END OF TERM 2 ACTIVITIES

BIRD   FEEDERS

After studying native birds we decided to attract birds more to our school. We set about looking at bird feeders on google images and then designed our own. We were so lucky to have 4 parent helpers to assist with the hammers, drills and saws, not to mention the hot glue gun! By the end of the session everyone had made one and put it up around our classroom. The bird seed and fruit attracted many birds as we watched and over the holidays one bird felt so at home that it made a nest on top of the noisy class bell box outside Kea's door!

FINAL DAY TREAT

Kea class loved baking some citrus slice which was our treat as we watched an end of term video. Hmmmmmm!

Mighty Mathematicians in the Making!

Our weight unit was a terrific hands on experience. We learned to weigh objects and read the scales. After a fair bit of practice, everyone got a good feel for how heavy 1g and 1 kg is. Here are some shots of children learning about weight.

FRACTIONS

We are now studying fractions. First we recapped what a fraction is : amounts compared with a whole. We have discovered that :

• fractions can be more than 1. 
• Adding and subtracting fractions is being learned 
• A fraction of a number.

Castles

We are learning about Castles in Term Four in preparation for our part in our school production.

The smallest book in Kea Class

Autahi had the smallest book in Kea Class today. It is a book of inspirational quotes.

Brook Sanctuary Trip

After learning about native plants and birds it was a terrific opertunity for Kea class to be able to see it all at the brook sanctuary. Rick shared his valuable knowledge with us. He could tell which berries were poisonous  and which were not. Rick also told us how the Maori used some native plants to help cure sickness.

Rick showed us the weta in a hollow of a trre trunk by using his sell phone. He turned his light on then videoed the weta.

To finish off he showed us stuffed stoat,rat,possum and ferret. 

It was a great outdoor experience and we hope to take our families there! 

Kea class trip to Brook Sanctuary on PhotoPeach

The oldest books in Kea Class!

Khara's book is two hundred and twenty years old. It is a cookery book. It is so old that it uses the old fashioned way of writing the " s" sound with an "f". Katie's book is dated 1881 and is a book of general knowledge.

The biggest books in Kea Class!

Lucy and Josh brought some really BIG BOOKS to school for book week.