The Puzzle From the Wood Pile

 What is this you may ask .... Well, let Taipari tell you all about it.

This is a piece of wood my Nana found in her wood pile.  She thought it would be really neat if I showed it to my class.  My brother is going to show it to his class tomorrow.  He is in Room 1.  It is a piece of wood with another piece of wood stuck inside it.  My Nana thought that it must have come from two trees.  The big tree must have grown so big that it swallowed up the little tree.  I thought I couldn't take it out but I pulled really hard and it came out.  But now I can't put it back in properly and it looks like a cannon.

Do Not Bully Videos

Room 4 is learning about how bad bullying is.  Bullying is when you hurt people, steal stuff from people or lying to people.  This will make them feel bad or sad, sometimes they feel frightened.  A bully will try and look for someone to pick on.  Usually they are smaller or younger than them.  They might hurt them by carrying them and throwing them on the ground.  It is a very bad thing because bullies always get in trouble from the teacher.  If you bully then you won't have any friends.

We also found out while we were videotaping that it is not a good idea to get the person to stand in front of a window because the video comes out really dark.  Did you notice that too when you watched these videos?

The Giant Mushrooms

Our Poppa found them in the dog walking area by the duck lake in Otorohanga. When he was walking Jayjay, Narla, Bindi and Kiesha he saw them on the side of the walkway.  They are all girl dogs. He bought them back for us to take to school to show them to our classroom. They are poisonous ones, so we can't eat them but our Poppa has cleaned them so that we can touch them.  You have to go and wash your hands after you have touched them.  Where you usually find them is near the bush or on walks.  You might be able to find some by the Kiwi House but they try to take them away so that the birds don't eat them.  My Poppa has bought some for us to bring to school before.  Josy and Tumahuki got some to bring to their class to show their class.

Changing Our Blog Background

Each week we will be choosing one of the students in our classroom to change the background of our blog. We are hoping this will enhance our blog and let the children take more ownership of it.


This week we chose Taipari.
I choose this background because it was money and it was about rich people. I want to be a rich person when I grow up. I want a good job that gives me lots of money.

Hee Hee Hee!

Last Friday we got our Duffy books from Peter and Mary.  I got Captain Underpants and the Big Bad Booger Boy and Fartious Maximus.  Mary was magical because she made this red duster into an orange duster and then turned into a green bouquet with flowers.  She went “Heehee heehee” and Charlie had to copy her.

Taipari (Year 3)