Room 3 2017

Have a look at the model chair that Felix made and the hedgehog that Ella made. They did a fantastic job. Brodie can write heaps of numbers. How many can you write?

Our Science inquiry last term involved magnets. As part of this we made our own fishing game with the help of our buddies. We made fish with the numbers from 1 to 10on them, attached them to a magnet and then tried to fish them up. We are using the game at home to help us to recognise our numbers. This term in our inquiry we are using magnets as part of technology. We are going to explore all the ways we can use magnets and then design our own magnet using different materials. The one we make must meet differnt criteria especially the one that says - it will be strong enough to hold our reading and spelling homework on our fridge.

Room 3 took full part in the Peace Week activities that had been organised by the students in years 5 and 6. They had their face painted, learnt some origami, coloured pictures, played sports and watched a talent quest and cooking demonstration. They had so much fun they want to do it all again. Ned had a t shirt with the peace sign on it and had his face painted to match.

On the last week of the term we went to the library each lunchtime to listen to stories read to us by different staff members. On Friday we dressed up as our favourite book characters and brought along some money so we could purchase some library books for the Orphans in Nepal. Can you guess which characters we are?

One afternoon we went across the road to visit our friends in Years 7 and 8. Mr Eames talked to us and then we went into the 'Greenhouse classroom' and saw the fantastic sustainable houses that the seniors had made. We were absolutely amazed and very impressed by the wonderful models that had been done. After that we visited the worm farm and the garden. Ana, Merlinde and Maija have been coming over each week as part of the gardening group so they proudly showed us their garden and the compost and spoke about the work they had been doing. We lcved exploring the senior school and will visit again soon.

In Maori Language week Whaea Arini came to school. She showed us a slideshow featuring Pania and her two brothers performing at Te Papa during Matariki. She showed us some precious taonga, how to use the poi and she read to us. We loved having her. One morning our kaumatua, whanau group and all the children and staff gathered around our pou. We had karakia, waiata and special speeches. Later that day our precious pou were removed and work has begun to restore them.