Sprints finals

A bit late, but well done to all our tamariki who ran hard in the sprint finals!

Looking forward to our athletics fun day in week 7! 

School photos tomorrow! Make sure you've got a nice clean uniform on and most of all bring your best smile!

Pita Pit Lunches

Science with Miss Grigg

Class 9a put on their Scientific Hats on Friday to discover what would happen when we mixed Vinegar with Baking Soda in a jar, and cover it with a disposable rubber glove.

We discussed that Baking Soda is a solid and Vinegar is a liquid. We recognised there was a third property in the science world called gas which led the children to hypothesise what would happen when the solid and liquid were mixed together Children made predictions about what they thought would happen and we managed to narrow it down to four options: 

1. The mixture would explode 

 2. The mixture would fizz 

 3. The mixture would rise 

 4. The mixture would do nothing 

Here's what happened:

After the experiment we discussed the results… When the Baking Soda (solid) and Vinegar (liquid) are mixed, gas was created! The mixture also fizzed and rose up the jar. The gas that was created blew up the disposable glove that was wrapped over the top of the jar. Students then posed the question – how much Vinegar and Baking Soda would it take for there to be an explosion?

The students re-enacted the molecules that were packed tightly together in a solid form and the student-molecules then dispersed around the room after the liquid was added!!

Despite some students being disappointed there wasn’t an explosion, it is fair to say it was a very fun experiment for a Friday afternoon!

Beach Trips Postponed

Unfortunately, due to the very poor weather the beach trips for Rooms 9, 9a, 10 and 11 will not go ahead tomorrow. We hope to set a new date for this trip next term. Normal school day tomorrow!

Real world experience

Here is Room 8 learning how to safely board a raft.............and experiencing what it's like to fall overboard! Thanks Graham Condon staff for a very enjoyable week. The tamariki learnt some important survival skills🏊‍♂️

Thursday swimming

Room 8 hit the pool!

After learning survival swimming for the last two days the tamariki learnt about life jackets and surviving in the ocean today. They now know how to huddle to keep warm and how to look after each other by working as a team.

Swim Week

As you can see from the photos below we are having a great time at swim week!

Tarqueada practising floating on his back 

Floating with the pool noodles 

Practising our kicking with the float boards

Room 9 Swimmers

More Room 9 Calendar Art

Room 9 Calendar Art