Check out the awesome Rocky  Shore dioramas we made. First we painted the backgrounds of our shoeboxes. Then Mrs Robertson showed us different ways to use paper by folding and rolling it. Next we thought hard about the best way to represent the animals that we saw at the Rocky Shore and created them to put in our dioramas. Later Mrs Roxburgh took photos of them. Finally we could take them home to share with our families. We feel proud of our work and hope you enjoy them too.

El Gregoe

We really enjoyed having El Gregoe come to perform at school.
His show was amazing: where did those birds and rabbits come from?
Just as importantly, he had a message for us as Highfield Heroes that will help us have a friendlier, safer school.
What a challenge!

Caught Reading 2

There are readers all around Room 3; inside and out, all ages. Great to see!

Wetlands

On a damp and  overcast morning we set off with Room 6 to meet the South Canterbury museum educators at the Otipua wetlands. There we found out about the different trees, birds, and insects that are there. We also found out about how it is linked to a volcano and how it has been restored over the last few years.

              Do you remember how all these objects help remind us about how the wetland works?

Here we are, listening carefully to Keeley, as she tells us about the different plants including the juvenile lancewood.

More photos on our photo diary page.

Caught Reading

Room 3 readers can be found in all sorts of places at all sorts of times.
So many children in this class love reading and are sharing their favourite books at library time and news time.
Lucius, Rafi and Millie have been recommending Harry Potter.