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.  

The Mummy, by Rooshan

Everyone in A3 is very excited about Halloween.  We have been writing Halloween stories and some of them are very, very scary.  Rooshan has written a frightening story about living in a graveyard and he has used puppet pals to publish it.   We hope it doesn't scare you too much!

The Mummie from Kirsty Macfarlane on Vimeo.

The Haunted House, By Rooshan

Rooshan has been working really hard at planning his stories so they have a beginning, middle and end.  He is doing a great job and he is keen to share his work with everyone. Here he is reading a scary story he wrote about a haunted house.  We hope you enjoy it. 

This movie was recorded and made by children in A3.

Birthday Eve

It is Wally's 7th Birthday tomorrow and we have been busy planning a surprise party.  We have made some decorations and a chocolate cake and we can't wait for the party to begin.  Noelani and Rooshan have written stories about what we have been planning.  

The Haunted House, by Rooshan

Rooshan has written a scary story about a haunted house.   He recorded the video with the help of Rohit, and Shirley has made it into a movie using imovie.  Watch to find out how the boy in the story gets rid of the ghost. 

What am I?

We have been writing what am I stories this week.  We chose an animal and drew it in our story writing books.  We then wrote down all the ways we could describe it around the animal.  Once we had done this we were ready to write.  Here is the kakariki writing group reading thier stories.  Can you guess the animals correctly?

what am I from East School on Vimeo.

The pig and the cookies

We watched a video of a pig who really wants a cookie, but there is a problem . . . the cookies are on top of the fridge and the pig can't reach them.  Take a look at the video to see what he did.

Once we finished watching it we talked about the ways we might have gotten to the cookies.  Some of the children than wrote stories about the pig and the cookies.  Take a look at the published stories below. 

Open publication - Free publishing - More cookies

Happy Easter, by Rooshan

Everyone was very excited about Easter last week and there were lots of Easter stories!  Here is Rooshan reading his.  

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