The teenagers went to the movies by Rebekah

Rebekah wrote a narrative about three teenagers who went to the movies. Listen to the way she reads her story with expression.

The naughty monkey by Dong Hae

Listen to DongHae read his narrative about the naughty monkey.

Going to the movies by Hanbin

Hanbin wrote a narrative about going to the movies. How did the teenagers get the attention of the lady with the big hat?

The zookeeper and the monkey by Grace

Grace wrote a narrative about the monkey and the zookeeper. What happened at the end of this story?

The naughty monkey by Stephanie

Listen to Stephanie read her narrative about a naughty monkey. How did the zookeeper feel?

Going to the movies by Celine

Celine wrote a narrative about teenagers going to the movies. What happened when the lights went out?

The monkey that stole the banana

Neve wrote a narrative about a monkey that stole a banana from a zookeeper. What did the monkey do with the banana?

Going to the movies by Ashane

Ashane wrote a narrative about three teenagers going to the movies. How did they solve their problem?

The naughty monkey by Brodie

Brodie wrote a narrative about a naughty monkey. Why was the monkey sent away and where was he sent to?

An information report on goldfish by Ryan

Ryan wrote an information report on goldfish. What was the interesting fact that Ryan found out about how goldfish cut their food?

The monkey and the banana by Aart

Aart wrote a narrative about a monkey that stole a banana. Who did he steal the banana from?

An information report on goldfish by Zachariah

Zachariah wrote an information report about goldfish. What interesting facts did he include in his report?

Stuck in the door by Sarah

Listen to Sarah recount the day her cat got caught in the garage door. Where did Sarah take her cat?

An information report on goldfish by Joanna

Listen to Joanna read her information report on goldfish.

An information report on goldfish by Christiane

Listen to Christiane read her information report on goldfish.

The water cycle by Neve

Listen to Neve explain the water cycle.

Week 4 Term 3

2009 Making bridges
Originally uploaded by Helen Rennie-Younger

Summer, Neve, Liam and Joanna made this suspension bridge.

Week 4 Term 3 2009

2009 Making bridges
Originally uploaded by Helen Rennie-Younger

On Wednesday we got ready for the technology challenge - making a metre long bridge using newspaper and string. Some of us made suspension bridges, others made beam bridges. Working in groups of four we had to work together as a team, sharing resources and

co-operating each other.

Blue day by Celine

Celine enjoyed 'Blue day'. Listen to her recount the day - what part of the day did she enjoy the most.

Blue day by Liam

Listen to Liam's recount of Blue day.

An information report on goldfish by Mark

Mark wrote an information report on goldfish. He drew the images on KidPix to go with it. What interesting facts did he tell us?

Blue day by Zoe

Listen to Zoe's recount of blue day. What part of the day did she enjoy?

Blue day by Stephanie

Last term we had 'blue day'. Stephanie wrote a recount of the things she enjoyed doing.

Cloud poems by Zachariah and Benjamin

Zachariah and Ben wrote poems about clouds. Listen to them read their poems. What type of clouds did they write about?

An information report on goldfish by Hanbin

Hanbin wrote an information report on goldfish. He drew pictures on KidPix to go with his report. Listen to him read his information report.

Week 3 Term 3 2009

Here are the definitions we wrote about bridges written at the beginning of the term.The images were made on KidPix.

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We visited the junior playground, walked along the swing bridges and each took a photo of one. As a class we are gathering facts from books and the internet about swing bridges - what they look like, what they are made of, where they are used and any other interesting facts we find. We are presenting this information in a class Y chart. Our knowledge of swing bridges is developing.

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Sarah bought in a photo of a very long wharf - this has sparked a discussion about whether or not a wharf is a bridge - what do you think?

As the week drew to a close we used wordle to record words we knew related to bridges.

Ice melting madness by Celine

Everyone enjoyed playing ice melting madness - oh the fun we had. Listen to recount Celine's recount of the game.

Ice experiment by Julius

Julius enjoyed the day we turned water from a liquid to a solid. Listen to him recount the day we did the experiment.

Blue day by Vianni

Listen to Vianni recount the fun we had on blue day. What important water message did Vianni remind us of.

Ice experiment by Mark

Listen to Mark recount the day we did a science experiment turning water from a liquid to solid.

Blue day by Katharine

On 'blue day' Katharine came dressed in blue. Listen to her recount her favourite part of the day.

Water definitions by Aart and Dong Hae

As we finished our inquiry on water water everywhere we wrote a definition of water based on the knowledge we had acquired throughout the term. Listen to Aart and Dong Hae read their definitions.

Cloud poems by Rebekah and Joanna

Rebekah and Joanna each wrote a poem about clouds and took photos of clouds just outside our classroom. Which clouds did they write about?

Explanation of the water cycle by Aboudi

Listen to Aboudi explain the water cycle. He drew his picture on KidPix and was videoed by Joanna.

Ice experiment by Katharine

Katharine recounts the day we did an experiment turning water from a liquid to a solid. What happened to Joanna when she held the ice.

Ice melting madness by Ashane

Listen to Ashane recount the day we played ice melting madness. A game that was a lot of fun. How did the children melt the ice?

Week 1 and 2 Term 3 2009

Well the term is under way and so is our new topic of study - ' Bridges ' . We have begun the unit by writing a definition of what a bridge is and drawing a bridge on KidPix. These will be on our blog in the coming weeks so look out for them.



Brodie brought in this photo taken when he was little of a swing bridge across the Storm River in South Africa. This lead to an interesting discussion about swing bridges and one we will continue next week as we make a Y chart to collate all the information we collect.


Over the past two weeks we have written narratives - one about teenagers going to the movies and not being able to see as a lady with a rather large hat sat in front in front of them and another about a monkey snatching a banana from a zoo keeper. These will be on the blog over time as the children draw pictures to go with their stories. These stories are delightful and I am sure you will enjoy listening to them.