Waking up Yeast

We were learning about cause and effect, by feeding the yeast (sugar) we can wake up (activate) the yeast. The more we fed the yeast and gave it better conditions (warmth, water) the more gas it produced (expanding the bag) and the smellier it got!
Thanks Susan Heeps for coming in and sharing this learning experience with us!

Mana Atua - Kind words

Kia ora,
This week our mana atua focus is using kind words.
Notice the first photo of the apple is in excellent condition, we then then handed the apple around the class and each did something to hurt the apple.
We then all said "sorry" to the apple after hurting it and cut it open.
We noticed that even though we said sorry the apple was still hurt, bruised and crying.
Sometimes saying sorry isn't enough and by using our kind words and actions we can avoid hurting people (and apples).

Shakeout!

This week our school took part in the New Zealand Shakeout Challenge.
We were learning what to do in an earthquake.
All the kids have a booklet of home challenges as well so complete the challenges at home and bring the checklist back to Gretchen to get a prize!

Argumentation Board

Colour Run

On the last day of Term 3 we had our Colour Run.
This was an awesome afternoon and everyone had a great time!