We're Going on a Walnut Hunt!

We're learning to add detail to our stories to help paint a picture in the reader's mind.  Can you spot the 'wow' words we used to describe the walnuts?

We went on a walnut hunt.  We walked through the forest hunting for a walnut tree.  Then we swished through the leaves looking for the walnuts.  I found some bumpy brown walnuts on the ground.  I love walnuts.

Ahniqua

I filled my basket up.  We found the little, bumpy walnuts under the leaves.  They are hard, bumpy, little and very wrinkly. 

Bree

We went on a walnut hunt today.  We found walnuts by the walnut tree.  They are little and bumpy.  I have not ever had a walnut.

Alexia

Today we went for a big walnut hunt.  I found heaps of hard, bumpy walnuts.  They were on the ground and we had to search through the leaves. 

Jenna

We went on a walnut hunt.  Max got 1 and I got heaps.  They felt bumpy and dirty.  We had a basket to carry them back to Room 1.

Fynn

Pumpkin Soup Bree

Pumpkin Soup!

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St. Patrick's Day in Room 1

We were so excited to celebrate St. Patrick's Day today with Jenna.  Jenna is visiting from Ireland for 6 months.  We learned about leprechauns, pots of gold, shamrocks, the Irish flag, speaking Gaelic and much more!  We sung a leprechaun song (see below), did lots of St. Patrick's Day art and even looked for gold to fill our 'pots of gold.'  Jenna brought us in some shamrock chocolates that she had made with her Mommy.

Jenna told us some special things about her life in Ireland.  We loved hearing about the leprechaun that hides in the floxglove plant by her front door.  Every morning when she walks past she says something nice about the leprechaun's  shoes, like "Oooo I like your shoes!"  This makes the leprechaun happy so he won't play tricks on her!" 
We had such a fun day!

Jenna with 'Larry the Leprachaun's Pot of Gold'

Yummy shamrock chocolates with gold inside!

Gold!

More gold for us to find!

Ready to fill our 'Pots of Gold'

Lots of treasure! 

Amazing Reading!

One of our task board activities at reading time is called 'Read to self'.  This is when we find a quiet place to sit with our browsing box and read quietly. This is great way to practice and enjoy our reading. Today we were all superstars at reading quietly to ourselves.  Well Done Room 1!

Manuka Hub Certificates

Congratulations to Pippa, Maddi, Waiariki, Lucas, Cameron, Sydney and Bree for receiving Manuka Hub Certificates at Assembly on Friday.  Fantastic work! Well done!

Red the Ted!

Red is our classroom teddy bear.  Every morning the children in Room 1 introduce themselves to Red.  He has loved learning their names and it has helped everyone in Room 1 learn each other's names!  

We practice using our classmate's names by playing some fun games!  We love singing, "Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar" and also calling names as we roll the ball to each other.