What I want to be when I grow up

The learners of Grade 3D were required to present an oral on Thursday, in Afrikaans (their second language) about themselves, their family and what they wanted to be when they grew up. The learners dressed up in the outfit of their desired job and presented some lovely orals. Well done Grade 3D's, I am so proud of you all and am certain that you are all more than capable of achieving your dream jobs!



Dressed as their future selves...Grade 3D professionals

Easter Crafts

As Easter was fast approaching, I decided that we definitely needed to celebrate the occasion in some way. As some of the children do not celebrate Easter in Grade 3D I decided to do something that everyone could enjoy and it could be regarded as a symbol for Easter for some and for others it was just a cute "pet" that they could keep. We made little sock bunnies filled with rice. The learners really enjoyed making them. It was harder for some than others, but each bunny was individualistic and beautiful in their own way. Fun was had by all and the learners were very proud of their creations :)



Grade 3D Sock bunnies

Grade 3D's holding their creations

An Outing to Butterfly World

This week the Grade 3's of Kirstenhof Primary went on an exciting expedition to Butterfly World!

The learners were all very excited and could hardly contain themselves. On Thursday Grade 3D and 3P set off on their journey together.

 

Our morning started off with a bunch of extremely excitable Grade 3's who were all rushing about finding a buddy to spend their day with as well as labelling their lunch packets, sharpening their pencils, and making a trip to the loo, before climbing on our enormous bus for an hour long drive.

 

After a slow start we arrived at Butterfly World and were welcomed by a lady named Tracey. Tracey led us into a classroom where a PowerPoint was set up. She enlightened the learners of all the mammals, arachnids, reptiles and insects that can be found at Butterfly World. She spoke about the reason for Butterfly World being such a humid park. This is due to the fact that the animals are used to warm, damp tropical climates found on the equator as that is where they have been imported from.

 



Answering questions and viewing a PowerPoint by Tracey



After the talk, the learners set off to explore the park. They had a worksheet that needed to be filled out, asking different questions about each section of the park. The learners started in the arachnid room, they then went on to the reptile section where reptiles such as snakes, lizards, chameleons, turtles and tortoises (to name a few) could be found. After the reptile section the learners went on to the butterfly section. There were many different butterflies all over. Feeding stations had been set up for the butterflies with bananas and other sweet fruit for them to eat. There was also a chrysalis station where the learners could watch the butterflies emerge from their chrysalis'.

 



A few Grade 3D learners smiling for a photo :)



After a wonderful outing filled with a lot of information it was time to make our journey home. The learners all had a great time and on behalf of Grade 3D we would like to say a special thank you to Jenny Gavin who was a fabulous help on the day. Thank you to Butterfly world for accommodating Kirstenhof learners, we had a wonderful time. :)

 

 

 

a lazy iguana catching some rays 

 

Chrysalis station

 

A beautiful butterfly

 

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

Today was a special Author and Cartoonists birthday. A birthday of a man who wrote the most wonderful children's books accompanied by the most magical and creative illustrations under the pseudonym "Dr. Seuss." He has influenced everyone's childhood/ adulthood in some way or another and titles such as "The Grinch, The Cat in the hat, The Lorax, Fox in socks..." have all become second nature to us.

 

The learners of Kirstenhof Primary School were allowed to wear a special hat/ mask or hair piece that reminded them of one of the stories or poems that Dr. Seuss wrote. They came to school all looking fabulous with their beautiful head-gear. Some handmade, some bought, some found around the house.

 

The learners in Grade 3D read a piece of their favourite story or poem to the class to explain why they had their certain headpiece on and which character it represented. We had a lot of fun doing this and listened intently to one another's extracts.

 

At the end of the day we had a special treat of watching a snippet of "The Lorax." The learners were very excited and enjoyed their special end to the day. :)

 

From Grade 3D, we would like to wish Dr. Seuss a Happy Happy Birthday! (He would have been 111 years old if he were still with us today)

All dressed in our headgear with our favourite Dr. Seuss books :)

Anti-bullying Day

Bullying is a serious problem in many schools of today. Children are capable of being very nasty to one another and leaving hurtful comments that can stick with someone for years to come. It is therefore important to raise awareness of this offensive behaviour and encourage friendliness and self control towards others. "If you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all."

On Friday the 27th March the learners of Kirstenhof Primary school celebrated Anti-bullying day. The learners came to school dressed in pink (both the boys and girls) to show their support for the cause. The learners in Grade 3D discussed what a bully was and how a bully can affect someone else's life. The discussion was of a serious nature and we as a class decided to pledge that we will not stand for bullying!

Say NO to bullying

Valentines Day

Valentines has a special meaning for everyone, whether you are young or old. On Friday the 13th February, Grade 3D made special cards to give to their loved ones for Valentines day.

They cut a heart out of the middle of their card and filled it with a different coloured paper. They decorated their special cards and wrote a loving note to someone that meant something to them, inside.

They were very creative and had a lot of fun making their cards. I was lucky enough to receive some beautiful flowers, delicious chocolates, biscuits, cards and treats on this special day too :)

At the end of the day, the learners were each spoilt with some delicious chocolates from a special mom in our class (Mrs Jenny Gavin) and a sweetie pie and card from their teacher. They left with beaming faces! (I'm not sure if this was because it was Friday or because of the sweet treats :P )

Holding up their special hand-made cards

Leaving school with a handful of treats all dressed in red and white :)

Bug stew

Bug stew ready to be eaten! Eeewwww

What fun was had in Grade 3D! We got to taste a bug stew!

 

The learners in grade 3D were all very excited to embark on this creative journey of creating and writing their very own bug stew recipes. I started the process off by telling them how I had made a "bug stew" at home, and that it consisted of all sorts of creepy crawlies that I had found in and around my garden...they were not impressed.

 

I spoke of crunchy cockroaches, squishy caterpillars, hairy spider's legs, gooey worm eyes, and so on, as my ingredients. I explained how I needed to blend, crush, fry, boil and blend certain ingredients together to make my stew. This got the learners' creative juices flowing. 

 

After telling them about my bug stew and what I had put in it, I asked if anyone wanted to try it. I saw a few reluctant hands going up, however, this was short-lived and all hands went up when they realised that the "bug stew" was actually jelly and bug-shaped sweets.

 

The class enjoyed munching on their "bug stew" but thereafter had to get to work! They began writing their creative recipes in a recipe format. Listing their ingredients and explaining their method. I enjoyed reading their recipes and discovering how imaginative and creative the learners of Grade 3D are.

Enjoying our bug stew!