Poetry Recitals!

Poetry recitals as part of our Assembly today...

Calendar Art 2015

Here are our fun calendar art pictures for 2015. If you are leaving a comment - please do so on this post rather than the Photo Peach site - thanks!


Orders and more info through the school office.

Super Cold Bag with Science Visitors

We had special visitors today come and see how we 'do science'. These visitors are teachers who are on a Science Leadership course with the Royal Society. They are from all over New Zealand.

The experiment we did today had a fantastic chemical reaction - one that none of us guessed would happen. The photos tell a bit of the story.


Try this at home - here's what to do:-

Materials:

 · Citric Acid

 · Baking Soda

· Tap Water

· Zip lock bag (15cm x 10cm)

· Measuring cup

 · Plastic teaspoon

Perform this experiment over a kitchen sink or outside. There is a small chance the zip lock bag will burst making a wet mess!

What to do:-

Put one level teaspoon of citric acid in a zip lock bag

 Put one teaspoon of baking soda in the same zip lock bag. And shake the bag gently to mix the two chemicals.

Fill up the measuring cup with cold tap water (about 30ml).

Carefully place the water in the bag and zip the bag shut.

 Tip the cup over in the sealed bag and watch! Not only does the bag blow up, it also becomes super cold! So don’t forget to feel its temperature.

What’s happening and why: Mixing citric acid, baking soda and water together causes a chemical reaction. The new chemical that is made is carbon dioxide gas. This gas fills the bag and causes it to blow up. You’ll also notice the bag drops in temperature as part of the chemical reaction.

Spelling City

Want some variety in learning spelling words at home? Spelling City is a fun way to help the kids learn - and it's free! All you need to do is type the weekly word list in and there are a number of 'games' that can be played to help get more familiar with spelling them.

Days of the Week in Maori

Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori  - Māori Language Week
Looking at the Days of the Week in Maori -  an easy way to remember them!

Ngā Rā o te Wiki      Days of the Week

Rāhina                            Monday

Rātū                               Tuesday

Rāapa                             Wednesday

(Hurihuri tia)

Rāpare                           Thursday

Rāmere                          Friday

Rāhoroi                          Saturday

Rātapu                           Sunday

Jack Flash and the Jumping Bean Stalk

A Shared -writing review by Room 4.

On Friday 24 July we were entertained by NZ Playhouse. 

Three funny and clever actors kept us laughing and enjoying their show for about an hour.

The story they told us was a version of Jack and the Beanstalk. The problem was the Giant (who wasnt really a giant) dropped his rubbish off his cloud and onto the land, dirtying the environment and hurting people. Jack solved the problem by using a Mexican Jumping Bean Stalk to climb up to the clouds and tell the Giant that (1st) he wasn't really a giant and (2nd) to use the 3 R's - Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle.
We thought the show was cool. It made adults and kids laugh. It had funny songs and ridiculous dancing. The actors used funny voices and singing.
We learnt that the costumes use Velcro for  quick changes and the sets change easily having pictures on both sides.
The overall message of recycling was a great message and it fits with our RIMU value of being Manaakitanga.
We hope loads of other schools get to see this show - it was fantastic!

100 Days at School!

We've been celebrating being 100 days smarter today! It's 100 days since the start of our school year - and what amazing things we have done so far!

Something in the Air

Here's a fun experiment we did this week you could try at home. All you need is

 • Hair dryer • A Ping pong ball • A polystyrene ball

What to do:
 1. Set the hair dryer to cool, switch it on, and point it at the ceiling.
2. Carefully put the ping-pong ball in the stream of air. Hold the hair dryer very steady and watch as the ping-pong ball floats in the stream of air.
3. Carefully move the hair dryer from left to right and watch how the ball moves as well, staying in the stream of air.
4. Try floating the balloon over your ping-pong ball.
5. Try to float the polystyrene ball in the same air stream as the ping pong ball. How do they behave when there is more than one?

Air steam Experiment on PhotoPeach

Mihi vocab

This term we are learning to write and recite our own Mihis.
Here's a quiz to help learn the vocabulary we will be using. Sorry about the advertising that is below the quiz. Use the scroll bar to see the different answers and if you are asked a question regarding the advert, feel free to click on "No, not ever" and then "Next" - that will take you back to the quiz.

Making Vegetable Soup

The whole school was busy making vegetable soup today. Delicious smells were coming out of every classroom!

Making Vege Soup! on PhotoPeach
 (If you are leaving a comment - please do it below rather than on the photopeach site - thanks!)

Many thanks to Isobelle's mum, Sarah, and to Ava's mum, Fiona, for helping us with this fantastic project!

How to Make Vegetable Soup

You need:

·         Pumpkin

·         Carrots

·         Potatoes

·         Pot

·         Crock Pot

·         Knife

·         Onions

·         Garlic

·         Chopping Board               

·         Peeler

·         Wooden Spoon               

·         Stock Cube

·         Hot Water

What to do:

1.       Chop the pumpkin up small

2.       Peel the potatoes and carrots

3.       Sauté the onions and garlic in a pot

4.       Put the stock in the crock pot with hot water and stir

5.       Wash the veges again then put in the crock pot

6.       Put onion in too

7.       Add more water

8.       Cook for a few hours

9.       Use the whizz Stick to mash it all up
10.   Eat it!

By Zara