The Eclipse, by Ron

Two weeks ago there was a solar eclipse.  We were lucky enough to see it and it was very exciting.  Ron has written a well sequenced story about what happened.  Let us know if you saw the eclipse too.

Eclipse from Kirsty Macfarlane on Vimeo.

East Idol

On Friday we held the finals of East Idol and two of the groups in the final were from A3.  It was great to see them singing and dancing in front of the whole school and both groups did a great job.  Take a look at the video to see some of the performances and performers.  

Kowhai's what am I stories

Here are Kowhai sharing their what am I stories.  Can you guess what they are?

 

The Fun Bus

In the first week of term three we read The Fun Bus by Jill Eggleton. 

We enjoyed it so much we decided to make our own fun bus. 

Some of the children also wrote stories about thier fun bus.  Shirley has worked hard to make a video of their stories using imovie.  We hope you enjoy them. 

The Fierce Little Woman and the Wicked Pirate

We read 'The Fierce Little Woman and the Wicked Pirate' By Joy Cowley. 

 We really enjoyed the story and the pictures.  We talked about the descriptive language Joy Cowley used and some children choose to write thier own version of the story.  Here are Paki and Ron reading their pirate stories.

Paki

Ron

Bear Mayhem

Last week we Miss Mac showed us this picture: 

We wondered what had happened and we talked about what the bear and the men might be thinking.  There were lots of amazing stories written about it, here are two by Ron and Tareena.

The Good Dream, by Ron

Ron has written his first story of the year and it's all about a great dream he had.  He planned his story carefully and included two ideas, well done Ron.  Have a listen and let us know what you dream about.

Welcome Back!

We are all back at school for the new year and it is very exciting.  This year the children in A3 are year 2s, so we are a little older and there are alot more of us! Take a look at the slideshow to meet the children who are in A3 this year,  you might recognise some of the faces.  We are looking forward to sharing our learning with everyone.

  A3 Children 2012 on PhotoPeach