This week, we have been learning about the different planets in Space. After learning about Te Marama and the phases, we wanted to investigate what else was out there. Whaea Koha read us information about the 8 planets, and we had so many questions. We found that 4 planets were rocky and 4 were made of gas. They all look so different and are different sizes. We are practising learning the planets in order from the Sun. We can’t wait to continue this learning this week!
We have had so much fun today during choice & challenge! Thank you to our tuakana who ran mau rakau, poi, play dough making, maker space & colouring. We also had pink shirt day today to stand together against bullying, remember if someone is saying mean words or trying to hurt you, say stop & tell an adult!
Today’s morning CRT session was full of creativity, coding, and conservation. We worked with Elizabeth and started by listening to the story Somebody Swallowed Stanley by Sarah Roberts. It’s a powerful (and a bit heartbreaking!) tale that helped us investigate what happens when para (rubbish) ends up in our moana. We learned that many of our beautiful sea creatures mistake plastic for kai.
Bee-Bots to the Rescue! To put our problem-solving skills to the test, we used Bee-Bots (which we called “Moana Bots”) and moana maps. The mission? Operation: Ocean Clean-up.
We came up with our own games: some programmed Moana Bots to collect para or rescue a Hector’s dolphin. We had to watch out for the Taniwha, Lion’s Mane jellyfish, or seaweed! For every successful mission, we used sea pennies as rewards.
After a quick break for morning tea, we had our first Lego Robotics session. For most of us, this was a brand-new experience! The room was full of the sound of Lego rummaging as we searched for the exact pieces we needed. We worked with a buddy, followed instructions, and collaborated to build our very first vehicles.
Whaea Emma’s Maths group have been working on their skip counting. We went outside to practice our skip counting. We recited our skip counting in 2’s to 20, then had a go at skip counting as high as we could. We noticed that there was a repeating pattern, 2, 4, 6, 8, 0, which helped us when we were exploring bigger numbers. We then went and looked at each other’s mahi and practised our skip counting together.
