A big thank you to Mrs Van Wyk for taking the students for STEAM – the focus this term has been rockets. The students had a visit from an engineer and had a go at making their own bottle rockets, which they enjoyed blasting off into the air. They were also challenged to build a bridge with blocks and other materials in the classroom.
The students have fully participated in their Kelly sport Ki-O-Rahi training sessions. They have picked up the rules quickly and found out early on that team work is key.
The year 7 and 8s had an amazing opportunity to learn about water safety at the Vector wero white water rafting. Their mettle was tested when they jumped into the rough waters and had to swim to safety.
Another poem type we have been learning about is the Diamante poem. Check out Melelatu’s original poem.
How exciting to celebrate the culture of our students.
We have been exploring Acrostic poems lately. The students were given an option between just using descriptive words related to their chosen word or phrases related to the word. Have a read of Oshin’s acrostic poem.
Room 4 looked at the logistics of where this lovely island is on the map and then filled the island representation with pacific patterns.
We have been working very hard in class this past fortnight. For writing we are exploring how to write to persuade. Poetry has been a part of our literacy as well, we have covered the acrostic poem, diamante poem and the language feature of alliteration through some tongue twisters. We have sharpened our basic facts skills and tried new strategies. Most of the students in Room 4 participated in the Football field day and have shown such great commitment in attending the practices leading up to the big day. We are getting more creative in the coming weeks exploring the visual artwork of New Zealand’s artists – so watch this space.
And so we wrap up a very productive term. Room 4 has been very active with their learning. We have looked at how our muscles grow, why nutrition and exercise are important and how our brain grows. With this we have also looked at the growth mindset and what resilience looks like in their ever changing environment. We’ve also looked at how ideas are communicated through reading and how we can communicate our ideas in our writing.
To complete the Food for thought programme, we shopped for healthy foods and made it for our class of 30. So we had to look at proportions and budgeting as we had to get all the ingredients for under $60.
We have looked at how our muscles grow, why nutrition and exercise are important and how our brain grows. With this we have also looked at the growth mindset and what resilience looks like in their ever changing environment. Harold the giraffe from Life education ban came to visit us to talk about managing our big emotions. This was a good discussion.
