Hey there Ruma Iwa,
So I thought I'd post a pic on our blog and get you to  use the 'See-Think-Wonder' format to write about this picture and post a comment.  Have a go...
I see a body picking up a head in the sand.
I think it looks like the boy's head has fallen off.
I wonder what really happened.
Ms Etuale
I see a boy touching a kids head.
I think the boy with his bum poking out, is farting.
I wonder why did they do this.
Falefehi
I see a boys head.  His face is cut.
I think it's fake.
I wonder if they took a picture of a boy's head and stuck it in the sand.
Tokotai

Maths_Rich Task

Hey there Ruma Iwa,
So I know we've just started looking at Rich Tasks in maths so I thought I'd post our first one online.
Have a go. Draw it up on a piece of paper and then post your answer.
Ms Etuale

Task:
How many triangles can you make by joining 3 dots?

I drew 8 triangles (Brieanna)
I drew 7 triangles (Ariana)
I drew 7 triangles (Crystal)

See-Think-Wonder_Olympic Symbols

As part of our Inquiry Unit 'Go for Gold' we had a wee look at the 3 main Olympic Symbols and completed a 'See Think Wonder' graphic organiser.

Silly Olympics - The Medallists

We had an Awesome Rev Up activity for our inquiry study ‘Go For Gold’.
The team was buzzing about the Silly Olympics.  Despite the cold and getting completely drenched, the kids were laughing, cheering each other on, and going for gold.  Congratulations to all our ‘Countries’ – including our medallists.
Go Kahikatea!

Silly Olympics - Weet-Bix Challenge

The weet-bix was dry in our mouths.  It was really hard to eat them when it was dry.  The challenge was: be the first team to eat a whole box of weet-bix.  Some people were shoving weet-bix in their pockets and down the drain.  We looked like piglets.

Silly Olympics - Caterpillar Crawl

It was not fun at all when we got squished!  It was hard rolling together at the same time.  We had to get up and run to the other side of the caterpillar but everyone just got squashed – from each other and the person on top.

Silly Olympics - Dress Up Race

It was hard to put the clothes on.  We had to put them on before we ran.  It was funny watching all the kids running down the field in old people’s clothing.  The boys said it was embarrassing when they put old ladies clothes on.

Silly Olympics - Drag Race

It was really hard to hold on to the tarp.  The people on the tarp felt really heavy to drag.  It was rough and bumpy being dragged along the ground on the tarp.  Katherine’s team’s tarp was hard to pull because it was massive.  Mr Howard helped them out and Katherine flew down the field.  It looked fun and we were jealous!

Silly Olympics - Stretcher Race

Some people were too heavy to hold and run with.  The people being carried kept falling off.  It was very bumpy being carried.  It felt safe being carried but not very steady.  Our hands felt slippery when we carried them.  Some of us felt like our hands were dying. 

Silly Olympics - Kahikatea Drenched

Kahikatea drenched after the Cargo Net Crawl and Obstacle Course races.

Silly Olympics - Obstacle Course Water Run

We fell over, dropped our containers full of water & got really drenched.  It was really hard to keep our balance and not tip water on ourselves.  Going through the tyres was the hardest part of the course.

Silly Olympics - Cargo Net Crawl

We got really stuck.  It was hard to go through when Mr Howard was pelting us with water. 

We got to squirt Mr Howard when we were finished the Cargo Net race.