Our Poupou

For one of our art projects we learnt to draw a poupou.  Poupou are traditionally a wooden carved Maori statue.  Poupou tell the stories of the meeting house, the local iwi and the iwi's ancestry.  We sketched our Poupou and then painted them using cotton buds and dye.  We learnt about symmetry and proportion.

Making words

Making word families is a clever way to learn how to spell lots of words.

Derek says:  I can write lots of words now and I can spell them properly.

Term 4 Writing

Today we wrote about what we did in the school holidays.  Then we looked back at the first story we wrote at Elm Park School.  Look at the difference!

Derek says:  I have learnt how to do some more words and I can do good pictures.

Learning about teen numbers

 You are using equipment to help learn that double digit numbers are made up of groups of ten and ones

Derek said, " I am putting rubber bands on sticks and counting to 10. I am good at counting."

Term 3 Writing Sample

I am learning to read my writing to make sure it makes sense.  I can also read it to someone else to check.  Listen to my story!

Derek says "I like writing stories because I like drawing the picture.  I'm very good at drawing pictures".

Community services

You are learning how to get help in an emergency situation. Remember to call 111.

Maths term 3

You have used the Kidpix programme to write and solve your own number problem. You had lots to remember- counting the pictures and writing the matching numerals correctly, adding up the numbers and having a go at using the correct maths symbols we have been learning. It was also a huge fine motor challenge to get the arrow to move where you wanted it to. Well done!

Derek says "I think I do a good job and I like doing maths on kidpix".