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What Am I? (Kid's Conservation Club KCC)




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And this one KCC

Native Birds

Click on the fantail above to learn more about NZ's native birds.


We are learning all about NZ's native birds. We needed to find out what we already know so that we know where to start our learning. Yesterday we brainstormed our ideas about birds and NZ's native birds. We also drew a native bird and labelled the parts. Room Ten actually know quite a lot about native birds so we will build on this knowledge and find out more. Today we used a T Chart to look at NZ's introdcued and native birds. We brainstomed lots of birds we know live in NZ. Our job was to organise these birds into native and introduced birds. We also wrote our owm definition of' introduced' and 'native'.

Click on the Chrischurch City Library site to read a bird story
by Janet Marshall.

Watch this space!
We will share more of our learning journey with you.

Grasshopper Tennis

Today was our second session of Grasshopper Tennis. We were learning how to do backhands. Last week we learned to do forehands. It is great fun!

Making Crystals

The reason we grew crystals was to see how liquids can be changed into solids. And these ones could be eaten because they were made of sugar!
We have a lot of children wanting to make these at home so here are our instructions.

In a pot, heat at least three cups of sugar together with one cup of water. I know it seems like a lot of sugar, but you want to dissolve as much sugar as possible into the water. While stirring, bring the sugar solution to a boil. Remove the pan from heat and, if you want, add a few drops of food colouring.

While the sugar solution is cooling, get a jar ready for growing the crystals. Hang a string or popsicle stick into a glass or jar. Don't let the string or stick touch the sides or bottom of the container. Pour the sugar solution into your jar. Grow your crystals somewhere they won't be disturbed. Crystals will start growing in a day or two.

Be patient - crystals will form as the water evaporates. If you see crystals growing on the top of the container, break them off and eat them or throw them away. If crystals start to grow on the sides or bottom of the container, just transfer the crystals and crystal solution to a clean glass or jar.

Picasso Faces

We looked at Pablo Picasso's work last week. We especially looked at his portraits and his cubist work. This influenced and inspired us in our creations using pastels and Indian ink Click on the picture of Picasso and check out Mykidsart. It has some information about Picasso and examples of his work. Here are some photos of our artists at work.

Below is a graphic for a great website where you can create your own Picasso. It's called Mr. Picassohead. Have fun.

Assembly

Swimming