Superheroes Day

On Friday we all came to school dressed up as a Superhero.  We have been sharing our knowledge of  Superheroes with each other.  In E6 we brainstormed together to find out what we already know about Superheroes.    We know a lot about Superheroes!

We came to school dressed up as Superhero.  

Can you spot some Superheroes you know?

We can't wait to find out who some of the real 

Superheroes are that live in our community!

Brain Breaks and Moving to Learn

In E6 we do lots of brain gym activities.  We love to take breaks from sitting still on the mat and we love to move around in fun challenging ways. 

Here we are in this movie walking along a ribbon that we stretch out on the mat.  We do this to 'warm up' our brain and get ready for writing.  (Our brain isn't really having a break at all!).  We have to concentrate and cross our bodies over the line, keep our balance and think about the letters we have to say out loud.  We use both sides of our brain and have lots to remember when we are reading and writing as well!

Our brain is working hard to:

• Co-ordinate our movements and our thinking.
• Think about 2 tasks at the same time (Mrs Graham gives us 3 letters or words to remember while we walk!)
• Connect our brain, eyes and feet.
• Keep balanced.
• Use both our left brain and our right brain together!

Check back soon to see us doing more brain gym activities!

Robots

To celebrate our learning all about the letter Rr, we made robots.  We used lots of things like bottle tops and straws and glitter to design our own robots.  We had to decide where to put them.  Mrs Graham and Anika's Mum, and Raphy and Natey's Mum helped us to glue them all into place.

Our poem of the week was about robots too.

You can listen to our poem below.

listen to ‘I am a Robot’ on Audioboo

Now come and see our amazing robots!

Robots - slideshow

Our Firefighter Visit

Today Miss Pauley invited us to Room E7 to meet a real life superhero.   We met Ella's Grandad.   Ella’s Grandad is called Glen.   

Glen is a firefighter and he helps keep our community safe.

Glen talked to us about his job.   We were super star listeners.  Glen showed us what Firefighters wear when they fight fires.

Firefighters wear a special suit. The suit protects their body from the burning flames.  Glen got dressed into his firefighter uniform for us.

We felt the Firefighter jacket.  It was heavy and thick.

Firefighters wear a protective hood.

 Firefighters wear a strong helmet and strong boots that protect their head and feet from being burned or crushed by something heavy.

Firefighters wear a special mask over their face.  It is attached to an oxygen tank that they wear on their backs.

Firefighters need an oxygen tank full of fresh air when they go inside a burning building.  The fresh air flows through a tube and into their face mask when they breathe in. 

We learned that Firefighters need fresh air inside a burning building because the smoke can be very dangerous and poisonous.  

Firefighters need to keep themselves safe so that they can help keep others safe!

Glen put on his special gloves last.  The gloves protect his hands from the flames and from things that the fire has made very very hot.

Glen showed us how he breathes the air through his mask.

 It was very noisy and it gave us a bit of a fright.

But...
Glen told us that if we are ever stuck in a fire and we hear that noise, we know it is a good noise because it means a firefighter is coming to help us!

We were so lucky to meet a real superhero that helps keep us safe in Lower Hutt!

Thank you Glen the Firefighter for showing us your special uniform that you wear to help you do your job safely.