Magic 'e'

This week we are learning about Magic 'e'

Click on the links below to learn about Magic 'e' and to play a cool game.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZhl6YcrxZQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCvtMzUL0lw

http://www.fun4thebrain.com/English/magice.html

The Moon Rap - Storybots

What a great way to learn facts about space!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i235Y2HRksA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9UWNBTR6_I

Interesting facts about our Solar System

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKKzIoJgMSQ

Haelyn's space poster

 Haelyn  made this awesome poster about our Solar System while she was at home.  Look at the way she has carefully painted the planets and put them in order.

  At school we learned a special little story (called a Mnemonic) to help us remember the order of the planets.

It goes like this - 

My Very Elegant Mother Just Started Using Nail Polish.  

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto (dwarf planet)

Our Beautiful Suns

As part of our inquiry on Space we read the Maori myth Maui and the Sun and looked at the illustrations to give us inspiration for our sun art work. We  also watched the Peter Gossage version of the myth (in Te Reo) on our new big screen.
In writing we have been learning about using describing words and similes to make our writing more interesting and to help the reader build a picture in their mind.

Check out our amazing artwork and creative writing!
Don't we all look proud.

We are learning about the 'oo' chunk this week.  Check out these Alpha Block clips

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDvdRiDe67M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEI9QWcX2aA

Here is the link to the Lunar cycle to show your family.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCweccNOaqo

Check out this moon demonstration as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz01pTvuMa0