The Monsters' Party

Our big book last week was called "The Monsters' Party". It was written by Joy Cowley and it's all about what monsters can do.

We loved this book because the monsters could do anything they liked!

In class, we drew our own monsters and thought about what they could do. We needed to be very creative and think about the sorts of things we would like our monsters to look like. Some of them turned out to be pretty scary!!

Have a read of some of the things that our monsters can do.

Saint Mary MacKillop

On Friday the 8th of August, Good Shepherd School celebrated the Feast Day of Saint Mary MacKillop. We started our day off with a whole school Mass where all our new children received a welcome candle.

We went back to our classes and learnt some more about Mary MacKillop and why she was such an important person. We learnt about the kind and loving things that she had done in her life.
Each class celebrated her life in different ways.

In Room 1, we thought about words that described Mary MacKillop and wrote it using block letters. We then used as many colours as we could to colour in the word that we had chosen.

Koru Patterns

For Maori Language Week, Room 1 learnt about Koru patterns. We learnt that Koru patterns symbolized new life, growth, strength and peace. 

We drew our own Koru patterns and used warm colours and cool colours to colour them in. 

What makes 5?

Welcome back to Term 3!

We hope that everyone had a great holiday!

In Room 1, we have been busy getting back into our learning. There are so many exciting things that are happening this term, so watch this space!

For maths this week, the Green group have been looking at what makes 5? We have been using a lot of materials and drawing a lot of patterns that make 5.

Have a look at the work that we have been doing and see if you know any other ways to make 5

Our Prams

During Term 2, our Topic was about functions and how things work. We focused on prams and looked at  different kinds of prams, parts of a pram and we even had a few parents come in and show us their prams. Towards the end of our topic, we used old cardboard boxes, plastic drink bottles and toilet rolls to make our own prams. We then modified it by using materials to make it look better and be more comfortable for the baby. We talked about why we added our modifications and how it would make our prams better. 

We had a lot of fun designing and making our prams!

Here are some pictures of our final products

MOTAT

On Friday 20th June, the Sheridan Syndicate took a trip to MOTAT!

We all had such a great time learning about different inventions from years and years ago! We saw old phones, cameras, toys and even toilets!

We especially loved the tram ride because we got to see the scenery and we were very tired at the end of the day from all the walking we did, so it was great to sit down and enjoy the view.

Take a look at the pictures of the different things that we did on our trip to MOTAT!

Book Week!

During week 5 we celebrated Book Week! 

Have a look at the photos below to see the different activities that we did :)

We can't wait for Book Week next year!