We are new to school and are an enthusiatic class of early learners. We are learning about school and about each other. We hope you enjoy our stories and pictures. We would love you to comment on our work.
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Flat Stanley went to Samoa in the holidays. It was a long way from Rotorua. The sun was shining and it was very warm. Check out the swimming pool! He had a great time learning about Samoa.
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Article posted May 12, 2010 at 03:39 AM GMT0 •
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Mrs Field went to NIGHT MAGIC and saw the Big big big big book. Our picture of Hatupatu was in the book, and the audience liked it. Mrs Field told the audience about Hatupatu. Then everyone went to listen to stories and make shadow puppets. Kaitlin made a flower and Charlotte made a frog. The puppet show was at the end, and the puppets were colourful. All the children sang.
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Article posted May 7, 2010 at 08:48 PM GMT0 •
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Our Flat kids have gone to Kowhai class for a sleepover! We hope Kowhai kids have fun with them.Flat Stanley has gone to Australia to a wedding. Kiara is going to be the flower girl. She has a white dress with sparkles on. They will be back next week.
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Article posted April 26, 2010 at 10:28 PM GMT0 •
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We are sending a message to Te Ranga school to ask if their Flat kids can come for a sleepover at Rotokawa.
Article posted April 26, 2010 at 10:28 PM GMT0 •
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Article posted March 4, 2010 at 08:31 PM GMT0 •
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Hi First Graders,
How nice to hear from you. Lily is our new girl at school. Now we have 11 children in our class. We are all five years old, and we are first graders too.
Article posted March 4, 2010 at 08:31 PM GMT0 •
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Article posted October 17, 2009 at 09:41 PM GMT0 •
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Kia Ora Parents
We welcome Whaea Sheena to our class, and hope you are able to drop in sometime soon to meet her.
Next week we are holding a special time for our Grandparents to visit our school and see what their grandchildren are learning and doing. Our children are very excited about this, and we look forward to seeing as many Grandparents as possible. Room 3 plans to do some baking on Friday morning, and to prepare some questions about how life was when you were at school. We hope Grandparents can stay to share lunch with us. Children are asked to bring something to share for lunch on Friday.
We are painting pictures of our Grandparents to show you, and we would like to make a photo display of our Grandparents, so please try to send a photo to school on Monday.
Later in the term we will be investigating our own growth and changes, so we would appreciate a baby photo of your child. Life Ed will be running a programme to support this, too.
We appreciate your support with helping your child learn ABCs, and words, and listening to their reading.
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Article posted June 17, 2009 at 09:13 PM GMT0 •
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ART WEEK starts tomorrow, YAY!
We are looking forward to creating great artworks...we are planning kites, both for flying and fordecoration, large banners, lanterns for our Matariki evening, and stars. We want to create a performance, with music and drama, to tell the story of how Maui slowed down the sun. We might have time to do other stuff too.
If you want to join in the fun, come to room 3...it will be happening here!
We willl add pictures of our progress....stay tuned!
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Article posted April 30, 2009 at 08:03 PM GMT0 •
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Article posted April 28, 2009 at 08:23 PM GMT0 •
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TERM 2
This term our focus is Matariki.
We want to find out all we can about Matariki, and celebrate it together. If you can help us, let us know. We are looking for knowledge and ideas.
Article posted April 28, 2009 at 08:23 PM GMT0 •
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Article posted March 30, 2009 at 08:50 AM GMT0 •
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Do you like lemons or jellybeans best? We are trying to see if we know which is sweet and which is sour when we cant see it! We taste with our tongues.
Article posted March 30, 2009 at 08:50 AM GMT0 •
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Article posted March 24, 2009 at 02:02 AM GMT0 •
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We are learning about our 5 senses.
We tasted some food. Lemons are sour, apples are sweet. Tomatoes and carrots are sweet too. We like jellybeans best.
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Article posted March 12, 2009 at 11:29 PM GMT0 •
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We did high jumps.
We did throwing.
We did running races.
We got tired.
Bailey tripped over a rock.
Connor ran fast.
We did little jumps.
We like athletics.
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Article posted March 3, 2009 at 06:13 PM GMT0 •
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Well, tomorrow we are off to the beach. We are learning to be safe at the beach and in the water. We might build a giant sandcastle. We can swim in the waves. The lifeguards will teach us how to be safe.
Article posted March 3, 2009 at 06:13 PM GMT0 •
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Article posted February 11, 2009 at 12:31 AM GMT0 •
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Room 3 is back!
New kids, new ideas, same teacher!
Keep an eye on Room 3 2009 Superstars!
This year we are focussing on the class blog, not individual pagess, so our stories and pictures will be here for us all. Please visit to see our work, and leave a comment.
Article posted February 11, 2009 at 12:31 AM GMT0 •
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Article posted November 9, 2008 at 06:07 PM GMT0 •
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On Push Play day, we all went out on the grass and Matua Jamal taught us all the haka. We are part of the Biggest Haka in the World. It was fun and we felt brave.
Article posted November 9, 2008 at 06:07 PM GMT0 •
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Article posted November 9, 2008 at 06:05 PM GMT0 •
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Las week we went to watch the KapaHaka dress rehearsal. We were very impressed! Our boys all want to learn the haka, and the girls want to learn the poi. We made koru pictures.
Article posted November 9, 2008 at 06:05 PM GMT0 •
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Article posted September 30, 2008 at 01:23 AM GMT0 •
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Kenny Koala had his birthday in Room 3. He is 5. We had a shared lunch and our family came to see Kenny. Te Taonga's mum made Kenny a birthday cake, and we had lots to eat and drink. We sang Happy Birthday Kenny. Thank you Mums and Dads for all the food. We had a great time.
Article posted September 30, 2008 at 01:23 AM GMT0 •
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Article posted September 15, 2008 at 08:13 PM GMT0 •
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Last week we went to the Fire Station. The Firemen taught us how to Get Down, Get Low, Get Away, if there is a fire. We all meet at the letterbox.
We can ring 111 for the Fire Fighters.
We all got a prize.
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We went to see the birds at Lake Okareka. We saw Pukekos with long red legs and red heads. We saw black swans with ruffly feathers and red beaks. We saw quacking ducks.
Then we had lunch at the playground. There was a tall climbing place and some swings and a merry-go-round.
After lunch we went to see the NZFalcons at Wingspan Bird of Prey Trust. They can fly as fast as a cheetah!
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Article posted July 20, 2008 at 06:21 AM GMT0 •
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We have received a message from Australia about Tahi Tuatara.
Dear Room 3, We would love to host Tahi if you haven't already found someone. We are a group of 20 4 and 5 year olds in Busselton which is in the south west of Western Australia.We are on holidays from today until the 22nd of July.Thanks, Vanessa Potter.
Tahi is looking forward to exchanging messages with a class in Australia.
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Article posted July 11, 2008 at 05:59 AM GMT0 •
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Tahi Tuatara has come to Room 3. He likes to listen to stories and to help children with their writing. He is a good listener, and he looks after everyone.
Article posted July 11, 2008 at 05:59 AM GMT0 •
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Article posted June 11, 2008 at 09:34 AM GMT0 •
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We planted a little Pohutukawa tree in our school. Mr Robinson helped us plant it, and he put some black windbreak cloth around it to keep it warm. We gave it some water to help it grow.
Article posted June 11, 2008 at 09:34 AM GMT0 •
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Article posted May 27, 2008 at 08:21 PM GMT0 •
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Did you see the wind today,
Blow the autumn leaves away?
From the trees they fluttered down,
Some were red and some were brow.
Dancing up and down the street,
Under everybody's feet.
Did you see the wind today
Blow the leaves away.
Article posted May 27, 2008 at 08:21 PM GMT0 •
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Article posted March 28, 2008 at 10:19 AM GMT0 •
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Today we went to the Rotorua Museum to learn about fossils. We saw a giant ammonite and lots of other fossils. We found some fossils in the sand. It was cool fun.
Article posted March 28, 2008 at 10:19 AM GMT0 •
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Article posted March 12, 2008 at 09:05 AM GMT0 •
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Today we had a show about space. We learned about the astronauts and their trip to the moon. We know there are rocks and dust on the moon, but there is no air or water. The astronauts went for a walk on the moon.
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