New World Mini Collectables

The children at North East Valley Normal School are very excited because today we are having a mini collectables swap.  We love mini collectables because they are so cute, they are well made, they are fun to play with, they are realistic, you can play shops and you get to use play money.  The best thing about having a swap is we will be able to help each other to collect a whole set.  Lots of kids in our class are close to having a whole set.  Riley only needs 4 things, Jack needs one it is potatoes, Lola needs three, Lochlan needs the fruit and tomatoes, hopefully someone in our school has what we need.

Bangers

Today Room 8 experimented with making sounds with paper.  We made origami paper bangers, they were a little bit tricky and we had to try really hard to concentrate on the instructions.  Here are Finn, Jack and Troy to show us how they work.

Toys and Games

We have been learning about toys and games. We learnt that lots of the toys we like today have been around a very long time. We went Toitu to learn about toys and games with Danny. We played a gmae of marbles and learnt how to flick them. Danny took us to an olden days hut where a long time ago four children lived, on rainy days they could only stay inside, they played marbles and with a yoyo. At the end we had some free time to play with dominoes, jack straws, puppets, skipping ropes, yoyo's, dolls house, washing line, ironing board, tiddlywinks and bingo. Ben's favourite part of the whole trip was the hut, Ryan and Jack liked the marbles, Lola liked dressing up, Harriet liked playing puppets, Nanaia liked bingo, and Troy like the dominoes!