Necklaces

We created our own bone carving necklaces and learnt about different Maori symbols. 

We began by drawing some different symbols. Our challenge was to persevere because it was tricky and we needed to try again and again.

After that we practised making our chosen design out of play dough.

Next it was time to create our necklace out of a special dough we would cook.

We needed to persevere to make the shape we wanted.

We put a hole in our necklace to thread string in later and let our creations cook.

When they were cooked we painted over a wash of PVA and water to seal them. It also made them look a bit shiny. 

Here are some of our amazing necklaces.

Dough recipe coming soon :)

Ana-Lee the author

We have been reading lots of Magic Key books where Biff, Chip and Kipper go on adventures.

We read one about a magic carpet and we were all so excited about the adventures we could have we decided to write stories. 

Ana-Lee wrote and amazing story and was so excited to share it with her Mum. They imagined they were on the magic carpet together. 

Read Ana-Lee's fantastic story

Look at what we found, it's a magic carpet. "I wish I was at the zoo".

 "Hop on Mum hold on hard." 

Zoom zoomy zoom swish swosh the carpet went. 

"Wahoo this is fun".

"Not for me" said Mum. 

"I want to keep on going wahoo"

It landed in the zoo by the lion cage. Crash boom bang the carpet went. Oh no it's in the lion cage. 

"Aaaaaa" we screamed. 

"Magic carpet fly away".

With a woosh and a zoom the carpet flew away. It went to the desert. At the desert we thought oh no another adventure. Ahhhh boing my Mum lay on the floor with a bounce because she did not like the adventure. The carpet wanted to go home so I dragged my mum on the carpet and we went home. Woosh!

Come in to Room 1617 and read some more amazing magic carpet stories.

Sharing magic beans

The Kakabeak Kids have been learning about division.

We know division means sharing so all the groups are the same size.

We got better at writing division equations.

We had a problem to solve.

What different ways can you share 24 magic beans with wizards? If a wizard has more than the other wizards the magic beans explode. 

We used our perseverance learning muscle to try lots of different combinations.

Some of us equal shared the beans.

Some of us skip counted and added more to each group 

and some of us used repeated addition eg. 6+6+6+6=24 

Space

Boys working so well together to build their rocket

Wimble Wizard has got us all a little excited about space. 

Here is some of the learning the Kakabeak Kids have been choosing.

Charlie and Benny building a rocket

Eliza, Teeghan and Kayden building telescopes

Peyton enjoying some star gazing

Somebody absorbed in star gazing

Peyton teaching other Kakbeak kids
how to star gaze and make constellations

Addilyn squealing with excitement in the star gazing machine

Jay looking at the different constellations

Kayden, Kayden and Khlo'e working
out the order of the planets together

The boys decided to create a rocket together

Tamati putting parts of the solar
system together

The boys adding details to their
rocket. They are collaborating so well.

Kayden using his telescope

Jack and Logan discussing what they can see

There are lots of projects children are involved in that they are re-visiting and persevering with.

Super learning Kakabeak Kids.