Chinese plates

Today we painted a Chinese plate. We painted branches with white paint. Then we put gold paint in a flower shape. We put dots in the middle of the flower. I enjoyed it because I learnt about another country. Ji Won

Today we painted a Chinese plate. The plate was used for serving guests tea. The plate was red for good luck. I liked painting the branches because of their wiggly shape. So Won

Today has been fun because we painted Chinese plates. We used red paper and white, gold and black paint. We painted the branches with white and the flowers with gold paint. We dipped the back of the brush in black paint to make the circle in the middle. Tomorrow we will draw around the outside with vivid. Stephanie

Chinese tea trays

Today we made plates. These plates are from China. They have flowers on them. You can put your drinks on them to celebrate. They are made out of shells and wood. I liked doing it because we got to paint. Michael

We were painting from China. We were cutting the circle. We were putting flowers on it. Samuel

First we cut a circle. We put white paint to make a branch and tree trunk. We were so careful drawing a flower with three circles on it. We put on flower spots using the back of the brush. We touched carefully on that flower. I liked doing it because I like painting. Jake

Chinese tea trays

I liked painting the branches with white paint. Jason
I liked doing the golden flowers on the branches. Yea Jin
I liked the golden flowers on the branches. Laiba

Making a Chinese tea tray

Today we have been painting a tree on a plate and it was a flower plate. The flowers were gold and the trunk was white. The dots were black. Raphael

Today we were painting on a red plate. We painted a Chinese tree and the trunk was white. The leaves were gold and black. I like to paint and it was exciting. David

Making a Chinese tea tray

I liked painting the flowers. Thomas
I liked painting the tree. Hayley
I liked painting the inside because you just needed to do a dot. Eunseo
I liked painting the trunk. Andy
I liked cutting the circle with scissors. Marcus

Painting a Chinese tea tray

I liked painting the gold. Lennart
I liked painting the black dots. Bing Da
I liked painting the black dots. Fatima
I liked making the black spots. Dan

Planting a daisy

On Wednesday of Week 7 the ESOL people planted shrubs in the ESOL garden. I planted a daisy with Raphael. First I pushed the bark off the weed mat. Bark is hard. Next Mrs Anthony cut the weed mat. We had turns to dig a hole. The soil was wet. Next we took the daisy out of the pot and put it in the hole. Last we put dirt over the roots and put bark on top of the weed mat. Bark is dark brown. The daisies smell good.

Planting a Hebe

In Week 7 Orange group and Yellow group planted hebe and daisy plants in the ESOL garden. First we pushed the bark back until we could see the weed mat. Then we cut the weed mat in a cross with scissors. Under the weed mat there was dirt so we dug a hole in the dirt with the metal trowel and we put the dirt in the bucket. Then we took the hebe from the pot and spread out the roots and we put the hebe carefully in the hole. Last of all we put soft soil into the hole and pressed it down hard. Next we folded the weed mat on top of the dirt. Then we put the bark over the weed mat. I enjoyed planting because it was interesting and my Mum likes gardening too. Next time my Mum is gardening I will help my Mum. The hebe's colour is my second favourite colour so I like hebes. I want to do planting again because it is fun to do gardening work.

Planting a Daisy

On the first of September So Won and I planted a light purple daisy in the ESOL garden. First we pushed the bark back then we cut the weed mat with sharp scissors. After that we dug a deep hole until it was deep enough to fit the plant in. We took the plant out of the plastic pot and spread the roots out so it didn't go in round. Next we covered the roots with wet dirt and folded the weed mat back. We covered the weed mat with hard bark. Daisies are my Mum's favourite flower and they are a pretty colour. Purple is my favourite colour too.

Planting a Daisy

On Wednesday our ESOL friends planted daisy and hebe plants in the ESOL garden. First we pushed the bark back and we cut the black weed mat with old scissors then we dug a deep hole and carefully put the plant inside. We covered the roots with wet dirt and pressed it down. Next we folded the weed mat. Then we took the daisy out of the plastic pot and put the daisy in the hole. The last thing we did was cover the weed mat with bark. It was fun because my favourite flower is the daisy and the colour is pretty.

My sleepover

On Monday I went to Fun Club. We made some bags and we played Guess Who? Then I went to pick my big brother up from school. At night my Mum, Moiz, Ibrahim and me had a sleepover at Rohaan's house. Five days we stayed there. We went under the table because there was an earthquake. It was very boring under the table.

Making a car

On Tuesday I went to Kids First and I made a car out of wood and nails. It was cool because the big girls helped me make it. I painted the car with blue and red paint. I took it home and put it on the table.

My day

In the weekend I practised my piano and I did Christmas songs. After that I played on my Nintendo and played Super Mario on my Nintendo. It was night time and we had some dinner and we had some rice and meat. I brushed my teeth and we slept all together because I was scared of the earthquake.

Planting a hebe

Thomas helped me put a hebe in the ESOL garden. We pushed the bark away. Mrs Anthony cut the weedmat. We dug a hole. We put the hebe in the hole and we pushed the dirt on the top of the roots. We pushed the soil down and we folded the weedmat back. Then we pushed the bark on top. I liked digging the dirt.

Planting a hebe

I planted a hebe in the ESOL garden. First we pushed the bark away and Mrs Anthony cut the weedmat. We dug a hole and put the plant in then put soil on top of the roots. We pushed the soil down and folded the weedmat over. Last we pushed the bark over the weedmat. I thought gardening was fun.

Planting a hebe

I planted a hebe in the ESOL garden. First I pushed the bark away then Mrs Anthony cut the weedmat. Next we dug a hole in the soil with a trowel. Then we took the plant out of the pot and put it in the hole. Andy helped me. We put the dirt on top of the roots and we folded the weedmat back down. Last we put the bark over the weedmat. The hebe looks round and green.

Thinking of you all after Saturday's earthquake

A warm hello to all our ESOL families,

A quick post to let you know that I have been thinking about you all during the past few days.

Our family has been very fortunate as we have had no significant damage to our house. It has however, been a frightening time, with broken ornaments and shelves falling over. The stories on the news have shown some amazing images and I have marveled at how people are able to help each other in difficult times.

I am sure that when you return to school you will all have a story about the earthquake to share and I really look forward to seeing you next week.

Remember you can make a post here if you wish.

Thinking of you all,
Judith