Bigger, Faster, Stronger!

Busy Bees

Dorie School have started our new Topic called Bigger, Faster, Stronger. To tune into this topic we did a whole-school challenge.  There were eight different challenges about simple machines, and we rotated round each activity in mixed groups.

The activities were: rollers, levers, wheels and axle (and cogs), pulleys, screws, and wedges.

Here are some pictures of people working hard on their challenges.

Rebecca searching for the answer!

From 3 of the Kereru bloggers - Charlotte, Danielle and Rebecca.

Groovy Grass Guys!!!

Lately in Kereru we have been making Groovy Grass Guys.
Some made Groovy Grass Girls!!!
Once we had finished making our Grass Guys, we then wrote a set of instructions on how to make one.
At the moment our Grass Guys  are mostly bald, and are just beginning to sprout hair (grass!)

Aren't they pretty :-) !!!

We have now put them in the sunshine and they are making real progress.

From 3 of the Kereru boggers - Charlotte, Danielle, and Rebecca.

A Visit from Ms Walls' Mother

On Thursday last week Ms wall's mother came to talk to Kereru and Toroa about how it was when she was a little kid growing up during World War 2. Mrs Walls lived in London, and was sent to New Zealand just before they began bombing it. Her dad died when she was little and she was just living with her mum.

Mrs Walls came to New Zealand when she was only 6 years old as a child evacuee. She was all alone and had no brothers or sisters. She was in New Zealand for 5 years, returning to London when she was 11.

Mrs Walls like New Zealand so much that she came back again when she was 15 and has lived her whole life here.

Kereru have been doing a drama unit about child evacuees in World War 2. It was great having Mrs Walls come and talk to us.

By Aimee.

Picture Posters!!!

Well, lately in Kereru we have been learning about Refugees and Asylum Seekers.

We have done another activity about Reefuges and Asylum Seekers!!! The class got put into groups. Then we picked a poster we wanted to work with. Ms Reader put the timer on for a few minutes for the groups to discuss the questions first. After the discussion we answered the questions.

We hung up our work in the classroom when we had finished it.

By Danielle and Lydia.
 

     

MADAGASCAR!!!

Lately in Kereru we have been studying Madagascar the movie.
First we watched the movie, we were as quiet as mice! After the movie, we had to do a worksheet about the animals. We worked in groups of five. When we did our worksheet we studied the animals off the information sheet.
Finally, we thought about what the message in the movie was about. The messages were:

• Believe in yourself
• Follow your dreams
• Don't be a sheep
• Be brave
• Have courage

Rememeber to use these messages and your dreams will come true.

From two of the Kereru bloggers, Rebecca and Charlotte.

Unicycle Sketches

Lately in Kereru we have done our first sketches of the term. They were sketches of a unicycle.

First we did a practice then we went on to our good copy. We copied a real unicycle to look at all the details. When we did our unicycles we had to do the shading nicely and correctly.

It took us a week and a couple of days to get our sketches finished. When we finished our sketches Ms. Reader glued our names on them and stuck black paper on the back as a frame.

In the end they all looked SPECTACULAR!!!

Ms.Reader liked them so much that she hung them up in the classroom!!!!

From two of the Kereru bloggers, Sidonie and Rebecca.

Picture Puzzles!!!

In topic we have been learning about Refugees and Asylum seekers. Refugees are people who are escaping their country from danger.  Asylum seekers are people who have escaped their country and are looking for a home in a new country.

Anyway, Ms Reader got the class to do some puzzles. The puzzles are of different people in different situations. The class got to be in groups of three, but everyone in each group had two pieces of the other group members' puzzles. 

Aimee's busy busy group working away.

Danielle's group thinking which piece next?

    By Aimee and Danielle