Rocket Websites

Check out these websites below - they might help you with your research.

Information about the different types of rocket fuel
NASA website - What is a rocket?


Video: National Geographic - Explaining the physics behind rockets
Video: The Kids Should See This - How do rockets work?
Video: The Sci Guys - Water Bottle Rockets

Book Mark Website

Hello everyone,

Click on the link below for you to see how to make heaps of different types of bookmarks.

Corner Bookmark Designs

Enjoy!

Tectonic Reconstructions Website

Here is the awesome website that Mrs Pope sent to us:

What did the Earth look like?

Don't forget you can zoom in on New Zealand! Thanks Sarah for sending it to us!

Geologist Visit

Today we were very lucky to have Mr Pope come and talk to us about geology. We have been looking at rocks over the last couple of weeks in science so we were all very excited to have a real geologist come and talk to us.
Mr Pope talked to us about a geologist does, what's inside the Earth, what makes an earthquake, the Christchurch earthquakes and volcanoes.
Mr Pope had also brought along some rocks for us to look at and we shared some of our favourite rocks with him.
Thank you very much for coming and talking to us Mr Pope!

Art Link

Please use this link below to help you focus on drawing eyes, noses and mouths for our portraits.

Pencil Portraits

Mummification

Today we did an inquiry/drama lesson and we mummified a "human body". Whaea Bobbie had traced around her son Quaid twice. She then stuck the two bits together and stuffed the inside with shredded paper.
We then acted out the process of mummification. We pulled out the vital organs and put them in canopic jars. After that we stuck special items on our mummy for him to carry into the afterlife. We then wrapped our body in bandages. After that we painted PVA glue onto the bandages - this acted as the resin.
Next week we will build our mummy a sarcophagus.

Human Benchmark

Please follow the link below to get to the Human Benchmark Testing website

Human Benchmark

Mummifying Apples

Today Rakiura continued with their science and inquiry work. Each student mummified an apple! We took an apple each and carved a face into it. After that we put it in a jar along with 1/2 cup of baking soda and 1/4 cup of salt. We then rolled our apple around in the mixture. Once we had done that we labelled our jar and put a lid on top.
We had to make some observations about what our apple looked like, weighed and how big it was (width and height). We will check on our apples every few days and update our observations.
We also had to make a hypothesis about what we think would happen.
Feel free to come check out our apples! They are in the sink area in Whaea Bobbie's room.

Carving our apples.

Ready to start the mummification process!

Year 4 Wellbeing Survey

Hello Year 4s,

It is your turn to do the Wellbeing Survey. Follow the link below to get to the start of the survey.

Year 4 Wellbeing Survey

When you get there use the following code to get in: 3516Year_4a

Year 5 Wellbeing Survey

Year 5s please use this link to get to the wellness survey.

Year 5 Wellness Survey

When you get there use this code:


3516Year_5a

Human BenchMark

Hello everyone,

Please use this link to access the human benchmark. You need to have a go at these tests and record your answer on your recording sheet. Let's practice those time keeper skills!!

Human BenchMark Testing

Bread Roll Recipe

Many of you have been asking for the recipe we used to make our bread. Check it out below!

Year 6 Wellbeing Survey

Hello Year 6's - please use this link below to get to the Well-being Survey.

Year 6 Wellbeing Survey

When you get to the website log in using this code: 3516Year_6a

ANZAC Writing

Be sure to come in and check out our amazing ANZAC writing display in our cloak-bay. We had to pretend we were soldiers or nurses who were writing home to their families. We watched some videos and read some descriptions of what it was like to be in war. We also listened to some clips of the sounds that soldiers and nurses might hear.
After we had got some inspiration we wrote our drafts and then we published our pieces. We also tea-stained our work to make it look dated. You can see there are poppies around our writing too, we also made those.

Ancient Egyptian Foods

Yesterday Whaea Bobbie brought in 23 different types of foods they would have cooked with in Ancient Egyptian times. We had to go around and use our senses of sight and smell to try and figure out what each food was. It was a very fun activity and we were surprised by how similar some of their foods were to what we eat today.
Whaea Bobbie had also made an Egyptian cake over the weekend. It was a bit heavier than some of the cakes we eat today but it was still very yummy! Thank you for such a great lesson Whaea Bobbie!

The Science of Bread Making

Yesterday Rakiura made bread as part of our science work. We followed a traditional European bread recipe and next week we will try a more Egyptian recipe to link into our inquiry unit (on Ancient Egypt).
All the children worked very hard, kneading their bread and then shaping it into something beautiful. We had traditional bread rolls, braids and even a snail!

Ice-Cream mayhem!

Last week Rakiura continued their study of thermodynamics - by making...ice-cream!

We used a special recipe from School Kit. It was lots of fun! We even got to dance to Shake It Off while we shook our ice-cream. We also loved eating it!!

Tomorrow we will be trying out different flavours of ice-cream - but the catch is our flavourings must be breakfast inspired! I wonder what baked bean flavoured ice-cream will taste like?

Class Korowai

After a lot of hard work we have finally finished our class rights and responsibilities korowai. We have all made some feathers for the korowai with our names written on them and one of the rights or responsibilities. It will hang in our class for the rest of the year to remind us of our class agreement.

STAR Reading Test

Good morning,

Today we will be completing the last of our whole class tests. We will be doing the STAR reading test. Use the link below to access the test.

STAR Reading Test

You are all exceptional readers and we know you will do great! Remember to take your time and give every questions a go. Good luck!!

PAT Listening Test

Good morning,

Today you will be completing the listening test. Click on the link below to access the test:

Listening Test

Good luck! Whaea Bobbie and I know that you will do great.

Going to camp

On our way to camp in Staveley we stopped in Methven. We went to the Methven Heritage Centre and looked at the cool agricultural display. We even went in a harvester and checked out the view.

Learning About Mass in Science

Today we carried on learning about inertia in science. We started to learn about how mass can change the result. Newton's Second Law of Motion

PAT Math Testing Link

Morning everyone,

Today we are doing the PAT Math test. Please click on the link below to access the test.

PAT Math test

Whaea Bobbie and Rachel will give you your log-ins.

Remember to read each question carefully. Good luck!!

BYOD

Please use the link below to access the BYOD test for 2018. All students (including those who have been part of BYOD before) who want to be part of BYOD this year must do the following things:

• Pass the test (link here) 
• Sign and return Form A which states the BYOD rules
• Sign and return Form B which gives the school information about the device being used.

Once the above three steps have been taken your child can start bringing their device to school. Devices need to come to school every day and must be charged.

Weekly Quiz

Here we are doing the Weekly Quiz. This is a current events quiz that helps us keep up to date with important issues happening in our world. It can often lead to very interesting discussions!

Congratulations to Josh!

Congratulations to Josh who was awarded a prize from the Selwyn Library today at assembly. Josh had to read 20 books over the summer to get into the grand prize draw - but Josh read 25!!!
Check out Josh trying out his prize - a brand new office chair!

Super Science!

Yesterday we spent some time looking at the scientific principle of Inertia. Inertia is the idea that an object that is not moving will stay at rest until some force makes it move. We added the words "Force" and "Inertia" to our science wall.
Rachel also told us about Sir Isaac Newton. If you would like to learn something about Sir Isaac Newton come check out the science wall in Rakiura.
Here are some photos of us looking at inertia in action using eggs.

Look What The Cat Dragged In!

Last week Grace brought in a frog that her cat had caught. Grace rescued the frog from her cat and she then released it into the wild. Thanks for bringing it in to show us Grace!

Mathletics and Digital Citizenship

Today we will be entering the world of Mathletics! Click the link below to easily get to the site:

Mathletics

You will also have the opportunity to explore Interland - a place that will teach you about being internet awesome!

Interland - a magical place!

Welcome back!

Hello everyone!

Welcome to the 2018 school year. Whaea Bobbie and I have just spent three days away in Hanmer Springs with the rest of the staff preparing and organising things so we can have a great year ahead!

Just a reminder of how this week works:

Wednesday 31st January: Goal Setting Meetings. Please contact Whaea Bobbie or myself if you are unable to make your appointment time.

Thursday 1st February: Normal classes commence. Children will need: sunhat, swimming togs, school stationery and something to read

Friday 2nd February and Monday 5th February: Normal classes.

Tuesday 6th February: Waitangi Day - school closed.