Educational Minecraft

 Today we were lucky to have Howard in to show us the wonders that the educational version of Minecraft has to offer. We had challenges to complete using coordinates, Māori language, spotting the wonders of the world, and many more. 

Room 8 Calendar Art

 Here is our art inspired by the artist Wassily Kandinsky. 

Softball

 We are lucky enough this term to be learn some softball. We first learned how to run around the diamond in the correct direction, then we learned how to throw and catch the ball. We practiced by ourselves, seeing how many claps we could do before catching the ball. Then we worked in pairs throwing and catching with cones and gloves. Check out how we went in our first session. 

Tornadoes

 For writing we have been learning how to write explanations. This week we had our own choice of topics to write about; the water cycle, how seeds grow,  the butterfly cycle and tornadoes. The majority of the class chose to write about Tornadoes. We decided to do the tornado in a bottle experiment to see how tornadoes are formed. See below to check out our tornado in a bottle experiment.

Willowbank Trip

On Friday the Junior school went to Willowbank. We were so lucky to go to the Ko Tane experience, where we were welcomed with a pōwhiri and watched a kapahaka performance. Room 8 then learned how to do poi and rakau, which we performed to Room 5/6. It was really tricky getting the beat in time with the rakau. After experiencing Ko Tane we then wandered around the park and learned all about different animals. It was an exciting and tiring day. 

Canterbury Sports Action

Room 9 Koru Art