India and New Zealand

After learning all about different countries, we then compared them to New Zealand. We worked in pairs and small groups to look at the similarities and differences - and at what makes each country so special.

Here are some of our comparisons between New Zealand and India. Veronica joined our class around this time and wrote an amazing comparison between New Zealand and China. Enjoy! 

Maddox, Ayden and Luke

Prisha, Ivy, Anica

Ivan, Riyan

Cricket

For the last 4 weeks we have enjoyed taking cricket lessons.  Have a look at some of our thoughts!

We love drums, We love drums, We love drums, drums, drums!

After our amazing drum experience we have been looking at how music and drums have and still impact our society. We have been researching drums and have even had the chance to make our own.

This week we took our drums and we practised making beats - some that we have learned in class, some we learned at our Drum Experience and some we made up! Check out some of our videos of our beats

Will, Blaze, Maddox, Ayden

Eve, Zara, Smrithi, Anica

Breanna, Mone, Ivy

Mika, Anne, Hiroto, Sophia

Ayla, Molly, Prisha

Ivan, Felix 

Dawei, Riyan, Kaleb 

Larry, Luke 

Drum Workshop

Last Friday we had a special visitor come to our school where the whole Middle Syndicate spent a whole hour singing and clapping and beating our drums. Check out some of our sense descriptions about what we saw, heard and felt.

I saw drums in big metal bars, Johnny who told us how to use the drums and my red and numb hands.

I heard very loud drums,

music to play the drums and people shouting.

I felt mad because my hand was hurt and  happy because Johnny told us the Senior’s tune.

- Dawei

I saw wooden drums and the middle syndicate playing drums.

I heard banging drums and loud clapping.

I felt very nervous because lots of people were there.

- Luke

I saw lots of children beating the bass.

I heard the drums beating different beats.

I felt the hard skin covering the African drums.

- Riyan

I saw lots of people playing very loud drums.

I heard people screaming and shouting really loud.

I felt confused because Jonny was making different beats

- Ivan

I saw lots of people beating drums.

I heard people doing the drums.

I felt happy because it was very nice.

- Anica 

I saw kids playing drums.

I heard drum sounds and they were really loud.

I felt my hands and they were sore.

- Petelo

Buddy Class Art

In connection to our inquiry, on Friday we had our buddy class come to do a special art project. We collected leaves and made different creatures that we might see in the bush. We love working with our buddy class! 

If I was the Principal of Sunnybrae...

A couple of times a week, in the Middle Syndicate, we do a 'quick write.' This is where we have 4 minutes to write about a chosen topic.  One of our sentence starters this week was 'If I was the Principal of Sunnybrae.'  Last week our new principal came to visit our class and asked if we had any ideas for her. We hope you enjoy reading some of our suggestions! 

If I was the principal of Sunnybrae I would try to give people extra break because when they come back they can concentrate better on their work. 

- Riyan 

If I was the principal of Sunnybrae I would let the teacher know that she could choose what her class could do. She also must make writing five minutes but only if she chose to. I would let only 20 people in each class. 

- Ayla

  If I was the principal of Sunnybrae I would get an imagination room for kids so they can spread their imagination to the teachers. 

- Anne