Matariki

This week we have the Enviroschools Facilitator Sonya Sedgwick coming in to school to work with classes to create stone art. We will be painting our own rocks to represent the different stars within the Matariki Constellation. We have been learning the Matariki Waiata to sing during the workshop.

Nathan and Max's experiments with air pressure

Nathan and Max have been experimenting with air pressure as part of our inquiry into simple machines. They have constructed potato cannons that are powered by high pressure air pumped in from a bicycle pump. Here are some photos of them testing the cannon. The furthest shot travelled 82 metres!

Maths Like A Pirate

This week we in Room 2 we are doing lots of Pirate based activities for Book Week and the Book Fair! Today we started with Maths Like a Pirate.

Students had to make a treasure chest with only paper and 1m of cellotape.  The treasure chest had to fit their pencils in. We discussed where is the Maths in this activity before we started and we brainstormed the following- Measurement, Geometry, Shape, 3D Shapes, Area, Volume.

We also looked at what skills we need to use when working with our buddy. We focused in on the value of relationships and the skills of communication and co-operation.

Here are some photos of our work.

BOOK WEEK!

There is much excitement building in the school this week, with book week starting.

This morning Room 2 had a visit from Geronimo Stilton!

Remember we have the following events:

Guest author on Thursday
Senior Team Literacy Quiz- Friday
Dress Up as your favourite book character- Friday
Book Mark competition due Thursday to Mrs Field
Pirate Characters and description due Friday morning 9am

Remember to visit the Book Fair in Room 20

Geodesic Dome Fun

We have been experimenting with structures to think about what makes things stable and strong. Here are our Geodesic Domes inspired by a reading about a Christchurch building.

Rube Goldberg Machine Fun

Many students have been busy creating Rube Goldberg Machines at home and at school. Here are a few videos to show some of the action.

Working with Simple Machines and Forces.

Room 26 and 27 have been working with lots of simple experiments that require us to think about simple machines and forces. Here are a few pictures and videos of us in action.