Term 1 2020 Week 6

Our finished self portraits. We were really proud of our mahi.

More learning about fractions

We discussed, demonstrated, cut, created, explained and shared our learning with each other. As you can see our learning was fun and we know more about halves and quarters.

Rippa Rugby Skills Development

On Thursday Hannah Shalders from Northland Rugby helped us learn the skills we will need to play 'Rippa Rugby.' We had lots of fun practising passing and catching with a partner. We also had team relays and zigzagged between cones with the ball. 

Term 1 2020 Week 5

 

We love learning!

Learning to write down our ideas takes lots of thinking. Here we are practising writing some of the words we will need for today's stories.

Watermelon Fractions

We have been learning about halves and quarters. We loved learning with watermelon. 

 Cut the watermelon into two equal pieces and you have 2 halves. The watermelon is cut in half.

 Cut each half in half again to make four equal pieces. These are called quarters. Each piece is a fraction of the whole watermelon.

The pieces got smaller and smaller each time they were cut in half. Then we shared the watermelon equally so that everyone had the same number of pieces.
At last we ate the watermelon and it was sweet, juicy and delicious . . . just what we needed on such a hot day!

The Watermelon Echo Song

"Oh no, (Oh no!)

I just swallowed (I just swallowed)                            

A watermelon seed (A watermelon seed)                

Will I grow a watermelon (Will I grow a watermelon)       

Deep in me? (Deep in me?)"

"Oh no, (Oh no!)

That seed won't grow (That seed won't grow)                            

In my tummy (In my tummy)                

There's no rain or sunshine (There's no rain or sunshine)       

Deep in me? (Deep in me?)"

Term 1 Week 4 2020

Watermelon Smiles

"Thank you Mr and Mrs Patel for the yummy, scrummy watermelon!

We have been learning about the sounds letters make in words. This week we focused on the letter 'b.' 

Until next time . . . ka kite ano!

Term 1 Week 3 2020

Week 3
Last weekend Sir and Mrs Windleborn took a big trailer with a winch all the way to Mangawhai and they came back with a surprise! It was a big red boat with a little cabin. Lots of children can fit in the boat. We liked the boat, especially when we found out it was going to be put in a sandpit. The boat needs a few repairs before we can play in it. One of the students asked where the sandpit was going to be so we explored the school grounds for the best spot.

We love the boat and are very excited about getting a sandpit!

Self Portraits

The clever students in Te Kakano have been learning how to draw faces. They looked in the mirror, and talked about the shape of  heads, eyes, noses mouths and eyebrows. They used their hands to measure where to draw the facial features on the face shape they had drawn. The students practised first and then drew their own faces on a big oval shape.

They added detail like eye lashes, and coloured in very carefully.

The hair was made by colouring in a piece of paper with wax crayon and then tearing it up into small pieces.

 Everyone did their very best art work.

The students happily shared the glue and brushes.

Our portraits aren't quite finished. Keep checking our Blog to see them when they are finished.

Our weekly poem

Me

I am special

Because you see

I'm the only one

Who's just like me!

Ka kite ano! See you next time.

Term 1 Week 2 2020

Te Kakano's Class Treaty

This week we learned about the Treaty of Waitangi and what a 'treaty' is. Here is our class treaty which we all signed.

Learning to swim is FUN!

Look! We can use the flutter boards to kick across the pool. We have learned to float on our backs and are having a little sleep in the sun. All of us go right under the water when we play, 'Ring a ring a Rosie.'

We are all proud of our swimming skills!

Welcome to Te Kakano 2020

Te Kakano Week 1

Here we are . . . 2020's first intake of Year 1 students. Such 'lovely little seeds' [Te Kakano].

Term 4 Week 8

Where did our ancestors come from and how did they journey to Aotearoa?

We created waka and tall ships to help tell the history of the early explorers who came to New Zealand.

 

The first people were Maori. They came on the waka. Maori people used to navigate with the stars and the moon and the sun. Captain James Cook went on a tall ship. He had a crew of 94 boys.    Riley

 

The Maori people were the first people on Aotearoa. Waka are big and strong. The Maori people used stars to navigate their waka.

Captain James Cook came to New Zealand. Joseph

The Maori people got here first and the Maori people went on the island of New Zealand and found flax, fish, birds and forests. The Maori people went back home and they hopped off. The stars helped them get home. The Endeavour is the tall ship. Then Captain James Cook saw an island then he got onto the island. He drew a map of the North Island.   Lloyd

The first people that traveled in a waka were the Maoris.
Sophia J. 

The Maori waka came to New Zealand a long time ago. When the Maori people were sailing they saw the flax and fish. The Endeavour came to New Zealand to find the land.     Connor 

             
The first Maori people came to New Zealand and they saw moa. 
My ancestors used to navigate using the stars, moon, sun and birds.
Captain James Cook sailed to New Zealand on a tall ship called the Endeavour.    Toby

The brown waka came to Aotearoa a long time ago. The Maori people were the first on New Zealand. They used some stars to travel. Captain James Cook came to New Zealand. He died a long time ago. Carter

The very first people to come in the waka were the Maoris. Maori people used birds to find land and build their homes. Captain James Cook lived a long time ago. He was a sailor on a tall ship. Levi                

The Maori people came a long way in their waka to get to New Zealand.    Arlen

Captain James Cook sailed a tall ship called the Endeavour. Jayden


The waka came to New Zealand in 1250. There was flax, fish, birds and lots of big forests. Maori had to live off the land. There were big birds called moa.

The Maori people went to the island and they came to their new home Aotearoa. They used some stars they saw on their way.

A long time ago there was a captain and his name was Captain James Cook. He was the boss and he went to New Zealand and he ate porridge when he was sailing.  Preet                

The Maori people used the stars and the moon to go home to New Zealand. The Endeavour sailed to New Zealand. The captain was called James Cook. Bostin

The Maori people’s ancestors came to New Zealand in a waka. Maori people followed the stars like their ancestors. Captain James Cook steered the boat to a new land. Cameron 

The first people that traveled in a waka were the Maori. Sophia E. 

Maori people came on a waka. They ate fish. Captain James Cook came to New Zealand. Thomas

Captain James Cook had a tall ship called the Endeavour. Grayson

The Maori people were sailing to New Zealand on a waka. Maori people followed the stars to find another island.
Captain Cook had a crew of 94 people on his tall ship. Miya

 

Maori followed the stars. Captain James Cook was the boss of the Endeavour and he came to New Zealand a long time ago. Tauhe 

Maori people came to Aotearoa on a waka. It took a long time. The Maori people used stars to navigate to Aotearoa. Captain James Cook had a tall ship. The ship had sails and cannons. Te Reinga

We hope you enjoyed our writing!