Hunter Rushes through the air on the rope swing. From our trip to Sonshine Ranch 8/12/17.

Check out our blogs for more information about the trip, and for more photos!

Using Powtoons

Today we were introduced to using Powtoons. We tried to retell the story or Taranaki fighting Tongariro for the love of Pihanga.

Where do fractions live?

We have been learning about fractions and finding out where they live. Fractions represent numbers that have been divided into pieces. So they live between whole numbers on the number line. We have to remember to look to the Numerator for clues about how many whole or part numbers we must count, and the Denominator for clues about the size of the chunks between the whole numbers.

Lockdown Practice!

In the event of a loose dog, or a swarm of bees, would you know where to go or what to do? Thankfully Room 9 now know! We practiced this new drill as a whole school with the help of Mr Wade who came in to teach us. We had to lie flat on the floor and be silent for nearly 25 minutes! It was not easy but we managed.

A Child Like Me

We have been learning about "culture." But what is culture? And do different people express it in different wayss? We wondered these things and many more. Here are some of the questions we decided to investigate. 

Each student chose a country or  culture (we learned that cultures and countries are not the same!) and investigated each of these questions. We are still working on this project but check out our blogs over the next week to start seeing some of what we have found out!

Grandparent's Day at PCS

How do you let Grandma and Grandad know to come to school on time? By writing them an invitation of course! Ivan drew this picture of a Grandpa in a wheelchair. He is drinking tea because there is afternoon tea provided. The other lady is Grandma McGarvey from the popular book series. This picture is from "Grandma McGarvey goes to school" which is one of Mr Ward's favourite books.

Purposeful Reading Comprehension

We have been putting our comprehension skills to good use through plays. We have had to think about how our characters are thinking, feeling, and acting, and we have had to create sets based on information in the texts. Some of us are making our costumes, and some are painting the lovely backdrops that we will use to present our plays.


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