This term we are learning about Endangered animals and what we can do to help them. We have a visit planned to Auckland Zoo and we are excited about that. We are excited to see the animals. We love animals in Room 8!

Sign Language this week

The sign language we are learning this week is how to say Good Morning. We need to add the sign language for "good" (we learnt this last week) in front of the morning sign. 

Have a look at the link below to see a video of how we say, "Morning" in sign. 


http://nzsl.vuw.ac.nz/signs/3111 

Please practice this at home with your whanau and try saying "Good morning" in sign when you wake up. You can also greet me in this way during the roll.

Keep up your fantastic signing!!!!

Assembly this week! Week 6.

Just a notice to let you know that we are on Assembly this Friday at 9.05am, sharp!

We are all very excited and will be bringing home our lines to practice at home, as well as school. 

See you all on Friday :) 

Mr J came to our room today!

Mr J made a special visit to Botany Downs Primary today. He came to visit us in Room 8 and read us 3 stories. 

He read my story, "Good night, Sleep tight" ZSB
I feel really happy that he read to us NK
He read the story I chose EM
I love Mr J MP
Mr J is the best KS
I was really excited CB
My Mum came in too EW
Thank you Mr J AT

How many children does it take to make 100?

We had a question in Room 8. We knew that we could make 10 with our hands but when Ms P asked, "Show me 100," the children laughed! "We can't do that," they said. 

So we came up with the question, "How many children would it take to make 100?"

We found out that it takes 10 children, each holding up their 10 fingers. Great skip counting in tens, Room 8!

There's a crocodile in Room 8!!!!!!

Today, we were lucky enough to have Lois (EW's Mum) come in to read us a story from their home, South Africa. 

It is a story about how the crocodile got his skin. Lois brought us all pictures of the animals faces we had to glue onto plates so we all be could be a part of the story. 

Who was the crocodile in our story? None other than Ms Pearce herself! The shiny gold colour is to represent the crocodile's beautiful skin before she became vain and got her scaly, bumpy skin. 

We had a fantastic time being a part of a play and listening to Lois read to us. We also had fun dancing to our new favourite tune - Imvubu the happy hippo. You can see the video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yPBt7gSLj0

The Sign Language we are learning this week...

We are learning how to say, "How are you?" in Sign Language and Maori. 



In Maori, we say, "Kei te pehea koe?" which means how are you? 

Remember to practice both at home with your family. Maybe you could teach both to them too?

If you would like to know more about New Zealand Sign Language, this is a really good website!

http://nzsl.vuw.ac.nz/