Family Fiesta Cupcakes

The Family Fiesta is here! For our class entries this year, Totara were challenged to make cupcakes. Each class will be given a 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Very Highly Commended. People are allowed to bid on the cupcakes and the highest bid gets to take them home. Look at some of our great creations!

Ella created some cute bears!

Ella R describes hers as a chocolate wonderland.

Holly made a secret garden with mushrooms.

Jacob's owls are super cute!

James got creative with icing and hundreds and thousands.

Jayden went to New World...

Jessie's cupcakes are pretty in pink.

Kate's sunflowers will brighten up your day.

Liam's Cookie Monsters look incredible.

Mackenzie C made cute ladybugs and flowers.

Mackenzie H was very clever and used his 6 cupcakes to make the Tardis.

Marshall made a 3 and 4 scoop icecream.

Maya went all out and went to New World...

Mya describes her cupcake as a factory of sweetness.

Reilly made some super cute farm animals.

Royden was super clever and created 6 different cupcakes.

Can you spot the BFG?

Sam made a gigantic cupcake.

Shakanna's icing looks so colourful.

Summer made some awesome 'ice creams'.

Yana made some awesome Panda's and birds nests.

ANZAC Work

For the last half of the term Totara 2 has been working on an ANZAC topic using our multi-modal site ANZAC Site for literacy and topic. We have been reading, writing and watching videos to use information in our presentations.

These are all a work in progress but please feel free to comment on our work. 

 ANZAC

Marshall	Ella B	Jessie	Mackenzie H	Maya
Dylan	Wyatt	James	Kate	Liam
Holly	Mackenzie C	Yana	Ella R	Sam
Reilly	Shakanna	Dillon	Summer	Kaleb
Alex	Jacob	Jayden	Mya	Tipene

Writing

WALT: Write Similes.
As part of our ANZAC topic we are learning to write descriptively. One of the criteria for our recount in the day in the life of a soldier is to use at least two similes in our piece of writing.
Yesterday we got into pairs and practised writing really descriptive similes that we might be able to use in our piece of writing. We did it on a Padlet so we could share our ideas with the class and then maybe we could 'borrow' someone elses because we all know that writers are thieves!

Superstars for Week 8

Check out our Super Stars Yana and Ella who received Key Com certificates in assembly today. Ella received her Key Com for the dedication she puts into completing her tasks to a VERY high standard and Yana received hers for having a superb 'can do' attitude in all curriculum areas. Thank you girls for being such wonderful role models in Totara 2!

Superstars for the Week!

Congratulations to Mackenzie and James who received Key Com Awards in assembly today. You are both showing fantastic leadership in Totara 2 and Miss Hines has been really impressed with the way you both have been focused this week in your learning.
Mackenzie received her certificate for her continued positive attitude towards her learning and James received his certificate for the fantastic work he has done in Maths this week.
Ka Pai you two, keep up the great work!

Get Writing NZ

This week we have been working on our Get Writing NZ project. We had to complete a poem about ourselves on a postcard and then decorate each postcard in any way we like. We are sharing our writing with a class at Henderson Intermediate in Auckland. Another part of the package was to complete a sheet all about our class. Did you know that in Totara 2 19 people can roll their tongues (Miss Hines is one that can't!) and only 1 student can lick their own elbow?! Also the longest word we know is Raxacoricofallapatorius (thank you Mackenzie Hallberg!) We are really looking forward to receiving our package to learn about another school in New Zealand! #getnzwriting

Maths

This week for maths some of the fantastic Totara 2 and 3 learners have been learning how to find the perimeter of a shape. We are hoping that we can get outside next week and find the perimeter of the field, the court area and even some of the plots in the garden!

Hall of Fame

Come down and check out Totara 2 and 3's Hall of Fame. These students are our role models who put their hands up and go the extra mile to help out around the school. We couldn't do all the extra things at Grey Main without these children. Thank you for being such spectacular role models!