New Beanbags

We are really lucky to get some new beanbags in our space. 

They are for our outdoor area... but while it's pretty miserable out there, we're going to make use of them indoors!

Shjon: "They're really good. Comfortable. I wish all the chairs were beanbags!"

Christina: "They're comfortable. Kind of a little bit hard, but they're also good for relaxing."

Summergrace: "They're comfy, and warm for learning on."

Maddock: "They're kind of comfortable because they're hard."

Kiwican

We are learning about resilience. Never giving up. We are looking at emotions. 

Kiwi Can says...

I have emotions and that's okay. 

When I deal with them, in a positive way.

 We listened to the song Happy... when we heard the word "happy" we had to do star jumps or push ups. When we heard the word "happiness" we needed to do a sit up. We had to listen really carefully. That became difficult as we got more tired from busting moves.

Examples of different emotions we have were: sad, confused, happy, emotional, ridiculous, depressed, joy, emotionless, angry, proud, tired, super excited, chillaxed. 

We got into groups and then were given a card with an emotion on it. We had to act out that emotion, including what had happened to get to that emotion. 

(Thankful, guilty, impatient, cautious, delighted)

Delighted

Cautious

We have been focusing alot on emotions this week. In mindfulness, we have been recognising our emotions as well as learning to accept our emotions. We talk about emotions being like the weather. They change... when it is stormy, we can be sure that in time the sunshine will come back.

Snowmen & Snowwomen

We have been creating some super snowmen and snowwomen and then giving them a personality.

Check out some of our creations below (If you click on our name you will be taken to our blog post about them. Please leave us a comment!!!

Maddock

Basty

Kaizah-Rae

Ashaswi

Spices

We have been learning about spices and where in the world they come from. Today we looked at how spices from different countries/cultures effect the cuisine we eat. 

We put spices on popcorn and then ate it... strangely the most spicy were the popular request. 

That didn't always culminate in a pleasant experience...

Kiwican

We are talking about the ocean because it's ocean week on Saturday. Lots of creatures live in the ocean. Sadly there's lots of rubbish in the ocean now too. Unfortunately lots of the animals in the ocean are dying. We can stop our impact on the ocean by being responsible for what we put in it.

Kiwican says...

Respect our ocean. Respect our sea.

That is the way it's meant to be!

We played "Tide in tide out"

Tide in (run left)

Tide out (run right) 

Scuba diver, whale, octopus, squid, shark attack (pretend to do the action)

We can all do little things to make a difference. 

Keep our oceans clean. Recycle. Keep the rubbish in the bins. 

We designed T-shirt's to raise awareness for our oceans.

Spices

We are learning about different herbs and spices and how they are used in different countries foods.

Today we looked at turmeric, cinnamon, paprika, Ginger, cardamom  seeds, bay leaf, Rosemary, coriander 

 

Samoan Language week

It's been fantastic to celebrate Samoan Language this week, after our massive Cultural Diversity Celebration last week!

Check out these fabulous boys celebrating their Samoan heritage.