Telling the time

This week in maths we are working on telling the time.

 "Its three o'clock" said Jack. That is when our school day ends.

Sam likes 12 o'clock because it is almost lunch time :) yum yum

Gwiz!

Today Gwiz the science wizard visited our school. He was AMAZING! He showed us lots of 'magic tricks' and we had to work out how he did it.

 He turned clear liquid into ink instantly. We figure out it happened after a certain amount of time (19 seconds).

 Gwiz also turned liquid into a warm solid, just by tapping it with his wand! But we worked out that he had crystals on the end of his wand which turned the liquid into a solid.

 

 Kate turned the blue flame, yellow! She was a fantastic wizard!

 Gwiz put dry ice all over twisties and then we got to eat one!

 Sophie the dragon!

 

Look out for the explosion Gwiz!

We had an awesome afternoon, thanks Gwiz for showing us all our science tricks!

Morning Muddle

Today Cassie, Max, Kate, Sophie, Nicole and Jessie put on a play called Morning Muddle. It is about a family who get all mixed up in the morning.
We loved how the created a whole set with fantastic props, they used expression and loud voices. We also giggled alot :)

 Well done guys, you have worked really hard this week.

More crystals from Emily's Poppa

Emily showed us two types of crystals; smokey quartz and quartz.

Xavier's reading

Today Xavier read to us 'Emergency'. We loved the book he chose and the way he read it :) It gave us an idea to make our own version of the story... we will keep you up dated.

Today's brainteaser

What loses it's head in the morning, but gets it back again at night...?

Fabulous fractions!

This week we are working on fractions in maths.

The lions had lots of fun playing fraction dominos.

Emily's rock

Emily brought in a rock to show the class. It had really interesting crystals and it was smooth to touch. The rock felt like glass and had lots of cool colours. We can't wait to see what she brings in next! Thanks Em :)

Welcome Joss!

Today was Joss's first day at school. It was her 5th birthday so we sang her happy birthday. Joss was kind enough to bake a cupcake for everyone. Thank you Joss, they were delicious and welcome to our class!

Muddy Friday

Last Friday, lots of kids were playing rugby at lunch. They had lots of fun but... got very muddy in the process. Finn even had to have a wash in our class sink. We all had a giggle!

 

Look at our hockey skills

Today Olivia the sports activator came to teach us all about hockey. It was great fun but we had to be careful with our hockey sticks!

Our tree writing

Timber! Timber! The branch hit the school. It was scary. Me, Sophie and Nicole were screaming when the branch hit the school.

By Cassie

Crash! Bang! It looked like a tornado when the tree came down. ZZzzzz went the chainsaw. “Timber” yelled Romahapa School.

By Finn

Wow! Yesterday some men were cutting a tree down and it was huge. Everyone was screaming and laughing.

By Xavier

Bang! Crash! Boom! The tree is falling down like a jet and a branch hit the office roof.

By Max

It was like a tornado when the tree came down. Crash! Bang! The girls screamed because it swept the people up too.

By Nga

Timber! Zzzzz. Crash, boom. The tree is gigantic. Some fell on the school. “Eeee” creaked the tree.

By Cooper

Crash! Bang! Ahhh. Sticks hit the school. Zzzz went the chainsaw. People giggled and screamed. The man chopping down the tree has special boots.

By Hunter

TIMBER!!!

This afternoon we watched two men cut down the old trees behind our school. It was scary, noisy, and exciting.

 One branch even hit the school roof!!

 We could hear the ZZZzzzzzz of the chainsaw.

Some of the girls squealed like mice :)

The three little pigs

Today Cassie, Max, Hunter, Xavier, James and Cooper performed the 'Three Little Pigs'. We liked how Max (big bad wolf) landed in a pot of hot water. We also liked how they used the props and  created their houses.

Fun Friday maths

 Wow cool creative patterns!

The boys tried their hands at construction and built some very tall towers!