Rain, Rain, Rain!

Due to the awful rain yesterday and our classrooms nearly flooding we decided to write our own poems about the rain. Here are some of our finished pieces.

Fine

Rain is a liquid
And it looks so small
It soaks you right through
No one is allowed in the rain

Lola 

Rain, rain, beautiful rain heading down the drain

A good day can turn into a bad day all because of rain!

I love the rain because it's fresh

Not nice rain because it is cold

I love the rain 

No one can stop the rain

Go away rain

Lorelai

Rain is

A liquid

It feels wet

Now it has dried up

It is raining again and it has flooded

Now it has dried up so we can 

Go outside and play

Vicky

Rain is here, it is a liquid

A raindrop goes through the water cycle

I need a umbrella to keep dry!

Need gumboots too

If I have a raincoat I can put that on to

Normally there won't be a flood

Devon

Rain is a liquid

Air is oxygen

It feels wet

Never ending bullets on the roof

It flooded at the front

No going outside

Go inside and play

Suki

Rain is hammering on your roof 

A lot of rain is falling like a waterfall

I have never seen a flood have you?

New rain, old rain, rain is fun!

The Crazy Science Show

Today our minds were blown! we had such an amazing time at the Crazy Science Show. We got to see awesome experiments from rockets to human sized bubbles. We learnt so much about energy and polymers. The students have been so inspired by the show that they coming up with ideas for their own experiments, It was a fantastic day!!!

WIG WEDNESDAY!!!!

Here is our amazing wigs that we made for Wig Wednesday. The students were fantastic and as a whole school we  raised an amazing $590!! The students had a great time dancing around the cones and showing off their wigs to the rest of the school. The wig that was voted the best in room 19 was Ehan's. We all had a fantastic time.

Making our wigs

This week we are making wigs to help raise money for  children with cancer. The students have been working really hard using their creativity to make their wigs. Here is us working alongside room 11.

Our Last AFL session!

Last Tuesday we had our last AFL lesson. The students had such an awesome time participating and have learnt many new skills.

Here is some images of our last AFL game.

Water Cycle

This week we learnt about the water cycle. We decided as a class to incorporate our water cycle learning into our art. Here is our class piece that shows our knowledge of the water cycle. 

What happened to the water??

In Science we have been learning all about water, so far we have found that water can change from a liquid into a solid or a gas. We are now discovering the water cycle and all the different processes that happen. 
To test our knowledge of what we already knew we took part in a experiment. 
Each student had to wet their hand and place it on a paper tissue for 5 seconds. Once they had a hand print on their tissue they had to trace around with their felt pen. This paper was then left over night for us to discover what would happen in the morning. 
The students all made their own predictions, ranging from the water will dry, the felt pen will change colour, the tissue will rip, the water will change colour and the water will spread. 
In the morning the students discovered the water had dried, which is the process of evaporation. Here are our hand prints and predictions. 

Environment Day

This Friday was Environment Day. So as a class we discussed ways that we could help our environment. A number of ways we decided to help was to turn off our classroom lights, to turn of the radiator, to put our rubbish in the bin and to walk to school. Here is our display on how we can help save our world. One their fingers each child put between 5 and 10 ways in which they were going to help. 

With your child discuss ways you can help the environment :)

Reading: Characters and Setting

So far this term in reading we have been learning how to describe the character and the setting of a story. Here is some of our work. 

Character descriptions:

Setting descriptions: 

Weaving!

This term we have been looking at an artist called Heeni Kerekere. So far we have been practicing our weaving technique with a black weft and white paper. This week we explored using patterns to make our weave. Here is our work....

Last Day of Swimming!

We have had such a great time swimming for the last two weeks. We have all learnt new skills and have become more confident in the water. Here are some pictures of our last swimming session.