Test a Buddy - Maths

Poetry Recital - Year 1 Winners

The criteria for our Poetry Recital
* Immediately captures your attention
Delivery
* Voice clarity/pace
* Volume
* Posture/eye contact
* Personality/enthusiasm

Here is Krishant reciting "STEVE THE SUPERHERO"

Krishant was placed second in the Year 1 Poetry Recitals.

Congratulations Krishant - Amazing job!

Here is Sienna reciting "WORMS"
Sienna was placed third in the Year 1 Poetry Recitals.
Congratulations Sienna - Awesome job!

Autumn Walk

Rohan's recording about 'The Autumn Walk'.

          

Mallika's recording about 'The Autumn Walk'.
 

Aum's recording about 'The Autumn Walk'.


Gina's recording about 'The Autumn Walk'.


Sienna's recording about 'The Autumn Walk'.


Krisant's recording about 'The Autumn Walk'.


Jack's recording about 'The Autumn Walk'.

Proboscis Discovery

A bee’s tongue, called a proboscis is long and pointy, so is yours if you stick it out as far as you can. Their tongue is soft like yours too. Bees need long tongues so that they can reach into flowers to where the nectar is.

Their tongue works like a straw. The bee unrolls it's tongue and dips it into a flower. Then sucks up the nectar like you would drink from a straw.

Bees will also use their tongues like a cat to lick their fur to keep themselves clean. They lick and clean each other and their mother the queen. Their tongues are also used like brooms to lick the inside of their hive to keep it clean.

Click on this link for more bee information.

Here we are using straws to experiment what it would be like be a bee using a proboscis. 

We had a competition to see which group could suck up the most water in 2 minutes.

It was a lot of fun!

Students blown away with landscape

Here are the results of the working bee led by Botany Life Community Trust.

We can't thank them enough for their hard work, generosity and community spirit.

ROOM 3 LOVE IT!!

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU

Community Project 2011 - Walkthrough from BotanyLife Community Church on Vimeo.

We wrote letters to the Botany Life Community Trust to thank them.

Dear BotanyLife Community Church

I like how you made the gardens look nice at our school. From Zana

I like the maze because it is fun and I like walking around in the maze and I wanted to get to the middle. Thank you for making the maze. From Dykie

Thank you for building the sandpit and the maze. I really like it because the maze is very long and I got to the middle before someone else got to the middle. The sandpit is awesome! From Aum

Thank you for your help with building the garden. I like the sand. From Alex

Thank you for helping in the secret garden. I liked the maze and the sandpit most of all. From Krishant

Thank you for helping to plant our flowers in our corner. My favourite part is the sandpit. What is your favourite part? Did you help each other to work on all the things in the secret garden? From Benny

Thank you for the work. We are so lucky. From Mallika

I see... I think.... I wonder....

I see a caterpillar spinning a cocoon around him. He will turn into a butterfly that drinks nectar. I think the caterpillar is going to be a butterfly soon. The caterpillar grows wings inside the cocoon. I wonder how the butterfly flies to the flower to have a drink? By Krishant


I see a caterpillar change into a chrysalis. A chrysalis turns into a butterfly. I think the caterpillar will turn into a beautiful butterfly. I wonder why he is yellow, black and white? By Tiffanny


I see a caterpillar hanging onto a branch. I can see the caterpillar turning into a cocoon and I see some green things on the chrysalis. I think the caterpillar is ready to almost pop out of the chrysalis. I wonder how butterflies drink nectar from flowers? By Benny


I see the caterpillar spinning a chrysalis. I think it's going to be slow. I wonder when it's going to come out? By Rohan


I see the caterpillar turning into a J shape. I think the caterpillar comes out after two weeks. I wonder how the caterpillar comes out of the chrysalis? By Gina 

TravelWise Week Certificate Recipients

Congratulations to Kairyn, Joshua, Neeve, Aryaan, Krishant, Gina, Benny, Sienna, Rohan, Mallika, Orlando and Alvin who received a certificate for participating in TravelWise week. They helped the environment by walking to school. Well done!

Room Ten at Wairakei School in Christchurch

Room 3 were so worried for the people in Christchurch after the earthquake. We were especially worried for all the children. 
Last week we wrote some comments and questions to some very brave Year 1/2 'Super Kids' from Wairakei School in Christchurch.

On Monday we received a great surprise! 
The children replied to our questions. 

Check out  Room 10's blog at.....

Room 10 Wairakei School

Here are our shared questions and answers