Botanical Gardens Trip!

Last Thursday rooms 9, 11 and 13 went to the Botanical Gardens as part of our turangawaewae topic learning. We have been enjoying focusing on native NZ birds, plants and trees and we were so excited to see some of these in action!
We spent time exploring the gardens and had a special session with our educator Paul who taught us a LOT about NZ trees.
Here are some photos of our wonderful day out.

 Excited and ready to go!

Learning about kauri dieback and protecting our forests.

Harakeke (flax)

Staring up at the humongous totara tree.

 Look out Dora the Explorer... room 13 are on the case!

 Spotting a silver fern (don't worry it had already fallen on the ground).

Learning about all the different parts of the tree and how they work together.

 Spotting berries and leaves.

 Guided mirror walk through the tree canopy.

 Can you spot the Tui?

Searching for bugs.

We had an absolutely AMAZING time. It would not have been possible without our fantastic parent helpers who volunteered their time, looked after us and supported us in our learning. 

THANK YOU!

Have a Go Day

On Tuesday morning the year 2 students were given the opportunity to work with Counties Manukau Sports and learn some new games and activities. Room 13 had a BLAST! We got to play softball and dodgeball, practice our taekwando moves, show off our soccer skills and learn about cricket.
Here are some photos of us giving these fun sports a go!

 Ready to 'have a go'

Practicing our ball handling skills.

Room 13 are NINJAS!

We loved playing girls vs. boys.

Cricket fun!

 We had such a great day and loved trying new sports!