Science Experiments

On Thursday Sterling taught in Room 10. We had a fantastic day learning about ice.
We put dry ice into a test tube of water and dye. It bubbled then gas puffed up and went over the top. Charlotte thought the gas looked like marshmallow. Willem and Aidan thought the gas looked like steam. Theo thought it looked like a volcano erupting. The dry ice turned into a gas when it touched the water because it was melting.

We are looking to forward to having Sterling come back and teach us.

Stream Trip

On Monday afternoon we went to the Brook Stream. We had a great time looking for bugs and other water life. There was a waterfall and the water was cold. No-one fell in, although there were a few wet feet.
We all enjoyed looking for the bugs and were excited by the number of different bugs we found. To catch the bugs we put a net by a rock then lifted the rock. If there were any bugs stuck to the rock we carefully brushed them into the container of water with a paint brush.
We found that the Brook Stream is quite healthy.
A big THANK YOU to all the wonderful parents who came with us and helped us find bugs. We hope you enjoyed the trip too.
Here is an acrostic poem we wrote about the stream trip:

Stream Trip

Stones
Terrific adults
Running water
Extra fast
Afternoon time
Marvellous fun

Week 3

Our 'Stars of the Week' are Grace: for being a great role model; and Ben: for reading for 100 nights. Congratulations Grace and Ben, we are proud of you.


We are learning to write peoms. This week we have written poems about balloons. Here is one we wrote as a class:

My Balloon
Blue balloon
Oval balloon
Flat balloon
Popped balloon
My balloon is like a pear.

Come and read our balloon poems which are hanging in our room.

We have begun to learn the songs for our production, Over the Rainbow, in December. We are really enjoying learning 'Ding, Dong, the Witch is Dead'.

Our calendar art work is available for you to look at. Please bring orders (and money) to school by the end of next week (Friday 6 November).

We are all looking forward to our trip to the Brook Stream on Monday afternoon. Please remember to bring gumboots and a change of clothes.

End of Week 2

Another busy week is over. Thank you to those who have commented on our blog - we like to read your comments.



Today we lead the Kowhai Syndicate Assembly. Some of us read our recounts about the Masked Parade. Teresa told us she was very proud of us all for how well we did.

Jack is our 'Star of the Week' for his great progress in reading. Congratulations Jack, we are proud of you.

On Thursday Mel came to talk to us about looking after our streams. She showed us a cool movie. Two people turned into fish and they had to swim to the start of the stream so they could be turned back into people. We saw all the dirty water they had to swim through. At the end of the stream the water was clean and clear.
On Monday 2 November we are going to have a look in the Brook Stream to see how healthy the water is there.

On Tuesday we had Iron Brion visit us. He talked about healthy eating. He did lots of funny things and we laughed at them. Sam and Grace got to dance on stage with Iron Brion and some other children. At the end we could have a hamburger. It was yummy.

A reminder that Tuesday 27 October is a Teacher Only Day and so there will be no-one here. Have a nice, relaxing, and safe long weekend.

Masked Parade

On Friday we walked in the Nelson Masked Parade. Our masks were North American Indian. We had to hold our masks over our faces. It was tiring holding our masks. We had to wait fo a long time before we could start walking. When we finally started walking it was fun. The parade was long and we were very tired when we got to the end.
This is how we felt during the parade:
Scared - Grace; Excited - Samuel; Happy - Jasper; Happy - Ben; Sad - Matthew; Happy - Katie; Scared and worried - Jonothan; Tired - Theo; Cool - Jack; Happy - Sam; Tired and worried - Jemma; Good - Aidan; Happy - Willem; Scared - Ty.
We felt scared because there were so many people and it was noisy.
Teresa felt very proud of Room 10 children - they were awesome.

End of Week 1

Our 'Stars of the Week' are: Jemma - for being a great role model and Matthew - for great writing. Willem and Samuel also recieved certificates at Kowhai Assembly for reading for 100 nights. Wow!
Congratulations Jemma, Matthew, Samuel, and Willem - we are proud of you.



Tonight we will take part in the Nelson Masked Parade. Our masks look fantastic. See the photo below for a sneak preview before the parade.

Term 4

Welcome to Term 4. It's great to see everyone back at school.

Today the Kelly Sports people came to school so we could try different ball skills. This is what we had to say about the experience:
I had to concentrate.
I liked kicking the ball.
I liked hitting the ball with a cricket bat.
I liked using a hoop to be an angel.
I liked running with the rugby ball.
I liked moving onto the next activity.
I liked the soccer.
We all had fun.
Thanks Bryce and Caitlin.



On Friday we are taking part in the Nelson Masked Parade.
We are having a practice at school on Friday morning at 9:30am. Everyone is welcome to come along and watch.
The school newsletter has details of where to meet on Friday evening. Everyone needs to wear dark clothing so our masks stand out. The masks look fantastic, thanks to all who have helped make them.