Ocean Layers

As part of our Under the Ocean theme, we have been learning about the different layers in the ocean, their environments and how sea creatures have adapted to live in a particular zone in the ocean.  Our Year One buddies helped us make enough marine animals so that most animals are represented.

 After we had finished our wall display, everyone made their own representation using KidsPix.

Thank you for sharing your diagram on the class blog, Kaleb.

Polar Bear Club week 6

Most students from Room 3 and Room 5 joined the Polar Bear Club on Friday.  The new solar panels mean the water in the swimming pool is warmer than other years.  After our swim, Polar Bear Cubs rated how they had found the water temperature and most people found it warm(ish) using a scale of 1 to 10.

Here is the chart showing how we rated water temperature.

May we play with clay today?

Chloe-Mae's clay fish

Bella's clay fish

First we had a Play Clay Day where we played and experimented with clay.  The next day we made a fish out of clay.  Now they must be left to dry out for three weeks before they are ready to be fired in the kiln.  The next stage will be to paint them in creative colours like the fish in the Go Fish Go book that motivated us in the first place.

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Weka Day Camp - tramping through Totora Park

The rangers helped us the read the map correctly.

A blind-puppy-in-training is finishing his training in the Botanical Gardens.

We followed out maps to work out the way to go through the bush.

Conner could hear the knock, knock of the Nikau tree.

The fastest way down was to . . . RUN!

Humpty Dumpty play in Room 3

The puppeteers.

Kaleb handed out bags of popcorn before the show.

Chloe-Mae was the narrator.

Our trip to Kelly Tarltons

Can this really be happening?

We were allowed to pick up the starfish in the rock pools.

Ethan researching sharks on the interactive screens.

The jellyfish gently floated towards the surface of the water.

Some of the penguins came to say hello!

Stingray Bay gave us an awesome view of the fish and stingrays underwater.

We could imagine what it would feel like  swimming underwater in the shark tunnel.

We measured up well against the sharks.

 

Wrist wrappers rock!

We sprayed the wrist wrappers gold and glued on tiny jewels.

We followed the instructions in School Journal 25 to make wrist wrappers.

Technology challenge

 

 

Mr Lomas tries out Jeffrey's catapult

Popstick catapults rule!

We visited Room 8 to see them raise flags using pulleys.

We used all sorts of materials, even chopsticks!

We checked out other designs during the Technology Challenge

Will the catapult power the pompoms over the river?

A fail safe way to check if your book bag is empty!

CBS Commonwealth Games 2014

A gold medal for Hannah C on the hula hoops.

 Move aside Glasgow, Cockle Bay is holding the Commonwealth Games.  All classes, together with their buddy class, rotated through a myriad of sporting events.

A new Commonwealth sport - dancing to Justin Beiber.

Netball is always popular at the Commonwealth Games.

Kaleb makes a dash at the Commonwealth high jump.

Cheyanne makes a great finish on the Commonwealth high jump.

New Zealand always does well at bowls at the Commonwealth Games.

Kaleb showing awesome balance at the Commonwealth gymnastics.

Jordan moves effortlessly along the beam.

Hannah T ready to intercept a pass at the Commonwealth badminton.