Real or Fake?

Room 3 created some images to show us how images can be altered.

Take a look - are they real or fake?

Softball Lessons

This week we have had softball lessons, where we have been learning how to throw and catch a softball.

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Bees are VIPs (Very Important Pollinators)

Today our class read a text from connected series about pollination. We learnt all about how pollination works and started to become familiar with the different parts of a flower. We even dissected a flower and pinched some of our Principals beautiful flowers to observe. We noticed the yellow pollen and got to see the ovules inside of the flowers' ovary. We have begun sketching a diagram of a flower and are beginning to label the different parts of the flower we have been learning about. 

Do you know how to play Ki O Rahi?

In room three we have been learning how to play a new game called ki o rahi with Matua Damon from Turanga Health. This game involves two teams where one team has to try and hit a drum with the ball and the other has run into the circle and score a try. It is quite a complicated game but we are learning fast how to play using the best tactics. Here are some photos from our practices.

Can you make a seed germinate?

Today our student teacher Miss Hyland taught our students all about how and why seeds germinate. We are going to be critical scientists and record what we notice happening to our seeds over time!

Delicious Pumpkin Soup

Today room three cut, mashed, stirred, poured, cooked, sprinkled and ate some delicious pumpkin soup! Everyone in our class had the chance to cut part of our pumpkin and some special helpers even got to cook the onions and garlic. Check out our slideshow and keep an eye out for the recipe next week.

Measurement

Measurement

This term one of our math focuses is on measurement. Here the students have been learning and exploring how to measure length and width using rulers, tape measures, metre rulers and measuring wheels. 

Measuring the length of a Blue Whale

We have also been watching parts of a movie called a Plastic Ocean where we have been learning about the devastating effects of plastic in our oceans. We learnt that blue whales can grow up to 30 metres long so we decided to see just how long this is using a metre wheel. We came to the conclusion that a blue whale is as long as our school court!

This is how long a blue whale can reach! Each student from our class is standing 1 metre apart. 

Science Boxes

SCIENCE

This term we have a science focus of CHANGE!

 We have been learning how to use our 5 sense to notice changes occuring. We then use our prior knowledge to think 'What is going on?' and our curiosity to wonder and explain why.

Here are some photos of class exploring what we notice, think and wonder...

Bunny Art

Bunny Art

Check out some of Room Three's Easter inspired bunny art work. 

We were learning how to use repeated patterns effectively. 

Google Docs Ninja Challenge

This week we did the Google Docs Ninja Challenge.

We had to work through a Google Doc and do all the tasks.

Here is James' Doc.

Can you see what belt he has earned?

Would you be able to get a Black Belt?

Reusing Images in Google Slides

This week we had to locate images using the

Explore Tool in Google Slides.

When you use the Explore tool the images have been filtered and we are allowed to use them.

Here is Ruby's work.

She was able to do the Ninja task and use

Google Earth to screenshot maps of her 3 places.

Ka mau te wehi Ruby!

Reusing Images

The Kawa of Care helps us make SMART decisions when using our device and this week

we had to search for images labelled for reuse.

We searched for images of Gisborne using the

search within Google Drawings.
Here is Cameron's work.
Do you know where this photo was taken?

Forklift Hold

Every week we have Cybersmart lessons with Mrs Torrie.

This term we are learning how to follow the 

Kawa of Care and take care of our devices.

We showed how to use the 'forklift hold" and 

how to hug and hold as we walked around safely.

We had to work in pairs to use the webcam on our 

Chromebook and insert our photos onto the slide deck.

Kawa of Care

This term our focus has been to follow our Kawa of Care.

We created this Kawa of Care at the start of term1.

Nau mai, haere mai ki tēnei taonga

Welcome to our class blog.

We look forward to sharing our learning with our school,

our whānau and friends everywhere.