Concept learning: Our own designs for the model of Well Being: Hauora

Well done Zachary, this is great learning. You needed to do a lot of thinking.

Great learning Caitlin. Can you think where social well being can be represented?

Some learners decided to collaborate when creating their model, well done Tyler and Hirresh.

Great collaborating girls. You were very determined!

Cobie and Katie you did a good job together to create your model.

Stuck in the Mud!

Today Alexi, Hannah and Brookie tried using DoodleCast for the first time to tell a story. 

What feedback could you give them?

Student voice

Do you remember what you said about communication?

The concept of change

During concept learning we experimented with changing our voices and actions to suit the characters in the "three billy goats gruff."

Was it easy to change your voice to be in character?... at AnswerGarden.ch.

Break Through 28th February Animal and Art Groups

We looked and found out how to use pastels to create patterns.

Experimented with different designs.

We went to the library to research patterns.

We drew inspiration from animal patterns and used them to create our own.

Break through: Cooking group!!! Photography by Lily Dawson

Hannah, why are you cutting up the strawberries? You are being very careful.

Cymorah, can you tell us what is in the bowl. What will you do next?

How much mixture are you putting in Emily?

What are you all doing with the mixture!!!!

Where is your cake,  what are you making?

Why are you making sure the lid is on Leon?

Josh, that smoothie is very purple, what did you put in it?

Are you ready to taste it Reilly?

What are you all rolling in your hands?

Why are you pushing them down with a fork Eugene?

Icing time! What colours and decorations are you using?

Sit back, relax and enjoy your blueberry smoothie!

Well done every one, your banana cake looks great!!

Wow you guys made a lot of vanilla biscuits! You have decorated them so well.

Those strawberry muffins look awesome! Did they taste good too?

FInding List words

What word are you looking for Hannah?

Kaelen and Clayton, you are collaborating really well on the i-pad!

You are being very determined, well done Alexi and Alvyn!

Awesome independent learning Harrison and Brodie, Did it get tricky?

Monarch Butterflies in LH1!

Today we were very excited to see Hannah and her mum has some chrysalises for us to look after in the hub.  Aren't we lucky!!

Can you see the gold detail on the chrysalises?  

What is inside them?  

What were they before they made their chrysalises?  

What will they become once they hatch out?

Why are some of the chrysalises darker than others?

Here's Hannah to tell us more:

listen to ‘hannahs butterflies’ on Audioboo

Hannah's mum left us with some instructions to help us look after them well...

We need to spray the chrysalises with a little water each day.  

We wonder why that is?

We need to let the butterfly dry their wings for about 4 hours before taking them outside to fly away. 

We wonder why that is?

We can't let the butterflies out in the rain.

We wonder why that is?

Hats for term 4!

This term we all need to be wearing school hats as it is the summer term just like term 1. We find it useful if there is something attached to our hats so that we can identify our own one really easily.

These group of children are fine demonstrators!

Thank you to our volunteers :-) We like how you have put a ribbon or a button or badges on your school hats. Round of applause for all of you in hub 1!

From next week if you don't bring your hat to school, unfortunately you will have to sit in the shade during break times so please remember to bring them!

Hub 1 learning about how to get ready in the morning

Some of our learners thought it might be useful, to make a movie for new learners to Stonefields School, about how to get ready in the morning before school.

Discovery time - Doctors Surgery

Today in discovery time some of the learners decided to play doctors... here they are in action!

"Today I'm fixing broken legs and arms.  It is a busy day at the doctors" - Aurelia

"We've got too much patients" - Hannah

"The sick people have to call first and then they go to the doctors" - Kyan

"I am a sick person visiting the doctors.  I broke my arm" - Hailey

"I have a broken leg.  I broke it on the tower" - Georgia

"Some people have to talk on the telephone to talk to their mums and daddies" - Oliver

"Some people have to go to the hospital or dentist" - Oscar F.

Phonics and Handwriting Brain exercises!

 After phonics we get both sides of our brain to talk to each other. We pat our head and rub our tummies.

We march on the spot or around the hub.

 We learn how to touch the opposite knee with our opposite hand.

 

It is hard and we have to be determined. 

 Look at us we have got it... Can you practice at home?

Inside our hub at buddy reading time

Each Thursday, our big buddies come downstairs to our hub to read books with us in the afternoon.  We look forward to it each week!

Our favourite things about buddy reading today:

"Reading the words.  We collaborated to read them" - Maya

"I was reading the old book to my buddy" - Clayton

"That he read it out loud" - Aurelia

"I liked buddy reading the books" - Hannah

Here's a photo of how the Butterfly Pod looks during buddy reading...

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