the message in the story. Then you create something based on the message and also do a piece of
writing. You can use materials or make a digital creation. This week Mrs Craig Read the book:
Stinkosaurus Saves Christmas
It was about how even the most unlikely people can turn out to be a hero.
I chose to make a Rocket Ship
On Friday, we did Play Make Create. This is where the teacher reads you a story and you discuss the message in the story. Then you create something based on the message and also do a piece of writing. You can use materials or make a digital creation. This week Mrs Craig Read the book: One for you and two for me.
We have Pet Day at Ohaeawai School every year and one of the activities we do is to create a symmetrical design on a saucer using flower petals. You put Vaseline on the saucer first to make the flowers stick. That’s why they are called Vaseline Saucers. Here is a pic of me with mine:
We have been learning about using apps on our Chromebook to create images that look like mosaics or stained glass windows. We used Google Draw to make some and some people also used Google Draw. Here is the image I made using Google Draw. I chose to make Peppa Pig because my little brother likes Pepper Pig.
This week we edited some of our writing that we did in the first three weeks of term. I chose this one because it was easy.
It is an example of personification
On Friday, we did Play Make Create. This is where the teacher reads you a story and you discuss the message in the story. Then you create something based on the message and also do a piece of writing. You can use materials or make a digital creation. This week Mrs Craig Read the book:
I chose to make a flowers with eyes
On Friday, we did Play Make Create. This is where the teacher reads you a story and you discuss the message in the story. Then you create something based on t
he message and also do a piece of writing. You can use materials or make a digital creation. This week Mrs Craig Read the book: That’s Not the Monster We Ordered.
It was about being grateful for what you have.
I chose to make a cool rich monster so mum and dad do not pay the bills
We have been learning about abstract art. It’s all about creating works of art that don’t actually look like anything. We focused on the American artist Frank Stella, who liked to make pictures using shapes like circles, triangles and rectangles.
Here is my work:
In Week 1 of Term 4, we did Play Make Create. This is where the teacher reads you a story and you discuss the message in the story. Then you create something based on the message and also do a piece of writing. You can use materials or make a digital creation. This week Mrs B Read the book: The book was called 'I am peace' and it was about controlling feelings. I chose to work with Harlem, Saxdyn and Mrs B to think about some ideas.
Thanks to Covid we could only have
Ohaeawai kids in our cross country this year. I came 6 in my year group.
We had to do a handwriting sample this week. My handwriting is not that good but it’s way better than the start of the year.
On Friday, we did Play Make Create. This is where the teacher reads you a story and you discuss the message in the story. Then you create something based on the message and also do a piece of writing. You can use materials or make a digital creation. This week Mrs Craig read the book: Wombat Stew. It was about a dingo who caught a wombat and tried to make wombat stew. But, it didn’t work.
I chose to make a good wombat stew
On Friday, we did Play Make Create. This is where the teacher reads you a story and you discuss the message in the story. Then you create something based on the message and also do a piece of writing. You can use materials or make a digital creation. This week Mrs Craig Read the book: Wombat Stew. It was about a dingo who caught a wombat and tried to make wombat stew. But, it didn’t work….
I chose to make a cage with sticks and rope so the wombat will get trapped.
For the last two weeks we have been learning about different kinds of poetry for reading and writing. I decided to publish this poem. It is an Opposites poem.
We also made a Maui animation to show another way he could have slowed down the sun. It's underneath my poem.
In Week 7 of Term 3, we got back to school!!! On Friday, we did Play Make Create. This is where the teacher reads you a story and you discuss the message in the story. Then you create something based on the message and also do a piece of writing. You can use materials or make a digital creation. This week Mrs Craig Read the book: Tidy . It was about a badger that was too tidy.
I chose to write a little story about how to clean the sea and made a picture of a truck that could go through the mud.
In Week 3 of Term 3, we did Play Make Create. This is where the teacher reads you a story and you discuss the message in the story. Then you create something based on the message and also do a piece of writing. You can use materials or make a digital creation. This week Mrs Craig Read the book: The smartest Giant in Town by Julia Donaldson.
It was about being kind.
I chose to recreate the bog for the dog to get past.
I choose to use the giant's hand to get across the bog.
Today we wrote a piece of writing about the weather. We got to choose what ever type we wanted. I chose to write about lightning
In Week 9, Term 2 , we had a day of activities based on Matariki. We got sorted into groups and did rotations. Most of us got to do 2 different activities but some only did one activity if it took a long time. I chose to take part in: Making kite. Here is a picture of some of the parts of the kite which we were making.
Last week we made a poem about our favourite place. Mine is Jimmy Jack's Rib Shack in Paihia. `
