Welcome to our class blog! We are a class of Year 3 and 4 students and our school is at the top of the beautiful South Island. We hope you enjoy reading what we have been learning about.
Saturday, 6 December 2014
Advent Hearts
As a school we collected Christmas themed food to donate to the St Vincent De Paul Christmas Hamper appeal for those less fortunate than ourselves. We collected nine grocery bags full of delicious Christmas goodies. These gifts were presented at Mass on the first Sunday of Advent.
First Holy Communion
On the Feast of Christ the King 2014 the Richmond and Stoke Parishes celebrated the sacrament of First Holy Communion. Lucy, Isla and Jasmine from our class all received communion for the first time. We congratulate them and wish them every blessing for the future.
Wednesday, 5 November 2014
Tuesday, 21 October 2014
END OF TERM 2 ACTIVITIES
BIRD FEEDERS
After studying native birds we decided to attract birds more to our school. We set about looking at bird feeders on google images and then designed our own. We were so lucky to have 4 parent helpers to assist with the hammers, drills and saws, not to mention the hot glue gun! By the end of the session everyone had made one and put it up around our classroom. The bird seed and fruit attracted many birds as we watched and over the holidays one bird felt so at home that it made a nest on top of the noisy class bell box outside Kea's door!
FINAL DAY TREAT
Kea class loved baking some citrus slice which was our treat as we watched an end of term video. Hmmmmmm!
Mighty Mathematicians in the Making!
Our weight unit was a terrific hands on experience. We learned to weigh objects and read the scales. After a fair bit of practice, everyone got a good feel for how heavy 1g and 1 kg is. Here are some shots of children learning about weight.
FRACTIONS
We are now studying fractions. First we recapped what a fraction is : amounts compared with a whole. We have discovered that :
- fractions can be more than 1.
- Adding and subtracting fractions is being learned
- A fraction of a number.
Sunday, 19 October 2014
Castles
We are learning about Castles in Term Four in preparation for our part in our school production.
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