We're going to the zoo, zoo, zoo!! Our Inquiry begins for Rangatiratanga - Leadership

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How will we take our Inquiry further? Leadership - what is the food of a leader? Communication and knowledge.

How can we make an impact on the world around us and make sure our role in the environment has a positive impact on animals around us?
The Zoo educators at the zoo talked about our native species and the endemic creatures we have in New Zealand. We have since been writing our wonderings and what we would like to find out about the animals at the Zoo.

Literacy Week begins!

The first 2 days:

As part of our activities we made big bookmarks using origami - they are really creative and fun!

At our Poetry Festival today Courtney said her poem to the whole Koru Whanau and learnt it off by heart - awesome!

 

Maddie said her poem too and added her own gestures as well. Excellent performance Maddie!

Stefanie read in a beautiful clear voice and used plenty of expression!

All the Year 3 finalist received a certificate for their efforts!

Service September - fantastic everyone who has brought their Passports back so far!

Look at these amazing people who have taken the Service September Challenge. Everyone else in R14 please bring your Passports back tomorrow! 

We have done a lot of different things for our whanau - folding washing, looking after younger siblings, picking up rubbish at the beach, bringing the neighbour's wheelie bin in for them and the list goes on! 

This made us feel proud, responsible, happy. 

This made others feel glad, helped out and proud.

Now you have seen our art we can share how we made it!

Choosing tiny beads to thread onto craft wire to make the central part of our hibiscus flowers - this required a lot of fine motor control and perseverance!

Twisting pipe cleaners and bending them through the clear plastic dragonfly wings took a bit of fiddling around and at times a buddy to hold the pieces still. 

After the dye was dry we had to lay out all the pieces and think about how to layer the composition together - no one art work was the same as anyone else's design. Split pins and glue guns held it all together.