We are a Year 1 class at Nelson Central School, Nelson, New Zealand. Most of us are 5 years old,
except for Tracy our teacher who is a bit older. This blog lets you know what we have been up to
and what our next learning steps will be. We love to find out what people think about our class
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Thursday 21 June 2012

Week 9 Term 2

As this week started off so wild, wet and windy we decided to take a look at how to play some of our wet weather games and put down some ideas to help us have a happy indoor playtime.



Tracy was out of the classroom on Wednesday and Thursday and Dean was teaching us all about penguins and Antarctica.


On Thursday we celebrated Matariki with a shared kai and a rotation of activities in Kowhai including acting out Maori Myths, printing Matariki stars and learning some traditional Maori stick games.
We retold the Matariki legend of Tane and the Star fish. Here is Oliver's version.
One day mother fish told the little fish, “You should not go out to the big open sea.” A giant caught them and Tane grabbed his net and threw it up into the sky.

Our poem this week also had a Matariki theme.



There will be no new library books issued until next term. Thank you for making us one of the most reliable classes this term for returning books to the school library. We are keeping Val very happy.


To mark the end of Term 2 and Max's final day with us we will be having a pyjama dress up day on Friday. I will be wearing plenty of thermals under mine!
WHAT ARE WE LEARNING IN WEEK 10 TERM 2?
Tricky words: down /out
Writing: simple recounts and descriptions
Maths: numeracy: number patterns to 10
Inquiry: Zero Waste Classroom
Art: : Paua Shells
P.E. Winter Ball Games
ICT: Zero Waste digital story
Maori: Numbers to 10, Myths and Legends
REMINDERS
Friday: Library Day, library books must be returned on or before Friday each week.
Friday 29th June Pyjama Dress Up Day
Fri 29th June end of Term 2
Mon 16th  July start of Term 3 
100 Days of School Celebration Friday 20th July
Mon 30th/3st July and Wed August 1st Parent Teacher Interviews
Tuesday 31st July Museum visit to World Musical Instruments workshop, leave school 9.10. Helpers needed.
Tuesday 28th August Suter Visit to Malu Minar. Leave school 9.05. Back about 11.00. Helpers needed. Find out more at this link  http://www.itson.co.nz/2012/4325-malu-minar-sea-pattern-art-of-the-torres-strait



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