Toothpaste?

Today in PB4L,  room 8 had a class discussion about our class routines and roles and whether we wanted to change anything. We then had a discussion about the importance of using kind. Sometimes we can joke about something, or say something without thinking about it which can lead to us hurting other peoples feelings.

To illustrate this, we squeezed toothpaste out of a tube and onto a piece of card. We each took a turn and found it pretty simple to squeeze the toothpaste out - it was also quite fun!

However, when Miss Stone asked us to put it back we really struggled. Each group tried different weird and wonderful strategies, but it was impossible to get all of the toothpaste back in the tube. This illustrated the fact that it is easy to say something to someone, but very difficult to take our words back. This message prompted some great discussion about what we can and cannot take back.

Interpreting Art

In room 8 we have been learning about creating art with a message. One of our tasks has been to interpret an image. Check out the image Anita selected by Banksy.

Kiwi Kids Try!

On Friday in food technology, we decided to broaden our understanding of different foods and cuisines. We had been asked to design some Japanese food, but we didn't know much about Asian cuisine before this session.


This video shows our reactions and thoughts about the new foods that we tried.

After this session we were asked to write a description of the food using some of the new vocabulary that we discussed when tasting the food. You can see our food descriptions on our blogs!
Aj
Anita
Francesca
Tumanako
Mathew
Po

The Marae!

Today in our reo lesson, room 8 looked at the different parts of a marae. We started with an activity and game labeling the different parts of a marae and then we got the chromebooks out and labelled an image of Waiwhetu Marae.

Check out Anita's image below

Tamaki Redevelopment

This afternoon room 8 visited the Tamaki Redevelopment Companies container, which was stationed outside our school. During this visit we learnt a lot about the redevelopment that is going on in our area and the plans that TRC have for Glen Innes.

watching a film about the redvelopment

We split up into small groups and went to different stations inside and outside of the container. There was a film, photobooth, lego station and space to draw!

Building houses out of lego

Drawing our dream house

Taking a Stand!

After reading about water pollution this week, room 8 considered some of the ways that we can prevent it. We know that we shouldn't put chemicals down the drain and that pesticides and cow manure is washed from the rain into the river. However, we realised the easiest way that we can make a difference is to pick up rubbish so that it does not get into our drains.

Some of our students made some designs to draw around our drains and we went out with chalk to see how they would work. After some experimenting, we may paint these designs on the concrete.

We hope that these messages will stop our students from dropping their litter and that it will encourage them to pick up any rubbish that they see.

Place Value Division

This week in maths we have been applying our place value strategy to division problems. Check out how Francesca solved this problem using the strategy!