Sunday 14 September 2014

Discovery Days- Maori Technology

For 3 Fridays at the end of term 2, Rooms 5, 6 and 7 had Discovery Days. 
Tyler and Jacob
Joshua, Preston, Taylor


Dayton and Jayden

Sharing with team

Sharing Time
If we went to Room 6 we did koru art with Miss Farquhar. If we went to Room 7 we did flax weaving with Mrs Brooks. If we came to Room 5 we did rewena bread with Mrs Hauraki and Mrs Jackson. 
We were all mixed up into 3 groups with children from the other classes.This was good because then we got to make new friends within our groups.
We had lots of parents and family members come along and help us in each room. We really looked forward to sharing time just before morning tea each Friday.
Because the bread had to be left to ride and then cook, we had a bread feast each Friday afternoon. We put jam and margarine on our bread. Even some the teachers from the other classes came to have a look ( and followed the smell), and we let them have a taste.

Saturday 6 September 2014

Science Discovery Days

Our focus for term 3 has been science.
We have been learning to explain what has happened and why it might have happened. We have all become very good at sharing our ideas and listening to others ideas about things like floating, light, electricity and other experiments in our class.
We had discovery days again and we were in the same whanau groups as term 2. 
If we went to room 7, you explored light and how to make white light.
If we went to room 6, we explored electricity and making bulbs light.
If we went to room 5 we explored water- floating, different substances and different mixtures.
We were able to explain why some effects happened to our groups, buddies and class members. We enjoyed sharing different responses we had in each class.
We can't wait to try some of these experiments at home with our families!