Discovery Time - Making Bridges and Ramps

In Room Seven we had an exciting two afternoons making bridges and ramps using different types of materials and equipment. We were working in small groups so we had to use our listening skills and co-operation. We had to share and take turns.
We had to find out what materials would make the best bridge and ramp for our toy car.
We enjoyed working together and had lots of fun!

Junior Dance Group

At the annual Howick and Pakuranga Schools Dance Festival a group of 12 junior children from Year 0 to Year 3 (with one Year 6!) performed to Cruella de Ville.

The Life and Times of Q Bear in Room 12

Q Bear is helping room 12 with their 'Skills for Growing' programme. Q Bear helped us set up our class treaty at the beginning of the year. Q Bear reminds us to be a safe, caring and sharing class at all times.

When Q Bear catches us being good we get a Q Bear card. Every Friday 3 Q bear cards are pulled out and those people get a reward from the goodies box.

Q Bear is helping us remember how to work successfully as a group. We listen to each other's ideas and work TOGETHER.
Q Bear joins us for happy occasions and celebrations. We remember to share with Q Bear also, look at all the party food he has! View other photos of Q Bear working with room 12 on our power point .

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Who Let The Dogs Out?

During the junior production 'Over The Moon' Room 11 performed an energetic dance to a medley of songs about dogs. We had lots of fun! We especially liked dressing up and having face paint on.

Old MacDonald's Farm:

Room 8 enjoyed dressing up and singing about Old Macdonald's farm for the Junior School Production. We had cows, sheep, pigs, dogs and ducks.

What has been happening in room 12?

We visited the museum to learn about the Maori celebration 'Matariki'.

What wonderful characters room 12 are.

News from room 12

Room 12 have discovered many facts about the amazing creatures that live in our oceans.
We are shocked to learn of all the plastic that is floating in the ocean and endangering the lives of the creatures we love.
We want everyone to think about this question. Is that piece of plastic you are about to use worth it?

Character Parade

On Friday 2oth June we had a Book Character Parade as part of the 2008 Bucklands Beach Primary School Book Fair. As you can see looking at the pictures the students of Room 10 got fully behind supporting the Book Character Parade. The students and their parents must be congratulated for all their effort and enthusiasm they put in to create some wonderful costumes. We are lucky to have some real characters in Room Ten.

Character Parade June 2008

Room 8 got dressed up on Friday 20th of June for the school Book Character Parade.
So many parents and children were involved in our great day.
We went on the stage to show off our fantastic costumes.

Room 11

Recently the children in Room 11 have been looking at the food chain in the sea.
We made a 'food chain' dance showing how the different creatures feed off each other. We are worried about the amount of pollution in the sea which will change how the food chain works.

In the ocean the food chain is balanced so that there is enough food for all the different kinds of fish and animals to eat. When humans catch too many fish and pollute the water with their rubbish the food chain becomes unbalanced and life in the sea begins to die. By Riana

Killer whale EATS porpoise EATS cod EATS herring EATS zoo-plankton EATS phyto-plankton

By Room 11 Year 2

Rock pools in Room 13

In Term2 Room13 carries on their Rock Pools study. They made rock pools in the class using newspaper and flour. The construction of these rock pools is similar to what they have seen on their beach trips. As part of this hands-on activity, they are also practising to write acrostic poems about "crabs". Here is some of their work.
















CRABS

Crawling and carrying rocks

Rock pools are where they live

Are they animals with antennae

Beach is where they walk on

Silently swimming in salty water

By Alisha

Room 8 Rockets

In room 8 we have been looking at the letter 'Rr' and we are enjoying meeting our new classmates.

What do we want to be

In room 7 we read a story together called..."When I grow up". As a class we discussed jobs that we could do when we grow up. Some of our ideas are displayed below.

Room 14's fish tiles

Room 14 are studying Marine Reserves. We made clay fish tiles.


We looked at the different shapes and patterns on fish.



We rolled the clay so that it was even in thickness.


Next we drew the outline of our fish.



We cut around the outline.



We used wire netting, material and pinecones to make the patterns on the fish.



We are leaving our fish to dry for two weeks and then we will fire them in the kiln.



We plan to use glaze our fish.

This means that we will again fire the tiles.

Please return to see our finished tiles.