Maths Fun

We have been talking about volume in our Friday maths time - how much space a shape takes up. For Maths last Friday the children made towers with blocks.  Thomas H suggested we call them friendship towers because they were made with a partner. Good thinking Thomas! The tower that used the most blocks would have the biggest volume. We thought the tallest tower would have the biggest volume of blocks, but there was a shorter tower that used more blocks..... Lots of great learning going on here.

Library Day

Thursday is Library Day in Kindle 2. We line up and go over the road to Te Puna Ako, stopping at the lights and looking both ways as we cross the road. We walk through the school office and say hello to Mrs Duke, Mr Galloway, Mrs Robertson and Mrs Stanton. We go down the corridor into the library part of Te Puna Ako. There are lots of lovely books to choose from and we like sitting on the floor, on the comfy cushions and in the cubby under the stairs to look at books.

Lotions & Potions at Otago Museum 2016

On Tuesday 24th May, Kindle 1 and 2 went to the Otago Museum. It was a lovely day so we walked to the museum. We had lots of parents to help us on the trip, which was much appreciated by the teachers. Kate met us at the museum and took us up to the classroom. She talked to us about matter: solids, liquids and gases. We went into the science lab and Kate made some elephant toothpaste..... Then we got to try 3 different experiments. The K2 favourite was 'Just Add Water' because the plastic bag exploded. Mrs Dakers got quite a fright!

Welcome to Term Two in K2

It's great to be back after the two week break. This term our inquiry learning focus will be science based - Kitchen Chemistry. To complement this unit, we are planning a trip to Otago Museum to take part in the 'Lotions and Potions' programme. This will lead on to a technology unit on developing our own cleaning products. Miss Ward (our college teacher) will spend three weeks with us in the middle of the term as part of her teacher training. Later in the term, as part of the oral language programme children will choose a poem or piece of text from a book and present it to the class. At the end of the term there will be snapshot reports and an opportunity for parent interviews. Lots to look forward to.......

Science can be a serious business......

News Time in Talking Groups

This group of children in Kindle 2 are sharing their news (and having a healthy snack)

Guided Reading with Mrs Dakers

These children are at the reading table for a guided reading lesson. They are concentrating and thinking about what they are learning.

Measurement - Weight (Mass)

In Maths at the moment we are talking about Weight. Today we used the balance scales to order the soft toys by weight.