Natural easter eggs.

 The children of Rooms 5 and 6 were given the challenge to go outside and collect as many natural materials as they could to create wonderful patterns all over their piece of easter egg card. There were some really cool creations that come out of Room 5 and 6 and the children all seemed to really enjoy the activity. Here is a selection of photos from the process:

 We finished Term 1 with the best treat..The Canterbury Crusaders came to school to do some rugby skills with us.  This was such a cool way to end the term.  We did some passing drills, played some short games and then finished with getting a flag each and being able to get them signed. 

We had so much fun even though it was very wet! 

 

Buddy Time!

This year we are still really enjoying working alongside Room 1 for buddy time.  We have enjoyed reading and writing with them. Together we have created our own descriptive picture book where the children created a piece of writing them drew some pictures to go with it. We cannot wait to share it with you when we are finished making it. 

 

Amazing Race - New Zealand!!

Each week in Room 6 we complete fun activities in groups based on a different country. This week was New Zealand. the different challenges for this are as follows: 

- Auckland is known for its skytowner, create a tower out of 10 books. Only two people in your group are allowed to touch the books. 

-Wellington is known as the windy city. without using your hands - make enough wind to blow the piece of paper from one point to the other. 

These were really fun activities that help with our communication, problem solving and team work. 

 

Archeologist visit!!

Today we were invited down to the worksite for the bridge. They had uncovered something under the road that has been there for over 150 years. Look through the pictures and try and figure out what you think it could be. 

 

Stem Challenge - Boats

In Room 6 we love stem challenges.We love them even more when they're a competition between us and Room 5. Miss Wilson and Mrs Bailey were very surprised at how well all of our boats lasted. None of them all sunk and they all stayed afloat even when rocks were placed on top of them. These stem challenges are good for our key competencies and we all find them really fun. 

 

Marshmellow and spaghetti tower!!

Theres no better way to start that year than with a challenge to really test the teamwork in the groups. Each team was given a packet of marshmallows, one packet of spaghetti and 20 minutes to create the tallest tower. The challenge started well with all the children in the groups working well together. They placed their marshmallows and spaghetti strategically, however as the towers started to fall over you could see frustration and determination on the kids faces. Ultimately the challenge ended in the children squeezing all the marshmallows and spaghetti together in hope that it would all stick long enough for us to judge a winner. It was a very fun activity that ended with lots of broken spaghetti sticks and squished marsh-mellows on the floor (sorry cleaners).