Daffodil Day

Today was Daffodil Day.  We all threw money into our school fountain to help raise money for cancer awareness.

Mr Men Shape Quiz

For the last three weeks we have been focusing on Roger Hargreaves and his Mr Men and Little Miss stories.  Mrs Gempton put up some different shapes and Team Toru worked out which Mr Men they belonged to.  Check it out!

Our Trip to Hastings Town

Today all of Team One went in buses to the Hastings Library and to also complete an eye-spy around Hastings town.  We had an amazing time using the clues to find key things in our town...  we walked a lot!  When we went to the library, we were read two really funny stories.  We then moved outside and were told about the wonderful installation Nga Pou O Heretaunga.

A Great Recount by Fenton

Our New Reading Buddies!

Over the weekend we had some reading buddies arrive in Team Toru ready for Read-a-thon month!  They love hearing stories...

Great Disco Stories in Team Toru

Today, many of us shared stories about the School Disco.  Here are three super duper efforts from Team Toru...

Eraihia's Writing

Shyne's Writing

Olive's Writing

The Read-a-Thon

Custom Glitter Text

Disco Fun with Team Toru

Colour Disco August 2015 on PhotoPeach

A Message to Team Toru

Lady Bug Note Generators

How many words can you recognise instantly?

Ako Fun Today with Team Rua, Toru and Wha

Today was an exciting Ako Time.  We had a few new activities including bubbles, as well as sheets and pegs which were used to create huts...
Check out these awesome photos!

Dr Seuss Exhibition

Today Maddie came to school with her Mum and shared some exciting news.  There is an exhibition of Dr Seuss Art over in Napier at the Creative Arts Centre.  Maddie and her Mum went to have a look and loved seeing all of the drawings and statues too.  You might like to check it out...
Here are the details :-)

Maths Fun in Team Toru

We have been continuing our discovery of place value and expanding numbers using materials.... here was Thursday's learning...

We then continued our Fractions focus...
We were sharing sets evenly.  Look at the way Team Toru shared toppings evenly on our 'pizzas'.

B and D Confusion

A wonderful idea for home that allows tamariki to play with two letters, that can sometimes confuse them...

An Awesome Day in Team Toru

Wow... what a day!  Lots of exciting new learning experiences happening in Team Toru!
First up we continued our simile and description focus... we blew bubbles and had lots of fun as we found words to describe the bubbles.

After play we worked with our Tuakana Teina buddies in Room 11 and played Fraction Olympics.  What awesome fun!  We got to throw 'javelin' (cotton buds), 'shotput' (cotton balls) and do 'long jump' (counters).  We then measured our throws using half circles, to find how many halves and wholes we had thrown.  Super fraction learning!

After play it was Ako time with our Team Tahi, Team Rua and Team Wha buddies.  Lots of sharing and working together going on!
Wow... I wonder what tomorrow will bring?

Fabulous Learning in Team Toru

We had a fabulous start to Week 4.  At the beginning of the day we started our Maths with a challenge, for Maths Week.  We had word problems that we worked on with our learning buddies - each correct answer allowed us to collect a dollar which we kept a total of using tally marks.  I wonder which pair will earn the most dollars by the end of the week's challenges?

At Writing time we started to learn about similes...
Check out this link to play a game with your child.
Similes Game

Last week we worked on writing instructions.  By the end of the week we wrote instructions on how to be a 'Top Team Toru Kid.'  Have a look in our classroom at our display :-)

Jump Jam Jiggles!

All of Team One went into the hall for Jump Jam.  We had an awesome time grooving it with our senior instructors!

Look at Team Toru moving it!

Number Whizzes!

Team Toru have continued this week to write down the different ways we can think of for a number.  We are getting some amazing thinking going on...
Check out these proud children :-)