Tuesday

Tuesday

Mr Ian Gibson is Sam's wonderful grandparent. He is a geologist.

 We had a Facetime session with him. He shared a powerpoint showing us the different types of tectonic plates and the hazards they create. Mr Gibson showed us how the different plates moved by moving our hands as the plates.

Divergent Plates   
Convergent Plates
Transform Plates   .

A special big thank you Mr Gibson, from Room 16.

We had a try at making our own examples of tectonic plates.
A very tasty version!
We all had a biscuit each and explored what movement the different plates make.


The best part was eating the biscuits at the end! Ha, ha!

Friday

Friday
We started the morning with Athletics with Erin from Project Energize.
We learnt how to run correctly with our heads looking forwards. L-shaped arms pumping and running on the balls of our feet.

Then we learnt the correct way to jump in high jump.
We practised how to kick our legs out and up.

Thursday

Thursday 
We welcomed back the 'New Zealand Playhouse' to Hamilton East.
They performed their current show #TheFairestOfThemAll.
We loved the crazy characters and learnt about cyper safety.

A Busy Week-Monday

Monday Morning

When we arrived at school 

we found the trees outside our classroom had been cut down.

 

Wow! There is so much light and sunshine of Middle Flat now. 

But...

There was a big pile of bark that Dugan needed help to move.

Well done Room 16! Fantastic teamwork.

Monday, after Morning Tea
We have started a new unit on Measuring for Mathematics.
We began by measuring and comparing - identifying longer and shorter. 

Wednesday - Ruakuri Caves Trip

Wednesday
We kept our fingers crossed and hoped the rain would stay away. We had a magical day exploring Ruakuri walkway and caves. We finished up with a 'Treasure Hunt' in the picnic area. Then just as the rain arrived we got back on the bus to school. Phew!
Ruakuri Caves Trip on PhotoPeach

Aquifer Model

Have you ever wondered what happens to the water 

on the ground when it rains?

 We investigated how to make an Aquifer model.

First

We used little aquarium stones to represent rocks 

in the bottom of our tank.

Next

We added some soil to represent the Earth crust.

Then

We cut some grass and put it on top to represent 

the plants growing.

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Finally

We poured in some coloured blue water and 

watched to see what would happen.
IMG 1794 from Ham East on Vimeo.

Lastly

We all had a turn using the pump to suck the water up 

from the rock layer, the water table, to the surface.

Sediment Jar

We have been finding out about soil.
We learnt there are soil layers.



What does the word sediment mean?

We put a layer of dirt in a jar and then filled it up with water and shook it up.
Then we watched to see what happened next.



If you look carefully you can see the different layers that have formed in the soil.
Why do you think that happened?

Plate Tectonics

We have been discovering how mountains are formed with Convergent Tectonic plates.


Find out about Tectonic plates

Adding In Parts

Skip Counting

Counting On

Adding With Doubles

Rabbits

Rabbits open theirr eyes when they are ten weeks or days old. Rabbits live in borrows or a hutch. They can jump like a kangaroo and they can't run like a cheater. Rabbits are soft and cuddly and fluffy. They can have a hutch that has a ramp and three rooms.
Anna

Gymnastics

Gymnastics from Ham East on Vimeo.

Precipitation

We used:Shaving cream, food colouring, water and a jar to find out about precipitation.
First put the jar on a table.
 We poured water in a jar.
Next we sprayed in the shaving cream. Around the top of the jar. Then we dropped in the food colouring. Keep on doing that until it starts to fall in.
How it works: I think the shaving cream was not too strong to hold in the food colouring water and it falls in when it is heavy.
by Ashen

Precipitation

We used:Shaving cream, food colouring, water and a jar to find out about precipitation. First put the jar on a table. We poured water in a jar. Next we sprayed in the shaving cream. Around the top of the jar. Then we dropped in the food colouring. Keep on doing that until it starts to fall in.
How it works: I think the shaving cream was not too strong to hold in the food colouring water and it falls in when it is heavy.
by Ashen

Left behind

She was trying to get on the ship and she was running to the ship she never got on the top of the ship she was cold because it was windy she only had a dress on her. She was in the dark all alone. Her heart was beating faster and faster and she fell off the ladder.
By Brooke

Operetta Day

Operetta day finally. Room 16 have been doing it forever. I'm in the first row third person. My buddy is Ashen.We do dancing singing, dancing, singing. Are we good? Yes! These are the songs we did...Ten Guitars and the salsa.We are doing a play about the1970s. I have stage fight but maybe l'll face my fears. My favourite part is the salsa! It's sleepy but fun. I like the joke. Holding the plate makes me feel proud. Jasnoor sings Ten Guitars and Anna lends the salsa. I love our play is going to be the best!
by Cassia

Dad

Dad has a brown beard and brown cowboy boots. Dad wears a white shirt and dark blue pants. Dad has got abs and smelly feet. Dad works, shops, and sleep. He's sometimes a writer and he goes to meetings. He's careful, smart and he's pretty silly and funny is well. Together we like to shop.
by Ezra

The Lego Hunt

Bang went the chairs. This is the hardest bit dragging the chairs down the stairs. Next my favourite bit, building a lego machine, it's MacDonalds. Now to put the blankets on the hut. Sneak, sneak, up the stairs to get my fluffy blanket out of my room. Oh no, mum saw me.
She said " Don't make a mess."
"Ok mum." I said. Now my favourite bit, making a bed in the hut. "Now I'm all done. "I said.  Then my brother came along. And we laughed all night.
Mum said "It's time for bed."
When I went to sleep I heard scary sounds at night. I felt scared.
by Jamie