School fair 2014! by Keira

On Saturday 18th of October the Stonefields School fair was on and

Me and my  Isabella did a kapa haka performance and Addi my sister was in the FRONT ROW!

It was SO fun.

My Mum gave me a chocolate cupcake and Pink Candy floss YUM!

After that we had a play of netball and my sister got some goals!

And the people who ran that gave me and Addison a new drink bottle.

Then we went and got some soap a mask a bracelet and magic salt and also got our face painted.

After that it started to rain so went back home.

What a fun and long day!

Stonefields School's first Triathlon!

It was great to see so many learners for LH2 participating in the triathlon today. After biking, swimming and running the long course it is not surprising our learners were very tired by the end of the day!

Disco Fun!

Check out some of our learners having a great time at the disco last Friday!

Art for the Disco!

Some learners from LH2 have been creating some art for the enchanted forest disco tomorrow night.

Their art is going to look fantastic at the disco! Keep an eye out for it!  

Fake Snot!

Today we had an exciting science experiment...we learned how to make fake snot!

Did you know that snot or mucus is made up of sugar and protein.  The sugar is what makes it sticky ewww!

Here are some photos of us following the instructions.  Watch this space to read about our instructional writing soon...

Our first trusted learners

In Hub 2 we now have quite a group of trusted learners!


Each child has made an appointment with the teacher and explained lots of reasons why they should receive a trust licence. The teachers were really impressed with all the ideas these children shared and have been equally impressed with how they have used their extra trust so far.

Snails and Slugs

Snails and Slugs!

Today we have been learning all about 'The Living World.'

One of the experiences was to observe and investigate the similarities and differences between snails and slugs.

We began we wonder about a lot of things, for example:

Why do snails move slowly?

Why do snails have tiny eyes?

Are snails carnivores or herbivores?

Are slugs and snails related?

Why do they like to stick together in large groups?

Why do they have slime or goo?

How can we learn about numeracy and winter at the same time?!

Today we learned what SYMMETRY means...

Did you know that symmetry is when something is the same on both sides.  It's like it is reflecting or mirroring itself.

You can check if something is symmetrical by drawing a line down the middle.  This is called a line of symmetry.

To apply our understanding we then made snowflakes.  We found that sometimes there can be more than one line of symmetry!

Making Mosaic Stepping Stones

This year the Enviro Group have been making mosaic stepping stones during our lunchtimes.

First we had to decide what designs we wanted on the stepping stones.

We watched the video below to help us make meaning of the mosaic process.

Once we had decided what we wanted to mosaic on the stepping stones, we collaborated to fill 6 stepping stones moulds with different images. 

Finally we were ready to pour concrete into the stepping stone moulds. 

                                         

We can't wait to see what out stepping stones turn out like!

Stepping Out Today!

WALHT travel safely in a car.

Today we...

 Learnt how to put our seat belts on correctly. The seat belt needs to sit on our shoulders to keep us safe. 

Leant that it is safest to travel in a booster seat if we are not 148cm tall. 

Dressed up in police uniforms. 

Heard the police siren across the school.

Got a chance to ride in the police car! We also got to speak in to the speakers while we were in the car. 

Crossing the DANGEROUS RIVER...

We finally got to talk about the constructions we made!

Each group took a turn to describe their toy's construction and then attempt to cross the river.

Here are some photos of our sharing: