Learning Tree Assembly

Congratulations to Paige and Ashley who both received Learning, Character and Purpose certificates at our termly Learning Tree Celebration Assembly. 

Amazing Printmaking Buildings

We finished our printmaking buildings with Mrs Renner this morning. They are up in the Discovery Room and look amazing!

Easter Biscuits - part two

We tried our meringue Easter biscuits. Not everyone liked them! They reminder us that Jesus didn't stay in the tomb.

Crackle Nests

Today we made some crackle nests with little eggs - yum! The recipe is below.

Chocolate Crackle Nests

Ingredients 4 cups Rice Bubbles 1 cup icing sugar, sifted 1 cup desiccated coconut 250g Kremelta, melted 3 tbsp cocoa

Method Melt Kremelta in a small saucepan. Mix all the other ingredients in a large bowl and add the melted Kremlta. Mix. Spoon mixture into patty tins lined with paper patty cases. Shape each one into a nest by making an indent in the centre. Refrigerate until firm. Just before serving fill each nest with small jelly beans or chocolate buttons.

Easter Biscuits (Meringues)

Today we retold the Easter story while making Easter biscuits. We have put our "tombs" in the oven and sealed it up. Tomorrow we will see what has happened to them.
After the photos is the recipe if you would like to try them at home.

Easter Story Cookies (Meringue Cookies with Pecans)

Ingredients

·       1 cup whole pecans

·       1 teaspoon vinegar

·       3 egg large whites

·       Pinch of salt

·       1 cup sugar

·       Zipper baggie

·       Wooden spoon

·       Tape

·       Bible

Preheat oven to 300° F. Place pecans in zipper baggie and let children beat them with the wooden spoon to break into small pieces. Explain that after Jesus was arrested he was beaten by the Roman soldiers. Read John 19:1-3.

Let each child smell the vinegar. Put 1 teaspoon vinegar into mixing bowl. Explain that when Jesus was thirsty on the cross he was given vinegar to drink. Read John 19:28-30.

Add egg whites to vinegar. Eggs represent life. Explain that Jesus gave His life to give us life. Read John 10:10-11.

Sprinkle a little salt into each child's hand. Let them taste it and brush the rest into the bowl. Explain that this represents the salty tears shed by Jesus' followers and the bitterness of our own sin. Read Luke 23:27.

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o far the ingredients are not very appetizing. Add 1 cup sugar. Explain that the sweetest part of the story is that Jesus died because He loves us. He wants us to know and belong to Him. Read Psalms 34:8 and John 3:16.

Beat with a mixer on high speed for 12 to 15 minutes until stiff peaks are formed. Explain that the color white represents the purity in God's eyes of those whose sins have been cleansed by Jesus. Read Isaiah 1:18 and John 3:1-3.

Fold in broken nuts. Drop by teaspoons onto wax paper covered cookie sheet. Explain that each mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus' body was laid. Read Matthew 27:57-60.

Put the cookie sheet in the oven, close the door and turn the oven OFF. Give each child a piece of tape and seal the oven door. Explain that Jesus' tomb was sealed. Read Matthew 27:65-66.

GO TO BED! Explain that they may feel sad to leave the cookies in the oven overnight. Jesus' followers were in despair when the tomb was sealed. Read John 16:20 and 22.

On Easter morning, open the oven and give everyone a cookie. Notice the cracked surface and take a bite. The cookies are hollow! On the first Easter Jesus' followers were amazed to find the tomb open and empty. Read Matthew 28:1-9.

HE HAS RISEN!

Barnaby's Knight Adventure

Barnaby enjoyed playing knights with Arseniy!

Room A Book Week

We had a great time looking at our dress up book characters this morning. Mr Bibby And Mrs Phillips dress up too, as Wee Willy Winky!

The Best Angel

Fancy Nancy

Captain Hook

Belle

Snow White

Darth Vader

Knight

Ingenious Jen

Superman

Wee Willy WinkyX2!!!

Postcards - Thank you!

We got our postcards and chart back from Pukeko Class, Plateau School in Upper Hutt. We have enjoyed reading all about them! Thank you.

Drop Everything and Read!

Look who came through the classrooms yesterday to get us all reading!

Autumn Walk

This morning we were lucky it stopped raining so we could go for an Autumn walk. We were looking for signs of Autumn. We saw leaves changing colour, falling off the trees and we found lots of walnuts and mushrooms. We didn't touch the mushrooms though, just to be safe!

Dog Biscuits

This morning as part of Book Week, we made dog biscuits - except we got to eat them! Yummy!

Book Week

This week is Book Week. We are sharing lots of Hairy Maclary stories in Room AB. This morning we also enjoyed reading books under the table.