Solid, Liquid, Gas

This week for our inquiry topic we have been learning all about solids, liquids and gasses.  Today we created Inspiration Diagrams to classify things that were solid, liquid or gas.  We learnt to use the arrows to show things that could be two states of these matters.

We have been singing a neat song about solids, liquids and gasses and we watched a great movie from this website.  http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/studyjams/matter_states/  

Today we also played this cool game.

To see it bigger, click on the link below
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/materials/gases_liquids_solids/play.shtml

Calender Art

Last week we drew these pictures. You can order these to be turned into calenders and cards as part of a fundraiser that the Parent Community Group are organising.  They will make great Christmas presents.  Look out for a notice coming soon! 

You might like to check them hanging up in the classroom for a better view. 

Week of Fun

What a week we've had this week.  We've had a lot going on.  On Monday we had fun playing with Gloop to kick off our new inquiry topic on solids, liquids and gasses.  We had fun exploring how it turned from a solid to a  liquid.


On Thursday we went to the Nelson City Library with Ren 3.  Viv the Librarian read us some stories and taught us some songs.  Then we were given free time to explore the library and choose books to issue.


And to wrap up our week Missie who has relieved in Rm 12 came and made iced biscuits with us.  She is moving to Australia and wanted to have a little farewell party with us.

Pyjama Day

Today we had Pyjama Day at school.  The School Council organised this to raise money for the Centre for Children's Happiness children's orphanage in Cambodia.  All the money that the student council raise this year is going to this orphanage.  Most of us in Room 12 dressed up including Sally.  The student council had us lay out our money on the outline of some PJ's!

Soccer Fun!

On Wednesday we had our first of 3 sessions with Jordan from Nelson Football.  He taught us lots of fun games and showed us different ways to kick the ball.  Here we are trying to steal the bibs off our friends in Room 12 whilst still trying to control our ball.

What a surprise!

Yesterday we had our second session with the firefighters as part of our Firewise Unit.  They brought along their firetruck and showed us some of the equipment they have on board.  Suddenly their pagers went off and they said they had to go.  They quickly put on their fire suits and raced off!  Some of us thought they were just pretending.  Sally wasn't quite sure either but we later heard that they were called to a false alarm down the road.  Some of us were a bit sad that we didn't get to hop into the fire truck but some of us thought that we were lucky to see them race off!  All pretty exciting really!

West/East Exhibition

Yesterday we went to visit the West/East exhibition at the Suter Art Gallery.  This was based upon the willow pattern from China used on crockery.  We learnt about the story behind the pattern and had a go sketching some designs from some of the art work on display.  After this we made bowls our of clay.  We can't wait to see  them once they are fired and we can paint them.

Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.


Here is a movie that some children made all about the willow pattern

Fire Escape Routes

Today in ICT we played the games on the Firewise Website.  Some of us drew our escape routes using the computer.  Sally was blown away by Theo and Grace's escape route maps!  She thought that they were even better than what she could draw.

You can check out the games on 

http://www.getfirewise.org.nz/Back_Up/games.html

By Theo

By Grace

Firewise!

Today Kevin and Gary from the Nelson Fire Station came and visited us.  They talked to us all about being Firewise.  They showed us a movie how quickly a house can catch on fire all by a candle being left next to a curtain.  We talked about our escape plans and meeting places at our homes if there was a fire.  At the end we practiced getting out safely.  We imagined that they black cloth that Kevin and Gary was holding was thick smoke!  We can't wait until they come back next week and show us their fire truck. 

Food for thought

Tracy from Room 11 has organised an alternative to the 40 Hour Famine.  On Saturday 14th August children are encouraged to eat a similar diet to that of a child from Cambodia.  A similar diet would consist of the following meals;


Breakfast: Rice, Fried Egg


Lunch: Rice and Fried Vegetables eg Silver Beet, Spinach, Cabbage and small portion of protein


Dinner: Rice, Fried Vegetables eg Silver Beet, Spinach, Cabbage, small portion of protein and portion of fruit

 ALL of the money raised will go to the Centre for Childrens Happiness orphanges in Cambodia to be put towards school supplies and shoes for the children. NCS children have already helped out children in this orphanage by sending several boxes of un-wanted books to them via Tracy.

We watched this video to learn a little bit about how the money we raise can help children in Cambodia.  We decided that we were all very lucky to live in New Zealand!