Tuesday 8 November 2011

Fabulous Miniature Gardens

As part of Pet Day we got to create miniature gardens to display in the library.

We had to plan our theme, gather the equipment and plants and bring them to school to put them together the day before judging.

The results were awesome. Not everyone got a prize, but we were all very excited about our gardens and it was a great day all round.

Bon jour - The MT's go French


With the Rugby World Cup, (RWC), upon us the MT's decided to adopt another rugby team and follow their progress through the tournament.

We chose the French team because the French are as mad about rugby as we are and it would be interesting to discover more about France, the people and food.

During the RWC we discovered many interesting facts about France and learnt some french.

Our favourite part was when we started talking about french food. We were not so keen to try frogs legs and snails, but one morning our teacher bought in profiteroles, chocolat, french bread stick, camembert cheese and pate. We were all keen to give these a go, especially the chocolate ones. We cleaned the plates so well Mrs Keats said she wouldn't have to wash them.

The MT's have a go at Origami


The Mighty Titans have been looking at "PROCEDURES".

We identified that instructions for many things were procedures, such as in a recipe and origami.

Over the last few weeks we have made instant strawberry pudding, popcorn, a paper house and hats.

Some of us struggled with the origami instructions, but we persisted, strove for accuracy with our folding and were very proud of the results.

Thursday 27 October 2011

Creating, Imagining and Innovating

Angus and Rupert used the above HOM to create the Eiffel Tower from our Zoob modelling system while we have been studying France, isn't it fabulous?

What could you create with the Zoob to do with France?

Thursday 8 September 2011

MT's Favourite Book Characters

MT's Favourite Book Characters on PhotoPeach

We celebrated the end of Book Week by dressing up as our favourite book character.

We had great fun guessing who everyone was. Some people were very creative, innovative and imaginative.

Who would you be next time?


Friday 2 September 2011

Lanson's RWC Presentation


The Mighty Titans were very excited today to have Lanson show them his Dad's RWC jerseys. We learnt a lot about the RWC in 1999. It sounded like it was very cold! We loved being able to see the real jerseys and couldn't believe how big they were. We could get at least two of the Titans in them! We are so excited about the RWC in 2011. Go ALL BLACKS!


Lanson and his Dad's RWC shirts from MissRevell on Vimeo.


Here is Lanson's Dad, Taine leading the All Blacks in the Haka.

Thursday 11 August 2011

Birthday Kid


The MTs celebrate birthdays by lighting our special candle which we made when we visited the Early Settlers Museum.  We sing, make a wish and discuss how we celebrate the day with our families.  The previous 'birthday kid' crowns the next 'birthday kid'!
August 11 was Riley's big day
 - he is now years old, wow!


Hunter is seven years old too!
Jenessa turned 8 today 20.09.11

Wednesday 10 August 2011

Black and Whites

Yesterday most of The Mighty Titans came to school dressed in black and white because some of the Magpies rugby team were visiting Maraekakaho School. Don't we look fabulous?! We are currently working on individual blog posts about the events of this day so watch this space .....



..... and here they are. Our WALT was to entertain an audience, these are some of the best blog posts selected by the Mighty Titans following the criteria we set.


MAGPIES VISIT MKK
On Tuesday the 9th of August Hawkes Bay Magpies came for a visit to Maraekakaho School. They came into the library to answer some of our questions. Then the people who played rugby on the weekend went out on the field to do some training like drills. After that we got posters, Magpie posters of course, for free. They wrote their signatures on the poster. I love the Magpies because the Hawkes Bay Magpies are good because they train every day - they persist!
By Angus


YAY! THE MAGPIES ARE COMING
On August the 9th, three Magpies came to Mkk, Brad Webber, Hugh Reed, Brodie Retallick and also one manager who was Dan Sommerville, and a man from PGG Wrightson. When I said the Magpies I'm meaning the rugby team not the bird! It was AMAZING! We asked them fantastic questions. We did drills and they gave us tips. The cool part was when they gave us posters and signatures! The drills were hard work but fun! We all got pretty cool tips and I hope the Magpies had as much fun as I did!
By Sam


HI GUYS!
Oh! and they scored a try, but we have to forget about that, we have to get on with the story. On Monday three Magpies came to Mkk School and their names were Hugh Reed, Brodie Retallick, and Brad Webber. They came to answer questions and they came to Maraekakaho School because it is full of fun like playing rugby. I loved all the drills they did with me because I love dodging cones. I like the Magpies because they are rugby players and rugby players do drills.
By Callum


THE MAGPIES VISIT MKK SCHOOL
Three Magpies came to Mkk School. The Magpies names were Brad Webber, Hugh Reed and Brodie Retallick. They came on August the 9th. One of the Magpies was taller than our shelves in the library. The whole school had to dress up in their best black and whites. Three of the Magpies came to Mkk School to work with the kids who played rugby on Saturday. Some of the MT's got the Magpies autograph. Some of the MT's got a poster from the Magpies.
By Aiden


THE MIGHTY TITANS MEET THE MAGPIES
The Magpies visited Mkk and the Kereru people came as well. We sang "Come on the Bay". The Magpies answered some of our questions. Then the Magpies played rugby. Then they gave posters out. Then they left. I liked it because I like to watch them play rugby. It was FUN!
By Adam


MKK MEETS THE MAGPIES
On Monday we met the Magpies. The Magpies we met were Hugh Reed, Brad Webber and Brodie Retallick. Those were the Magpies who came because they promote rugby and tell about rugby. They answered our burning questions. They were delighted to answer our questions that is why I like the Magpies, they are so cool. After that they did some drills. Nearly the whole school went out on the field. It was so fun, especially when you watched them. I wished I did it too, it looked really really cool.
By Joshua


MAGPIES VISIT MKK SCHOOL
On the 9th of August at 10.30am three of the Hawkes Bay Rugby Team visited Mkk School. Their names were Brad Webber, Hugh Reed and Brodie Retallick. They answered some of our exploding questions and gave us some tips and some drills for people who play rugby.
KEEP GOING, WE'RE SUPPORTING YOU!
By Rupert


MASSIVE MAGPIES VISIT MKK
It was August the 9th, three Magpies were coming. Dan Sommerville had come but he wasn't a Magpie he was the development officer for rugby Hawkes Bay. Hugh Reed, Brad Webber and Brodie Retallick came and they were the massive Magpies. Magpies are actually a rugby team. It was held in the library and out on the field. They were inside answering our bursting questions and outside going through some drills, (also tips). Once they had finished teaching us some drills, they gave their autographs. I felt glad they had come because I got to see the Magpies close up. Also they answered my questions.
By Libby

Thursday 21 July 2011

Kiwiana - Who are we as New Zealanders?

Have a look at the superb quadranted circle map completed by some of the MT's to recall knowledge that they have gained over the course of our New Zealand study this term. 

We think that they are absolutely spectacular, and show that their authors have persisted to recall as much as possible in all of the areas. It is clear that they have striven for accuracy in their presentation.

Super learning Annabel, Saige, Rosie and Sophie!


Tuesday 7 June 2011

The Titans are thinking thespians...

Meow! from MissRevell on Vimeo.

It's only a fairytale! from MissRevell on Vimeo.

It's Magic! from MissRevell on Vimeo.


As you will have seen on the school website, each of our reading groups practised and performed a play. We co-constructed criteria so that our plays would be of a high standard. We presented them to the Junior Syndicate - we were very proud of our performances!