Let the Games Begin - Olympic Cauldron

Here it is....

Finally after all of the anticipation you can watch how the Olympic cauldron was lit today at the 

2012 London Olympic Games opening ceremony.

It was spectacular and certainly didn't disappoint anyone!

Seven teenagers, each nominated by UK Olympic champions

each lit a tiny flame, which ignited the 205 copper petals. 

Each petal represents a competing nation.

The petals then rose up on stems to form the cauldron.

The cauldron symbolises peace and unity.

Did you see David Beckham on the speedboat 

with the flame? He was travelling along the Thames river.

What are your thoughts about the lighting of the cauldron?

Wenlock and Mandeville - London 2012 Mascots

The story of Wenlock and Mandeville

http://www.wenlock-mandeville.com/

https://mascot-games.london2012.com/

Wenlock and Mandeville pdf Book

Check out this online mascot colouring in page

We miss you Trinity

This term we have a class member missing :(

Trinity and her family moved to Australia in the holidays.

We hope you have settled in to your new life in Australia.

We miss you Trinity - keep in touch. 

We hope you will leave us a comment soon.

Orangutans Learn to Use iPads

Wow! Check this out.

Source - kiwikidsnews.co.nz

What do you think about this?

Leave us a comment please.

Animal Pattern Art - Camouflage and Mimicry

 

Last term we learnt how animal patterns help animals survive.
We also visited the Auckland Zoo to see animals in their habitats.
Lots of the animals were camouflaged or used mimicry in their environments.
Check out this slideshow we found online.

Our Top Educational iPad Apps

Here is a selection of our top EDUCATIONAL APPS that we use in our classroom.

Not all of them are free but if it is listed here then it is definitely worth paying for.

I haven't listed many Maths and Literacy apps on this page as these will vary from class to class, year level, teacher choice and learning intentions to be focussed on.  

Please leave us a comment letting us know what your favourite learning apps are. 

What apps do you find educational in your classroom?

The Literacy Shed - Check it out!

Wow, look at this. 

We have been listed on The Literacy Shed website!

Be sure to check out their wonderful resources.

The Literacy Shed offers ideas for teachers using visual resources such as film, animation, photographs and pictures.

http://www.literacyshed.com/class-blogs-shed.html

The Literacy Shed

iPads in the Classroom

Here is a very small snapshot of the children using iPads in the classroom. Some of the apps used are Sock Puppet, Fotobabble, Photochop, PuppetPals, WilderQuest, Camera and DoodleBuddy.

ShowMe - iPad

ShowMe is an open learning community where you can learn or teach any subject. Watch great lessons for free, or create your own.

Watch Aum's lesson he created using the ShowMe app. He is explaining how to 

subtract a 2-digit number from a 2-digit number. 

Olympic People in Numbers - London 2012

London 2012 Macots - Make your own Mascot

Check out this fun website - introducing Wenlock and Mandeville the 

2012 London Olympic Games Mascots.

Wonky Donkey Video - Holiday Fun

Did you enjoy the Wonky Donkey video?

Let us know what your favourite part of the video is.

Olympic Flame Facts

Click on the image above to read what we have written about the Olympic Flame.
What did you learn by reading our information?


We can't wait to see how the cauldron will be
lit at the 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.


Keep coming back to visit us to find more information 
that we will have learnt about the 
2012 Summer Olympic Games

Wacky Hair Day 2012

Oxford Owl ebooks

Check out the very cool range of sporting ebooks.

Click on the picture and it will take you to the 

Oxford Owl website 

Enjoy reading!

Let us know which book is your favourite and explain why. 

2012 Olympic Games Inquiry Learning

Here are our questions that we asked and want to learn about the Olympic games.

How many countries go to the Olympic games?

When did it first start?

Is it just sport?

How many people can win medals?

Who goes to the Olympic games?

Does it have lots of sport?

Why is it so important?

When does it start?

Where was the first Olympic games?

Why do we have the Olympic games?

Why is there a special Olympic flag?

What are the Olympics?

How many people go to the Olympics and do sport?

Is it always in the same country?

Does it have a symbol like the Rugby World Cup?

Have the Olympics been in New Zealand?

What does Olympic mean?

How do you get to compete at the Olympics?

Can anyone go to the Olympics?

How special is it?

Mrs Laburn has created a new page on our blog

called 2012 Olympic Games

She will be adding information and resources to our blog page. 

This information and the resources will help us to find answers to our questions.

Here is an e-book called Olympic Dreams by Claire Llewellyn

Read and listen to Olympic Dreams to see how many answers you can find to the questions above.

iPad Fun

More Amazing Lorax Work

Room 11 have been learning about the environmental lessons taught in 'The Lorax" Story.

Some of the children bought their calendar art to show Room 3.

We think they are great and like the way they added their photo onto their art.

Thanks for showing us Room 11.

You can visit their class blog at 

http://room11pointview.blogspot.co.nz/

Wahoo! - 25,000 visitors

Learning a lesson from The Lorax

Please click on the cover page to read our Lorax stories

Listen or sing along to our favourite song at the moment