Happy Holidays!!! Click on the links below to be directed to each website. Perfect games for a wet and cold winter's day!
Literacy Games
http://pbskids.org/games/literacy.html
Maths Games
http://pbskids.org/games/math.html
Online books to read
http://www.magickeys.com/books/ or http://www.storylineonline.net/ and http://www.mightybook.com/
Also, check out these cool links:
http://kids.yahoo.com/ (news for kids)
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/ (national geographic kids)
http://www.funology.com/ (cool crafts, games, recipes)
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Shared Writing
Today in AS Class we did shared writing about the sun and the planets. Shared writing is when we work with our learning buddy to brainstorm and write ideas together about a topic. Both buddies have to equally contribute to construct a story. One buddy is the writer and the other is the reader/checker. We all did really well at working together and listening to each other's ideas. Read on to see our awesome buddy writing!
Jupiter
Wow! This planet is cool! It has one storm and it has 40 moons! It is the biggest planet. It can spin the fastest. Jupiter has a big moon. It is orange like a fire. It lives up in space with all the other planets.
By Ella and Tegan
Neptune
Wow! It's different in Neptune! There are blue clouds in Neptune. It has the most storms in the solar system. It is 4498252900 kilometers from the sun.Neptune has white rings. It is the windiest planet and is really dark blue.
By Bede and Logan
Uranus
Uranus is the coldest planet in all the solar system. Uranus has got tipper over but no knows why! Uranus is blue. It is a cool planet with rings around it. The rings are made of dust. Uranus is an icy planet. It is a gas giant!
By Ariana and Sophie
Earth
Earth is the planet we live on. Earth has water. Our planet is green and we have a moon.
By Isabelle and Shanelle
Saturn
Saturn has rings made of ice and it is a gas giant! It is the second biggest planet and it is very colourful. No one has ever landed on Saturn. The colours of Saturn are blue and yellowy. It is the closest to Uranus.
By Noah and Zachary
Mars
Cool Mars, Cool Mars! It is rocky and red. It looks like fire. Yes, yes, yes! It is hot and it has two moons and the highest mountains.
By Boh and Summer
The Sun
The Sun is cool. It is a burning ball of fire. It is red. It does not have any rings. The sun is very hot! It is the only planet with fire. It is ginormous! The Sun is so bright. It has no air. We like the Sun
By Baxter and Monique
The Sun
Wow! The sun is a burning ball of fire. It is the biggest thing in our solar system. It is hot. No people have landed on the sun because it is made of fire.
By Sam and Keelan S
Mercury
Mercury is a hot planet. It's made from Iron. It's the closest planet to the sun. It's so tiny! Mercury spins the fastest!
By Ryan and Zayne
Venus
Venus is the same size as the Earth but it spins the other way. It is a brown planet. It has no water. Venus is the hottest planet. It looks like a brown dog.
By Keelan P and Travis
Jupiter
Wow! This planet is cool! It has one storm and it has 40 moons! It is the biggest planet. It can spin the fastest. Jupiter has a big moon. It is orange like a fire. It lives up in space with all the other planets.
By Ella and Tegan
Neptune
Wow! It's different in Neptune! There are blue clouds in Neptune. It has the most storms in the solar system. It is 4498252900 kilometers from the sun.Neptune has white rings. It is the windiest planet and is really dark blue.
By Bede and Logan
Uranus
Uranus is the coldest planet in all the solar system. Uranus has got tipper over but no knows why! Uranus is blue. It is a cool planet with rings around it. The rings are made of dust. Uranus is an icy planet. It is a gas giant!
By Ariana and Sophie
Earth
Earth is the planet we live on. Earth has water. Our planet is green and we have a moon.
By Isabelle and Shanelle
Saturn
Saturn has rings made of ice and it is a gas giant! It is the second biggest planet and it is very colourful. No one has ever landed on Saturn. The colours of Saturn are blue and yellowy. It is the closest to Uranus.
By Noah and Zachary
Mars
Cool Mars, Cool Mars! It is rocky and red. It looks like fire. Yes, yes, yes! It is hot and it has two moons and the highest mountains.
By Boh and Summer
The Sun
The Sun is cool. It is a burning ball of fire. It is red. It does not have any rings. The sun is very hot! It is the only planet with fire. It is ginormous! The Sun is so bright. It has no air. We like the Sun
By Baxter and Monique
The Sun
Wow! The sun is a burning ball of fire. It is the biggest thing in our solar system. It is hot. No people have landed on the sun because it is made of fire.
By Sam and Keelan S
Mercury
Mercury is a hot planet. It's made from Iron. It's the closest planet to the sun. It's so tiny! Mercury spins the fastest!
By Ryan and Zayne
Venus
Venus is the same size as the Earth but it spins the other way. It is a brown planet. It has no water. Venus is the hottest planet. It looks like a brown dog.
By Keelan P and Travis
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Space!
Over the past 2 weeks we have been looking at SPACE; the solar system, the planets and the stars! We started by looking at different star constellations in the Cosmodome. This week we have focused on the planets. There is heaps of cool stuff we learnt...(even Mrs Saunders learned a few new things)!
Did you know that Pluto is no longer a planet? Scientists call it a dwarf planet because it is so tiny and insignificant! We learnt that Mercury and Jupiter spin the fastest around the sun. Jupiter is the biggest planet and is made of gas. Venus is the same size as Earth but it spins the opposite way! Mercury has no moon but Saturn has lots. Neptune has heaps of storms and Uranus is the coldest planet even though Neptune is further away.
We absolutely love these videos on space. Check them out below...
Did you know that Pluto is no longer a planet? Scientists call it a dwarf planet because it is so tiny and insignificant! We learnt that Mercury and Jupiter spin the fastest around the sun. Jupiter is the biggest planet and is made of gas. Venus is the same size as Earth but it spins the opposite way! Mercury has no moon but Saturn has lots. Neptune has heaps of storms and Uranus is the coldest planet even though Neptune is further away.
We absolutely love these videos on space. Check them out below...
Wacky Friday!
Friday 22nd June was WACKY! We all had to dress up in a wacky way. Mrs Saunders was very impressed with all out wacky costumes and thought we all looked great. Just before lunch, every class at Discovery School got to dress up their teacher in a wacky way. Then the entire school went to the hall to watch all the teachers walk down the catwalk in their wacky outfits. Some were really crazy! It was lots of fun. Check out our weird, wonderful and wacky costumes below...
Matariki
We celebrated Matariki on Thursday with an early morning start to see the 7 sisters. We braved the rain and darkness but unfortunately Matariki was hiding behind the clouds. On Thursday we looked at different ways to celebrate Matariki. We learnt that it is a time to share stories with whanau about the past, to make and fly kites and to fish and gather seafood. We also learnt that Matariki is a time to make new things and plant trees and crops. To celebrate this wonderful day, we made sparkling stars, Matariki headbands, our own porotiti (Maori musical instrument) and planted seeds in our classroom. We can't wait to see what will grow....
AS Class set up a special Matariki area where we hung our sparkling stars. We even put up shining lights in our Matariki area so we can sit and watch the stars. It is awesome!
Check out the video of our Matariki festivities....
AS Class set up a special Matariki area where we hung our sparkling stars. We even put up shining lights in our Matariki area so we can sit and watch the stars. It is awesome!
Check out the video of our Matariki festivities....
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