Week 3, Term 4

On Monday afternoon we had Cathy come to talk to us about bees. Cathy has her own bee hives at home which produce yummy scrummy honey (We know this because we got to taste some). She brought in her big box of equipment with hive tools, protective clothing and trays. Cathy is truly an expert when it comes to bees and she was able to answer our questions.




This week we went to Grasshopper Tennis with Suzanne. It was really tricky stuff for us but we didn't give up and had a great time.
Firstly we played a game called Bumper. We had to balance the ball on our racket while knocking other people's to get their ball to fall off. The last person to still have a ball balanced on their racket was the winner. Well done Jessica and Ayla!
Then we had a turn at hitting the ball over the net. This is is a work in progress for most of us!

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Next week...
Our sounds will be digraphs ea/ee.
Our tricky words are please and ask.
During maths we are looking at groupings within 10 and 20. These groupings and patterns are crucial for the children to understand in order for them to move onto new strategies.
We will have Grasshopper Tennis on Thursday again for the next 3 weeks.
We are in the process of planning an end of year Big Day Out for the Kowhai Syndicate. More news will follow in regard to times and dates when we have these confirmed.
Caroline will be teaching in Renwick 3 on Friday as I have a Classroom Release Day.
Have a happy and safe week!