MUSEUM VISIT - WEATHER

We visited the Museum and found out that the weather in New Zealand was very different in the ancient

past.  Different plants and animals used to grow here in the South. Kauri trees and coconut trees once grew here in the South Island, when it used to have hot weather.  Now it is a cooler climate and they no longer grow here.  We found fossils of old plants and creatures. Click on these photos to take a closer look. Can you find plant shapes in these rocks?

SESAME STREET MONSTERS

Mia's Mum, Zehavit showed us how to make Sesame Street monsters with clay.  We loved it. We learnt to roll, squeeze and squish the clay, and then we painted our models with special clay paint.  We look forward to seeing our artwork after it has been fired in the kiln.

SONG BONG WEST AFRICAN DRUMMING

               Lots of drumming boomed throughout the school when Song Bong visited us.  Their music was from West Africa and we enjoyed their rhythms.  Even the teachers had a go!

OUR DOG VISITOR

We had a special visitor to our class.  A very friendly dog came into our class and we learnt the best ways to greet a dog.

Chemistry Magic Show

                                                                                                                                                                                     

In the last week of Term 1 we had some very special visitors.  They were scientist from the University of Otago, and they had a Chemistry Magic Show for us.  They did lots of experiments and made things pop, fizz, crack and smash. There were lots of chemical changes.  We were amazed and surprised! 

Museum Visit - Lotions and Potions

We had a great time at the Otago Museum.  We did lots of fun experiments. We made a frothy green toothpaste and we popped film canisters with water and alka seltza.  We put alka seltza tablets into oil and coloured water to make lava lamps. We changed purple cabbage juice into different colours by adding acids like lemon juice or vinegar or by adding an alkaline like baking soda. We put lots of Mentos sweets into a bottle of Coca Cola and it suddenly frothed up! We had a lot of laughs.

Courgette and Corn Fritters

We had lots of courgettes in our school garden that needed eating up, so Room 5 made some delicious Courgette and Corn Fritters. Room 5 enjoyed the help of Amanda Brown, Denise, and Shona. Some of the fritters were made with potato too. It was so yummy!