Discovery Time Week 2 Term 2

 We looked on Youtube to see how to play marbles 

and then we went outside to have a game.

 We played Snakes And Ladders.

 We created with the play dough.

 We played in the tent.

 We created box model houses.

 We designed with the duplo.

 We practiced writing numbers.

We used the iPad to make this Pic Collage

Week 2 Inquiry Learning Topic

This week the hook for our Inquiry Learning unit on Aotearoa is about New Zealand history and Maori Culture. Mrs James, who teach from Room 9, organised a wonderful experience for us this morning. She chose a group of middle and senior school students to help us experience rakau sticks, poi dances, and trying on the kapahaka uniforms. Thanks Mrs James. We had fun.

Making Popplets For Maths

 Sophie and Joshua made this popplet about 10.

Zane and Lachlan made this popplet.

Richmond ANZAC Service

This morning Mrs Eden went to the ANZAC Service in Richmond. She was very proud to see Richmond School children placing poppies and to hear Mrs  

Armstrong and the school choir sing

 "Lest we Forget".

(You can see Mrs Armstrong's red cardigan in the upper part of this photo.)

This hand print wreath was made by representatives 

from each class in our school.

Our School ANZAC Service

 This morning we had our school ANZAC Service.

 The choir sang "Lest We Forget".

We enjoyed the poem about what the ANZAC Poppy

 stands for but it is also sad.

 Mr Irvine explained to us about ANZAC.

 Lots of parents  came.

 Oliver Armstrong played the Last Post and Reveille 

while the flag was lowered and raised again.

He is Mrs Armstrong's son.

Here is our poem for this week.

ANZAC Poppie from CherrylE on Vimeo.

Wearing Our Poppies.

School Photos

This morning Steve and Dan the school photographers came to take our class and individual photos for 2015. After it was our turn Mrs Eden got us to use her camera and the iPads to take photos of each other. 

Here we are holding the poppies we have made to wear at our school ANZAC service tomorrow. We are also munching on an ANZAC biscuit. Yummy!!

We like being photographers.

ANZAC Stories

ANZAC

We are learning about ANZAC Day. We saw the medals. I felt sad for the soldiers. Some died. Some survived. The ones that survived I felt very proud of. I saw guns. I saw the nurse and her army ambulance. When the army people get hurt they will come to her and she will help them.

Jenna.  

ANZAC Day is when people wear a poppy to remember those who died for us because 100 years ago some people died. Police wear a poppy. We have made some poppies.

Shaylih
ANZAC

We are learning about ANZAC.

Yesterday my class went out to see the ambulance and swords. I saw guns. I saw soldiers in uniforms.

Lydia

ANZAC

The soldiers were going to war 100 years ago. I liked the medals.

Isabella
ANZAC

The soldiers are going to war. They got medals for being brave. The people died because they got shot by guns.

Skye

ANZAC

The soldiers were going to war to make New Zealand a good place. I saw the guns and the swords.

Ryan D
ANZAC

We are learning about the soldiers who went to war 100 years ago. I saw guns and swords. It was sad.

Ryan W

World War One Nurse

World war One Nurse from CherrylE on Vimeo.

Six Year Olds

ANZAC Display

This morning we arrived at school to a big surprise. The teachers had organised a fantastic display about ANZAC and Gallipoli to launch our Inquiry Learning topic on Aotearoa.

We would like to especially thank all the people in our community who shared their historic vehicles, guns, medals,  uniforms and wisdom. We are really looking forward to developing our knowledge and understanding.