Measurement

Last Friday we baked in class to practise our measuring skills. mostly we weighed in grams using scales. We made Lolly Cake and Chocolate Bubble Cakes. We shared them with the other two classes in our Pod.

Making Our Moving Toys

We have been flat out making our moving toys. We called it 'Mission Moving Toys'. We had code names and filled in a booklet Annie had made. It helped to guide us through the technology process. We learnt about joining and fastening. Our brief was to make a moving toy for a child that is safe and aesthetically pleasing. The toy had to contain at least one simple machine. We loved this and were completely focused and engaged throughout. Here are some photos of us making our toys.

Toy Museum Visit

Last week we visited the Wanaka Toy Museum. We saw loads of toys old and new. Debbie was a great host and we thank her for showing us all the toys. We made cards to send to her.

Pizza

Golden cheddar cheese drizzled of the triangular shapes of dough. The smell of pineapple wafted off the top. The first bite my teeth sinking into the ham, pineapple, cheese and the rich red tomato sauce. Steam rose off the top like pasta swirls. My finger tips wanted to be licked by my saliva filled tongue. My mouth watered with delight.
Hayley (year 4)

The Haunted Castle

Mutilated figures made shadows on the walls where enemies with eight legs were crawling. I heard a ghost’s voice that resounded with a scary echo then I saw that the window was open. First of all I thought there was mosquito nets , so I climbed the ladder ……ahhhhhhhhh one thousand black and white things scurried to my pale hands. I screamed and jumped off the ladder and ran out the door without stopping , I puffed , my nightmare was over!
By Cara Busse (Year 3)

School Days: Old and New

Last term the whole school 's inquiry was about how schools have changed over time. This was especially relevant with our shift to our new school site. We had a great day dressing up in clothes from the olden days. Teachers and children all got dressed up. Here are some photos.

New School Website

Click on the header to view our new website.

Photos of Our New School

Simple Machine Games

Simple Machines Quiz ( a fun game where you have to name the simple machine.






Play this game and learn more about simple machines.










Rube Goldberg designed machines that made simple tasks much more complicated. The ZOOMers were challenged to design a machine that serves lunch to the ZOOM cast and crew. They've called it the Goldburger To Go, and they need your help to finish it.

Simple Machines

Our inquiry for the term is 'Moving Toys' so the first thing we are going to inquir about are Simple Machines (Physical World) so that we can learn about all the types of simple machines and then apply our knowledge and skills to making our toys later in the term. Over the past two weeks we have looked at levers, wedges and inclined planes. We have completed wordsearches, experiements and assessment tasks related to our learning.

Check out some of the sites we have used so far...

Simple Machines
Simple Machines Made Simple
Simple Machines
Simple Machines
Simple Machines - Ed Heads

Relocation

Wanaka Primary has relocated to a new site. Last term was a very busy term for teachers and students. We are extremely lucky to have such a wonderful new school. We have been there for two weeks now and we are loving it. We have changed our address to http://wpspod4room16.com/ so hope you all will pop in and view our posts about our work and play. Watch out for the photos of our new school. We will post some after Labour weekend.

Chuseok

Read the information about this important Korean celebration

Then take the quiz:
Chuseok Trivia Puzzle Quiz

Asia Map Puzzle to download

I have downloaded this Asia map puzzle for all our class computers and the children are getting good at knowing all the countries that make up Asia. If you would like to download it click on the graphic of asia below.

Korean Folk Tales

Today we read 5 Korean folk tales. Like the Maori culture, stories have been handed down for hundreds of years. Even today well known stories are shared at schools and through festivals. They pass on stories of heroes, tricksters and a lot of Korean humour. They also explore values such as friendship, loyalty, kindness and other important parts of the Korean world. One famous style of singing storytelling is called p'ansori has kept stories alive. Two well-known stories are the tale of Simchong (the faithful daughter) and the tale of the greedy and kind brothers called Hungbu Nolbu. We have found out they have a version of Cinderella ( The Korean Cinderella).

Go to this site and read some folk tales.

Read the Korean Cinderella. (Click on the character below)

Play the "Find the Frog" game from the Korean Cinderella. Click on the book imagebelow.

Hanbok

We have been lucky to have had Donna our student teacher in Room10. She has spent time in Korea and we have emailed students in Korea so that we get epals or penpals. We can't wait to hear back from Donna's sister who is a teacher of English there. She is goting to get some of her Korean students to write back. We have compared school at Wanaka Primary to school in Korea. We found many similarities and many differences. We recorded these on a venn diagram. Donna also wore a traditional dress called the hanbok. If you click on the picture you can dress a doll in a traditional costume. Have a go!

Circle and Golden Time

Our first Golden Time took place on Friday. Children were able to take part in a variety of activities: computer, visual art, free time, computer 3D models and dance. Some children lost 10 minutes of Golden Time and others 20 minutes and they did not like it! They will be working hard this week to manage their behaviour so that this does not happen again. Well done to the 19 children who had a great time choosing to do the fun things offered.

Circle time helps to enhance self esteem, self discipline and positive relationships. It is about hearing the voice of the children.
The structure of this programme follows:

Step 1 Meeting Up Game
This pulls the group together, provides a sense of fun and enjoyment, teaches learning skills, moral values and codes of conduct.
Step 2: Warm Up Round
Gives every body a chance to speak. A speaking object is used and only the person holding it can speak. A scripted sentence stem is used, eg, I find it easiest to work in class when…
Step 3: Open Up Forum
Open, free discussion following the round. This can be used for a range of personal, social and citizenship issues, eg, Is there anyone who wants some help with their behaviour? Pupils need to raise their hands before speaking, speak one at a time and listen to each other.
Pupils say ‘I need help because…’, Would it help if I…?’, Would it help if you…’
There is a summary and target setting.
Step 4: Cheering Up and Celebrating Success
This part of the circle time is a time to notice and say ‘thank you’ for kind acts and comment positively through praise. Praise can be pupil-to-pupil, pupil-to-adult, or adult-to-pupil.
Step 5: Calming Down/Closing Ritual
This gives a sense of closure and bridges into the next part of the school day

It is hoped that through circle time the children will develop the 5 skills of listening, speaking, looking, thinking and concentrating. Six classroom skills called the Golden Rules provide the foundation of the class dynamics. This programme also uses a privilege system where those children who have followed the Golden Rules are rewarded on a Friday with 35 minutes of special time such as baking, art and craft, gardening, computer, lego, sport etc.

If classroom rules are not followed the children will be given a chance to say what rule they have broken and will be given a warning and next time will loose 5 minutes of Golden Time. This time can be earned back by forming a contract with the child and will be in the form of a ‘Tiny Achievable Tickable Target’ card. At the end of each term all the children who did not miss any ‘Golden Time’ will be awarded a special certificate to congratulate them for keeping the Golden Rules.

Models Made from Straws

Octagons used an assessment activity from the level 3 Assessment Resource Bank. We use these tasks regularly for learning activities and assessment tasks. This group did very well. I'm proud of you all!

Making 3D Models

We made 3 D models from winegums ans toothpicks. It was fun exploring the faces, edges and corners. And it was yummy too! We had to wait till Friday to eat them or take them home because Annie wanted photos of them.

Bird Feeders for Native Birds

Look at these videos to get an idea of how you can make a simple bird feeder. You might get some ideas for our Technology learning next week. There are lots of ideas and designs so start to think about what you might like to do.

Autumn Cinquain Poem

This is the cinquain we wrote together this morning.

Autumn
Sunset colours
Swaying, blowing, drifting
Crisp, delicate leaves falling down fast.
Season

by Room 10

Cinquain Poems

We analysed these cinquain poems and this is what we discovered.


Tidal Wave
Look out!
It is coming
Like a curling monster
The raging crashing waves approach
Run! run!


Shipwreck
Waves lash
Against the boat
Like a slavedriver's whips
Trying to keep the boat afloat
All's lost


Listen!
With faint dry sound,
Like steps of passing ghosts,
The leaves, frost crisped, break from trees
And fall.

They have the following rules/pattern...
one word
(subject or noun)
Line 2:
two words
(adjectives) that describe line 1
Line 3:
three words
(action verbs or can be a simile) that relate to line 1
Line 4:
four words
(feelings or a complete sentence) that relates to line 1
Line 5:
one word
(synonym of line 1 or a word that sums it up)

BFG Book Poll

ANZAC Interactives

Cricket Coaching