SPUD IN A BUCKET

How BIG will our spuds grow?

Room 4 has entered the 'Spud in a bucket competition', the annual fundraiser for the Alzheimers foundation.  We have planted our two seed potatoes, one in a manure/soil combination and the second, in a soil/egg shell combo.  We will watch to see which grows the best!

We have until the 7th December to hopefully grow our prize winning potatoes...we will keep you posted!

Dot-to-dot connections

In Room 4 we have been enjoying using a dot-to-dot connection reading tool.  Students work collaboratively to connect the dots between vocabulary from our text.  

We often try to make connections pre-reading, drawing on our prior knowledge, then we add to our sheet with a different colour once we have read the text, to see in a visual way, how we have built on our prior knowledge and extended our connections.

Here we are working in groups to discuss the local Harouta Waka story, shared by our visiting story tellers.

What can we remember?

What connections can we make between the language/words from our local story?