Nau mai, haere mai! Welcome to our class blog with Matua Taki. We are a Year 3/4 class at Hamilton East School. We are part of the Tōtara Team. We will be sharing our learnings and adventures with whānau to enjoy!
04 February 2016
01 December 2015
Poppa - a single by our Jessie
Today we were busy writing stories about what we would do if we were invisible. In the middle of our stories we stopped to listen to Jessie's new song being played on the radio.
The song is about her grandfather and we enjoyed singing along to the chorus.
Our class got a mention on the radio at the end of the song. It was exciting to hear the radio host talking about us on air!
Here's a link if you would like to hear the whole song.
https://soundcloud.com/daughtersofally/poppa-daughters-of-ally
The song is about her grandfather and we enjoyed singing along to the chorus.
Our class got a mention on the radio at the end of the song. It was exciting to hear the radio host talking about us on air!
Here's a link if you would like to hear the whole song.
https://soundcloud.com/daughtersofally/poppa-daughters-of-ally
11 November 2015
Jubilee Park Minibeast Hunt.
We went on a trip with all the Totara classes. Our topic this term is minibeasts so we set off to investigate minibeasts and their habitats at Jubilee Park. It was a hot day, but we found lots of shady places to work at the park.

There were different activities to do such as making a tally chart of all the bugs we could find, a sensory walk, identifying habitats, and investigating the different types of minibeasts.
It was a fun trip.
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Off we go! |
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Room 12 are waiting quietly for the rest of Totara team. |

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It was a long walk for little legs! |
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Morning Tea. |
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Identifying different habitats |
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What have we found? |
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Minibeast identification |
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We enjoyed doing our work in the shade! |
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We took a tally of all the minibeasts we could find. It was fun to use the magnifying glasses. |
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Time for lunch. |
Claudelands Playground
We had fun playing on the playground after our Minibeast Hunt.
Claudelands Playground on PhotoPeach
Claudelands Playground on PhotoPeach
04 November 2015
Planting our Seedlings
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