Maui and the Sun

We have been learning about the sun and the important role it plays in how the Earth works.

We created multi-media art works to represent the Maui and the Sun legend and retold the story in our own words.  Please click the images to enlarge them.

 

 

Tacky the Penguin

We have been reading the Tacky the Penguin books by Helen Lester. Tacky is an odd penguin with some unusual qualities that help him and his friends. We have written character descriptions about him.

 

 

There, their and they're

We are learning which of these words to use in our writing - there, their or they're. Here is a video to help us.

Honey Bee Explanations

Our school wide writing focus has been explanation writing.  We found out how honey bees make honey and wrote explanations about the process.  To create our posters we used KidPix, Comic Life and The PrintShop2.

To see and read our posters go to our school website page where you will be able to open each thumbnail in a new window. Click here for the link.

Mr Sonny is Sensational!

Please read our character descriptions about our wonderful caretaker Mr Sonny.  He does a great job looking after us and our school.  Use the magnifying glass cursor to enlarge and scroll the text.  You might like to comment on this post or leave a comment on a particular story within the VoiceThread.

Glenys Character Descriptions

We have been learning what makes great character descriptions.  Here are some we wrote about our teacher, Glenys.
We have been commenting on each others writing - you might like to check out our feedback.

Soccer Skills Recounts 4

Joaquin, Abigail, Min, Stephanie, Tia and Tyrese have created KidPix illustrations and written recounts about our soccer experience.
Please record or type a comment on our VoiceThread or add a comment to the blog post.

Soccer Skills Recounts 3

Jun Min, Logan, Michael, Mikayla, Sasha and Sophie have created KidPix illustrations and written recounts about our soccer experience.
Please record or type a comment on our VoiceThread or add a comment to the blog post.