"soldiering On' at Puke Ariki museum

For one of our outdoor education programmes we went to Puke Ariki museum education room. We learned about soldiers from the early colonial days in New Zealand. The teacher who showed us interesting things and talked about ‘Soldering On’ let us put on olden day army uniforms. We all worn a dog tag which identified us and had other information like what sort of blood type. Some of the other things we learned were about guns and cannons. This was an interesting visit. JACK.

Room 5 love learning, playing and caring for each other.

We have just finished our upper body strength circuits for fitness. Now it is out to the field for a cardio-vascular workout. Healthy body, healthy mind, healthy life!

Antarctica

We gathered questions on the topic for our wonder wall. This was an interesting beginning to help with our research. We soon found other areas of interest including where Antarctica was as part of Gondwanaland and how it once would have been covered with plants and animal life. That is why people might want to extract fossil fuels from Antarctica in the future. We discussed the outcomes both positive and negative from using Antarctic resources. We also studied about explorers Roald Amundsen and Captain Scott.

Big Question- How has technology changed from the past to the present for explorers of Antarctica?

                                                                                                                                      

  Here are some examples of our mode of transport based on Room 5 children's technology design plan. 

 

Our Character Day

On Wednesday 4th September Oakura School had a Character Day and school display. The idea, by head pupil Oscar, was to also bring a can of food for the New Plymouth food bank. We were to come to school dressed up as your favourite cartoon, TV or book character. Didn't we do well? Thanks Oscar and all those others who helped. 

Whaea Hera and Matua Hone

Whaea Hera and Matua Hone are fantastic tutors because they teach us songs and games. They help us to learn te reo. It is a pleasure to go to the Pohutukawa Centre every Wednesday for kapa haka. THANKS Whaea Hera  Matua Hone. 



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We love kapa haka every Thursday.

Fitness circuits

Room 5’s training is in progress now for the cross country races this term. We are focusing on running and keeping a record of the distance that we run daily and also a total for each week. Our class does fitness every day, but this term we are concentrating on cardio-vascular (heart and blood vessels) fitness and upper body strength. Our goal is to run and finish the race. At the cross country races some of us will to try to win and others just to finish their race. HAVE A LOOK AT OUR PHOTOS BELOW.

Fitness Circuits