When Santa Got Stuck up the Chimney, by Tarik

Tarik has written a funny story about Santa getting stuck while he's out delivering the presents.

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.  

Skating, by Tarik

Tarik loves to go skating.  He is learning to skate so that he can play roller hockey.  Here he is reading a story he has written about his skating experiences.

Elephants In Love, By Tarik

What happens when a witch and an elephant meet? Listen to Tarik's story to find out. 

As I Was Going Out One Day

We have been learning a funny poem called 'As I Was Going Out One Day'.  The children have been using the ipad to practice reading it with fluency and expression.  Here are Tarik, Epi and Edrin reading the poem.

listen to ‘Tarik’ on Audioboo

listen to ‘Epi’ on Audioboo

listen to ‘Edrin’ on Audioboo

Kikorangi's what am I stories.

Here are the last of our what am I stories, written and recorded by Kikorangi.  These ones are tricky, we hope you can guess them.

kikorangi what am I from East School on Vimeo.

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. 

Desert Adventure, by Tarik

When we went to the Botanical Gardens last week we saw a desert garden filled with lots of Cacti.  Tarik was very interested in the Cacti and he has written an imaginary story about walking in the desert.

Wally and the green grass, by Tarik

Wally, our class giraffe, has been on a few adventures lately and Tarik has written a story about what Wally has been up to. 

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