Our class demonstrated their creative skills by designing Matariki themed window art. We had to do a “stained glass effect” using cellophane.
We started off by designing our picture on google draw. We printed, laminated and then starting to cut out the pieces we wanted to fill with cellophane. All hands came together to make this project a success.

End result – beautifully decorated windows and door. Great work and effort LS1!

Ki-o-rahi is a collective term for an ancient ball game.

The game of Ki o Rahi stems from the legend of Rahitutakahina and the rescue of his wife Tiarakurapakewai. The rules are as followed: Played for 4 quarters or 2 halves of a set time, teams alternate roles of Kīoma and Taniwha at half or quarter time. Kīoma score by touching Pou/s with the Kī (for potential points) then running the Kī through Te Roto and placing it down in Pawero to convert pou touches into points. Kīoma stop the other team, Taniwha.

It was great fun learning about an ancient ball game as well as learning new vocabulary such as “Teroto” – River, ‘Po” teeth, “Tupu”Rock, “Ki” eggs (balls were used) and “Paweru” which means Island.

During our Kelly sports session on the rugby field, the ground was muddy and wet after heavy rainfall during the week. Each step sank slightly into the soft earth, and before long, our feet and legs were covered in thick, clinging mud. Despite the slippery conditions, we had so much fun.

As part of our learning about volcanoes this term, we did a volcanic eruption experiment using simple household ingredients such as baking soda, vinegar, red food colouring and a bit of water. You could also add a bit of dishwashing liquid to add to the foaming affect. 

We learnt about the chemical reaction that takes place when vinegar and baking soda mixes. This reaction produces carbon dioxide gas, which is responsible for the fizzing effect, as well as sodium acetate and water.

This was a lot of fun – and a bit messy.

As part of our learning about volcanoes this term, LS1 showed off their creative skills by building their own volcano – which will be used for the volcanic eruption experiment during the next week to follow.

The volcanoes were built using an empty plastic bottle, cardboard paper for the “cone” – which was decorated using paints and other colours of paper strips. We then took Little bundles of scrunched newspaper to fill the cone and make it sturdy. We used a cardboard for the base. It was great to see the creativity come to life and groups working so well together. for the base. It was great to see the creativity come to life and groups working so well together. creativity come to life and groups working so well together. Beautiful!

We are learning about volcanoes during our inquiry sessions. This week LS1 had to use Google draw to make a diagram of a volcano and label the different parts.  We have very talented students in our class. The following diagrams were made by Micaela/Kawsar , Cali and Rayne. Keep up the good work girls!

Not only did we enjoy Mufti day on Thursday, but we also had Kelly Sports. It was a beautiful sunny day, perfect for outdoor training. During this session we learnt important rugby skills. We started off with a fitness game and then ball handling excercises with a partner.

We enjoyed Mufti day with a delicious ice-block for morning tea. Thanks for the spoils!

During our Cybersmart session we learnt about infographics and leaving positive digital footprints. What is this, you may ask? Well, a digital footprint is the information you (knowingly or unknowingly) leave behind when you use the internet. An infographic is information accompanied by icons/pictures. We need to make smart choices when we visit the internet, either by searching for appropriate content, or posting appropriate content. Remember, we never ever post personal information on the internet for strangers to see – and use! We created infographics giving tips about leaving a positive digital footprint.