WALT use precise nouns to add detail for our reader.

This week in writing we have been using precise nouns to make our writing more specific for the reader.

We took a paragraph and changed the nouns from general nouns to precise nouns.

Here is an example.

In the weekend I had to do lots of shopping with my Mum. We went to the shop diary to get some food. We also went to look for a present for my cousin’s birthday. I had to choose between a doll and a soft toy. After that we went to the shop to buy some clothes, I got two new items and a pair of shoes. Because I had been so good, mum took me to the shop to buy an ice block. Lucky me!

1 more sleep!

There is only one more sleep till the Hay Park School Student Toolkits, and we are very excited!

Goodie bags waiting for new homes!

Lanyards all ready to go. 

Hay Park School is the place to be in Week 5!

Next week we have some very exciting things happening at Hay Park School. On Tuesday we are holding student led toolkits where students from other schools in the Ako Hiko Cluster will be coming to Hay Park.  This half-day action packed event will focus on creative and collaborative use of digital technologies to promote innovation and learning.

And then on Thursday the 12th of November Hay Park will be part of the Google Expedition Pioneer Programme! Want to know more? Check out this Youtube clip. Flox Class will be visiting the moon! 

Athletics - Running

During week 1 and 2 we have had Andy come in and coach us on our sprinting skills.  In week 1 we learned about sprinting technique and in week 2 we focused on our starts.

There are 7 key skills we need to increase our sprinting skills.

1. Eyes straight ahead.
2. Light feet. 
3. High knees. 
4. Bent arms. 
5. Cheek to cheek arms. 
6. Run straight. 
7. Run tall. 

Check out these photos of us practicing. Can you tell which skill we were practicing? 

The skills we focused on for our starts are:

• Look straight ahead (not at the starter!)
• What to do on the starters calls (Take your mark, set, go)
• Improving our reaction time (the amount of time it takes us to get moving once we hear the signal to go). 

We are very excited about athletics day which is coming up in week 5! We will be able to put all of our athletics skills to use. 

Maths in Flox Class

This week we have been working hard on making sure we have mastered a strategy we can use for solving addition and subtraction problems.

We have really enjoyed working through problems, on our own and with others.

Check out Spencer and Simione working together.

Ka pai boys!

Self Guided Learning

Today I am out learning with other teachers in the Ako Hiko cluster.

Flox Class are working in the library with Mrs Kingston and McCahon Class.

Mrs Kingston has just shared this video with me. I am so proud of my class, such fabulous independent positive learners!

Te Reo Māori Conversation

WALT have a conversation in te reo Māori.




In Flox Class we have been learning to have a conversation in Maori. We used our conversations to create movies. Our movies are set around Hay Park School. Have a look and see if you can understand Peeana and Manahal's conversation.

We are learning to use te reo Maori. We are still learning to pronounce some of the words in our conversations. Please give us some tips if you have any!

Ka kite ano!
Mrs Archer

Camp Movie

This week we have been making movie trailers using iMovie. It was a great way to share our memories of camp with the other classes at our school.

Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori

This week is Maori language week, we are retelling the story of Maui and the Sun. This is Tai's work.

Ka Pai Tai!

My Writing Learning Goals

This term in writing I am going to be working on two goals.

They are:
Use short and long sentences.
Include dialogue to tell the reader more about the characters and to add evidence in non-fiction.

I will know I have achieved these goals when I can show evidence of these in my writing.

GoNoodle

In Flox Class we have been using GoNoodle to have brain breaks when we have been working hard and need to get our wriggles out.

Check us out, getting our grove on!

Football

We have been having some football coaching sessions each Wednesday. Check out some photos from this week.

Letters from the Anzac Soldiers

This term we have been learning about the Anzac soliders. We wrote letters
as though we were soldiers in WW1, writing home from the trenches.

This is Jayzel's letter.

A super busy term!

We have been really busy in Flox Class this term, especially over the last couple of weeks. We have had a trip to the Marine Education and Recreation Centre in Long Bay, a cycle safety session with Bigfoot Adventures, a session with Constable Rob, hockey tournaments, parent/student conferences and presenting an assembly!

 Here is our asembly slide show which we all collaborated on together as a class. It captures some of thing things we have been up to lately.

Football

Over the next six weeks we will be having sessions with Courtney from Auckland Football. We had our first session today and played capture the flag. It was very funny to watch, especially when we had to have our hands and feet on the ground! After we had played warm up games we had some games of four-a-side football.

Flox Class Playing Softball

Check out Flox Class having a go at softball over the last few weeks with our awesome coaches from Auckland Softball. Thanks Steph and Tina.

Goal Setting for Term 2

Last night we shared our learning with our parents. This is Hunter's presentation. Check out our individual blogs for all of our goals.