FUN, FUN, FUN!
Tuesday, 13 December 2016
Friday, 9 December 2016
Our Tree-mendous Helpers!
The lovely 'Andrea-laurus nobilis' tree specimen...
The very rare 'Sarah-Pinaceae' tree...
A stunning example of the 'Rochelle-Araucaria heterophylla' tree...
And, we were lucky enough to spot this 'Deb-Quercus Robur' tree.
We had a 'tree-mendous' time and 'branched' out into lots of new activities together.
We were careful not to 'leaf' anyone behind ;)
The Groynes Science Trip :-D
Te Kākano enjoying their trip!
HUGE thank you to the wonderful parents who volunteered their time to ensure our children got the most out of their day at The Groynes. We appreciate it so much :)
Saturday, 22 October 2016
Maths Whizz Support Videos!
Maths Whizz is such a great learning tool for your children - make sure you check out these videos that have been created to help support you to support your learner!
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
Sign of the Week: Term 4, Week 2
We are learning NZ Sign Language. Jorja teaches us a new sign each week. Here is this week's!
Thursday, 13 October 2016
Tuesday, 11 October 2016
My Little Flower Song by Angela :)
The Science in class this term is all about Plants and New Life and discovering all about growing!
Here is my lovely Flower Song:
A little seed for me to sow
A little earth, to help it grow
A little sun, a little shower
A little while, and then a flower :)
Here is my lovely Flower Song:
A little seed for me to sow
A little earth, to help it grow
A little sun, a little shower
A little while, and then a flower :)
Sunday, 9 October 2016
Song of the Week - Term 4 Week 1: Lost Property Box
A very apt ditty given the amount of abandoned belongings left around school :)
Come on down and claim all your lost property guys...
Come on down and claim all your lost property guys...
Saturday, 17 September 2016
Kandinsky Te Kākano and his Concentric Circles!
Kia ora and welcome to our 'Famous Artist' post.
Firstly we investigated the Artist. Mr Wassily Kandinsky. We found out that he was born in Russia but studied art in Munich, Germany and died in France.
He decided to try something different with his work, we think he was happy someone else was painting lots of vases of flowers, portraits and racehorses!
The piece of art that really caught our imagination is called 'Squares with Concentric Circles' done in 1913.
We wanted to paint like real artists so we had to wear art aprons, name our art, work at different stations in the art area, we used our four house colour paints for inspiration, put our art to dry in a safe place, wash our hands and help to tidy the art area once we had finished!
Mrs. T will display our awesome Kandinsky style art once it is all dry - we can not wait to see the exhibit!
Firstly we investigated the Artist. Mr Wassily Kandinsky. We found out that he was born in Russia but studied art in Munich, Germany and died in France.
He decided to try something different with his work, we think he was happy someone else was painting lots of vases of flowers, portraits and racehorses!
The piece of art that really caught our imagination is called 'Squares with Concentric Circles' done in 1913.
(By Wassily Kandinsky - http://www.eternels-eclairs.fr/tableaux-kandinsky.php, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=37614832)
We wanted to paint like real artists so we had to wear art aprons, name our art, work at different stations in the art area, we used our four house colour paints for inspiration, put our art to dry in a safe place, wash our hands and help to tidy the art area once we had finished!
Mrs. T will display our awesome Kandinsky style art once it is all dry - we can not wait to see the exhibit!
I loved Paige's comment that the drying table 'Looks like a giant Kandinsky Lollipop'.
Monday, 12 September 2016
Digi Awards 2016: Making a Difference
Here is Te Kākano's entry for the 2016 Christchurch Digi Awards. Our movie is called "Making a Difference", and it is about how we can change the world by doing little kind things.
We are very proud of it, and have been named as award winners at the Digi Awards on Wednesday night. We can't wait to hear what the judges thought of our movie, and we can't wait to hear what you think of it too!
Please post comments at the end of this post :-)
We are very proud of it, and have been named as award winners at the Digi Awards on Wednesday night. We can't wait to hear what the judges thought of our movie, and we can't wait to hear what you think of it too!
Please post comments at the end of this post :-)
Friday, 12 August 2016
Olympics Inquiry in Te Kākano
The stage is set in Rio for the 2016 Olympics, so what do we all know about this event???
We decided it would be great to look at what makes the Olympics important, how do we recognise the Olympics is happening, what sports take place at the Olympics, who are our Olympiads, what symbolises the Olympic tournament...
We liked the idea of the torch being a symbol of the Olympics for the ancient and modern games, so we each made our own that we are going to use to officially open our own Yaldhurst Model School Olympic celebrations with!
We decided it would be great to look at what makes the Olympics important, how do we recognise the Olympics is happening, what sports take place at the Olympics, who are our Olympiads, what symbolises the Olympic tournament...
We liked the idea of the torch being a symbol of the Olympics for the ancient and modern games, so we each made our own that we are going to use to officially open our own Yaldhurst Model School Olympic celebrations with!
We also investigated facts around the Olympic rings and found out that Pierre de Coubertin created them in 1912 for the modern games. He represented the 5 major continents involved and chose colours that are found in most flags of the countries participating.
We like the symbol so much we all made our own!
Book Week Guest - Helen Taylor the Illustrator
What a privilege to have a real illustrator visit our school during Book Week.
Helen brought along some amazing examples of her work and explained how she comes up with her superb ideas!
Helen visited every class in school and shared her skills with us. We asked her lots of cool questions which she said was a great experience for her.
Thanks Helen :)
Helen brought along some amazing examples of her work and explained how she comes up with her superb ideas!
Helen visited every class in school and shared her skills with us. We asked her lots of cool questions which she said was a great experience for her.
Thanks Helen :)
Sunday, 7 August 2016
Song of the Week - Term 3 Week 3 - Man in the Mirror
'Hee-Hee!' Said the Prince of Pop!
A great song with a superb message - enjoy :)
A great song with a superb message - enjoy :)
Friday, 5 August 2016
Monday, 1 August 2016
Song of the Week Term 3 Week 2 - Aotearoa
Enjoy the brilliant Aotearoa with the fabulous New Zealand Sign Language :)
Wednesday, 13 July 2016
Song of the Week - Term 3 Week 1 - The Library Song
Thanks to Mrs White for this great Library Song - helping us to celebrate our brilliant Book Week here at YMS!
Tuesday, 28 June 2016
Term 2 Week 9 - Song of the Week - 'Brontasaurus Boogie'
Have some dinosaur fun with this week's song guys!
The Brontosaurus Boogie
I’m not crazy ‘bout shufflin’ around,
I want to make some noise
When my feet hit the ground.
I never did like the twist or the jive.
There’s only one dance
Makes me feel alive …
CHORUS
The Brontosaurus Boogie
The Brontosaurus Boogie
The Brontosaurus Boogie
The only dance for me.
You stamp your feet
Upon the floor.
You wobble your seat
And let out a great big ROAR!
It’s big, it’s loud, it’s the latest craze
And it’s always been around
Since the early days.
Right back then when the world began
Before there was any woman or man.
CHORUS
The Brontosaurus Boogie
Tuesday, 21 June 2016
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