We are so excited to be having our right choice day this term. We were allowed to bring in our board games from home. We are such amazing effective communicators by sharing the equipment, allowing other people to join in and being kind to one another. What a fantastic way to spend the last day of the term. Happy holidays friends! Stay safe and take care of yourself! - Piako Rua Teachers
This week we have been doing one off activities within the DT curriculum. This particular activity they had to get the rocket to Mars using a minimum of 10 squares to get there. Check out these amazing algorithms the kids created for their counter to move in the right direction! It took huge persistence and amazing coding skills to make it work. Only a few got it in the end! Huge effort from everyone! Well done!
Today we had some special visitors from NZ cricket which taught us all about how to play cricket. We had so much fun and we were the best team they had! (We already knew that). Check out some of the photos of us in action.
For our inquiry this term, we have been studying machines and how they work. Specifically, developing a machine which could help us get out and survive a natural disaster. The students had to think about the roads being cracked, the powerlines falling down everywhere, not having any power and whether they would create a machine to stay and survive within or a machine to help them leave immediately. We have some AMAZING creative students who loved getting the chance to suggest their ideas and create their ideal machine. They had to work together to debug their plan and ensure their machine will work how they wanted it to with the criteria above. Lots of problem solving and effective communicating going on. We are so proud of the outcome of their machines! Here is just a small sneak peak of some of their machines. Some fast finishers even got to put on a light using our circuit kits we have at school! Great work everyone!
This amazing group of tamariki wanted to learn all about magnets and how they work. They loved playing with the iron sand and learning the different forces of magnetism. Did you know that the magnet doesn't have to be touching the the object to pull it? We played with staples, scissors, iron sand and cutlery. Only some worked but it was so much fun creating our own little challenges! Check us out!
