Goodbye Aidan and Thank you

On Friday the 3rd of June it was Aidan's last day.
It was time for his family to return to Canada.
As a farewell gift Aidan's parents organised the most amazing cake for the children in Room 10 to share. It was delicious and the children were very much surprised.
So to all of Aidan's family a big thank you and we wish you lots of fun at your new school!

Weirdo - A character description

We have been learning how to write character descriptions during writing time. The first time we tried we based our writing on our colourful collage characters we made.

Weirdo

Weirdo is only three years old and has eyes that pop out and scare you. He wears a blue, plain dress and a light blue hat that is too small for him.

He also stands in the rain with his big umbrella and sings and dances to people walking past him. If people walk past him and don’t clap for him he will bite them with his sharp vampire teeth which are red and yellow.

Weirdo never cleans his teeth because he thinks he doesn’t need to. He is short and looks fat because his girl dress sticks out and it’s too big for him. Weirdo hates other aliens but he loves dancing. Weirdo comes from Jupiter.
By Lucy Schuler.

The 3rd Experiment on Wednesday

The 3rd experiment we did on Wednesday involved making a balloon rocket.

This was the most exciting. We tried with different shaped balloons, both inside and outside.

We even tried to make our rocket go up a hill.

Ask your child to explain what we did. It was lots of fun!

The second experiment on Wednedsday

In the second experiment, yeast was added to warm water which had a little bit of sugar in it.

The balloon expanded a little bit but we will repeat this experiment as we discovered that the yeast was 3 years old!

Experiments using balloons

On Wednesday the 4th of July we did 3 experiments using balloons.

The first was called building a fizz inflator and used vinegar and baking soda.

This is what happened because carbon dioxide was created when the vinegar and soda mixed together.

Can you get an egg in a bottle?

Can you get an egg into a bottle even when it seems not to fit?

Well the kids in Room 10 tried.

Mrs Nicholson thought she had found the perfect container but after she had taken the shell off the egg it just fell straight into the jar.

So that was no good.

Next she found a drink bottle.

The bottle had to sit in hot water for five minutes.

Then the bottle was moved to sit in a bag of ice. The egg wasa placed on top of the bottle, pointy end down.

As we watched we wondered what would happen.

Titan thought the ice would melt. Six kids agreed with him.

Lilly and Rhys thought the ice would go misty and steamy.

Michael thought that the egg would get stuck on top and it definitely did but then something else happened.

Kyle thought the egg would pop up.

Desiree thought the egg would go through the hole and fall into the bottle. Ten kids agreed with her.

Aidan thought the egg would turn blue.

Sophie thought the egg might freeze. Four other kids thought this might happen too.

What happened and Why?

The egg did fall into the bottle because the air pressure inside the bottle changed. We were all really amazed!

Learning about ice

Cutie Fingers!
Today we did 2 more great experiments both involving ice.

The first involved a glove which had been filled with blue coloured water and then left in the freezer until it changed from a solid into a liquid.

We called it Cutie fingers.

After some discussion Lilly predicted that the fingers would melt first because they are thinner.

Everyone agreed with her.

What happened?

The fingers did melt first and went all floppy.

Second Milk Experiment

The second experiment involved tea, lemonade and orange juice.
All of these were added to milk and then we had to wait one minute to give time for a reaction.

Tea and Milk
Brianna and Grace thought the colour would change. Three kids agreed with them.
Kyle thought bubbles would form. Four kids agreed with him.
Hannah thought they would mix togethe. Three kids agreed with her.
Sophie thought they would explode. Thirteen kids agreed with her.
Lilly thought the mixture would turn darker and two kids agreed with her.

What happened?
They did mix together. It looked like milky coffee.

Lemonade and Milk
Michael thought bubbles would form. Six kids agreed with him.
Desiree and Kyle thought it might explode. Twelve kids agreed with them.
Brianna thought nothing would happen and three kids agreed with her.
Mayana thought steam might rise and four kids agreed with her.

What happened?
The protein in the milk curdled because the lemonade changed the pH levels in the milk.

Orange Juice and Milk
Alicia thought they would mix together and four kids agreed with her.
Lilly thought the liquid would turn orangey brown.
Liam thought it would turn ice like. Eleven kids agreed with him.
Jade thought they would bubble and five kids agreed with her.
Karen thought the mixture would turn a lighter colour and four kids agreed with her.

What happened?
The protein in the milk curdled because the orange juice changed the pH levels in the milk.

The orange juice and lemonade had a similiar effect. The tea didn't make the milk curdle because it did not change the pH level of the milk.

Welcome back to Term 2

A big hello to you all and hoping you have enjoyed the holidays.

This week is Science week so to celebrate this we are going to spend our Topic time discovering.

Today we did two experiments involving milk.

The first involved milk, food colouring and washing up liquid.

Liam predicted bubbles would form. Six kids agreed with him.

Ryan and Lilly predicted the colours would change. Six kids also agreed with them.

Aidan thought the milk might evapourate. Two kids agreed with him.

Someone thought nothing would happen.

Ryan thought the colours would mix together and ten kids thought he was right.

This is what actually happened.

Lynley Dodd Exhibition at the Art Gallery

On the 31st of March, Room 10 and 3 kind parents boarded a bus and ventured into town the long way. Two other lovely parents joined us there.

When we arrived we were greeted by Grant who works at the Tauranga Art Gallery. He was our guide and told us heaps about Lynley Dodd who is an author. She is known internationally.

We discovered it takes her about one whole year to write each book. She has been writing now for over 4o years and has sold about 9 million copies.

We loved hearing about some of the different stories that she has written and looking at some of her artwork.

She is a very clever lady!

While we were there Grant's dog Spencer came to greet us.

He was very, very friendly and a really lovely looking dog.

If you would like to meet Lynley Dodd and or have her books signed she will be at the Art Gallery on Sunday the 10th of April at 10am.

If your child has told you all about today and you think you would like to visit, you still have time. Lynley Dodd's work is being exhibited from the 5th March to 8th May.

Also there is going to be a Dogs Day Out on Sunday the 17th of April at the Masonic Park in Tauranga. Bring your dog along and make sure you have thought of a Hairy Maclary - style name eg; Schnitzel von Krumm with a very low tum.

We had a fabulous day and will enjoy creating our own Lynley Dodd inspired pictures.

Mossops Honey Place

In February the kids in Room 10 went to visit Mossops Honey Place in Tauriko to learn more about bees.

This was a great trip because we learnt heaps in a very short time.

We saw lots of bees going in and out of some hives. We spotted Queen bees though this wasn't so tricky as they had a dot of twink on their backs to help us locate them.

Of course there was only one Queen bee in each hive.

Soon after that trip the Kea Kids had to entertain the whole school for Assembly.

We learnt some cool songs about bees and made sure we all looked the part by wearing yellow and black patterned head bands.

Performing in front of the school was heaps of fun!!!!!

Welcome to Room 10 and our exciting year ahead

A big welcome to all the children, parents and caregivers of children in Room 10.
We have an exciting year ahead of us.
So far the children have already had lots of swimming lessons and it is fantastic to know that they are all so very keen to improve their skills.
The children have just finished some amazing paintings of summer flowers.
While they were creating these they were learning about how to use primary colours; red, yellow and blue to create secondary colours; green, orange, and purple.
They also discovered how to make different shades of these colours and how to paint in a variety of different ways eg; with a brush, using their fingers.
These are now on display on our back wall.
This dispaly is a work in progress as the children are thinking of some interesting ideas to go with their wonderful paintings.
We look forward to sharing our learning journey with you.