Kite Making - Inquiry in Action

Making Kites

What do we know about kites?

We might make a kite with some sticks and some string. You can make a kite that looks cool with some pictures on it. You can copy other peoples kites. When you make your kite you can make it look like what ever you like or you can draw a picture and copy it onto your kite. You could put paint on it - Brody

You have to get a stick. You have to tie a rope to the stick. If you want you can do some drawing on your kite to make it look cool - Gracie

We put on some sticks and tie on some rope. You can draw on it - Breeze

You put some string and paper on it to make it - Liam

You make the wind fly your kite - Ashton

What do we need to do?

1. Look at different pictures of kites - Ariya
2. Watch a clip about making kites - Ashton
3. Make some kites - Liam

Here is the site we visited to learn about making kites https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Kite

Here are some photos of us making our kites. Please click on the link below.

http://www.kizoa.com/Movie-Video-Slideshow-Maker/d201886148k9545626o1l1/kite-making-in-nga-ringa-awhina


We decorated our kites too.

How did we do?

Here is a video of us flying our kites.

Music with Tups

Music with Tups

Every Friday Tups visits Mangonui School and does some form of music with each class.

We have been learning to sing songs in Maori with actions or sign language.

Ika, Ika Song

Ma is White

The Glow in the Dark Puppet Show and Gymnastics

The Glow in the Dark Puppet Show

The taniwha picked the star up from the grass in the ocean. The shining stars were looking for the little star and it was funny. Some people were hitting the ground with their feet. Estella

When we went to the glow in the dark puppet show it was fun and it was cool and I really liked it. It was kind of boring too. Gracie

We went to the glow in the dark puppet show and it was fun. One of the stars fell out of the sky and fell into the ocean. The taniwha picked her up from the grass and there was a big turtle. Brody

I went to the puppet show and the stingray came along and he he said hello to the star and then he stung her with his barb. The star got back alive when the stingray was gone. Tyler

I can remember when the shark ate the star. Ashton

I liked the puppet show because I liked all of the puppets. Liam

We went to the puppet show and we had really good fun. Breeze

Gymnastics

I liked playing on the bars. Tetahi

I liked swinging on the swing. Cordez

I liked gymnastics and I liked swinging into the pit on the rope. Cole

I liked playing on the bars. Soul-Jah

I liked swinging on that bar thing. That was really fun. Liam

Keeping Safe on the Bus

Constable Rob came and talked to Nga Ringa Awhina and Pukeko classes about keeping safe on the bus.

• Don't put your feet down the aisle - Brody
• Don't swap seats - Brody
• Don't go under the seats - Cole
• Don't stand up on the bus when it is moving - Estella
• When you run around on the bus, you will get hurt - Gracie
• Sit on your seat - Liam
• Keep your arms inside the window - Tetahi
• Don't put your head out of the window - Breeze
• Don't eat on the bus - Ashton
• Don't drink on the bus - Tiare
• Don't put your bags down the aisle - Brody
• You are allowed to talk quietly to your friends but if you shout all the way to the front, the driver might crash the bus - Gracie
• Don't just go to your friends house. First you have to asked your mum and dad so you will be safe - Brody
• When you get off the bus, you don't push otherwise the other person might fall on the stones or the grass - Tyler
• Don't throw rubbish out of the window - Gracie
• When you hop off the bus, make sure an adult is there - Ariya.