We have started a programme for learning new exciting words by Sandra Iversen.
We read the The Bug Band and some other cool books.

We got out our instruments and we played in our band. We had lots fun playing with the drums, xylophone, cymbals, bells, triangles and tambourines.
We have also been learning lots of new poems and looking at concept cards on the interactive board.

We love our new programme.

Welcome to Shaw Block One 2014.

We have been very busy this year with our trip and our learning.

We went to Bowentown for our school picnic. 

It was a hot day and we had lots of fun.

Keith found seaweed, Benji threw seaweed at people, Te Tahi was playing in the sand and he made some castles.

Cassidy built a big sandcastle, Exodus splashed in the water, Tipene made a fish in the sand, Jodeci had a swim, Kenehi pretended that he was being eaten by a shark,

Te Ahu loved making a hole in the sand, and

Sovereign loved swimming in the sea.

This is the mural we made of our beach trip.

We had swimming for 6 weeks and learned lots of different skills. 
We practiced water safety and had a Parents Day to show what we could do.

We are learning to be Self Managers and get ready for school and bring our book bags into class, write our names on the mimio and the computer.

We are learning about "respect" for people and our school environment by "being kind to others".

We have been learning about Monarch Butterflies and caterpillars.

Last year we grew Swan Plants and we had to bring them inside because the wasps were killing them outside.

We have been watching the caterpillars crawling around eating our leaves. When they have lost 4 skins they turn into a chrysalis and they stay in there for 2 weeks then they change into a Monarch Butterfly.

Then we have to put a tag on them with a number on it to say it comes from Paeroa Central School so people can identify where they have come from.

The Duffy Theatre Group came to put on a show for us. It was really cool.

Skye won the Junior girls Cross country Race.Add caption

All this term we have carried on with Electives and the group who worked here had to do seed raising for the others to plant in our school gardens.

We couldn't plant the rainbow carrots in our seed trays so we put them straight in the garden.

                Putting together our seed raising house.

We made some watering containers!

Term 3 2013

We have done heaps of things this term and need to record it all on our blog.

We went to the beach at Waiomu for the day and had lots of fun swimming, sandcastle building, kayaking, and looking at crabs.

We had a beautiful day!

Our cool Whale.Add caption

We had a school camp.
We went to the Karangahake Walkway.
At the bridge over the road we waved to the cars.
 

             March

We have been very busy doing heaps of exciting things.
Our class has had Swan plants growing in our room for the Monarch Caterpillars to eat.
We have been watching the caterpillars out of their skins.
We found out that they lose 4 skins before they spin into their chrysalis.
We watched a caterpillar spin into it's chrysalis and it took a long time.

This year our teacher decided we should tag the Monarch Butterflies for the  Monarch Butterfly NZ Trust.

We had to put  tags on their fiscal cell under their wings. The female tags have to go on their left wing and the male tags go on their right wing.
We hope that somebody finds our tagged butterflies and reports them.

Hi everyone.
Welcome back to Shaw Block Stars 2013. 

We have started the term with out Monarch Butterfly study. So far we have 85 caterpillars and 24 chrysalises.
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After the weekend we came back and caterpillars had turned into chrysalises "everywhere" !

Today we made two big chocolate cakes.
We put in 2 eggs, brown sugar, milk , oil and golden syrup.

 

Then we had to stir it together.
We got the flour, baking powder, baking soda and cocoa and mixed it together.
Then we added it to the liquids.

 After we mixed them together we put them into a microwave baking dish and cooked it for 12 minutes.

 

 

 

These are the two cakes we made.


The cakes were so yummy after we made icing and put sprinkles on them!

 

We were reading our map that shows how many people have looked at our blog from other countries and we would love some people to contact us so we can talk to them.
So please leave us your blog address or a message so we can contact you!
Thanks from all of Shaw Block One children at Paeroa Central School, North Island, New Zealand.

                                 Olympic Games 2012

The Olympics Games are being held in London now. Most countries have sports teams there.
We looked at the Olympic rings and found out they show all the colours of the flags in the World.

This is our New Zealand flag with the Southern Cross on it.
Keanu, Karapi, Mia, Eric, Davon, and Stephen-George watched some of the Games on TV.

What sports have you watched at home?
Tell us tomorrow.

                         The Flood July 2012



On Monday we had extraordinarily heavy rain and the Ohinemuri River spilled over it's banks and flooded everything.

Mrs Hack had to leave in a hurry because the river had gone over the road in the Karangahake Gorge otherwise she might have had to stay the night in Paeroa.

Pounamu, Laith, and Teremoana had to go home too because the Criterion Bridge was going to be closed.

Sandy had to stay to look after the rest of the class.

Mrs Hack had to stay home on Tuesday as well but Sandy came to school.

There were 9 kids in class because the roads were still closed.

The floodgates were put up at the Criterion Bridge to stop the water flooding the College and the town.



During the holidays we all had fun and did different things.

Eva went to Hamilton to stay at her friend's farm.
Mia went to the Skate and Leisure Centre and did some cooking.
Stephen-George went to McDonald;s at Thames.
Jagar went to the shop to buy a toy.
Kauri played with his cars outside
Keanu went to Thames to see Ice Age 4.
Taringaroa  read books with his Mum.
Pounamu stayed at Te Teko at his Nan's.
Tyler went to the Tangi.
Davon went to his Nan's at Marton and played on his Uncle Bo's X-Box.
Janey went to the Auckland Airport to pick up somebody.
Kael had a sleepover at her Grandma's and Grandad's and the cat slept on her arm.
Legacy's Dad gave him a haircut.
This term we are going to be" Reaching for the Stars" in our learning!!!!!
       

Boat Making in Electives

Karapi painted his boat blue and green.

Eric was so proud of his blue and white boat.

Our June Stories

Please read our stories, look at our pictures and tell us what you think!

We looked at the photos and videos of the bubbles that were made and chose some for our blog.

The bubbles got bigger as we got better at making them.

Nikita made different shaped bubbles while Boston and Daniel watched.

We have been doing extra fun learning things on Thursday afternoons and some big kids came to our room and made bubbles.
They worked like scientists to make a square bubble.
Some kids said you couldn't do it but we went on Google and found a video.

Wow! We made square bubbles!!!!!!!!

We like Buddy Reading with Room 4 on Tuesdays because it is fun.

We get to choose the books they read to us.