Yum! Anzac biscuits!

On Friday Team Tekau had great fun making Anzac biscuits! We each measured and mixed our own amount of ingredients to make two Anzac biscuits. They all looked and tasted different, it was really interesting! 

Food from around the world!

WOW! What a great start to Term Two for Team Tekau! I really enjoyed sharing our food from around the world and getting to know each other! Have a great rest tonight, read a story and I look forward to seeing everyone with great HUGE attitudes tomorrow! 😊 Miss Birrell

Rainy Day Tips From George!

OK, it's wet but thats OK, here are some tips for rainy day fun from George...
See how many you can try. If you have some great tips to share, comment and share with everyone in Team Tekau. George and I hope you are all having a super, duper holiday!

1.  Read, read, read. Find a nice, cosy place with comfy cushions or just lie on your bed, the couch or the floor! Or see Tip number 2 below...

2.  Make a hut. You can do this by draping a sheet or blanket over a table or between two chairs. Have morning tea inside your hut land lie back and think about what a wonderful person you are. Remember to take all your soft toys and special friends inside your hut too. Can you think of a cool name for your hut? 

3.  Write a letter to a friend or someone in your family. You guys all know how to write a super letter as you did that to say thank you to the parents for Beach Ed. 

4. Make a card for Mum. Dad, Grandma, Poppa or whoever is special to you. Tell them what makes them special - they will LOVE it. PS Hand made cards are so much more special than one bought from a shop.

5.  Make up a rainy day song so sing one you already know. This is George's favourite one at the moment...
Rain, rain, go away
Come again another day
George wants to go out to play
Rain, rain, go away!

6. Pop some gumboots on, ask if you can borrow an umbrella and go on a small hunt. Snails LOVE wet weather and often appear. Yesterday George found two new snails that he names Shelly and Shiva. Sadly they both escaped the ice-cream container he put them in. Naughty snails...

7.  Make sure its OK with a big person and go and jump, in over, around and through some puddles. The bigger the better! Oh and if they are muddy, put your hands in and make a pie. Make sure you clean up before dinner though!

8.  Pretend you are a pirate or a superhero. Make a map to show where your have some treasure buried or save a life!  Write some instructions and see if someone can follow them to find the treasure e.g. 10 steps to the right, turn anti-clockwise and take rima steps - you know, that kind of thing. You could even hide a wee toy for them to find. Fun! Superhero's, just be super, duper all day and help everyone you meet!

9.  Make something. Scones or muffins. A sandwich or a piece of toast. A smoothie or a hot chocolate. George says you can't do this without big person help though so check first and be very careful with hot things. No accidents allowed!

10.  Have a smiling day! :) Smile at everyone you see and just be happy - it will make everyone else happy too. Give them a hug as well. Probably best not to hug strangers but its OK to smile at them. 

Have fun! 
PS Don't forget to send George a message and he will reply. Promise!

Rainbows End - Kidz Kingdom :)

How cool is Rainbows End? George had a ball on all the rides with Zoe. Luckily he was just tall enough to be able to go on them. Here he is trying out a space shuttle with his butterfly friend.

Time to fly!

George's Auckland Zoo Adventure!

George wanted to hop in the enclosure with his monkey friends! Silly billy...

George is so tiny next to this big elephant sculpture!

Check out the two big animals behind George - a giraffe and rhino - wow!

Watch out George! That's a BIG alligator behind you!

Snack time :)

George had so much fun at the zoo! What have you been up to in the holidays? Comment and share...

Holiday Time!

George is very excited to be off to Auckland for Easter. He even has a new baby bunny! When we stopped in Taupo he had banana pancakes for breakfast. Now he is buckled up in the car ready for his big adventure. Happy Easter Team Tekau! 🐰🐣🐥

New Technology in Team Tekau

We love writing and one of the parts of the Writing Process that we are focussing on is editing. These fancy, schmancy phones we have are a tool to help us during the editing process. Because they amplify our voice and allow us to hear really clearly we are able to read our writing aloud and check if our sentences make sense and that we have punctuated them correctly. Best of all they are fun! Thanks Mr Perry for making them - we LOVE using them and our writing is GETTING EVEN MORE 'right up there!"

Lachie Learns

Check out this boy who has a growth mindset!

Lachie's Growth Mindset - the Key to Success!

Growth Mindset - Train Your Brain!

Your brain is like a muscle. You can train your brain to work harder and learn more. It's important not to give up when learning new things. When things get a bit tricky that is when you learn! Your brain will make new connections and that's when learning happens. It's pretty exciting stuff. Watch this video clip to find out more...

Mighty Milk!

It was hot work out cycling yesterday. How lucky we are to be able to enjoy an icy, cold delicious milk before heading back into the classroom. Thanks Fonterra for supplying our milk - we LOVE it!

Challenge...

Can you find an interesting fact about milk to share?