Weta Houses

                                           Weta 

Hannah:   We have been learning about weta.

Jared:  There are 11 types of Giant Weta and 70 different species

Ava: Weta like the dark

Isla:  That means they are nocturnal

Connor: They sleep during the day time

Zoe:  Weta like damp places

Olivia: The girls are bigger  than the boys

Opal: They have an exoskeleton

Lucas: That means their bones are over their skin

Elizabeth: They eat wood and insects

Jahzarn: Cats, rats and hedgehogs eat weta

Amber:  They put their back legs over their head when they are grumpy

Xahria: The females lay eggs in the ground

Micah: To make a weta house for a tree weta we got a piece of bamboo

Hunter: We cut the bamboo above the ring so the house had a roof

Liam  We use wire to make a hanger

Tui Reading Group Research Assignment

The Tui's reading group have completed a project on frogs. They would like to share this with you. Our thanks to the wonderful Room 1 students who came in to teach us how to import photos to Explain Everything.

Fireman Dan's Visit

Fireman Dan and a few of his friends, Craig, Jon, Peter and David, came to see us at Kaniere School. Their visit fitted in with our Disaster Unit, "What's the Plan Stan?". They taught us basic fire safety rules. After talking in class we realised that not everyone knew where their safe meeting place was. We had talked about this when discussing earthquakes. Has your family got a safe meeting place?

Learning about the Food Groups with Harold

Supporting Ms Barrow and Mrs Schroder to buy Harold hay

Kaniere School had a muftil day to sponsor Ms Barrow and Mrs Schroder for the Polar Plunge at Karoro Beach on Sunday. Funds raised are going to the Life Education Trust. We think Harold needs more hay or perhaps some trees to eat!

Supporting Ms Barrow and Mrs Schroder to buy Harold hay

Kaniere School had a muftil day to sponsor Ms Barrow and Mrs Schroder for the Polar Plunge at Karoro Beach on Sunday. Funds raised are going to the Life Education Trust. We think Harold needs more hay or perhaps some trees to eat!

Rocket Champions

Esther is our Queen for Week 2, and Sone the Princess. Will took out King of the Rockets with Liam close behind. Taylor and Elizabeth recorded personal bests, so well done to both of you!

Cross Country 2016

We are extremely proud of our cross country champions, all those children who put one foot in front of the other to make it all the way around the circuit. Special congratulations go to Will, Liam, and Leon, who took out the Year 1 boys placings and Esther, Sone, and Taylor who took out the Year 1 girls places.

Gymnastics with Helen

At PE on Monday Helen taught us some gymnastics moves. We learnt how to do a pike, a tuck , stretch, and a straddle. look at our great moves!

Will is doing a beautiful straddle

The boys are doing a stretch

Lizzie's lovely pike

Word Rockets Week 5

Wow, our Word Writing Champions have been running hot! Our Queen for this week is Esther and Sone is her delightful princess. King for this week is Will and Liam is prince. We do have an increasing number of children are writing more words tan they have written before which is really pleasing to see. There must be lots of practise going on at home. Well done for achieving personal bests: Esther, Iziah, Liam, Luca, Summer F, Summer W, Taylor and Theo.

Word Rockets Week 4

We have new word writing rocket champions. There were six children that recorded personal bests. SO congratulations to Ali, Leon, Luca, Victor, and Summer W. Our new king is Will and the prince is Liam, our Queen is Sone and we have Princess Esther.  Well done to you all.

Will and Sone also completed their last sight word fish on Friday, this is awesome news.

Word Rockets Week 3

King of the Rockets last week was Liam, and the trusty Prince, Will. We have a Queen. Queen Sone has the beautiful Princess Elizabeth at her side. Both Victor and Elizabeth had personal best. Well done to all those who gave it their best effort.

Welcome back to school 2016

It is great to be back at school. We have had a great first week at school, getting to know each other. It is very hot so remember to put a water bottle in your child's bag.