BLINDFOLDED WALK!

Yesterday we played a trust game.  We had to blindfold our learning partner and help guide then around the classroom so that they didn't bump into anything. 

We had to be really specific and give clear instructions to be successful.

OUR CLASS TREATY!

On the 6th of February, New Zealand celebrates Watangi Day.  It is a special day remembered by all New Zealanders as the day the Maori and European people decided they could live together peacefully in our beautiful country. 

We had our own signing of the treaty.   We made up some rules that we will obey in our classroom and we each signed the treaty with our very own fingerprint.   We even made multiple copies of the treaty,  just like they did all those years ago.  

Our class treaty looks like a fern frond... because we are Piako which means learning seeds.

THE THREE LEGGED RACE!

Today we had to work with our learning partner to compete in a three legged race.   We had to tie our legs together and work as a team to win the race.   Here is a cute photo of Zia and Naomi after their race.

FRIENDS IN KNOTS!

In today's team building game,  we stood in a circle and put our hands in the middle. We had to hold someone else's hand and then untangle ourselves without letting go.  It was pretty tricky!

We found out that when one person was the leader and helped us by giving us directions, we were able to work as a team to get ourselves free.  

Check out our happy faces in these photos. We had lots of fun!

WORD TOWER FUN!

Today Julia,  Macy, Zia and Jessica made this huge word tower at reading time.  Great team work girls!

BUDDY BALLOON WALK!

We are learning how to work as a team.   Today we had a challenge to walk in a line with balloons but... we weren't allowed to hold the balloons with our hands.  

We found out it worked best when we walked really slowly and used little steps.   We had to watch where we were going so we didn't crash into things! We had to work as a team!

We had a blast!  Learning is so much fun!

OUR FABULOUS FIRST DAY!

We had a great first day today!

We played a game called Hop in the Rabbit Hole.   We balanced a hula hoop on top of four cones. Our team had to hop in without the hoop falling off. It was harder than you think!

We learnt it was best to go in one at a time and that we needed to step in carefully!   We leant to take turns and to be patient today!  Go us!!!