Kapa haka performers

So very proud of our Kapa haka girls... Jessie, Amy, Chantelle and Poppy. They have very been enthusiastic and an asset to the School's Kapa haka group this year. Well done!

Super hero Day for Walking to School Week

Here are Room 18's Super heroes. Thanks to everyone who supported Walking to School week.

and more Inventions

 Erin's Speaker...to solve the problem of letting people know when it is their turn to pick up the bark in the playground.

 Harley's Swimming Machine

 Amy's Mini Telescope.

 Eric's Homework Torturer 2000...to solve the problem of too much extra homework.

 Jessie and Chantelle's Animal Saver set....to solve animals from becoming extinct.

Nathan's Homework Torturer 4000...to solve the problem of too much homework.

Norman's Homework Torturer 3000...to solve the problem of too much homework.

A Measuring Problem

Today the triangles maths group looked carefully at a measurement problem.   This problem came from the NZMaths website... 

We made our own metre rulers using our 30cm classroom rulers to help us.  We noticed that our rulers weren't quite the right length.  We discovered that we needed to add three strips plus a bit more to get to a metre.  We talked about how 100cm is the same as 1 metre.  

Then Mrs Lee challenged us to think about how many strips we might need to make different lengths of rulers.  We had to think about what other knowledge we could use to help us to work this out.  Some of us worked out that our three times table was very useful for solving these problems.  We also worked out that we could use the answer to a previous problem to help us to work out the answer to the next problem. 

There was lots of talking about how we reached our answer for each problem and what might be an easier to way to get the answer for the next problem.  

Dumpling Making

Today we made DUMPLINGS! We also ate them. Inside it had sweet corn and carrots. They were delicious.

To make dumplings you need:
Vegetables - sweet corn and carrots
Dumpling wrappers
A pot to boil them in

Instructions for making dumplings:
1. You get the dumpling wrapper
2. You put a small portion of vegetables in the wrapper
3. You hold the wrapper and fold it in half and squeeze the ends together
4. Put the dumplings in the pot and cook them
5.  It's done.

Photos taken by Jessie and Jiaqi

Post Written by Danya, Jessie and Brodie

Photo of the day

Jessie showing us the right way to use bins. We did an activity on sorting the right rubbish into the right bins including are new soft plastic one!

Photo taken by Jessica

Autumn Tree Art

We observed and sketched Autumn trees before making our bigger versions. On a large piece of paper we drew our trees and leaves with chalk. Next we  coloured our trees with crayon.

For the background, we used a variety of materials for effect. Some of us used the classroom carpet, some used the deck and some used fabrics for texture. Aren't they amazing?

Congratulations to Jessie for receiving The Principal's Award

Wow! We are so proud of the effort you put into your learning Jessie! You have become very clever at Maths problem solving.

Chantelle Poppy and Jessie performing a Maori Dance

We were entertained today by Chantelle, Poppy and Jessie who showed us a new dance which they learnt at Kapa Haka this morning. Thank you girls. We were impressed with your performance!

Walking School Bus Week...Day One

Thank you Danya, Jessie, Lawrence, Passindu and Elliot for joining in the Bright Colours theme on Monday!

Celebrating Chinese New Year

Some of the Chinese students in Room 18 dressed in their national costume...thank you! You all look splendid!

Thanks to Nathan for giving everyone a red pocket with a message and money(pretend) inside.

Thanks to Ryan for bringing posters of The Year of The Dog.

Happy Chinese New Year to everyone!