Statistics

For statistics we have been learning about tally charts and bar graphs.  

Today Mrs Rova gave us each a packet of M&Ms and we  had to produce a bar chart about the colours we found in our packet.  

Before we got started we talked about how to make a prediction. 

We had to find out the least and most popular colour in each of our packets. Then we did an overall tally and chart for the class results. We also looked at which colours had the same amount of M&Ms.



Did you know that the most popular M&M colour in the class was orange?

Did you know that the least popular M&M colour was green?

Perhaps you could try this at home....

Blow Pens

Kharma and her wonderful mum bought some special blow pens into school.  Paige showed us how to use them and in discovery Kharma set up an activity table for the children to try the pens out.  It was hard to get the ink out of the pens and onto the paper.  

Harold the Giraffe

  Today we went to visit Harold the Giraffe.  We met Abbie and we played a game called 'Bug or Boost'. In the truck there was a heap of different coloured lights.  We loved the green colour.  On the roof of the truck were special sparkly stars. Harold told us a very funny joke and we laughed.  It was funny when he blew us a kiss. We can not wait to go back and see Harold again.

Mannequin challenge

Room 15 begged Mrs Rova to have a go at the Mannequin Challenge.  Mrs Rova relented and let us have two attempts at the latest craze that has swept the nation.  Please watch our videos and see how super dooper still we can stand. 

The Room 15 children challenge our class families to have a go at creating one at home..... We can not wait to see what you can create together.  

Writing time

Room 15 love independent whole class writing time.  We choose some classical music to listen to. (Apologies that it sounds loud, Mrs Rova was videoing from right in front of the speaker) We enjoy practicing all the wonderful things we have been learning. Our class goal this week is to re-read our writing and check we have used capital letters and full stops in the correct place. Today we were writing about if we were king/queen for the day.  This is followed on from the big book we have been reading this week. Watch these amazing learning stars at writing time! 

Izzy'z birthday

Today Room 15 helped Izzy celebrate her 7th birthday.  We loved the special rainbow cake made by Izzy's clever mum.  The birthday cake tasted soooooooo yummy and the inside was all colourful.  Check out some photos of the celebrations...

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Puriri Moth

Today on the way to school, Brock and his mum found a green moth.  Our class had read a story about the Puriri Moth and we knew that they were native to New Zealand and once they had hatched they only live for about 24 hours. We were very excited to actually see one in real life. Please click here to find out more - Moth information for kids.

Opossum visits Room 15

Taylah and her mum Katie shared their pet opossum with our class.  While it visited it munched happily on a strawberry.  We learnt some interesting information about opossums.  We now know that they are nocturnal and that when they are babies they live inside their mothers pouch. Please ask your child about what else opossums can do.

ENVIRO CLASS OF THE WEEK

Our class has won Enviro Class of the Week in assembly 3 times!!  Marlene made us a morning tea. We got to try some yummy chocolate mud cake and it had jelly worms coming out of it. To win this award you have to sort all your class rubbish into the right place and take care of your class environment.  Our class was soooooooo happy to win this morning tea. A big thank you to Marlene for being such a wonderful enviro schools co-ordinator and an awesome cake maker.

Showing Manaakitanga

Room 14 and Room 15 are working on showing Manaakitanga toward others.  We are focusing on taking turns, winning and losing graciously and how to include others.  To practice all the wonderful things we have been working on we had a games afternoon together.  It was a lot of fun and great for the teachers to see our skills in action.

Taking care of environment

Our focus this term is knowing and taking care of our school environment.  Our class decided we would put on some gloves and go for a walk around our school. Together we worked to pick up rubbish. We want visitors to our school to know that we are proud of where we come to school.

Little Gardens

Room 15 children each got to make a little garden plant.  We worked with a  buddy and when we had finished we wrote some very cool writing.  Out focus was writing directions.  

What can we feed the worms?

Zeta made two posters so we can see what we can and can not feed the worms.

Room 15 think the new posters are pretty handy and they look awesome!