What's in our lunches?

We took a close look at what is in our lunches.  I wonder if these will change as we learn more about healthy foods?
Have we covered all the food groups at the base of the pyramid - fruit, vegetables, bread and cereals?

Check out what we are reading this term!

Brain Break: Rock, paper scissors, maths!

We are learning about how brain breaks can help us maximise or learning time.  Here is one brain break activity we are going to try. 



Try to answer these questions:
How were you feeling before the activity?
What did you have to do with your body and brain during the activity?
How did your feel after the activity?
How did doing this activity make a difference to your thinking and learning?

Where is this?

Just a challenge to see if any kids are watching. Jasmine, my trusty blog watcher, I know you won't let me down.
Challenge:Where would you find this sculpture? What is it?

Spelling - prefix or suffix?

Use prefixes and suffixes to create new words, with new meanings, from words you already know. This is a really cool spelling game that we will be using this year. Give it a go to see how many different words you can make.

Hello

Hi my name is James I like motorbikes.

Describing Mrs T

Mrs Taylor's nose is as straight as a runway.

A mouth like an arrow, red as roses, showing her shiny white teeth.

Her hair is like orange springs

Bouncing on a trampoline.

Strong Peppermint Simile Poem

A hot peppermint look as white as a glass pearl

It smells like a cool breeze of fresh toothpaste

It feels like a cold fire freezing my throat

Is taste as minty and strong as perfume

Sour Worm poems with similes

Sour Worm

A sour worm looks like a ridged elastic mountain 

with sugary snow crystals on top of it. 

It  smells like sweaty shoes 

that make you catch your breath. 
But when you eat one
its little kick sets off a sour explosion.

Land Art

Our term 4 topic is Art and Creativity. For a week we went to each senior room and did an art activity. One of them was land art. Land Art is about nature and using the things around you to create something amazing.

I was trying to express with my design what nature presents and how beautiful it is.

Art Experts Week 3

There are heaps of great opportunities to work with artists in Week 3 of our Inquiry.  You have made your choices and are beginning to complete the sessions.  I have seen some brilliant pastel drawing and fine flax flowers.  Don't forget to blog about what you are doing.

Ron Mueck exhibition

Scultpture with Leah

Pastel drawing with Mike Glover

Arty books with Tiffany

Soap carving, string art, mosaics, dance, drama, computer composition, plaster of paris sculpture, fabric and fibre, flax weaving, Maori art, Samoan dance ....

Land art by Angus

                

                  A land art depiction of the ocean, complete with fish and other creatures.

Think carefully about what you learn and how you might use those skills later in our inquiry when you want to express yourself.  What is important to you that you might want to tell the world?

Land Art

Room 6 Land Art on PhotoPeach