Kiwi Class Blog: 2012

Wednesday, 14 November 2012

Print making!

We have been experimenting with prints in our class. Take a look at some of the cool patterns we made.

Explanation Experts!

Kiwi Room have been learning how to write explanations.
Here are our first attempts.
What do you think would make our writing better?

How to get Pet Ready!

Before you even think about getting a pet you need to make sure you've got everything you need.

First you need to know what pet you’re getting!

Next you need to make sure that you have room for your pet in your house.

Then you need to make sure that you have the right food for your pets. After that you need to have toys for your pet.

Finally you get your pet, have fun with it and love it a lot.

By Elizabeth and Jack

How to plant a garden?

Do you like gardens? This is how you plant one.

First you get the equipment you need; soil, pots and seeds.

Next you put the soil in the pot.

Then you cover the seed under the soil.

Finally you water it every 1 to 5 days.

Good luck for planting your garden!

By Toby and Kurt

How to get ready for school?

Do you struggle to get ready for school? Well read this if you do.

First get up.

Then put your clothes on.

Next have breakfast.

Last brush your teeth.

Finally pack your bag and go to school.

Good luck with getting ready for school.

By Nadine and Shar

SOLAR ECLIPSE at Plateau School- 13-11-12

Today from 10.15 until 10.45 we witnessed the amazing eclipse of the moon over the sun.
We had special glasses which helped us see the crescent shape the moon made as it passed across the sun. We also saw the beautiful aurora that happened with it!

It was so amazing!!!

Wednesday, 7 November 2012

How can we show the water cycle?

We decided to make a terrarium to show the water cycle.
Here we planted a cauliflower seedling in soil inside a drink bottle which has been cut in half.
We then covered it with the top of the bottle, put it on our class window sill and wait!
What will happen?

Here's what happened :

TRANSPIRATION- water vapour rises from the seedling from the sun's heat

CONDENSATION-when the vapour hits the plastic bottle it turns into water droplets.

PRECIPITATION- when the water droplets become too heavy the fall onto the plant.

IT'S A WATER CYCLE!

Sunday, 23 September 2012

Keep New Zealand beautiful week

OnTuesday afternoon Kiwi room got out and about to help clean up NZ. They found lots of interesting rubbish on the local playground, such as a towel and a shoe! Great work everyone

Tuesday, 11 September 2012

Move Mprove WK 9

Today we had our second last day of move mprove. We have come so far since our very first day!
The bars has been one of the most challenging tasks. Some of us can now do a 'circle up' on the bars!!

Saturday, 1 September 2012

Library Week 2012

We had an awesome library week this year. It is always a highlight in the school year and this year did not disappoint, thanks to our wonderful librarian Mrs Nicol. We dressed up as our favourite book characters on Wednesday, met the wonderful Kate De Goldi on Thursday and won the library Olympics event on Friday. It was so much fun ! We already cannot wait for library week next year!

Amy Burrell visits our school

On Friday we had a very special guest at our assembly. Amy Burrell, an ex Plateau student, came to share her first published children's book with us. Not only did Amy write the book 'catch that fly ' , she also illustrated it. She showed us how talented she was when she sketched some students at our school!