Term four is coming to an end – time sure does fly by. This is the last term the children in Kowhai will be Year 2’s! We have had a very productive year learning lots and having fun with our friends.
We ended term 3 on a high after the school production. The children worked very hard to learn all the words of the songs and their dance steps. I was very proud of how well they danced on the nights and they all looked fantastic in their costumes. They had lots of fun designing and making our scarecrow props, I’m sure Ma’a Nonu would be very impressed!
We enjoyed making cardboard bird houses with Caroline during our art session and some children made bird food with Jo. Ren’s mother helped us put our bird houses up in the rainforest, so keep an eye out for them. We climbed trees to find just the right spot. We made them to attract birds to the school and we hope the birds will like them! We were also fortunate enough to do some bird banding with the ‘Birdman’ Peter. The children’s faces said it all, they were delighted to be able to hold and let the Yellow Eyes free after Peter put bands on their legs.
A highlight of the term three of course was the unexpected SNOW! We wrote some wonderful Haiku poetry about the day it snowed at school. We have started this term off by training for our school athletics. This involves throwing, running and jumping.
This term we have been learning about ‘Our Amazing Bodies’. The children have come up with some very interesting questions. They have learnt to gather and use information from different resources to write explanations and reports to answer their questions. We had a very exciting visit from the Life Education Caravan Harold the giraffe and Charlotte. We helped Harold do his homework and learnt all about ‘Air to Live’. This term has filled with lots of fun learning. We are all looking forward to our summer holiday. Thank you to all the parents in Kowhai for their help and support throughout the year. I wish you safe and enjoyable holiday and a happy New Year.
Lara Nemet
