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Matariki. We concluded our Inquiry into Celebrations by revisiting Matariki-the Maori New Year.     What a wonderful job Room 3 did for our school production -"Tall Tales."You all performed beautifully -singing and dancing like professionals.  You were fantastic team players !! But what was most important was that you enjoyed performing and had fun.We were very proud of you. Purple Cats  Brown Bears  Black Sheep Yellow Ducks
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Lion Dancing Have a look at this fantastic lion dance.
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Room 3 on the Move. We love our fitness sessions outside. Some of the things we are working on are : Space -awareness Dodging  Chasing Swerving Evading Changing direction at speed Co-operating with classmates  Team -work.   For many of us the past few weeks has been our first introduction to Skipping. There are lots of different steps to remember but we are making great progress.    We have also been involved in move M prove every Monday in the school hall. After warming up we move in groups around different stations each offering activities designed to develop different skills.   Our Inquiry into Chinese New Year has come to an end.We made beautiful lanterns, Ang Pow, horse masks (2014 is the Year of the Horse) and our own lion.The Lion dance is a form of traditional dance in Chinese culture in which performers mimic a lions movements  in a lions costume.The dance is usually perf