Playing with Periscopes

At our school, during Terms 2 and 4, we usually have a learning focus on science and technology.

This term, we started with a science unit on Light and Colour.

Then we had a technology challenge!

We remembered the work we had done on the First World War in Term 1's Social Studies (here and here). The soldiers used periscopes in the trenches to see over the top.

Charlee brought her toy periscope.

We watched a video about making a periscope.

After our periscopes were made, we tried them out in the playground.

After a bit of tweaking, it was time to finish camouflaging our periscopes, ready for our game of hide-and-seek!

Have you ever used a periscope?

Creative Costumes

We've been busy practising our item and creating our costumes for the end-of-year Celebration of Learning.

We've been using the Key Competencies of 

Participating and Contributing, 

and Relating to Others 

to get the job done.

Butterflies ...

a sun ...

fairy wands ...

a dog bone ...

a toadstool ...

worms ...

a fly in a web ...

ideas!

Are you intrigued by our costumes and props?

Calendar Art - Dada Style

Our learning in art with Mrs. W. this term is based around the Dada art movement. 

The Dada art movement began in 1916 in Zurich, in response to the horror of World War 1.

The artists created nonsense art from all kinds of materials that aimed to shock people. They meant to shock people, and to make people rethink items around us so that we might rethink the world.

Our calendar pages are photo montages designed to reflect our identity.

What would you include in a montage?

Aspire- Follow Your Dreams

One of our school values is 

ASPIRE, 

which means to work for or work towards something you want; to pursue something you dream about.

We had a visitor today who talked to the children about following their dreams. 

Our visitor, John Bougen decided a few years ago he would like to visit every one of the 247 nations and territories of the world. 

To date, he has been to 230 of them!

John talked to us today about his travels, and taught us some geography at the same time.

What is your dream?

What will you need to do to achieve it?

Can you name the continents of the world?

Taking Part in 'Shake Out'.

We live in an earthquake-prone country (that means we get lots of earthquakes), so everyone needs to know how to keep safe during a big shake.

On October 15, communities, businesses and schools around New Zealand took part in International 'Shake Out' Day.

We watched this video to help ourselves get prepared.

We know to 'drop' 'cover' and 'hold' during a shake.

When the all-clear went, we walked outside for a roll-call.

Have you ever been in an earthquake?

Why is it important to practise what to do?

What do you have in your emergency kit?