Kowiniwini Maori Potatoes

This is the blog from when Whaea Rose taught for a term in Room 3 two years ago....

In just one week, the Kowiniwini potatoes have grown this much!! Now I have to mound the dirt around them.  

Thursday 1st October.

The Maori potatoes have started to shoot. They taste a lot different to the potatoes we usually eat for dinner.   Thursday 24th.

The Italian Parsley is growing behind the corriander. Cabbages are behind the Italian Parsley.

Ian is writing about Gmod.  

More Letters - to our reading helpers

We have been having big students from Room 5 come to help us with our reading on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday every week.  They listen to us read, ask questions, and  help us with worksheets.
We need to thank them.
(All done and delivered to Room 5 by lunchtime.)

Our Finished Letters

Atutahi"s Art

Yesterday I did this picture about Hulk,  Ironman,  Iron Spider , Arrow,  and some Starwars guys. I like this picture that I have done.  It has some of the avengers that save the world sometimes.

Breaking News

Atutahi and Coby are reading on a beanbag. They are cousins. They are having a good time.

These girls were reading on the heater, in the sun.

The girls are setting up an addition bingo game.  We played bingo after reading.

Lyrik likes dinosaur books,and knight books.  Alexander enjoys funny books, just like Lyrik.

Mina is reading in the corner.

Sam and his friends lay down to read.

Letter Writing

Today we are learning how to set out a letter home correctly.  We are writing about our gardens.
Here are some of the letters.  Many students wrote to people who took them out to the garden to plant and weed, and to just look around.

Shyanne wrote

School

22nd September

Dear Rosemary

Thank you for helping me with the garden, and doing the signs.  I really loved planting with you.

Alyssa wrote:

School

22nd September

Dear Mum

I had great fun with you helping me in the garden.  I'm happy for you  helping me plant my lillies at home.

Atutahi wrote:

School

22nd September

Dear Mum

Thank you for giving me heaps of vegetables.

Mere wrote:
School

22nd September

Dear Whaea Evy

Thank you,  Whaea Evy for helping me and Kororia with the garden.
Thank you for planting the primulas.

Recount- The Storm

Monday 21st  Our recount is to write about a time we were in a storm.  We want to get the reader's interest,  so we are using onomatopoeia, and adding detail.  We looked at writing with  adjectives, and made lists of "stormy" words.

Last night, the windows were creaking, the doors were slamming.  I flicked the switch.  The light didn’t come on.  I screamed, “the power is off!”  I was frightened.

It was windy outside.  Boom!  Boom!  went the thunder.

Kaila

Crash!  Boom!  The sky turned blue, then black.  The lights went out, then back on.

The TV was still off.  I closed my eyes, I heard people.  I opened my eyes.  The TV was on again.  I was shivering.

Lyrik

When I went out, I was terrified.  The rain started, and the thunder started, and the hail started.

 “Woosh!”  I screamed because the trees started to crash.

Mere

Last Friday the rain came.  It was hard on the roof. 

Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam!  went the rain.

I was crying.

Kororia