Disco fever!!

Last Friday was our first disco of the year and had a theme of 'The 80's'.  (Funnily enough none of LZ7 were even around then so a bit of research was needed!)  Lots of people came and boogied the night away to the DJ's awesome sounds and it looked amazing in the dark with all the glow in the dark effects!

More congratulations!

More congratulations need to go to Andre and Hiro!  Hiro was chosen as player of the day in his rugby team this weekend and wanted to share his awesome trophy with us all.  Andre was the top earner for the ENTIRE school for our recent math-a-thon and for his effort has received a family pass to Rainbow's End and a yummy bar of chocolate!  What an amazing effort!

Well done boys - we are proud of you both!

Way to go Troy K!!

Huge congratulations to Troy K for receiving our Excellence Award at assembly on Friday!  Troy has demonstrated an excellent attitude towards learning and is always respectful and responsible!  Way to go Troy - keep it up!!

Autumn leaves are falling!

We have noticed that all of a sudden it has turned colder and the leaves on some trees are changing colour!  Autumn is well and truly arrived, in fact it is nearly winter!  We went out and collected some autumn leaves from around school and spent some time observing them, sketching them and brainstorming lots of describing words for them.  We are typing all our words on the computer in different fonts and gluing them all around our dye and bleach pictures.  We will post them on the blog as soon as we complete them.  Watch this space...

Making butter!

As part of our learning 'From Field to Table' we made our very own butter!  It is really easy but you have to be patient because it takes a long time.  We put cream and a pinch of salt in a container and then shook it and shook it and shook it!  Slowly it changed colour and shape and state.  We poured off the buttermilk and spread our butter onto biscuits to try it.  Delicious!!!

Look at our gardens!

Look at our vegetable gardens!! They are growing every day and we are looking after them carefully!  We can't wait to show you some of the yummy vegetables that they will produce...and the delicious meal we will make with them!  Keep watching this space!

Great job Meera and Denzael!

Well done to Denzael and Meera!  Both were awarded certificates at assembly this week - Denzael won the class excellence award for his fantastic effort to work independently and Meera was awarded the school enviro trophy for her efforts at helping to keep the school clear of rubbish.  Both of you are doing a fantastic job - keep it up!!

Foggy start to the day!

Wow, look how foggy it is this morning!! Normally we can see right across to the park but this morning it is just grey and damp and misty!  Winter is on its way!!

The story of milk!

We are learning all about milk this term as part of our Integrated Studies 'From Field to Table'.  This week we are looking at the process of what happens to the milk once it leaves the farm and heads to the factory.  Fonterra's website has some great information about this so we thought we would share it here.  Just click on the picture above to visit the website and learn more!

Our milking adventure!

We are learning about milk and the process of how it is made.  Just for fun today, we decided to try and see what it was like to milk a cow...using a glove as the udder!  We filled our gloves with water and tied a knot in the top before poking a small hole in the fingers/teats.  We took turns to milk our 'cows' out on the balcony outside our room.  What a crazy time, but oh so much fun!!

ANZAC day stories and art!

April 25th is ANZAC day. When it is ANZAC day we remember the people that died in the war. On ANZAC day people wear a flower called a poppy. The people in the war died for freedom for their country. They fought in a meadow of poppies and when they were buried the poppy flowers looked like the blood of the soldiers that died. Now there is a parade and a man plays a special song with a trumpet.

Frances

On April 25th it was ANZAC day. People died in the war fighting for freedom. Australia and New Zealand fought the Turkish Army. At the parade they shot guns up in the air. They wear a poppy flower and they march and they played a sad song.

Ria

Yesterday it was ANZAC day and ANZAC stands for Australia and New Zealand Army Corps. We celebrate ANZAC day for the people who died in the war. On ANZAC day a soldier plays a trumpet. The soldiers shoot up guns and wear a poppy.

Troy K

Yesterday was ANZAC day. People died in the war. Yesterday was April 25th. They played a sad song to remember the people who died in the war. They marched and they played a trumpet. They wore a poppy flower in their uniform. I watched it on the TV news.

Ishika

Yesterday it was ANZAC day. On April 25th we celebrate the people who died in the war and ANZAC stands for Australia and New Zealand Army Corps. When the soldiers were buried the poppy flowers grew around the soldiers. Now the soldiers wear poppy flowers and medals when they were marching.

Gabriel

ANZAC day is on April 25th. New Zealand and Australia were in the Army Corps. Lots of people died. There was a parade. People shot guns in the air. They were wearing medals and they were marching.

AJ

On ANZAC day we are remembering the people who died in the war. Some people went to the dawn parade maybe because their dad or grandfather died in the war. The Australian and New Zealand Army were fighting against the Turkish Army in Gallipoli. People wear poppy flowers so they remember the people that died.

Risha

Yesterday was ANZAC day. When it is ANZAC day we remember and respect the people that died in the war. The people in the war wear a red poppy and medals in the parade. It was Australia and New Zealand vs the Turkish Army. They were fighting for freedom. "Lest we forget".

Jessica K

The men who fought in the war died. The men died fighting for freedom. We remember the men who fought in the war on ANZAC day.

Denzael

We are not at school on ANZAC day. We remember the people who died. We wear poppy flowers.

Harry

Yesterday it was ANZAC day. We celebrated the people that died. We wear poppy flowers. We celebrate it on every April 25th.

Jessica W

On ANZAC day on April 25th people died in the war fighting for freedom. There was a special ceremony and they wear poppy flowers. There was a field called Flanders Field. Some people went to a dawn parade.
Angel

Yesterday we celebrated ANZAC day on April 25th and it was sad yesterday morning. I thought that poppy flowers come from the blood.

Jenny

Yesterday it was ANZAC day and ANZAC stands for Australia and New Zealand Army Corps. A lot of people died and some survived the war. They were vs the Turkish Army. We celebrate ANZAC day on April 25.

Anhad

On April 25th it was ANZAC day. We think about the people who died in the war. People died in the war fighting for freedom. There was a field of poppy flowers. People wear medals.
Tanya

ANZAC is April 25th. They had a war and some of them died. We all had poppy flowers. We went to a march at the dawn parade. They had guns. The dawn parade had a song. We will remember them.

Kereama

ANZAC day. At the war there were lots of people who died fighting for freedom. We wear the poppy flowers to remember the people who died in the war. They also sing a sad song to remember the people.

Melinda

Yesterday was ANZAC day. We celebrated the people that died and that was Australia and New Zealand and they gave us freedom. People wore poppies. ANZAC stands for Australia and New Zealand Army Corps. In the parade the men marched.

Andre

Yesterday it was ANZAC day. We remember people who died.

Troy L

April 25th is ANZAC day. We remember the people who died in the fighting. Australia and New Zealand fought the Turkish army. Some people in LZ7 went to the dawn parade. In the parade they shot their guns up in the air then they played music. The instrument was a trumpet. The place that they died had poppy flowers growing next to it. Our grandparents might have fought in the army.

Meera

ANZAC day was when the people died and they had a gun in their hands. We pray for the people who got shot and we wear poppies on our clothes to remember the people who died.

Kaylin

Well done Meera!

Well done to Meera for getting our Excellence Award at assembly on Friday!  This was awarded for her fantastic ANZAC story, which was informative and interesting to read.  Keep up the wonderful work Meera!

April 25th is ANZAC day and we have been discussing it in class.  We thought this video helped explain it really well.  Look out for the amazing ANZAC art about poppy flowers that we started yesterday...we hope to finish them tomorrow and share them with everyone!

Our Holiday Wordle!

Today was the first day back of term 2 so for something different we wrote poems about all our favourite holiday activities. Then we put all our ideas into a wordle online. We think this is a cool way to write together because all our ideas are there for everyone to see! Click on the image to make it bigger.

Easter bunnies!

We made Easter bunnies on the last day of term to celebrate the upcoming holiday. We made them out of cups and paper and had to glue on eyes, ears, whiskers, teeth, feet and a nose! It was lots of fun!

LZ7 and the beanstalks!

Look at our amazing bean plants!! They have become too big for the peat pots they were planted in so we had to transplant them into a bigger garden tub. Everyone took turns to dig a small hole and plant their bean plant...and now we will watch them grow bigger...and bigger...and bigger!!! We must not forget to water them every day and Mr Revel, our caretaker has said he will help in the holidays. We can't wait to see how big they are after the break!

LZ7's favourite fruit graph!

We are learning about statistics and today we made a graph about our favourite fruit in LZ7. Strawberries had the most votes with 13 children choosing it as their favourite fruit. Blueberries were second with 4 votes and grapes were third with 2 votes. No one liked the orange as their favourite and apples and bananas only got one vote each!

Meera's photo news!

When Elmo went home with Meera he had a great time reading books, going for rides in various toys and getting to know Meera's family! Thanks for looking after Elmo so well Meera, and for sharing your photo news with the class!

Beat the feet with The Polka Dots!

On Friday afternoon we had a visit from the group 'The Polka Dots' to promote travelwise in our school community. They sang songs and danced and talked about why it is important to try and come to school by walking or riding our bikes or scooters instead of coming in the car. We had lots of fun singing and dancing with them!

Photo news by Kereama!

Ellie had a fantastic time staying with Kereama for a few days! They played on the PSP, cooked up a storm with lots of yummy and healthy vegetables and had fun together the whole time. Kereama's little sister Amaya enjoyed Ellie coming to visit too! Well done for sharing your photos on the IWB at school Kereama!