Treasure Hunt

Today we did a treasure hunt in maths. We were learning about coordinates. To get the right coordinate you need to go down the corridor and up the stairs. 

We had a map of the school with coordinates on it. 

We had to find things on the map and write down the coordinates. For example, we had to write down the coordinates for Tautoru, a tree that we like and a flax plant. 

We also played some coordinate games on the computer (here is the link: 

https://sites.google.com/a/worserbay.school.nz/maths/coordinates)

By Talia and Violeta

Assembly 4th March 2016

Well done to our confident presenters


These guys got principal awards for being thinkers...


Autahi shared a poem about change:

Mahutonga shared some beach poems

Our students in Tautoru shared some things that they have found out in their inquiry about rock pools. 

Research about the rocky shore...

We have been learning about the rocky shore. We have searching on the computer for information about animals such as crabs, sea anemones, jellyfish and snails. You can look for yourself on this site:
https://sites.google.com/a/worserbay.school.nz/matarikiwbs/rock-pools-inquiry

By Gina and Lily S

Here are some things that we have found out:

Lily S: We found out that jellyfish have venom in their body. Jellyfish venom is one of the deadliest toxins on Earth.

Reuben Lachlan and Charlotte: Lion's maine is a type of Jellyfish. Their tentacles are longer than whales.

Dylan: Dolphins swim in circles to make traps to catch fish. A question is do all dolphins use the same method to catch dolphins? 

Liam: When jellyfish sting it goes to the outside of our skin. They can have a little harpoon on them to catch their victim. 

Ruby Emelia and Lily V: Fish use jellyfish as protection from their predators. They hide in their tentacles.

Angus: Jelly fish aren't fish. They don't have gills.

Cruz: Jellyfish and sea anemones are related. 

We video called this guy today...

He is in Canada at the moment. We are looking forward to his return very soon.

If you learned here... Trailer

If You Learned Here is a global collaboration and authoring project for students. This project will engage students in a global dialogue about their learning communities. Each school will generate pages for an eBook that we will write and publish together...

We have been busy completing the tasks for Week 1. We have been making a movie to share with the other schools involved. The movie is not ready yet, but here is a sneak peak... Enjoy our trailer... 


Find out more about the project at: http://ifyoulearnedhere.weebly.com/

Drop, Cover, Hold!

Drop, cover, hold! Today we did an earthquake drill. It is really important to know what we would do if there was an earthquake.

Zucchini and marrows.

Chrissy and Shona's writing groups looked at the marrows in the classroom and the zucchini on the plants in the garden. They have been writing about them:

I have zucchini growing in my garden and I eat the zucchini. By Emelie.

I like zucchini with crunchy chips and it is very delicious. By Keir.

I don't like to eat zucchini because it is too squishy for me. By Marnie.

I like zucchini. I hope Shona brings a zucchini slice to school. By Hadley.

It grows in gardens and on plants. I like it with wet noodles. By Chris.

I like zucchini with onion and tomatoes. They taste yummy. My Mum lets me put zucchini on the barbecue. Sometimes Mum lets me take it to other people. By Stella.