Have a look at who was in the local newspaper this week! Click here to read the article in the Eastern Courier about our Facetime with England. Looking good boys!
Friday 19 July 2013
Thursday 11 July 2013
Marshmallow Maths
For the last week of the term we decided to have some fun with our Maths and do an investigation into Volume, Mass and Temperature. What did we use to investigate these concepts?...
Maths has never been so tasty. Check out some of our learning below:
Marshmallows!!
Maths has never been so tasty. Check out some of our learning below:
We finished off our investigations with some hard-earned hot chocolate.
Who said Maths wasn't fun???
Who said Maths wasn't fun???
Friday 5 July 2013
FaceTime with our Namesake School
This morning, Room 20 and Room 16 hosted a FaceTime conversation with students from Elm Park Primary School in Essex, England.
Our two schools made contact for the first time last year after discovering we share the same name. The students from Essex held a sleepover specifically so they could chat with us (there is a 13 hour time difference!) and learn a little bit about how kids on the other side of the world live.
We had a fabulous time talking with our new friends. They were interested to know what the weather was like and whether NZ was a great place to live. We performed a Haka for them (they were so impressed!) and sang Paradise as well.
We also found that we had many similarities. The English girls enjoy singing the "Cups" song from the movie "Pitch Perfect" - also one of our favourites! Even our school logos are similar - made up of people in a circle holding hands. Check it out:
Our FaceTime meeting will hopefully be appearing in local newspapers soon. A reporter from the Eastern Courier came along to see what was happening and is planning an article about us in the near future. Keep an eye out!
We are keen to catch up with our fellow Elm Park-ers soon. In Term 3 we are planning to hold our own sleepover so we can connect again. We can't wait!
Our two schools made contact for the first time last year after discovering we share the same name. The students from Essex held a sleepover specifically so they could chat with us (there is a 13 hour time difference!) and learn a little bit about how kids on the other side of the world live.
We had a fabulous time talking with our new friends. They were interested to know what the weather was like and whether NZ was a great place to live. We performed a Haka for them (they were so impressed!) and sang Paradise as well.
We also found that we had many similarities. The English girls enjoy singing the "Cups" song from the movie "Pitch Perfect" - also one of our favourites! Even our school logos are similar - made up of people in a circle holding hands. Check it out:
Elm Park, Essex Elm Park, Pakuranga
Our FaceTime meeting will hopefully be appearing in local newspapers soon. A reporter from the Eastern Courier came along to see what was happening and is planning an article about us in the near future. Keep an eye out!
We are keen to catch up with our fellow Elm Park-ers soon. In Term 3 we are planning to hold our own sleepover so we can connect again. We can't wait!
Celebrating Māori Language Week
This year's theme for Māori Language Week was Māori Place Names. Room 20 investigated some of our cities Māori names and their meanings. See what we have learnt:
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