Inquiry - Claymaking

For our inquiry this term, we have been learning about Indoor Hobbies. Indoor hobbies are hobbies you would normally do inside. We have been trying different kinds of indoor hobbies as a class. 

Today we learnt about and had a go at claymaking.

Here are some of the things we made!

Then we got into groups and wrote and drew about what we learnt and what we like about claymaking.

PB4L - Corridors

PB4L stands for Positive Behaviour for Learning. This week we are learning about positive behaviour in the corridors. We talked about what some positive behaviours are in the corridors then we practiced the behaviours.

Then we made posters so that we can remind other people how to behave in the corridors. We got into groups and each chose one thing to put on our posters. Then we drew some pictures and found some pictures in the magazines to cut and put on our posters. You can see our posters in the corridors around the school!

I'olani, Daniel and Lagitupu's Poster - Play outside, not in the corridors

Jahna, Elijah and Sonny's Poster - Walk nicely in the corridors

Viliamu, Phoenix and Andre's Poster - Please be quiet in the corridors

Savannah, Mark, Lolita and Elisiva's Poster - If you knock down a bag by accident, please put it back up. 

Sarah, Azariah and Verzhyn's Poster - Put your rubbish in the bin.

Mele, Reihaneh and Evan's Poster - Keep your hands to yourself.

Hobbies Posters

We are learning about hobbies for our inquiry so we went home and asked our families what hobbies they like to do! Then we put them together onto posters to see which hobbies are more popular.

Collecting Things

Watching YouTube

Art/Painting

Watching TV - Lots of Dads like watching TV!

Swimming

Cooking

Reading

Sports

Inquiry - Yoga

For our inquiry this term, we have been learning about Indoor Hobbies. Indoor hobbies are hobbies you would normally do inside. We have been trying different kinds of indoor hobbies as a class. 

Today we learnt about yoga. We learnt about the different poses and had a go at some yoga. We learnt about why some people do yoga.

Cow Pose


Dog Pose


Table Pose

Child Pose



Then we got into groups and wrote and drew about what we learnt and what we like about yoga.



Lolita, Daniel, Phoenix, Evan



Verzhyn, Mark, Sarah, Jahna



Sonny, Azariah, Savannah, Reihaneh



Elisiva, Viliamu, I'olani, Lagitupu

Snorkelling - Cook Island Language Week

This term our inquiry is about Recreation and Entertainment. We are learning about different kinds of hobbies. This week is Cook Island Language Week so we had a look at hobbies in the Cook Islands. 

One hobby that people do in the Cook Islands is snorkelling. The Cook Islands have lots of nice beaches and tropical fish so people like to snorkel and look at the tropical fish.

We made our own tropical fish. We drew them with pastels then we cut them out and stuffed them with newspaper. Then we decorated our snorkels. 

Check out Room 2 snorkelling in the Cook Islands!

Cook Island Language Week

Today we had Tuakana/Teina time with our buddy class Room 8 and we made Cook Island 'ei's! An 'Ei is a floral headband or necklace that is usually worn during celebrations. We made the headband kind. Our buddies helped us decorate flowers and glue them onto our headpieces. We love tuakana/teina time!