Expressions Visit

On Wednesday morning A1 had a visit from the children at the early childhood centre, Expressions.  The children came to have a look at the school and the A1 kids loved showing them what to do. Come back soon you are always welcome! 

Disco Fever

Last Thursday, A1 joined the other junior school children to dance the night away at the school disco.  Enjoy our video.

After the disco, Ron and Elisha wrote about the fun they had.  Listen to their stories.

A1 and A3's Gardens

A1 and A3 have entered the Tui School Garden Challenge.  Over the next 3 months we will be planning and planting a new garden.   On Friday we raised $20 by selling the silverbeet and cabbage to the teachers to buy more plants.  Today we cleared our gardens ready to get planting later in the week.  Watch this space to see how our gardens grow.

Welcome to Papatoetoe East

There are 2 new children in our class -  Soane and Deztyn.  Detzyn likes to sit on the mat and make roads and houses with the blocks.  Soane has fun playing in the sandpit and playing games on the computers.  Welcome to our school!

Look At Our Sandpit

Our wonderful new sandpit has been opened and the children in A and B Block are spending time happily playing in it.  At the moment we are digging for dinosaur fossiles.  A special thanks to the Friends of the School (FOT's) who fundraised to pay for it and to Dave Bedwell (Elyshia's dad) who spent hours building it.  In A1 we love it!

The Tiger

During our study on predators, Tarik chose to write about a tiger.  Here is his story.

Going to the Zoo

A1 had a great time during our visit to the zoo.  Watch the video and see what we did.

Meat Eaters

Tevita wrote a story about animals that eat meat.

Feeding the Giraffe

During a recent to the zoo,  A1 was able to feed the giraffes.  This is the story that Kyrah wrote.

The Cheetah

 As part of a study on predators, A1 has been writing stories about them.   Here is Hayden's story.

Healthy Food



Last week, A1 read the book Vegetable Glue which is about eating vegetables.  After we had discussed the book, we decided to make an omelette using vegetables from our garden.

The Ghost

Listen to Esther's great story about playing a game with a ghost!

This week some of the children from A1 have been writing longer stories with two sentences.  Tarik wrote about a rainbow.  This is the first time that Tarik has recorded a story on the blog and he did a great job!

What is happening?

Over the last two days, there has been a lot of digging and hammering outside B Block.  A1 is watching very carefully and will keep you posted.  What do you think is being built? 

My Brother

This week A1 has been writing stories about our families.  Watch the story that Bonnie wrote about her brother.

The Bears Come to School

Tihei wrote a story about what he did with his bear on the day of the Teddy Bear's picnic. This is the first time Tihei has recorded a story for the blog and he did a great job!

Making Gingerbread Men
Last week A1 read one of our favourite books The Gingerbread Man and on Friday we made gingerbread men. We had to be very careful to shut the doors and the windows so that they did not run away.

My Donkey

This week A1 has been writing stories about the toys they brought to school for the Teddy Bear's picnic. Here is Armaan's story.

Teddy Bear's Picnic

On Friday, the Year 1 and 2 children had a special picnic for our favourite toys.  During the day we played and worked with our toys.  We took them to Jump Jam and the school assembly.  We made cupcakes with them and took them on a special parade and then the picnic.  Our toys enjoyed coming to school and we all had a great day!

Fun with Feijoas

Over the last 2 weeks, A1 has been talking about and eating healthy food.  On Thursday we decided to make a special feijoa cake.  We collected the feijoas, cut them up and mixed them with  flour, sugar and eggs to make a delicious cake. 

Welcome to Our School

Robert started in A1 on Monday. He came to Auckland after the earthquake in Christchurch. He is good at counting and reading and loves playing with the toys.

Healthy Eating

A1 has been talking about healthy eating.  On Friday, we made fruit kebabs by cutting up oranges, bananas and apples.  We added marshmellows for a treat, then we ate them.  Yummy, yummy.


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A1 Goes Gardening

Last week A1 children cleared out our garden. We put on compost and sheep's poos to make the soil healthy and planted vegetables and flowers.  We can't wait to see them grow!

Goodbye Year 6 children!

On Monday the Year 6 children went off to camp for the whole week. Some of the children from A1 had brothers and sisters, and cousins who went. Tarik's dad also went to help. A1 decided that we wanted to wish the Year 6 children good luck and wave them goodbye.

The Kitten

This week A1 have been writing about their pets.  Here is Nicole's story about her kitten.  She also drew a picture to share.

My kitten is soft and I like my kitten because I like to play with my kitten. My kitten chases me and it chases mice.

Introducing A1 children

Here is a video of the A1 boys introducing themselves. 

Introducing A1 girls

Here is a video of the A1 girls introducing themselves.

The Junior Gardens

On Friday, A1 children went out to work in their garden.  We picked the corn and then cleared out all the weeds, so we can plant some new vegetables next week.  When we had finished, we cooked and ate the corn.  Yummy!

We cleared out the weeds.

We picked the corn.

 The garden is cleared.

Job done. Time to rest.

Time to eat.

Yummy!

We are Room A1

Hi we are A1.  We are a class of 5-year-olds from Papatoetoe East.  We love coming to school and learning.  We hope you enjoy our blog.