We had a visit

Last week we were lucky enough to have a visit from a dairy farmer. He told us all about different types of dairy farms and showed us the machines and types of milking sheds we have in NZ. After he had talked to us we had two ladies from Fonterra tell us a little more about the milk that comes from the dairy cows. We were lucky enough to try some of the milk that is produced for the milk in schools programme. Boy did we really enjoy it!

Mrs Reid's crazy bunch...

Spring time magic

We have planted some beans and tomatoes in our

 pots and are going to look after them and help

them to grow. We have also planted some bean

seeds in a plastic bag that Mrs Reid stuck to the

window. We will be able to watch what happens

to a seed when it begins to grow and see all the

changes that take it from a seed to a plant.

Shakeout Drill in Room 22

We have just completed taking part in the nation wide earthquake drill. At 9.15am we all heard Mrs Reid call drop and we went into action. We all know to Drop to the floor, Cover our neck and head and Hold onto the nearest table leg. We also know that we need to become turtles and keep our body in around us as close as possible to prevent injuries from happening. We also know to keep away from windows and walls that could fall and if we need to move we have to crawl as walking may be too difficult.

Mouldy mould

This week we read a story about Alexander Flemming. He was a researcher and in 1928 he discovered Penicillin after he noticed mould growing in a petri dish. We wondered what might grow on bread if we left it long enough. We had 3 slices and put one in a bag without touching it (our control slice), we all touched a slice with dirty hands and finally we all touched a slice with clean hands. We are going to watch carefully over the next few days and weeks. We will keep you posted as to what things grow from the germs on our hands....

A sneak peek

 We have been working very hard the last few weeks to make our calendar art. We looked at Hundertwasser's trees earlier in the year so this time we decided to look at Klimt's trees. We started with the foreground and created a curve which then we patterned. The tree was next and very, very tricky but we all got there in the end! We drew unusual house , added leaves then coloured the sky and tad-ah... we have our spectacular artworks! We hope you enjoy them.

Cross Country Superstars

We managed to get the Senior Cross Country run in between the rain today! We had two young ladies who did very well and came 2nd and 3rd in the Year 4 Girls race... they, and many others in the class are headed to the Interschool's Cross Country later in the term :-)

Happy Father's Day

                                                                            

                                                                             Dad

                                                  To the world you may be just one man 

                                                          but to me you are the world

                                                                   I love you Dad 

Our chicks are growing

Today we were lucky enough to have a hold of the chicks who are currently living in the Library. We saw quietly and let a chick sit on our hand and then put our other around around it so if felt safe. The feet were hot and we could feel their little claws. They are still covered in down so were fluffy but they are growing their wing feathers and are much taller than last week.