Buddy Class Reading their Pop Up Books

Room 12 came and shared their fabulous pop up books to us. We shared some of our flight and kite discoveries. Ka pai Room 12.

Kite Plans

Try these.
Kite Plans

Last of the swim safe.

Last Friday was the last day of Swim Safe at Jellie Park. Here we are swimming the "rapids" of the pool.

Yes we are wearing our pyjamas. 

A4 Kites

Kite fun from the website below. It's all about the geometry!

Kite History Link

Go to this link for the kite reading assignment.
Kite History

Paper Kites- It's all about Geometry

Head to this site to suss out an easy to make kite.
http://nrich.maths.org/5367

From the Kite maths website came these!

Tyler R, Tyler D, Mya, Sheeran, Jessica, Haley and Daniel's ideas.

Mahdi, Jayon, Hunter, Piper and Tawhiri's creation.

Ngariki, Yanah, Prabati, Lucy, Zac and Louise's star.

Diamond person and flower created by Tyson, Sophie, Casey and Caleb

Flower tessalation

Maths Kite Fun

Go to the link to challenge yourself with geometry and kites!
http://www.transum.org/software/Fun_Maths/kite/

The Power of Persuasion

Ngariki sent a letter to Chris Finlayson, Minister of  Arts, Culture and Heritage to get her expressionist painting hung in parliament,
He was unable to do this but offered websites where she could get her art work promoted.
Check out these:
artshow.co.nz
www.thebigideas.co.nz
Here's the letter she received.

How Many Jayon Body Parts Make a Metre?

For his maths badge Jayon has being looking at measurement. He estimated then measured with different body parts.
This is how big a metre is.

Swim Time

Room 5 is into its Swimsafe Fortnight. They're down at Jellie Park at 10 each day until the 6th of December.
Pop along to see how your Wairakei Learner is doing.

Fractions Revision

Click on the image for a variety of fraction activities.

Wish Upon a Star

Mr Lynch was star gazing last night and saw the International Space Station (ISS).
Check out www.n2yo.com for when it's going to pass NZ again over the next few days.

Fable links

Here's the links to the reading fables this week
http://www.taleswithmorals.com/index.htm
http://www.umass.edu/aesop/fables.php

Cultural Festival

Wairakei School went to the Cultural Festival last Friday. What an afternoon! It was amazing to see all the variety of kapa-haka, dance and wearable art. We sang He Honore at the end and everyone could hear us at the back. We'll be there next year for sure!

Making our Cereal Bar Protoypes #1

Measuring dried fruit.

Adding the honey.

Chopping the dried apple.

Crushing almonds!

kids-can mufti-day

Today Wairakei had a fundraiser mufti-day for kids-can.We raised $267. Kids-can is charity for children in poverty.We and our  buddies had a picture taken to show our our color. Can you guess our colour?
By Zac

Ultranet with Buddy Class

Ultranet will be used to communicate our learning with the wider school community. 

We helped our buddies log onto the ultranet.

We showed them how to send a message, change their pictures  and access their class space.

We will be able to send them work and they can comment on it and tell us where we could be better. 

Yay to Ultranet!

Jessica's Disco Poem

Poetry Week

Room 5 are looking at poetry this week to develop our language tools- metaphors, similes, alliteration, rhyme and rhythm.
Here's one of our favourites, Michael Rosen.

Week 4 reflection

Throughout week 4 we have been learning to write our own myths. Our next step is to re-craft and rewrite the legends of our towns by using our myth criteria and revision tools such as navigating my writing books and other's feedback.
Weekly Winter Sport on Thursday we persevered by giving it our best and playing how we've taught to be play. It showed our We Work Hard characteristic of Wairakei School. The hockey and netball teams had wins. Though the soccer teams lost they gave it their best.

Taniwha Descriptions - Which one's work?

• Click to view my tale.
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Little Bird Tales

An easy way to upload photos and add voice over or text.
Have a go. http://littlebirdtales.com/
Here's Mr Lynch's basic one.

• Click to view my tale.
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Inklewriter

Have a go at this pick a path writing tool at this site
http://www.inklestudios.com/inklewriter