Observing and Investigating

Mixing and guessing! We had the pipettes out along with some different coloured water (Yellow and red), some baking soda, and some dish-washing liquid.

Sometimes it's great just to take some simple things and mix them together to see what happens!

Waste Not HHS Major Production 2015

Here's the link to our school production. Our class is performing second (3:10 minutes in) but have a look at the whole show if you have the time!



A special thanks to Stephen Opie for filming and editing. You are awesome!!

Popcorn Writing

We've been looking at how and why popcorn pops. Here is the amazing video clip put together by the Slow mo guys that we watched. (Click on the picture for the link)

The popcorn started as a popcorn kernel. When he popcorn got put in the popcorn maker it expanded. In the middle there is a tiny bit of moisture. When it heats up it turns into steam. The steam makes the popcorn kernel heat up. When it is really hot, it pops! The white stuff is starch. The popcorn tastes a bit salty. It feels spongy like a sea sponge. It looks puffy. It feels soft. I see little bits of shell. I like butter flavoured popcorn.

By Hana

Pookies at our Major Production!

First pukeko ready - having a chat!

Tonight was the night we had all been practising and preparing for - our Major Production. What a fabulous performance from all involved!

Well done everyone! Hopefully a video recording will be available soon.

Back stage #1

Back stage #2

Doing the 'Pook'!

Fantastic!

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!