Role Models/Heroes Dress Up Day

 It was great to see everyone dressed up!  We had a lot of fun in our costumes. 

Firefighter.

Nurse, like my Nona.

Police Officer.

Doctor, like my Mum. 

Scientist.

Firefighter. 

Superhero.

Scientists.

Marae writing

Yesterday we went on the bus to Hukanui Marae.  

We sat on the mat and we waited with our bags on.

We went into the wharenui and we saw all the photos of the people who had passed away.

We had a kai.

Then we drew a picture of the waharoa.

Then we went back to school on the bus.

By Room 1.

Lots of people went to the marae.

By Maataatoa.

I went into the wharenui.

I saw the pictures of the people that died.

By Ngakautoa.

I went to the marae and I wanted to touch the pictures but I couldn't.

By Alexis.

I like to go in the bus to the marae.

By Samritha.

I loved going to the wharenui.

By Beauden.

The bus is going to the marae.

By Ella.

I went on the bus to the marae.

By Jashan.

Rhonda is taking us to the marae.

By Avayah.

I am in the bus.

By Kyani.

I am at the wharenui.

By Charles. 

Hukanui Marae

 Our trip to Hukanui Marae was exciting.

We went on the bus.  We had to wait quietly to go onto the marae.  The kuia called us on with a karanga.  We sat on the mats and listened to Koro.

Then we went inside the wharenui - Tuturuapapa. We listened to Koro talk about the marae.

We then had a kai and did some sketching of the waharoa.

We watched the big kids performing kapa haka, then we went home.

Ka kite ano Hukanui Marae!

Room 1 Class Treaty

 

Exploring our School

 

The Office and Sickbay

The Library

Our Swimming Pool

The Hall

The Redwood Tree - Stand Tall, Reach High
Tū Tangata Tū Māia!

Kia Ora, Welcome to Room 1, 2021

Kia Ora, ngā mihi nui ki a koutou

No Matamata ahau

Ko John tāku papa

Ko Carol tāku mama

Ko Hendry tāku tane

Ko Thomas tāku tama

Ko Emily tāku tāmahine

E noho ana au ki Kirikiriroa. 

My name is Rhonda Follows.  The children can call me Rhonda or Whaea Rhonda.

My background is in early childhood education, and teacher education.  

I have been teaching New Entrants at Hamilton East School for 5 years.  

My passions are transition to school and learning through play.   

I am the leader of the Kiwi Hub which is part of the Kowhai Team.  

If you have any questions I am available each morning from 8.30am to 8.50am, alternatively, I am available some afternoons after 3.00pm.

I look forward to getting to know you all this year. 

Week 1 term 4

 Kia Ora Whanau

We have had a great start to Term 4.  All learners are engaged, and happy to be back at school.  

This term is very busy, with the main focus of a trip to the zoo in Week 6.  We have started to talk about wild animals and their habitats, thinking about how animals move, and if they have fur, skin, paws, claws, etc.  The zoo trip and associated learning is always a fun and engaging topic for the class.

Week 1 has been a chance to talk about what we did in the holidays, and to play.

Hairdressers (or barbers) has been the ongoing game this week, which also included taking phone calls and making appointments.  Literacy and numeracy are woven into play, as well as developing social skills such as turn-taking.  Language is being developed, and children are making sense of something that happens in their world via play.  

After the play, we talked about who can really cut our hair, the hairdresser, barber, or Mum or Dad.  Important to know the difference between play and reality! 

We finished the week with a focus on learning new skills with pallet painting.  This is a process where the brush has to be dipped in water and then applied to the block of paint, the cleaned before choosing another colour.  A very calming and soothing activity.

Children could choose what they wanted to paint, but rainbows seemed to be the interest!