Hoop Gliders - the science of flight

Today, we made hoop gliders. We had to change different variables to see how we could get our gliders to fly further. We had fun testing them!

Performance Costumes

Our end of year show is coming up in the Town Hall next Thursday evening (8th December).

All of the children should have brought home a notice outlining any items of clothing that were needed as part of their costumes for this. Could these please be brought to school by Monday the 5th of December. Thank you for your help in collecting these items!

We look forward to seeing you all at our performance.

A musical morning

Today some members of the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra visited our school to perform for us. The played us songs that allowed us to travel through the decades and taught us some interesting facts about some of their instruments.

Bubble Science

Today we looked at the science behind bubbles. We learnt that warm air is lighter than cool air. And that bubbles are made up of two states of matter (gas and liquid).  We had lots of fun chasing and popping the bubbles as well!

Salvador's Strength Goal

Today Salvador played us some tunes on his saxophone. He did an amazing job!

Sports and Cultural Photos Tomorrow

A quick reminder that sports and cultural photos (ie. Futsal, Science Club, Art etc) are on this week (Wednesday the 16th). Could children please bring sports uniforms with them if needed. Thank you!

If you are a coach of a team, then we would love you to be in the photo if possible. Please see the timetable below for approximate times for the teams. Thank you!

(If you click on the image below, you will be able to read the print more easily 😊 )

Our 'Little Garden' has been planted into a bigger garden!

Today we planted our seedlings into a bigger space with more soil for our plants to get nutrients. We are crossing our fingers that they continue to grow!

Futsal Coaches - Strength Goals

Today Toby, Noah, Nicholas and Matai taught us some Futsal skills. Their strength goal was to teach some football skills to others. They did an awesome job and we all had a lot of fun participating in their class!

Our special visitor

Today Holly (Robinson) came to visit us. She was the New Zealand flag bearer at the recent Rio Paralympics games. She competed in the javelin and won a silver medal!  She brought it along for us to look at. She also brought her mascot - Tom. Did you know that if you bought a version of Tom in the shops, his head piece would be green (to represent the rainforests). Holly's was a special version. It was silver, because she was given it when she won a silver medal. If you won bronze, it would be bronze. And gold, would be gold!

Thank you Holly for answering all our questions. You were very inspirational!

Lucy's Special Project

Lucy has been working with Miss Toddun to create a wonderful artwork, that shows all the things that are special to her. Lucy shared it with us all and talked about what she had included on it and why. Thanks Lucy - it was awesome!

Principal's Writing Award

Mr Galloway read all of our fractured fairytales over the holidays. He then chose the top boy and girl from our class, based on the stories that he enjoyed the most. Aidan and Alex were our successful winners.

Cricket Coaching

This week we have been having some cricket coaching through Sport Otago. We have learnt some bowling and batting skills.