Term Three 2011

Barney's Janma helped us to create some beautiful

floral decorations using native plants from her garden. We used them to decorate the supper tables at our Marz Production.

Jewish New Year

Nikau and her family shared apple and honey with us to celebrate the Jewish New Year.

Ball skills

This term we have been doing big ball skills with Helen. Lily, Nina, Eva, Barney, Emilie and Sam are playing a game with the rugby ball.

How eggs change

We looked at eggs and how their consistency can change. The egg is protected inside a hard shell.

How eggs change

When the egg came out of the shell it was wobbly and slimy and see through. When we tried to pick it up it felt slippery and gooey.

How eggs change

When we put the egg in a hot pan it started to change. The clear part went white and firm and the yolk went firm too.

Jelly beans

We did an experiment with 4 different coloured jelly beans. We put one colour in each corner of the dish of water and watched what happened to the colours. Look how each colour has spread along each edge of the container.

Making butter

We made butter by shaking up cream. Tana started by pouring the cream into a big jar.

Making butter

We had to shake the cream for a very long time to make it go solid. We all had lots of turns shaking the jar. Sam shook it really hard.

Making butter

The cream began to thicken and then separated out into thicker creamy fat and watery stuff.It is a bit like curds and whey.

Making butter

Louis poured out the solid cream and let the watery part drain off.

Making butter

This was the finished butter which we had with on our homemade bread.

yoga

Some of us have been learning to do some yoga poses and stretches with Nikau,s Mum Noa. Jack, Barney, Caden and Tana are all doing the warrior pose.

Trip to Zara's house to milk the cow

At Zara's house her mum Chris showed us how to milk the cow "Tender". She was a bit scared of us so we had to be really quiet. Some of us had a go. Jack said "her udders feel slimy!"

Trying the milk

When we had milked the cow with Chris we tasted the milk. Mia said it tasted "warm and creamy" but she wasn't sure she liked it!

Cheese making

Chris showed us how to make cheese out of the cow's milk.

We used the cheese to make a pie

Tana and Caden mashed the potato and pumpkin for the pie.

Rolling out the pastry

Nina, Nikau, Layla and Barney all helped to roll out the pastry for the pie.

Putting the pie togather

Caden, Nicola, Shikarma, Zara and Tana all helped put the pastry in the pie dish.

Pacific Dancers

We had a visit from a Pacific Dance group, who showed us different dances from islands of the Pacific. There were three men and three ladies. Their dancing was awesome.

Barney the Maori Warrior

Some kids had a go at being a Maori Warrior. Barney did a great job!

A dance from Hawaii

The dancers showed us a dance from Hawaii.

Making mazes

We read "The Gardener's Maze" and then had a go at making our own mazes with the rods. This is the one Scarlett made.

More mazes

Barney made this maze with the rods.

Fractions

We have been working out half of a number. Mia and Nikau are playing a game of "halves" with the beans.

More fractions

We worked out how to put half the juice into each cup. Layla watched Shikarma and Paris trying to share it equally.

Ice experiments

We had fun experimenting with ice. We found out which things dissolve ice the quickest. Louis, Mia and Nikau watch as Nicola sprinkled on sugar to the icecube.

End of Term Two

We have been studying repeating patterns. Cilla and Sam and Tana are making patterns with the rods.

algebra

Cameron and Emilie are working out which number is greater than > or lesser than < or is the same as =.

Printing with Clare

First we had to make a textured background for our prints. We rubbed crayons onto corrugated cardboard.

Printing with Clare

Lily, Scarlett and Cilla are using their potatoes dipped in the ink to make prints on the paper.

Making rocking birds with Room One

We have been writing and following instructions. When Room One came to visit we made rocking birds. Scarlett and Eva are rolling paper for the tails.

Lily helped her buddy Shikarma glue on the feathers and the beak onto their rocking birds.

Snakes and ladders

Tana, Layla, Nicola and Caden followed the instructions to play Snakes and Ladders.

Ways to make ten

Zara has been learning which pairs of numbers make ten.

Barney's birthday

It was Barney's birthday and he turned 7!

We had chocolate cake with football candles.

Our Trip to the Museum & the Library

The Cat in the Hat at the museum

At the library we read some stories & played on the computer

We had a picnic lunch with Room 1 in Anzac Park

PMP

Bouncing around the cones is harder then it looks!

Balancing is very tricky!

Nicola has fun crawling through the shapes

Book Week

Lights, Camera, Action! At the Book Fair we got to dress up and walk along the catwalk. Tana and Barney put on some hats and posed for the camera.

Practising Plays

All week we have been practising reading plays. Layla and Eva and Tana are reading a play called "The Ant and the Grasshoppers."

Book character Day

On Friday we all dressed up as our favourite characters from books.

Kia Kaha with Constable John O'Donavan

Constable John came to talk to us about Kia Kaha. We all have choices and we need to think about doing the right thing.

Role plays about Kia Kaha

We acted out what happens when people make different choices. Layla is being mean to Lily and Scarlett tells her "Stop it or I will tell the teacher!"

Week 5 Cross country

We did our cross country. All the classes ran around the track. Room 4 went first, then Room 3 and then it was our turn. We cheered and cheered.

Ready, set, go!

We all raced around the cross country track at Emilie and Nicola's family farm.

Fundamental Skills Games

We are learning lots of new games in Fundamental Skills with Helen. We learnt how to play Brushes and Brooms.