Writing - We are trying to describe using our senses.

It looks black.
It looks red.
It looks orange.
It looks yellow.
It feels super hot.
It feels like a tree.
It smells poisonous.
It sounds crackling.
- by Hayden.



A camp fire smells like fire. It burns.
It feels cold if you don't have a fire.
It looks dark with no firelight.
It sounds like some people are talking.
It's not that loud to me.
It tastes cold.
- by Terepai.




It looks like lots of people running.
People are getting wet.
Lots of people ar running into cars.
It smells like fresh water.
It sounds lik someone stomping in a puddle.
It feels like a dripping tap.
It tastes like water.
- by Georgia Plimmer.

Things that have a life cycle

Have a look at our art that we created this week using different types of cardboard.

Maths - fractions

We have been learned about fractions this term. We have cut shapes into halves, quarters, thirds etc. We have been learning to order fractions and write fraction symbols properly. Now we are learning how to find fractions of sets.

Term 4 Inquiry

Our Inquiry topic for Term 4 is the Circle of Life. In our class we have started growing some snow pea seeds. We have talked about the different stages a plant goes through as it changes from a seed into a plant. Hopefully we will now see a real life example.

Top 5

In room two we have started doing a reflection on our day at 2.50pm. As a class we think about the top five things we learned that day.

On Tuesday this was our top five:
1. We learned how to stamp.
2. We learned how to do a flow chart.
3. We learned what animals need from their habitats.
4. We learned to throw the balls hard at scatterball.
5. We learned how to find out answers to our questions/questions.

On Wednesday this was our top five:
1. We learned to draw a picture on the computer that matches our story.
2. We learned to make a print.
3. We learned to sing the song – the circle of life.
4. We learned to not stop when doing hurdles.
5. We learned to pace ourselves when we are doing hurdles.

Five Senses Poems

We have been writing some poetry this term. We wrote some poems using our senses - looking, hearing, tasting, touching and smelling.

I like the taste of honey because it’s yummy.
I like the smell of perfume because it smells nice.
I like the feel of fur because it’s fluffy.
I like the sound of TV because it might say something special.
I like the look of treasure because it is so shiny. – By Charleen


I like the taste of jelly and chocolate because it goes all gooey and watery.
I like the smell of brownies because it smells delicious.
I like the feel of fur because it is soft.
I like sound of music because it sounds good. – By Yolanda.


I like the taste of ice-cream because it is cold on sunny days.
I like the smell of perfume because it makes you smell nice.
I like the feel of soft fur because it feels really soft.
I like the sound of people laughing because it makes me join in.
I like the look of gold because it is my favourite colour. - By Sky.

Term 3 Maths - Multiplication and Division

This term we have been learning about groups of numbers (Multiplication) and sharing (Division).
We had the problem:
There are some cars in a carpark. There are 6 rows with 5 cars in each row. How many cars are there altogether?
We had to draw what it would look it and then write the equation. There are some examples of our thinking on the yellow paper.

Another problem:
A pirate crew found some treasure. They found 24 pieces of gold. There were 4 pirates in the crew. They need to share out the gold. How many does each pirate get? There are some examples of our thinking on the orange paper.