February

The start of the year has been great so far. I love the pool and swimming time - Stella

I like having Ms Warren teaching us on a Tuesday and Sharing time with Kanuka – Elsie

I love being in a new class and I like Wednesday morning “learn to draw” - Chanelle

I like puzzle morning and learning about Antarctica, we are looking forward to visiting the Antarctic Centre - Erin

On 26th February, we went weeding at Hauroko/ Birdlings Flat. Weeding was amazing, we learned so much about the Birdlings Flat environment. It is a place we need to protect - Georgia, Savannah, Gina, Ella

I enjoyed finding Pigs Ear ( a weed at Birdlings Flat) - Ryan

It was extraordinary to find the Pigs Ear hidden in the Coprosma bushes - Gabe

There was lots of weeds, Pigs Ear, Allysum and Karo, that had seeded from nearby gardens - Micah

I was very tired after, but it was fun too - Ngarimu

We found heaps of weeds, our class of 15 got 21 sacks full of weeds!! - William

May

This term Tōtara has been learning about simple machines, such as pulleys, screws, wheel axles, inclined planes, levers and wedges. We made mini tractors using cotton reels, matches and rubber bands. We also made gondolas out of lego, string and pulleys. We worked out how to send it down and bring it back up, as well as pulling it up off the ground. We also did a scavenger hunt to discover simple machines around the School. This was lots of fun. During Art we drew SteamPunk machines which were like the early Industrial Revolution machines. We are looking forward to discovering more about simple machines this term ...Di Cameron