Mary Kippenberger

Mary Kippenberger came and presented to the Awesome Acorns on Friday.  This is linked to our learning unit Nursery Rhymes and Fairytales.  Mary entertained the children with her wonderful stories.  Some children and some special teachers were chosen to help Mary tell the stories.

The Awesome Acorns also invited the wonderful children from Mayfair and Parkvale Kindergarten.

The children displayed their wonderful Mayfair manners and their great audience skills.

Being a fantastic audience.

 

Mr P and Ellie.  Mama Pig and Baby Pig

 

Chevelle playing her role.

Miss T.  The Absolute Fantastic Henny Penny and cast.

Charlette's Fantastic Writing

Charlette has been working really hard at challenging herself and writing more detail in her stories.

 

 

Run, Run as Fast as you can.

We have been reading the Gingerbread Man.  The children have been learning about the characters and to retell the story using props.

 

On Friday, the children made their own Gingerbread Man and decorated it!  They looked delicious!!!

Rolling and shaping their gingerbread man.

The uncooked gingerbread man.

Getting ready to ice and decorate their gingerbread man.

Almiji's completed Gingerbread Man.

Chevelle's Gingerbread Man.

Kalani's Gingerbread Man.

Look at the wonderful decorating.  Yum, yum, yum.

 

Beans

We have read the Fairytale "Jack and the Beanstalk".  The children have planted their own bean.  We learnt that our beans need air, water, sun and dirt to grow.

Warm and Cool Colours

Room 12 is learning about warm and cool colours.  As part of our Nursery Rhyme unit we learnt the nursery rhyme "I'm a Little Teapot".  The children drew their own teapot in pencil and then traced over it in black vivid.  The children then chose to paint their teapots with warm or cool colours.

Summer's beautiful teapot.

Max, Mahu and Joe using warm colours.

Trinity using warm colours.

Music - Keeping the Beat

Our wonderful music teacher, Mrs P is teaching the children how to keep the beat (and me as well!!).  The children learnt to keep the beat by clapping, chopsticks and then using a range of instruments.

Guided Reading - In the Garden

For guided reading the reading group read the text In the Garden.  To engage the children's interest and to activate their prior knowledge I brought in a range of vegetables.  We had a great korero about where vegetables grow, the types of vegetables and our favourites!  At the end of the story the girl picks some strawberries.  I had a wonderful surprise for the children and we got to enjoy the yummy strawberries!!!

Reading the story.

Mahu and Dean enjoying the surprise at the end.

Is it YUMMY Ryan?

Alexis sampling the strawberries.

F - For Fun Friday

The letter of the week was "F".  On Friday the children made fruit salad.  They had to cut and make their own fruit salad.

Mahu cutting up his fruit for his fruit salad.

Amber's finished fruit salad.

Sam getting ready to enjoy his fruit salad.

Market Day

The seniors held a Market Day to help fund raise for camp.  Room 12 enjoyed the tastes, sights and fun at market day. 

 

The girls' sampling the sherbet fizz lollipops.

 

Nail Painting - Lala

The boys with their fancy hairdo's.

 

George with his lucky dip.

Mahu waiting to have a bounce with his brother.

A GREAT family day.

Friends sharing the day.

Dean and Viola with their painted faces.

OOOO - Octopus Kites

Letter of the week was "O".  The children made octopus kites.

Making kites - lots of colouring, cutting and sticking

Paige's Octopus Kite

Chevelle's Octopus Kite

They fly!!  Awesome

Charlette enjoying flying her kite.

Mahu's Success

Ka pai Mahu!

Mahu has been working hard at learning to write his name and learn the letter names.  Check out the photo, it says it all!!

Circle Painting

This week Room 12 has been learning about 2D shapes.  The children this afternoon used circle shapes to paint.  Check out some of the fantastic painting.

Georgia thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

Kalala used different colours.

Trinity

                                         Alexis and Dean used different sizes.

Paige making circles.

Stretchy Lycra

The stretchy lycra is a popular favourite at music time.