This week in Team Koru we read the story “There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly” we created an animation retelling the story on EE.
Here is Melanie’s Animation:
Here is Marcus’s Animation:
Here is Na’asipa’s Animation:
Have you read this story before?
We’re super excited to show you a special movie we made all about the Olympics! We were inspired by those amazing athletes who worked so hard to represent their countries and go for gold. Watching them made us dream big, too! In team Koru, we hope to one day represent our Country and Go for Gold!
Would you like to one day represent your country at the olympics?
We’ve been learning about being proud of who we are through our MITEY lessons. We made a super cool music video for the song What I Am by Will.I.Am – and it’s extra special because we learned to sing it in Sign Language! This song is all about being ourselves and showing the world what makes us awesome. While you watch, you can sing along and maybe even try some of the signs too!”
What makes you awesome?
We’re thrilled to take you on a journey through one of our favorite stories, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt! In this story, we go on an adventure together, facing swishy-swashy grass, splashy-sploshy rivers, and thick, oozy mud – all leading us to a big surprise! We hope you enjoy coming on a bear hunt with us!
What is your favourite part of this story?
Today in Team Koru we got a very special visit from some Firefighters from the St Heliers Fire Station.
They spoke to us about being firewise.
Then they showed us their Fire Fighter uniform. We could hear the firefighter breathing with oxygen tank on.
We pretended the building was on fire and followed Fire Fighter Keegan out of the building by getting low then getting out and staying out!
Then they gave us a tour of the firetruck and all of the equipment that they used.
Finally, it was time to say goodbye. The firefighters put on the sirens and lights as they left GTS.
What do you do to stay firewise?
Today we had our first Kōtuitui Session inspired by the story ‘Maui Catches the Sun’. We played a game where we took turn being Te Rā and Maui and his brothers. We had so much fun and can not wait for our next session. Here are some photos of us enjoying our first Kōtuitui session.
What is your favourite sport to play?
To celebrate Diwali in class, we made our own rangoli art! We noticed how the patterns were full of colours and had lines of symmetry, with designs that repeated on each side. We used bright coloured sand and geometric shapes to create our art. We created a bright new wall display in our cloak bay with our art.
Do you celebrate Diwali?
Alan the Dog was in Team Koru for Halloween. He dressed up in a witches hat. We wrote stories about how we thought Alan the Dog might celebrate Halloween. Here is Lachlan’s story.
Did you you do anything to celebrate Halloween in your classroom?
This morning Team Koru participated in the National Shake Out! We learnt that if an earthquake was to happen we need to drop cover and hold.
We watched the livestream and learnt how to keep ourselves safe during an earthquake.
We ‘Drop, covered and held’ during the practise drill.
And we even got a certificate!
Did you participate in the National Shake Out?