Matariki Kites
On Wednesday we learned about Matariki. We listened to different stories that explained the seven stars and how Maori and New Zealanders celebrate Matariki. We read a story about seven sisters who made [...]
Matariki
Matariki is the name for the group of seven stars that appear in late May or early June. It is also a name for the Maori New Year. We celebrated Matariki today by making kites [...]
Science observations
Today we discussed energy in different foods. We investigated how well some foods burnt. We used silver beet, rice crackers and potato crisps. We made predictions about what would happen to the food and then [...]
Wai care Visit
Today we had an information and training session with Shelley from Wai care to discover how healthy our local lake is in readiness for our field trip. We learnt how to test for water clarity, [...]
Art Works
Look at our fantastic art! A Rodney College student visits us once a week for work experience and she has been helping us finish these amazing pictures. We used pastels and rubbed for effect.
We Love Maths!
In Room 3, if we finish our Maths work we can create images and patterns with the shapes. We are using Algebra (patterns) and Geometry (shapes, tesselations). I like working together with my friends and [...]
Fun Activities
On Thursday we hosted a Tabloids morning. There were lots of children from other schools. We were put in teams and did eight fun activities. Our seniors ran the day. They are so awesome! Here [...]