Food Production

This term we are learning about where our food comes from. We worked in groups looking at three new vocabulary words. Each group had to write their own definition for the words before they looked up the dictionary meaning. Learning the meaning of these words came next. Last the students had to break up into new groups before teaching each other the meanings of these words.  

Here we are working reciprocally, finding and learning the definitions of  the different words before we teach the rest of the class. 

Artstravaganza

Week 1 'Artstravaganza' ran smoothly. In the Pohutukawa Team, the students were split into five groups as we were lucky enough to have our local artist, Katie Blundell working with a group. Each group consisted of a mix of students from all the rooms. Students worked with different mediums and created masterpieces that will be on display in week 3.

Here is a slideshow illustrating the art as completed by the students who came to room 16 to learn how to do printmaking.

Kayla's Miniature Garden

First I put some soil into the bowl. 
I washed some white stones to get the sand off them. 
The four cactuses were planted into the soil and the white stones were placed around the plants. I also added sticks, other stones and shells to make it look like a real garden. 
I enjoyed making my garden because I needed one for Ag Day but it was also fun because I got to make it my way. 

 

Nate's clock

On Thursday, Nate came to share with us about the clock that he made with his dad. This is what they did:

First we cut a piece of wood into smaller pieces.

Secondly we took some thin pieces of wood for the sides.

Then we got some tin snips and we cut a coke tin for the sides of the clock.

After that we glued the tin sides onto the wood. 

I screwed the clock front on. 

Dad then did the parts that I couldn't do, like the electronic and electrical parts. I watched what he was doing and learnt from him.

We tested it and had to make a few changes because it didn't work.

I use this clock in my room. 

Calendar Art

We have been working on our calendar art, looking at sketching apples and making them look realistic with shading. It was rather tricky to get the shape correctly as they started off as circles. After creating a template from the best sketch, the coloured apples were made. Adding shading was a new experience and smudging made the pictures come to life.  Please come and have a look at our pictures in class. They look amazing. 

Here are a few examples of our completed apples:

Softball

Today it was our last softball lesson. We have learnt to throw, catch, field and hit over the last four weeks. We found it funny to wear the large gloves and to catch the ball properly while wearing it. Today we played a game. We were split into two teams and everybody had a change to hit the ball, score runs and to field against the other team. 

Here are some photos of our previous sessions:

Cross Country

This year we were running out onto the roadside, up to the fire station and back to school where we had to circle the field before we finished in front of the spectators at the hall. Before the day, we had to practise every day. We ran around the courts because the field was far too wet for us to run on. We learnt that we had to use all the learner dispositions during our cross country practises. 

Here is what we had to do:

Resilience

• not stopping when we are tired
• giving running a go even when we don't enjoy it much
• how am I going and how I can improve
• did I give it my all or could I have done better
• did I encourage the other runners
• did I show good sportsmanship

 Resourceful

• running slower when I am tired but not stopping
• finding a rhythm when I run
• running with a buddy
• practising in my own time

Reciprocal

• running with a buddy
• encouraging all the runners
• practising with my class
• trying my best
• congratulating the winners and runners

 Reflective 

• how am I going
• did I try my best when I was practising/competing
• did I encourage the other runners
• did I compete fairly
• how can I improve on my running

Waiting for the seniors to finish their cross country prize giving.

 Running down towards the fire station.

Still time for a smile on our way back to school. 

Thank you to the police officer who helped us cross the road at this intersection. 

Here comes Josh and James!

Still so wet. Yes, we had to go through here twice. First when we left the school grounds and also on the way back onto the field. Luckily we didn't have any more rain. 

Multiplication

We have been learning about multiplication. Here you can see us showing you four different ways to solve a problem.