Thinking Hats

We are beginning an inquiry Unit called "Creating and Giving". Today we used 'Thinking Hats' to get us thinking about receiving a gift from someone.

Yellow Hat Thinking

What are the positive things about getting a present?

*You get something you want.

*Sharing your present.

*Getting to open your present.

*Having a surprise.

*Getting something new and different.

* Being excited.

Black Hat thinking

What are the negative things about getting a present?

*If you get something that you don't want or like.

*The person who gave it to you will feel sad.

*Getting a girl toy if you are a boy.

*Getting a present that is hard to open.

*Not sharing.

Red Hat thinking

How do we feel when we get a present?

*Excited because I wonder what it could be.

*Happy because it could be something I want.

*Sad because it might be something I don't want.

*Amazed because it might be something I always wanted.

Super Writers

In Room 11 we try our best to be "Super Writers".

To be a super writer you need to...

-Think about who you are writing for.

-Talk about what you will write about.

-Make a plan for your writing.

-Use letter sounds to write tricky words.

-Put spaces between your words.

- Use different sentence starters.

-Re-read your writing to make sure it makes sense.

Check out some of our "Super Writers" Recounts of Lamb and calf Day.

By Jon

By Madison

By Jacob O

Lamb and Calf day

Term 4

Welcome to Term 4!
It is already Week 3 and we have already been learning lots and having heaps of fun. There is lots on this term. We will be thinking and learning about lots of different things. Our topics and inquiry foci will include, Lamb and Calf day, Art (painting) and "Creating and Giving". Week 6 is E.O.T.C (camp) week. This is very exciting and will be a blast. Please keep the permission slips coming in. Thank you for all your help and support.

Keeping clean

We know that even if your hands look clean
they can still have germs.
We painted our hands with pretend germs so we could
practice washing our hands properly.
We used soap and water.

What happens when we eat?

We have been learning about "What happens when we eat". We know that this is called digestion. In Room 11 we wrote explanations about what happens when we eat. We are also learning to use Flip Videos. Watch this video of Madi and Jon explaining digestion.

Pebble Jar Reward

In Room 11 we filled the "Positive Pebble Jar!" For our reward we got to make healthy Fruit Smoothies. We made three different kinds, berry, banana and peach. YUM!

The Healthy Food Pyramid

We used books and the internet to find out where different foods should go on the Healthy Food Pyramid. We had to change a few things. Now we know what foods we can eat the most of and what foods to only eat sometimes. Have a listen to what some children have learnt about Healthy Food.

What we think we should eat...

We put all these foods onto the healthy food pyramid where we thought they should go. We didn't glue the food on yet because we wanted to find out more and see if we were right.

Have a look. Are there any changes that you would make?

Lots of blog visits!

Wow! We have had people visit our blog from all over the world. We are very lucky to have so many people interested in what we are learning.

Don't forget to leave a comment when you visit!

Interesting Visitor

Today Ryan's mum Vicki came to tell us all about bones.
Vicki takes photos of peoples bones. This is called an xray.
We learnt that ...
* Bones protect us. Our skull protects our brain and
our ribs protect our heart.
* Babies have 300 bones in their bodies and adults
have 206 bones.
*Cheese, yoghurt, milk, exercise and sun are all
very good for our bones.

What we think is good for our bodies.

What do you think is good for your body? Leave a comment, we would love to hear your ideas!

What we think is not good for our bodies.

Bones Bones Bones

Veins

Today we learnt that we have veins running all over our bodies! We now know that the heart pumps our blood through our veins and all over our bodies.

We had a go at making some veins with paint and straws. We blew through the straw so it would look like veins running all over the body.

Lucky us!

In Room 11 we are so lucky because Georgia's Mum made us an amazing human body to hang on our wall. It will help us learn about the different bones and muscles.

Our Amazing Machines

This term our learning will be focused around the human body, how it works and how we can keep fit and healthy. Please join us on our learning journey by making comments, sharing your knowledge and thoughts.

Tommi and Jacob tell us about molluscs

The Radula

We read a book and found out that a snails tongue is called the RADULA.

The radula has lots of little teeth on it. The snail uses its radula to eat leaves.

Have a look at this Video of a snails radula.

We asked an expert.

We have been learning about all the different ways we can find information. We have been reading books, using websites like youtube and Google. We were also very lucky to have an expert come and visit us. David Chapman told us lots of interesting things about snails.

How do snails move?

We watched snails move. We found out that slime helps snails move on their foot. We could see the the snails foot moving along.

Snails!

We want to learn about snails. Today we observed some snails using magnifying glasses. Then we thought about what we want to find out!
Have a listen to Emily S, Erin, Caleb and Emily K share their wonderings..

Report Writing

Have a listen to Samantha and Joshua sharing what they have learnt about different New Zealand spiders.

Samantha

Joshua

Spider Web Art

We wanted to show what we learnt about spider webs. We painted our own webs making sure that we had anchor threads and snare threads.

What we found out.

Georgia and Zoe explain why spiders don't get stuck in their own webs.

Spider Webs

New Zealand Spiders

Room 11 have been finding out about spiders. We have been using the internet, books and making observations. Did you know that there are about 2500 different types of spiders in New Zealand!

Wow that's a lot.

How many different New Zealand spiders can you name?

What a Surprise!

Today we found out that lots of creatures we thought were insects actually aren't insects at all!

We learnt that insects have 3 body parts, 6 legs, 2 antennas and a skeleton on the out side of their bodies.

We now know that...

Spiders, worms, slugs, snails and centipedes are not insects.

I wonder what they are?

We wonder....

We have been finding out about lots of different small

living creatures and where they live.

We went on a 'Bug Hunt' at the Ashhurst Domain.

Room 11 had heaps of fun and found lots

of interesting creatures.

We are now thinking about what we want to

find out about all these creatures.

What do you wonder about small living creatures?

Mr Jumpy

Meet our new class pet Mr Jumpy. He is a frog. We are learning about him and how to look after him.

What lives here?

Miss Evans found a praying-mantis In her house! We thought bugs lived outside!

What small creatures have you found in your home?

Welcome back!

This term Room 11 will be learning all about small living creatures such as insects, where they live and why. This will be a Science based Inquiry unit. You can follow and join us on our learning journey here on our class blog. we will be posting new material about our learning every few days. Please join us on our learning journey and leave comments sharing you opinions and knowledge.

Tommi brought some Guniea Pigs

Tommi brought some baby Guniea Pigs to share for news. They were born on Sunday.

Today's Funky Monkey

Myles is today's Funky Monkey in Room 11! Myles is a Funky monkey for his responsible behaviour in class. Well done Myles!

Our Caterpillars

In Room 11 we have been watching monarch caterpillars eat and eat and eat, until they turn into an amazing chrysalis with gold spots. When each chrysalis turned into a monarch butterfly we waited until the butterflies wings were dry and we let them go.

We have a blog!

Hello, and welcome to our new class blog. This is going to be a special place for Room 11 children to share all their learning discoveries and experiences with family and friends.