Bledisloe Middle School Blog: May 2015

Wednesday 20 May 2015

Te Reo Kori

Over the last four weeks we have been enjoying Te Reo Kori as a focus for our Physical Education. Our Middle School children have learnt some string games, knucklebones and fast hand games in Room 6, made Poi Toa(warrior poi) and played a game with them that involves expert spinning and throwing and catching of the poi in Room 7, played a game similar to Captain's Coming called Waka in Room 8 and practised their skills with the rakau in Room 10. They are all very enthusiastic and have learnt a lot of new reo and skills while having heaps of fun!!! Tino pai tamariki ma. Karawhiua! Okea ururoatia!

Great concentration to improve rakau skills!

This is fun! Just keep to the rhythm!

Keep your eye on the poi and put your hands up. You might catch it!

Room 10 were positive and encouraging as they taught a new skill to each other

Watch carefully. This is how you do it!

Great focus and careful explaining and the string games become easy!!!

"Now watch this first bit carefully."

Swing it hard and give it a good flick.

Tuesday 5 May 2015

Taniwha writing

At Moteo marae we learned about Taniwhas. We listened to some stories and completed some very colourful taniwha faces.

Today Room 8 did some writing about a taniwha we know about...

Monday 4 May 2015

D I N O S A U R M A D N E S S!!

There was some very strange happenings in our classrooms last week. There were loud noises, footprints, strange trees and plastic models littering the place!

We soon discovered what our new theme was to be for the term...dinosaurs!

We are carrying on our ideas from the rocky shore and talking about animal features and how those features help them to survive and exist.

There is a problem though, dinosaurs are extinct. We're wondering why or how that happened. Keep checking in to see what we have been doing. Check out some interesting photos to start with.