Our Japanese Visitors
We were fortunate to have some Japanese visitors at school recently. They can use three different languages to write in and it looks very challenging. They showed us how to write our names. Thanks Chris [...]
Aero props
We have been learning about flight using the aero props. By spinning the stick between our hands we could get the propellor to lift in the air. We learnt that the wing divides the air [...]
The Tortoise and the Hare
What a great show. Thanks to the New Zealand Playhouse we had an entertaining morning enjoying their production of the Tortoise and the Hare. It is amazing what three actors/ actresses can achieve. [...]
100 day celebration
On Tuesday and Wednesday we celebrated 100 days at school. Over the holidays the children had to create something with a 100 theme. In class we counted to 100, made 100 days smarter crowns, coloured [...]
Tough Gal and Guy Challenge
We had a great group of Tomarata students entered in the Tough Gal and Guy challenge. They look like they had an amazing time. The entrants loved getting muddy. Some temporarily lost their [...]
Creating with magnetic shapes
We have a set of magnetic shapes. Every time we build we create something different.
Food for Thought
This term we have been looking at healthy food options and how to check which foods are good to eat every day and which foods are only treat foods that should be eaten occasionally. Naomi, [...]
Gavin Bishop Visit
We were so lucky to be able to listen to Gavin Bishop while he told us about his life as an author. He showed us some of his books and read to us from one [...]
Success at last
We have finally managed to catch a mouse in our traps. First one for the term. It was obviously placed in the right place. Well done our pest trappers.
ANZAC Biscuits
We were on holiday when ANZAC day was celebrated but we still wanted to make some ANZAC biscuits. We learnt that these biscuits were made by people and sold to raise funds to [...]