Watching the New Zealand Navy in action

Mr Lyle Cairns and his friends from the navy came to talk to us about what they do at the navy.

They train and do lots of exercise to keep fit. They help keep our country safe. We did sit ups, and push ups. We enjoyed  ourselves.

Learning about a soldier

This week we are learning about a soldier, what he does and what he is wearing. We chose a student from our class to draw around him and make a picture of a soldier.

Our first day having milk

This week was our first week of having anchor milk and fruit. We enjoyed drinking the milk and eating the fruit after lunch. Milk and fruit give us lots of energy. This helps us to be alert and focused.

Discussing our class treaty

Today, we discussed our classroom treaty to help us improve our learning. Some of the things we discussed with our partners include

• sit still on the mat so we can listen and think
• work quietly and stop quickly when asked
• wait for your turn to speak
• be kind to each other
• share ideas with others and focus on the learning

In week 3 we did instructional writing. We made toast in class . The children wrote the instructions on how to make toast. Here are some examples of their writing. 

 

Carrying Out an Experiment

 

 

We have been learning how to carry out an experiment. We were given 3 plants. We put one on the table in the sun. We put one on a table at the other side of the room from the windows. We put the third plant in the cupboard.

In Week 1 the plants looked like this...
 

 





Plant 1 Week 1 - by the window



Plant 2 Week 1 - in the cupboard

 

Plant 3 Week 1 - in the light but away from the window



By Week 3 this is what had happened...


Plant 1 Week 3 -  by the window

 

Plant 2 Week 3 -  in the cupboard



Plant 3 Week 3 - in the light but away from the window



 

 

We found out that the plant by the window grew the best as it got the most sun. The plant away from the windows but in the light grew well, but not as well as the plant sitting in the sun. The plant in the cupboard became very pale and most of the leaves died.

 

We discovered that plants need sunshine to stay alive. Plants make their food from the suns rays.