Wet weather lunchtime: Thanks to our amazing PALs

The PALs (Playground Activity Leaders) have been doing a great job in Tautoru. Thank you for teaching new games to the younger students. 

Plants need soil to grow! Or do they?

Today we discussed this statement, "Plants need soil to grow!" Our learners said whether they agree or disagree with this.

Blaze: Soil makes the plants grow.

Caspian: I disagree because drift wood plants and cacti don’t need soil to grow.

Izar: I agree because plants need nutrients and there are nutrients in the soil.

Edward: I disagree because upside down plants

Theo: I agree that plants need soil to grow because there are nutrients in the soil.

Lily Ji: If it isn’t in the soil, it won’t grow.

Wil: I agree because plants need soil to grow.

Eva: I agree because it helps the plants to grow fast and the plants need room for the roots to sprout.

Kate:Plants need soil to grow. I agree because it helps the plants because it has lots of nutrients. You also need sun.

Dylan: I disagree because cactus can grow in sand. So some plants need sand instead.

Reuben: I agree- you need soil for the roots.

Georgina: Plants need soil to grow because it is good for them.

Molly: I agree because they need space for the roots and roots and they also need sun and rain. How else would they grow.

Jasmine: I agree because they need soil for the roots to go deep into the ground. Plants need soil to grow.

We have put some information together for students to research:
Planting and Growing

Spanish at Assembly

We have been practising our Spanish song, "Soy Una Taza." We would like to share this at our next assembly. We love how our learners choose to learn Spanish every Friday afternoon.

Talia explains how to grow a little garden

Our Inquiry is about change. This term we are focussing on planting and growing. In this clip, Talia explains how to grow a little garden. 

Transition

Every Friday, Year 3 students work with the Year 4 and 5 students to get to know their new space, friends and teachers. 

Today we did a thinking activity called the BAR key. BAR makes things BIGGER, ADDS something and REPLACES something. We brainstormed lots of ideas and came up with some new inventions. Our students are very good at thinking outside of the box.

On the left is Lachlan's design. He was able to make a new invention from a skateboard.  

Students from Autahi came into Tautoru today for our transition time. They did some writing based on the story, "Brown Bear, Brown Bear." 

Garage band beats and pieces

We have been working on creating a rhythm using the drum machines on GarageBand.

This is what Angus came up with: 

International Friendship Day Logo Design

In October, Nicola visited Singapore as part of an Asia NZ Foundation delegation. Nicola visited Bukit Timah School. Worser Bay School have continued to connect and collaborate with Bukit Timah.

Inspired by the way that Bukit Timah School celebrate culture and diversity, Worser Bay are going to celebrate International Friendship Day next year.

"International Friendship Day" is celebrated in Singapore. This day is dedicated to the understanding of Singapore’s relations with its neighbours and aims to nurture the spirit of friendship and collaboration among different people.

International Friendship Day is celebrated in schools in Singapore in April.

Worser Bay School will celebrate International Friendship Day in 2017 and have started a project for 2017. Schools around the world will make short movie about their country and culture. Schools have signed up from across the globe.

The schools that have signed up are from: Ireland, England, USA, Canada, Moldova, Trinidad, Singapore, Thailand, South Korea, Canada, Luxembourg, Australia, Philippines, China, Romania, Taiwan, Gambia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Morocco, United Arab Emirates and Japan.

Our students have been designing logos for international Friendship Day. Students from Auroa School in Taranaki have also been working on logos. If you are a classroom or a teacher you can sign up here.

Watch this space...

Haiku

On Tuesday Shona's literacy group joined forces with the Earth group and worked on reading and writing haiku poems.

Plants

Waving in the wind
Camouflaged to the world around it
It smells good.

By James and Adam



Bark Chips

Bark chips have no friends
Bark chips surfing in the sun
Scraping through the dirt

By Rhosyn and Finlay



Bark Chips

Brown crusty light
Millions and millions
Lost in a group

By Hunter T, Pyrenees, and Taiga


Bridge

Bathing in the sun
People stamping feet
Rusty old bridge


By Alex and Rim

Mystery Skype with Bailey Road School in Auckland

Some people from Tautoru have been doing some Mystery skype on Monday. We'll tell you all about it!

Isn't it exciting!

How to play Mystery Skype:

First, you have to say to a person that you want to know what your email is, and say that you want to do Mystery Skype.

Mystery Skype is when you skype someone or some people and guess where they live.

You take one question at a time, and ask some proper questions (not silly ones.)

Here are some suggestions:

Are you in New Zealand?

Are you in the South Island?

Do you live in a big city?

And lots more…

The school that we skyped was Bailey Road School in Auckland.

By Liam and Hadley

Skype with Chrissy

Today we skyped Chrissy and Nyuala. We were all very excited to see them and had loads of questions to ask.