Mr Smith has been teaching about New Zealand money!

We have been learning about the different types of coins and notes in New Zealand currency. Here is a fantastic game to help practice making different amounts of money using NZ coins.
Tell your parents about what we have been learning in maths and see if you can find and name different amounts of money you see when you are out shopping.
Coin Click

Room 31's Native Bird Art Focus

Over the past 10 weeks we have extensively been studying and producing wonderful native bird paintings. Under the amazing guidance of Mrs Hindson Room 31 spent hours studying different birds, painting techniques and composition. I sincerely believe that this is the best paintings children have ever done in my teaching career. I am so proud that the children focused on drawing real life birds from pictures and photos. This was a huge step in their creative thinking.
I would like to openly thank Mrs Hindson for all her help and giving up her time to teach us the techniques. We seriously could not have done it without you!!!!!

Maori Language Assignment Audio

Here is an example of the pronounciation for the Maori language week assignment:)

Robots.. by Andrew

Awesome use of adjectives and verbs, I could really see a picture of a robot in my mind Andrew.

Birds.. by Heidi

Lovely use of adjectives and a great clear voice when presenting Heidi!

Maori Language Week Assignment

 We are trying our best to memorize the following for Maori Language week

 Tēnā Koutou,

Ko (Say your name here) tōku ingoa,

No Owairoa Primary tōku kura,

Ko (Say your teacher’s name here) tōku kaiako,

Ko (Say your friends here) tōku hoa,

Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou,

katoa.    

Accelerate your Maths HERE NOW!!!!!!

A lot of you have been coming to us asking if we can do any extra learning at home. Some of you have even learned all your times tables! WELL DONE!! Here is a great video to accellerate your learning in division.  Learning to divide quickly

Have a look at the lesson and try some at home. We will be covering these concepts this term but this will give you great foundation knowledge.

Penguins... A poem by Ella

The descriptive language in Ella's poem is incredible. Well done Ella!

Cheetahs... A poem by Martin

I love Martin's poem about cheetahs. Your English speaking is getting so good Martin!

Rabbits.. A poem by Breanna

I really enjoyed listening to Breanna read her poem about rabbits. I could tell she really likes that animal.

Nature... A poem by Cameron

This is Cameron's poem on Nature. I love the descriptive language he has chosen. Mr B

Almost there Room 31!! Only 12 states remain!

Greetings from Mr. Smith! I am so proud of Room 31's hard work on learning the "50 States that Rhyme" song. In the past three days, they have learnt 10 states! They are: NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, OREGON, and PENNSYLVANIA! Please listen to this video over and over, because I want Room 31 to steal the stage on International Day!!

Come and Listen to your Teachers Singing

Please come and listen to our song that we are going to sing at International Day Concert and comment on how you think we did... Mr B

Welcome Back for Semester 2

The warmest of welcomes to the amazing Room 31 students from Mr Barrett and Mr Smith!
We have such an amazing semester planned for you all with some exciting activities coming up just this term. We have the School Olympic event, International Day, Disco, Speeches and of course our Gala!
Our main learning areas this term are multiplication and division, speech writing and  Our Quest to be the Best! We know that you are the most wonderful learners and know that you make us proud with all your hard work that you achieve every day!
Continue to work hard like we know you always do.
Mr B and Mr S
Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.  ~Chinese Proverb