Kia Ora
Integrity means being brave & making good choices. Our juniors have been practising every day. It’s been an absolute blast! Get ready to see some awesome examples in action!
Cook Island Language Week
Did you know that there are two official languages spoken in the Cook Islands: English and Cook Islands Māori, also known as Rarotongan, which is spoken by over 20,000 people.
This week we have been learning some simple simple phrases and exploring the Cook Islands friendly culture.
We created some colourful lei to help us celebrate Cook Island Language Week! We were so proud of ourselves.
The cold weather’s coming….
but Room 1 won’t be cold because we have brand new toasty warm jackets! Many thanks to Breakfast Club Kids who paid for the Glen Innes School logo. We are so lucky.
What’s your favourite piece of winter clothing to make you feel toasty warm despite the weather?
Happy Mother’s Day 2024
Mother’s Day is a special day to say thank you and to show love to all the different kinds of mums for how much they care for us.
These are a snapshot of the fabulous bouquets that Room 1 created for their mums in 2024.
A deep dive into The Gruffalo.
Today we took a deep dive into ‘The Gruffalo’ with Mrs Donaldson. After reading the story together, we identified the characters and explored a range of activities. There were lots of opportunities to talk about the story and our favourite characters. Room 1 loved making the fox and the snake from the story!
Do you have a favourite story? We’d love to hear about it in the comments below.
29th February 2024
Did you know today (29/02/2024) is a very special day? That’s because it’s a leap day. In Room 1 we were super excited because we got a whole extra day of summer!
A leap year only occurs every 4 years, so the next leap year will be in 2028.
How old will you be in the next leap year?
We decided that there is no better way to celebrate a leap day than by doing leap frog jumps!
We had lots of fun leap frogging around the playground.
All about me!
During Term 1 we really enjoy exploring our topic, ‘All about me’. Check out the bright and colourful artwork that we created by completing a small self portrait using pencil (and vivid) and how we used coloured squares to create a pattern on our border. Did you know a pattern is simply a repeated decorative design? What patterns can you spot in our artwork and what colours would you use if you created your own pattern?
I love how individual each self portrait is and the pop of colour that they bring to the corner of the classroom. Tino kino te pai Room 1!
Robots – My Passion Project!
One of the students in Room 1 simply loves robots. He enjoys creating them and loves drawing them. Check out some of the different robots I have observed in the classroom already this term. I am super proud to support your passion project Tui!
Your attention to detail shows that there is lots of learning going on as you explore.
What makes you excited to learn, create and share?
We’d love to hear from you in the comments.
Welcome to 2024!
Glen Innes School starts back on Thursday 1st February at 9.00.
I am looking forward to welcoming you into Room 1 in 2024.
What do you hope to learn, create and share in your learning journey in 2024?
Little Tui Tui Goes To Ambury Farm – Room 1 & 3
This is our friend Tui. Tui came with us to Ambury Farm. Keijah wrote the song about Tui. Enjoy our movie and do not forget to leave a comment.