Craft weaving

We have had he opportunity to do weaving in Room 4. Thank you to Lisa and Soncee Henderson who came to help yesterday. We made flowers and a basket. The children have been able to take these home. 

Matariki Art

We have been learning about Matariki and the seven stars. We have created our own sky line. We had a lot of fun taking pretend photos of watching the night sky, look at our reactions. 

We had to scratch in the stars, asteroids and meteors. 

Pop into Room 4 and have a look at the students creations- they are looking FANTASTIC! 

Matariki Week

We have a very exciting week planned. We have had a very successful 'Day One' with matariki art- it is on display in the classroom, pop in and have a look- it's looking fantastic! We have a rotation planned each day, for the rest of the existing week. Also our hangi, this Friday. We are very excited to see, smell and taste this amazing shared lunch with pur Twyford community. 

School yard Solar System

We measured out the Solar System in a smaller scale to fit across the feild. We noticed that the first four rock planets were almost evenly spaced between each planet. Then as we measured out the existing planets the distances increased greatly. No wonder they are frozen planets- they are so far away from our star, the sun. The distances that the heat has to travel is hundreds of thousands of kilometres. 

Trip to the Planetarium

17th July, 2014

We had a very exciting trip to the Planetarium on Tuesday. We explored the night sky, of what it was to look like that night. We were able to see the planets in orbit/ view that night. We closely identified star signs such as Sagittarius and Scorpio, also the Southern Cross. It was a great experience and the children'is learning expanded as we explored the universe. 

We had a lovely picnic lunch on the Marine Parade. Children were able to play and ultilise the new playground equipment. 

Dance Festival

 We have had a very successful time at the dance festival. The children worked very hard to learn dance techniques and movements. We went to Hastings Intermediate School. The children presented extremely well, and kept there nerves under control. It was a huge success, the children had a lot of fun! You should be very proud of your self Room 4.