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Grandparents Day
It was a very special morning at Wentworth Primary yesterday. Our Grandparents and whanau came into school. It was a pleasure sharing our classroom with our family and it was lovely hearing about some of the experiences our grandparents had when they were at school....KIDS IN SPACE!
Today our Year 1 and 2 classes went on a journey into Outer Space! We made Rockets, ate Space Food (Shared Morning Tea) and coloured in aliens…..space style (upside down)! Have a look at some of the highlights of our busy intergalactic...
Liquids
Our Science Topic this term has focussed on Materials. We have looked at Solids, Liquids and Gases. We wanted to know if all liquids mix and we made an excellent discovery about water, food colouring and oil. Ask your child to explain the experiment to...Yoga in Wonderland!
Our Year 1 and 2 classes participate in Physical Education lessons together. Today we visited Alice’s Wonderland through Yoga. We developed our concentration and listening skills. We followed complex instructions to manipulate our limbs into yoga positions...Mini-camp FUN!!
Our Year 4, 5 and 6 students went to Shakespeare Lodge for a four day camping trip………..not to be outdone, our Year 1, 2 and 3’s all decided to have a mini-camp here at school. Tents, pancakes, egg toss, egg and spoon races and an egg hunt...Hot cross buns, hot cross buns……one a penny……..two a penny……hot cross buns!
Our budding Year 1, 2 and 3 chefs were master bakers today! Hot cross buns were the order of the day and the finished product was delicious! We learned to follow a recipe, to measure quantities and then we attempted to write some simple instructions...Picnic Time for Teddy Bears……………..and Karearea!
Friday saw an invasion of cuteness in the Karearea class……….as a plethora of soft toys invaded our already cute classroom! Students gave a double gold coin donation to support the Kiwis for Kiwi national conservation project, a charity selected by...We’re going on a REPTILE hunt!
Our recent trip to Ti Point Reptile Park was extremely exciting as well as interesting and informative! We saw turtles, lizards, alligators and a tuatara! Whilst not a reptile, Harrison the Capuchin Monkey was a very popular attraction. Have a look at some of the...
Never Fear……Captain Cashtastic is HERE!
It is not everyday that a SUPER HERO visits school but today was our lucky day! Captain Cashtastic, from the ASB Getwise Financial programme, stopped by to help us understand MONEY! Captain Cashtastic talked to us about the difference between notes, coins, dollars and...It’s a bug’s life…… or is it?
Today the Karearea class created an algorithm instructing our Bee Bots to move forwards and then complete one revolution. Coding our Bee Bots, and recognising errors (bugs) in our programming, has been a recent focus and has formed the initial stages of many of our...
