Introduction

We are based at Ladbrooks School.
Our school is a full primary in a rural area just outside Christchurch.
We are an enthusiastic learning community of Year 3-5 children and two teachers, Ali and Jo.
We love to learn and enjoy having fun.
Thanks for following us on our learning adventures...

Look down to the right at the labels. Find your child's name or...
Reading ideas - "Great Reads"
General photos - "Sport" or "Toroa"

Wednesday 30 July 2014

Magnificent Masks

The 'Wild Things' are currently reading a non-fiction texts about masks around the world.
Amy bought in her mask that she had worn at a masquerade ball. Eve decided to try it on.

Playground



The big stump

In a dinosaur footprint

Tuesday 29 July 2014

Pukeko

the pk is etn the gras.  

The pukeko is eating the grass.
it is a luve da i got owt ov bed and i got in my klos then i ran don the hoola and then i etid brefisd then       i grak mic then i wookt to skooll.              

Monday 28 July 2014

my nane   and    gadad     fid     fom    inglld     on       a    big    farst     arrplan to noozlood. they   cood   yam    food



My nana and grandad flew from England on a big fast aeroplane to New Zealand. They cooked yummy food.

Hungry fox

i hav a agle fox it woz agre dcoos he hazint had ene food then i gav hm food then we all had a  fan                                       da.

I have a ugly fox. It was angry because he hasn't had any food. Then I gave him food. Then we all had a fun day.   

Eggs

theintnsiegs 


The chickens layed some eggs.


             

New pony

me       and         evie          and                lucy         went       to      tala     and       ashlys         hows       to        get               a            pony            and           we      got       thera         with       the      hos           flot      and      the        

Sunday 27 July 2014

wn i wt to Lillys hs Tessa went ic skating.

When I went to Lillys house.  Tessa went ice skating.

Wednesday 23 July 2014

z b imp the  zo  

Zebra in the zoo.                                                                                                                                                                          

3 goats

ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WERE THREE GOATS 
The little b Goat Field Went ovyer the brij.

The little billy goat went over the bridge.
i have bnan brad at my house by daniel h



I have banana bread at my house. By Daniel H

Monday 21 July 2014

Bogolanfini

This is the link to make the Bogolanfini online. I look forward to seeing what you create!

http://www.mnh.si.edu/africanvoices/mudcloth/index_flash.html

Have fun :)
fust the moster mad me git sced and i nile got ded and the monster wurked to the spooke kav and the moster was aslep.

First the monster made me get scared and nearly got dead. The monster walked to the spooky cave and and the monster was asleep.

the thee bille goas gaf

the    thee  bill   goas   gaf   the   litll    got       loot   at        the     goose   grs    and    koss    the    bapee     bigee    and     he    met   the gapee    tos  


Three billy goats gruff, the little goat looked at the juicy grass and crossed the bumpy bridge and he meet the grumpy troll.

going motkrosing

in the weekend  we  went   motkrosing  fist  we  poot  the  motbik  on  the grey chrala  then   we  grov   to  the  kors  then  we  got  rede for  the  ras 
then   the  persin  seid go  we all star I came  fist  then i  got  the   chofe then  we  went  home  and  went  to  go  to  bed 

In the weekend we went motor crossing. First we put the motor bike on the grey trailer then we drove to the course. Then we got ready for the race. The person said go, we all started. I came first then I got a trophy then we went home and went to bed.
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Sunday 20 July 2014

Baby Leah

wet  bae    kzn      tdoe      lea.








I went to see my baby cousin, her name is Leah.

nana and pop

I  went  to  nana  and  pop `s  i  got  a  ipad   and  a  kav  the  kav was sovlvar. 
I  got  100  loles  i  got  rencs.
ther  nams  ar  rtelan  and  acolmlkim  rachol  
erik.






A trip to Waiau

my famele wet to ya. I went to the prk and there was a traktr.




My family went to Waiau. I went to the park and there was a tractor.

By Ruby

Wednesday 9 July 2014

PMI - Children's Reflections on Kapa Haka Term 2 2014

Positive - What we enjoyed

Te Waka
All the songs, the singing
The Haka - the actions
He Honore
Being loud
Learning new things
Learning what the songs mean
More than 1 teacher leading

Minus - What we were challenged by

Too long
Sitting down doing actions
Losing your voice
When people don't sing and you have to be reminded
Hard actions and songs
Too loud
Sitting down for too long
We learn a bit and then we move on and we don't remember it

Ideas

Practice more
Learn one song at a time
Shorter time
Add poi and stick games
Make poi and sticks
Separate big and little kids
Learn one word at a time
Have a competition - boy/girl
Less time - 15 mins only or fortnightly or have a break in between
Everybody singing

Thursday 3 July 2014

PMI - Children's reflections on the TLC Term 2, 2014

Positive - What is working well

Working with the teacher, all the equipment, reading research, a great community, helping teachers, helping each other, art-choice, lots of friends, learning new things, maths - fun activities, new learning groups, more technology, lots of people to help you, everyone shares, the toys, the potama, the avatars, the jobs, publishing our writing, the blog, we have cool things, we are lucky, books are awesome.

Minus - What is not working so well

Teachers need to choose more groups, people don't wash their hands, toilets aren't flushed, not sharing technology, sometimes noisy, literacy games, hard to find a good game, fidgeting, need more choosing, games can be too hard, people only ply uno at maths time, people don't listen and they get distracted, then ask what we are doing, some get their own way and others don't, some people push and pull and are rough or shoving.

Ideas - What new ideas have we got

The teachers are awesome (oh my thanks!), PMP, spread the cushions out more, have a sheet of homework, continue to help each others

Unexpected - What happened that we were surprised by and loved

Future Problem Solving, the colonies, areas to tidy up, the science table, Quincy, BYOD, Art Day, goals, passing so many bricks, being challenged so much in maths, inquiry groups, avatars, Reading Cafe.

PMI - Children's reflections on Reading/Maths Rotations End Term 2 2014

Positive - what we like

Working with a teacher, Reading Eggs, going on the computer, spelling, free writing, choosing what I want (with Keryn), rotations, making it fair, read to self, free reading, maths games, reading new books, two on a computer at a time, bricks, activities.

Minus - what we are not keen on

Maths games, reading books, people not bring toys back to TLC, computers, the books are boring, free writing, felt pens are not good, rotations are too short, spelling, activities.

Ideas - new ideas

Word finds, get rid of literacy games, more maths games, more ipads, have everyone on a different station, more interesting books, more exciting rotations, have more time on each rotation, ring a rattle to show what time to swap, have breaks, allow 4 people per book, more art, more activities, learn more things, share with the class what you have been learning about, some rotations should be a choice of a few things.

Thanks everyone, this gives us ideas for changes that we will make over the holidays.