Kia Ora whanau, this week the students learnt some Biology. More specifically about the features and behaviours of whales. Did you know, that whales cannot breath underwater? Well the students of Room 1 can certainly answer that for you. They then had an opportunity to make their own whales from recycled material at home. Check out Charles blog about his whale. We have been looking at whales as we started the whale rider novel before lockdown and were a bit sad that we couldn't continue just yet. Check out Mrs Ellen's whales below.
It was a joyous occasion to meet with Room 1 again, albeit it be online. Going into lockdown was no big surprise and I am glad to say the students settled in at home and then jump right into their learning. Look at those jovial faces.
If money was no object and you were in Tokyo right now during the Olympics, what sights would you see? Oh and this is pre internet time, so you can't social media your awesome pictures and your camera uses film that will need to be developed once you return to New Zealand. How do you communicate to your family? Lets write a postcard.
The year 7 and 8s really enjoy being outdoors and getting into their sports. This term we will be playing Ki-O-Rahi. After a few minutes the students got into the game like pros. But practice makes perfect so they will keep at it.
We have come back from our school holidays refreshed and ready to continue our learning journey. We are still getting used to the routines again. The first week has seen us learning about New Zealand Paralympians and the history of the olympics. Here is Texas's research on his Paralympian
The students get to experience technology in Food, Control, Science and Hard materials at Tamaki College
The groups have rotated and the students get to join a new class. In Food tech the students get to make delicious food and practice their food preparation skills. Dicing, grating, frying and mashing skills on display when you enter. Working with food safely is a valuable skill everyone will need in their life. And of course the students enjoy their end products. Yum!
In Science, the students have been exploring what science looks like in different aspect. The science behind paper planes and inside a flower using their observation and measurement skills.
For hard materials, they are working with wood and using one piece of wood they need to measure and create a product. At the moment they are working on housing joints to secure their creations.
In control, they understand file and folder management on their chromebooks and are now looking at electrical components so far they have looked at resistor colour coding.
