up onto the stage to do some cool dancing.  It was a dance competition.  At the end they had to choose 3 winners.  The winners were a girl, a teenage boy and me!  We all did cool dances and I won!  They also gave me a prize.  The prize was a colouring box.  Inside the colouring box there were some flash colouring sticks. 

Next we went on the Log ride with my dad.  We went inside the log and up the slide.  At the end we slid down the slide.  We also went inside a tunnel.  The tunnel was scary, and the rest of the ride was fun and exciting.  I had a great birthday at Rainbow’s End.

Rainbows End

In the holidays I went to Rainbows End with my family.  First I went on the roller coaster.  It was fun.  Then I went to the Bingo game.  It was a hard game but it’s alright.  My Mum came too.  We played cooking together.  Mummy and I made pancakes.  They tasted yummy.  I also went to the Balling game with my family.  I bowled the ball into the cupboard.  I won the game!  It was a lot of fun.  I hope that I get to go to Rainbows End another time.

Auntie’s Birthday Party

In the holidays I went to my auntie Leka’s birthday party.  I went with my Mum and my cousins.  My cousins’ names are Patrick, Allen and Bethe.  First we wished auntie a happy birthday and she said thank you for coming.  Then she gave me a chocolate. 

My auntie Leka had a birthday cake.  It was a chocolate birthday cake.  We all ate the cake.  It tasted delicious.  We had a good time at my auntie Leka’s s birthday party.