Term 3 Week 1 Matariki

It was great to see everyone back after the break. On Monday we made some shortbread Matariki stars as a way to celebrate Matariki by sharing food together.  We also read lots of Matariki stories, one of them Te Whanau Marama we have been practising a play for. We also learnt some information and wrote about what Matariki facts we had learnt.

We started the week with a Rimu assembly - well done to Masei, Ziva-Snow and Zoya who got certificates for working hard in class.

A Busy End of Term

So as we approached the end of term there were a lot of events and activities. Room 14 had a go at kicking and catching a rugby ball. There was a farewell assembly for Mrs Falava'ai and we wished her well on her retirement. We had funky feet Friday to encourage walking to school. There was the last day Disco also. In maths we were problem solving what different numbers we could make with two die. Endless fun for everyone! 

Kelly Sport's and PMP

It has been an active week in Room 14. We have started PMP (Perceptual Motor Programme) again, and we had Kelly Sport's in to show us some fitness games. We thoroughly enjoyed both of these!!!

Science Experiments - Week 9

We had lots of fun this week doing Science Experiments every morning. we predicted or had a hypothesis about what was going to happen, we observed and then we thought about why.

The first one we did was Pop! Bang! Fizz!

We mixed baking soda with water, (nothing happened!) then baking powder with water. (There was a little fizz)  Then we tried vinegar, baking soda with vinegar and baking powder. These were a lot fizzier and there was a chemical reaction. A chemical reaction is when a new substance is made. It was a gas - carbon dioxide. That is why is was fizzing.

We also use this gas to blow up a balloon!


We did an experiment with M&M's and watched as the colour dissolved in water. We looked at sinking and floating where we tested different objects to see what would sink and why. Bigger objects didn't always sink - why not? Finally we did dancing raisins where the baking soda and vinegar made the raisins "dance".