What I did in Lockdown by Preston

Hey Readers,

On Wednesday Jacinda Arden put the whole of New Zealand into Lockdown, it was a snap lock down which means we were told 6 hours before it happened. Jacinda announced this Lockdown at 6.00 PM and Level 4 started at midnight.

During Lockdown I have been on multiple bike rides around our area. I have also played volleyball with my family. My mum put up a badminton net so my family can play badminton. We have taken our dog Moe for a lot of walks. My Mum and Ella take Moe and I either roller blade or go on my scooter beside them.

Jacinda will announce at 3 o'clock today ( Friday 20th ) if the Lockdowns are being extended.

What have you all been doing during this Lock Down?   

Take care and stay safe.

Orana Park Trip

Today Room 5 & 6 enjoyed a trip to Orana Wildlife Park. 

Here is an outline of our Zoo School programme: Students will discover that animals can be grouped in many ways...by characteristics, diet, where they live, what their feet look like and even how rare they are. They will learn about their behavioural, structural and physiological adaptations. Students will learn how changing habitats are causing problems for animals who are unable to adapt quickly enough to survive.

We loved seeing a huge variety of animals and finding out some cool facts about them. Have a browse of our slideshow below with a few photos from our day out. 

Insect Symmetry, by Mark R

For Maths we learned about symmetry and we had a task to find a bug or insect that was symmetrical and we had to draw it.

I drew a scorpion. I first drew a line in the middle, and then I drew half of a scorpion and when I was done I started designing the insides of it. After that I folded the paper in half on where the line was drawn on, then I went to the window and started tracing. To trace you either need light shining on the paper, or just go on a window where the sun is out. Then when you've done tracing all of it, unfold it back to normal then you're done.

I found it really easy to come up with designs to put in the scorpion.

I found it really hard to make it as symmetrical as possible, mine's not perfect but it's decent.

Here's my work :

Pirate Day

Check out our cool pirate outfits. 

Watch this space to see some of the pirate activities Room 5 has completed this term.

Acrostic Poem by Devontae

Check out this wonderful Acrostic Poem by Devontae. He did this as part of his Prayer and Witness Challenge. It is all about caring for people and the environment.

Wombats

This week some of the children in Room 5 have been reading about wombats.

Some of our discoveries about wombats have been quite amusing. 

Did you know that their poo is in the shape of a cube? Phillip looked up some pictures and we all thought it looked like chocolate fudge! 

We also discovered that if a predator follows a wombat into its burrow the wombat will use its bottom to trap the predator against the wall and crush its skull!

Check out the acrostic poem below that the children wrote together in their Hangout today. 

Mother's Day

Some of the children from Room 5 contributed to a Mother's Day slideshow. 

Happy Mother's Day!

Similes and Metaphors