To start our Science Week off with a bang (not literally, of course!), Watt the Robot paid Parera Class a visit to teach us how to stay safe around electricity.
We learned that our bodies are conductors because our bodies are 70% water.
So, playing near electricity can be dangerous as it can arc and jump through our bodies to try to reach the ground.
Vector employees wear special safety clothing to protect them.
Roll over, Beethoven ‘cos the boys (and girls) are back in town!
What a wonderful, talented group we have in our class! From presenters to singers; from musicians to dancers – the talent on display at our annual Primary Festival was incredible. Not even the exploding sound mixer could dampen the atmosphere or prevent the show from going on.
Congratulations, everyone, on such a toe-tapping, foot-stomping, hand-clapping success!
We had to understand teamwork and sustainability to find the treasure in the recent Treasure Hunt show, where inhabitants of Seeland and Treeview had to work together to venture into the Beyond and find the missing songs of the Trees and Seas.
The Year 6 class had an incredibly busy schedule for their Wellington trip last week. It was an early start for the airport and, once we had checked in to our hotel, we headed to the iconic Wellington cable cars for a quick ride and to admire the views of the city.
We often tell our students that books are ‘treasures’ and this message was reinforced in the recent performance of Treasure Hunt.
The Hihi class were taken on an adventure, told through the tales found in stories written by New Zealand authors.
The actors drew our children into a world where success was found by understanding that we are all different, showing kindness and empathy towards things we do not understand, and most of all having CONFIDENCE in ourselves!
Treasure Hunt
On Monday 10th June, the primary school enjoyed going to visit the ‘Treasure Hunt’ production at the college.
Music Festival
The class have been rehearsing their items for the upcoming music festival, and are excited to perform to you all soon. We look forward to seeing you there.
Science
In Science, the children have been learning about light and dark and how our eyes work. We had a lot of fun looking at some optical illusions. We found this image particularly tricky. Can you see a young or old lady?
English
In English, we have been looking at and reading lots of different types of poems. The class then wrote their own poems, using a particular poem or poet as inspiration. They have produced some wonderful poems, which are currently on display in the classroom.
The term is passing us by quickly, but we still have some wonderful events to be involved in. Next week we look forward to performing in the music festival, and the Avengers themed school disco. Hope to see you there.
Hello Tuatara class,
Just a little update as to some of the things we have been learning about over the past few weeks.
We had a fantastic time with year 3 and 4 when we went to Tiritiri Matangi. The weather was perfect! The class really enjoyed finding out lots of interesting facts about the wildlife on Tiritiri Matangi, and were able to spot and identify many birds on the island. Below are just a few snaps from the day:
In the classroom we have been learning how to be good storytellers. we have been using our expressive voices, eye contact and hand gestures to keep our listeners engaged and entertained.
We have also been designing our own cars, using purple mash. These fabulous designs can be seen in 3D and as a net too. The children really enjoyed creating these!
Our Parera Class have been lucky enough to acquire a box of WW1 artefacts – each with its own story attached. We have discovered the real young Kiwi men who served in WW1 and learned a little about their experiences before, during and after the war.
Official Records
An Epaulette
Old school and family photographs
Souvenirs from Egypt
Old photographs from the trenches
Badges and other memorabilia
Documents and maps
A violin string – returned with other personal effects
This term we have been learning about plants. We have planted a school garden as part of our learning, some the seedlings we raised and some we brought. Year three investigated how bulbs grow and we have planted them in the garden also. Please come and look at our garden. When it does start to produce fruit and vegetables it will be for the community to enjoy and hopefully we can use some of it to do some cooking. Year three have been taking great care of it by weeding, watering and taking out dead leaves.
Our two week swimming programme has come to an end and our Hihi class are confident and competent swimmers.
The progress made over these 8 sessions has been significant.
We are so super proud of how our children coped with what has been two VERY busy school weeks!
It has been wonderful watching the confidence in our class grow each session and it has been heart-warming hearing each child proudly share the new swimming technique that they tried or even mastered!
Water confidence is an essential part of our learning, especially given the gorgeous coastal environment we are so lucky to live near.
Keep it up Hihi!
Summer is coming and I am sure that we will see many Hihi at the Hibiscus Coast beaches this year!
Well, the first week of our intensive Swim School lessons have gone…swimmingly! Everyone has learnt a lot and had a lot of fun while doing it!
It has been great to see the Ruru Class continue their fabulous “give it a go” attitude. Although it has been a tiring week, we all agreed we are all looking forward to getting back in the water next week!
