International Day!

What a success our International Day was! It is safe to say everyone had a neat time with their whanau groups learning about countries all over the world. We got a sneak peek into what life might be India, Holland, Japan, Italy, Mexico, Kenya, Egypt,  and Thailand. By discussing their everyday lives, trying their food, speaking their languages, doing their dances and doing art, we all felt as though we may understand these countries a little more. This is just the beginning of this terms learning, so bring on lots more about other international communities. In the mean time, check out our photos from today!

Music with Miss M!

Today in music we learnt G7, F and C chords on the ukulele. We are getting pretty good at playing Rock n Roll Medley. I enjoyed singing Two Legged Mice in music today. 

By Logan C

Awesome 3D Art

This term we are learning about geometry and Miss Dagg insisted that we do geometry art by making 2D shapes look 3D. They are still a work in progress, but check them out.
By Olivia P

The Seniors Waitomo Cave Adventure

 We didn't take photos inside the glow worm cave because we were too busy enjoying the magical lights of the glow worms, but this is some of us just after the boat ride. We were all very impressed and wish we could go again!

Here we are at the Discovery Centre, where we learnt all about how the limestone caves were made hundreds of thousands of years ago.

 We all got to test out our wriggling skills as we squeezed through the tiny cave

Some of us even got to stretch our legs right out!

 Miss Dagg even managed to wiggle her way through

 Lunch time was at the park- we are never too far from a play ground!

 Luckily the rain held off for us to enjoy our day... and to sneak in a little play on the slide

 We really enjoyed our bush Ruakuri bush walk as there was so much to see. Lilly even found a rock with a fossil in it.

 Damon getting his share of droplets of cave water, which is said to be good luck

 Looking down into a great big cave with a river rushing through!

 Amazing building at Waitomo Caves

How lucky are we- two neat school trips in one term!! We still have lots of learning to do around the caves so keep posted as we might share some of our learning on here :)

The Stormy Night

If I was a storm…

I would howl and whistle and join the wind wildly whipping window shutters.

I would spit down hail and spread lightning into the dark valleys.

I would refuse to stop raining down little droplets of water covering the land in flood.

I would grumble and moan, snarl and clap as I tumbled through the sky.

By Daniel

Storm violently banging on my window

He raged around my house

Ploughing down trees and anything else in his path

Trampolines flew as the storm

Impatiently circled around, searching for revenge

He frantically danced wildly with rage

His face filled with fury and anger 

Taking one last final howl he stormed off

Defeated

By Olivia P

The storm was getting hungrier

With its grumbling tumbling tummy

It was chasing the cars down the narrow road

He was feeling angry and stormy

He was poking the houses

With fork lightning

Knocking door to door the storm crept

Finally he gave up

Leaving the destruction behind

Silence…

By Leo

Dress Up Your Head Day

On Friday, we had "Dress Up Your Head Day" to raise money for our Cambodian sponsor child, Navin, who has recently turned 9 years old. The money we raised will help her with the things that she needs to get by every day, such as food, education, clothing and shelter. Check out all the crazy ways people dressed up their heads! Top effort K7! 

How are you going to get involved in.......

Matamata Digi Awards 2014

How are you going to get involved in this year’s Matamata Digi Awards??

Visit this website to see the different categories and last year’s winners!  http://matamatadigiawards.wikispaces.com/

Entries close  25^th July (Week 1, Term 3)

I can’t wait to see what you all come up with J

The Hinni Kids Hobbiton Trip!

"Let's go on an adventure!!! Hobbiton, here we come!"

Hinuera School went on an adventure to the enchanting village of Hobbiton Movie Set. We saw 44 hobbit holes, Bag End, and the Party tree. You should have seen our dance moves! What a party!! By the time we reached the Green Dragon, we were dying of thirst. Luckily we were all shouted a sweet fizzy ginger beer to quench our thirst before cramming in on the bus to come back to school.

By Kahikatea 7

 

We would have to crouch down to fit in some of these Hobbit Holes!

Cheers! 

Creepy Crawly Caterpillars

Miss Dagg rescued some caterpillars from her garden as she thought they might be getting rather cold on these cold foggy nights we have been having. She brought them in to school this morning and we were lucky enough to catch one of them shedding their skin and turning into a chrysalis. We all huddled around the little table to watch this amazing transformation take place. What an exciting thing for K7 kids to witness!

Healthy Eating

Sugar, fat and fibre... These are some of the things we have been learning about during our healthy eating lessons with Nicola and Claire from Project Energize. 

Last week we learnt lots about sugary drinks and today was all about which breakfast options are the best. What have you learnt that shocked you or interested you?? Share what you have learnt with everyone by making a comment below :) 

Value of the Week: Cooperation

What do you do to make sure you are cooperating with others?  How can we show cooperation every day? 

Te Reo

We have been learning the days of the week in Maori. We like to say them out loud to help us remember them all. 

Maybe I will quiz you in class to see if you can remember them, so get practising!

Basic Facts Games

Knowing our basic facts is really important if we want to continue to make progress in our maths! I have noticed that there are many of us that need some extra practise at these so I have found some fun on line games for you to have a go at. Click the title to open the link to the game.

Arrgh -Practice ye math facts and helpin' th' band of pirates while playing Arrgh.

Granny Prix -Design your own Granny and race through the hallways.

Maths Facts Pro -See how many seconds it takes you to solve every problem and get a summary of which problems you need to work on. 

These websites also have loads of other fun games too so check them out as well. If any of you would like extra practise sheets at home, let me know as I can always print some out for you :)

I can't wait to see loads of improvement in our basic facts! I also would love to hear all about your favourite game!

Welcome back to Term 2 everybody! 

There is so much happening in our class over the next month or two. What are you feeling most excited about learning this term?? What goals have you set yourself and how are you going to achieve them?? 

I look forward to reading your comments below! :)