Cross Country

It was an exciting Cross Country this year. The Te Ako Kowhai children had been practising for weeks and when the time came to race they all tried their best. Even when the rain came down they kept on going. Well done everyone and thanks to Mr J and Mrs Irshad for organising the event.

Here are some of the fabulous stories that the children wrote about the experience. Their learning intention was to use adjectives in their writing.

Cross Country 
by Taylor-Mio

On your marks, get set, go! 
I ran and ran. I ran in the cross country. The ground was Mucky and wet and slippery. I was tired because it was a long race.

Cross Country 
by  Shenol

On your marks, get set, go! I ran fast and fast around the orange comes. Then the rain came down.  The field was wet. the grass was slippery and I didn't give up. I tried my best.  

 Cross Country 
by Ian

On your marks, get set, go!
We ran aroun the cones. The big and small cones are on the soggy field. The rain was so rainy!    

Cross Country

by Ethan

Ready...Set...Go!  I am having Cross Country with the children. When we got to the field I saw cones. They were the colour orange. Then the teacher at the starting line daid,
"On your marks, get set, go!" And we ran. After that I felt a raindrop. I ran slow so I don't trip over. It was rainy. We ran up the stairs. Then I ran past the road, past ocean wonderland, past a classroom, behind the classrooms, past the clock tower. Then I saw orange cones with white stripes on it. Then I ran past the road, back down the stairs , on the grass and past the starting line. I was hot and tired. The race was long and humongous and fantastic but Cross Country is cancelled for now. 
I said, "Maybe we can do it tomorrow".
To my surprise, my mum and dad came running to me.
"Are you alright?" They said to me.
"I am alright," I said.                                      

Mother's Day

Here's a few reasons why we want to say, Happy Mother's Day!


mothers day from andrea des forges on Vimeo.

Camp

Finally! The wait is over. Here is our Camp movie for 2015. Special thanks to Gayle and all the parents and staff who gave their time so that our camp could be a success.


Camp 2015 from andrea des forges on Vimeo.

Apples!

Here's a Google Slides presentation of our work around Apples and healthy food.

Japanese Song

We are very lucky to have Toyoko helping in our Ako. Toyoko is visiting from Japan. She is a retired teacher and was kind enough to teach us a Japanese song about Tulips.

Japanese song from andrea des forges on Vimeo.

Our Writing

Our learning intention for writing this week was to draw a picture plan and talk about it to the teacher. We also needed to write some letters or words to go with our story.
Here are three pieces of writing from three Year 1 children who have only been at school for 2 weeks.

Kowhai Writing from andrea des forges on Vimeo.

Kowhai Writing2 from andrea des forges on Vimeo.

Kowhai writing3 from andrea des forges on Vimeo.

We've had a great week with Constable Rob learning about the importance of safe walking.

Safe Walking from andrea des forges on Vimeo.