Solids, Liquids & Gas

  

Add the diagrams for SOILD, LIQUID & GAS as we watch the video.

How to make honeycomb

Ingredients 
Serves: 10

·       1/3 cup (80ml) golden syrup

·       1 cup (220g) caster sugar

·       3 teaspoons bi carb soda

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Directions
Preparation:5min  ›  Cook:10min  ›  Ready in:15min 

1. Grease a 20cm square cake tin or slice tray.
2. In a large saucepan, heat the golden syrup and sugar together, bring to a boil then simmer on low heat for 10-15 minutes. Cooking time will vary but test it by dropping a little syrup into water-it should become brittle when ready. Watch it doesn't burn.
3. Remove saucepan from heat and add the bi carb soda. Quickly mix it in because the mixture will foam up instantly. Pour immediately into the cake tin. Leave at room temperature to set then break into bite size pieces.

What would we need to do to make enough for 30 kids?

The Day of the Dead Vs Halloween & All Saints Day

How are these celebrations related or not?

Healthiest Schools Challenge

Are you up for a challenge? I know you are!

We have entered into .....

We have been sent a pedometer to track our daily steps and our class average will take our around the legs of our journey.

How is a chicken formed?

Chicken developing:

Chicken Hatching:

How an egg is made....

Draw and label an egg.....

Watch this video carefully, while drawing and labelling an egg in your books. 

Cyber Safety Review

We need to have a little talk......

Our class rules are......

1. Keep personal details safe - passwords, address.....

2. Only on the Internet for learning - as directed by the teacher. 

3. Have a STRONG password. 

4. Tell an adult if you see something 'bad'.

5. STOP,  think.... is it kind before you SEND?

Our new passwords will include....

Eight characters

Capitals

Lower case

Numeral

One punctuation mark

Remember.... passwords must be....

Stamina picture starters...

Powell's Road Waterway Project

Check it out - Fonterra and the farmers want to work together!

Living Water Website

We have been asked to be part of the re-generation of the Powells Road waterway. Read all about it on this link and in this article. 

Powells Road link

Before:

After:

Newspaper Article

We would need five teams of data collectors who would work as a team to develop a proposal and presentation for the Council. They would then lead the rest of the class in our action during Term 4. You would need to be good team workers and be able to lead the rest of the class. You would need to prepare the presentation and so would focus on this during writing and inquiry for the remainder of the term.

Who is UP FOR THE CHALLENGE? (Not Kapa Haka people as it clashes)

Team 1: Digging the angles of the stream.
1. Rylan
2. Max W
3. Deklyn
4. Ryan  
5. Maddy 

Team 2: Checking on stream habitat.
1. Liam
2. Heidi 
3. Nate
4. Eliot 
5. Sam

Team 3: Planting around the banks of the stream.
1. Toby
2. Fletcher
3. Thomas
4. William
5. Thomas

Team 4: Stream invertebrates - what lives in there!
1. Frida
2. Rohan
3. Sammy
4. Ben 
5. Brody


Our Questions and thinkings......
Trial - will it work so other areas can use it.
Purpose - fix the habitat so our creatures will flourish - mahinga kai.
It was dug in the 1800 to drain the swamps but is now an important habitat.

Problem: 
no shade, weeds grow and sediment blocks the drain.
Contamination from the farm into the waterway and lake.

Our plan...... proposal for DOC
What are the causes and consequences in our area?
What action can we take and what will be the consequences?

Set up a scale model.... decide on the scale.

Each group plan the things that need to be done for them... on the small copy of the river.
Share with the team & overlay on our large copy.

Writing Stamina Starter.... from Pobble

Story starter!

Have you ever wondered what stars are for? Have you ever wondered why the wind blows?

It’s all for them.

When the world sleeps, they awaken. When we close our eyes, they open theirs. All around us, ever present yet unseen, they exist. Their home is the stars. Earth is their playground. This is their story…

Can you continue the story about these mysterious visitors?

Writing Stamina Starter - from pobble

Story starter!

Since she was young, Kate had known she was different to normal people. It was only now though that her true powers were beginning to be realised.

She was becoming the person she was born to be. It was her destiny…

Writing Stamina Starter... from pobble365.com

“Hmmm. Where shall we go this time?” Jeremy asked his brother.

“How about there!?” replied Max excitedly. “We’ve always talked about going there!”

The brothers both put their fingers on the part of the world they had chosen, and waited for the magic to happen.

“I wonder if it will be as fun as our last trip,” mused Jeremy, as the globe began to glow…

Use this starter or image to help you get ideas for today's WRITING STAMINA!

Toy Survey

What is your favourite toy? Let us know.

Please take this survey.... Toy Survey.

Kūpu āhua - Te Reo feelings words

Kei te pēhea koe?  How are you?

What words are we going to use in our answer? Listen to Whaea Tehere to see how she pronounces our new vocabulary. 

Fibonacci: Looking at Remainders

Make a Matariki Star

Can you write the instructions to help us make this star?
How do these instructions differet from our written ones?
Which way do you like to follow instructions - by reading or watching?

Make your own Cartouche

Link here...

Wellbeing Survey Links

Hello Year 6's - please use this link below to get to the Well-being Survey.

Year 6 Wellbeing Survey

When you get to the website log in using this code: 3516Year_6a

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Hello Year 5's - please use this link below to get to the Well-being Survey.

Year 5 Wellbeing Survey


When you get to the website log in using this code: 3516Year_5a

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Hello Year 4's - please use this link below to get to the Well-being Survey.

Year 4 Wellbeing Survey



When you get to the website log in using this code: 3516Year_4a

Preparing and Celebrating Matariki

This week, we have taken a bit of time out of our Egyptian Inquiry to investigate the upcoming Maori New Year: Matariki.

We have been looking at the constellations and how Maori celebrate in the past and today.

Here are some of the legends of Matariki:

Here's a Waiata we can learn this week: 

Virtual Tours of Egypt

We might need to check out what we are discovering about Ancient Egypt. Can we find the Book of the Dead in the British Museum?

Pyramids virtual tour

British museum virtual tour

Cairo Museum

Face in the hole.

A morning in Kepler

Waiata and roll on the mat:

FIE: 

Looking at symbols around us. FIE is all about symbols. 

Fitness: 

This week the students have chosen 'All-in-tag' for our fitness game. Notice how we are all running around, following the rules and being self managing. 

Writing:
See how we are all on task and focussed on our writing. The independent learners have more choice of where they can work but we all need to do our best.

Reading:

We were looking at a comprehension strategy.... to help you understand what you read. Draw a picture in your mind. 

FIE - getting started

Our team is beginning to look at the FIE or Feuerstein Instructional Enrichment....

We have started by playing a cool game to help us see and read some of the many symbols we see around us every day.

Growing Shapes: Maths

The importance of Making Mistakes from YouCubed

Action at Powells Road

We are taking action by planting here on Powells Road in early September. Read the article about the action that is being taken and the impact it is hoped to make. Link here

To find out more about Living Water visit www.livingwater.net.nz

An old favourite!

Which Kupu do you already know?

The Life-cycle Game

An anti-aging accident has caused a reversal in the normal life cycle of a human and it's up to you to save the day. Use your knowledge of the human life cycle to successfully recognize different stages which include baby, toddler, teen and adult. Take photos at the right time and complete the mission by choosing the right amount of antidote to return the aging process back to normal.

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities/detectivescience/lifecycleofahuman.html

Genre

Can we define what each genre is about?


Historical fiction: A 'made up' story but about real events in history like, about WW2, or the CHCH earthquake.
E.G. Boy in Striped Pyjamas, When Hitler stole the Pink Rabbit, My Stories, The Famous Five.

Fantasy:  'Make believe' talking animals and magic.
E.G. Harry Potter, Dogman, Mrs Frizby & the Rats of Nimh, Jungle Book, Lord of the Rings

Fairy Tales:  Stories that start with Once upon a time.
E.G. Three little pigs

Mystery: Would have clues and a problem to solve. Often has a detective or problem solver.
E.g. 39 Steps, Scooby Doo

Science Fiction:

Graphic Novel:

Folk Tales:

Myths or Fables:

Biography & Autobiography:

Poetry:

Realistic Fiction:

Fantasy:

Informational:

Digital Footprint

What do we want people to find when they search our name?

Ask yourself .... Would my granny be proud of this?

Who's that Mathematician?

This week, we will be investigating some old guys who our maths groups are named after. Well actually they are famous mathematicians from the past who discovered wonderful and awe-inspiring ideas and patterns in maths, geometry and nature!

Who's your guy?

Blaise Pascal



Pythogoras



Eculid



Fibonacci

Introduction to GENRE

What fantasy books do we know?

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Kind words fill buckets!

Lewis and Kobe worked together to make this poster. They have learned that saying kind words to people makes them feel good but it also makes us feel good too. I know that they will both remember this as they use kind words around our class. 

Awesome work team. :)

Whaea Allana

How can you be persistent?

One of the focuses for Kepler this term is persistence, and the importance of pushing through when you want to give up on a challenge.

Today we used a Survivor-style challenge to test our powers of persistence.

The students were put into groups and were asked to complete a three-part challenge.

First they had to climb up the pirate net and retrieve 4 coloured bands.
Once they had finished this they moved to a beanbag toss challenge.

Finally, they had to complete a spot-the-difference - the mental part of the challenge. This was the part that really tested them. It was very difficult and required real persistence. They all did remarkably well and every group completed the puzzle.

We hope to use this experience as a touchstone as we work to improve our perserverence through the term and all of 2018.

Nga Mihi - Joe

Home-learning Challenge 1

Check out the latest Home Learning Challenge on the Sprint Team Site.
The challenge was set this Monday and is due on Friday 16th March. Completed tasks can be checked in by a teacher any time prior to that date.

Remember - Home Learning is all about having fun!

Secret Garden Facebook page

Check out what we were up to this morning. We have some exciting things happening in the garden and have been coming back each day with giant marrows, plums, tomatoes and cucumbers.

Check out the last couple of posts of the Secret Garden Facebook to see what we have been doing!

Facebook Link

So what learning is there in the garden?

• Working in a team
• The cycle of seeds, growth, fruit...
• The insects involved in composting and pollination
• Where our food comes from
• Being adventurous to eat new things 
• Planning planting using a planting rotation
• Planting and harvest through the seasons
• What a plant needs to grow
• How to increase plant growth

Are you in the waka?

Our class is like a waka. We are all in it together and everyone has to paddle in the same direction if we want to get anywhere. Here we are making our waka sticks for our faces so we can all get in the waka.

Here  is a photo of our class Treaty, which lists the things that will help us paddle in the same direction. They are on our paddles...

1. Show kindness...

2. Show respect...

3. Do my best...

We will also add a photo of the waka when we are all in it. Check it out the waka on the wall in Kepler Space.

Reading with Daily 5 in Kepler Waka

Daily 5 is when we grow pathways for our reading muscles. We are trying to grow our reading stamina.

The first step we have been learning is: Read to Self

This is what we need to remember....(Success criteria)
1. Find a good spot
2. Start reading straight away
3. Ocm voice
4. Have a spare book ready
5. Make sure it is a Good Fit book
6. Have  your book box beside you

Check out these good spots...