Friday, September 28, 2012

Archimedes

Sam and Ashley have been investigating about Archimedes for their inquiry. Try Sam's Quiz below to test your knowledge about Archimedes.


Meeting Sophie

Last Monday Sophie Pascoe come to our house. Sophie bought two of her medals and we got to wear them and hold them. They were really heavy. We thought it was really cool!



Thursday, September 27, 2012

The Crow and the Jug

Here James, Lucy and Te Hawiki have used garageband to record a readers theatre about the Crow and the Pitcher (we decided to call it a jug) and then we put it into audioboo. I think they have used great expression telling the story and  a big thanks to Carol for the sound effects that really add to the story. 
The lovely water colour art work has been done by Ben

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Ancient Greek Government Discussion





Bryn and John have been investigating Ancient Greek Government and Discusion for Inquiry.


Greek Army

Ben and James investigated the Greek Army for their inquiry.

Ancient Greek Olympics

For our inquiry we investigated the Ancient Greek Olympics

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Ancient Greek Toys and Games



Here is the model horse I made for our inquiry.


The Fox and the Grapes

Here is another Aesop Fable.

Zarah and Claudia's Agora

For our inquiry we investigated the Greek market called the Agora.

Greek Dance

This is our Greek Dance inquiry we hope you enjoy.

Monday, September 17, 2012

Global Children's Challenge

We are starting an exciting new challenge - Getting fit and seeing the world.

Here we are with our pedometers that will measure how many steps we take in a day. On Wednesday we will start our 50 day adventure.

I wonder how many steps we will take in that time?

Click on the image below to check out the Global Children's Challenge website. Remember to put keep your pedometer somewhere safe and don't forget to write down your totals each night.


A+ Celebrity Spotlight

Sevao was our A+ Celebrity for assembly last week.


Thursday, September 13, 2012

The Black Lion and his Three Brothers

John and Bryn have adapted their own fable and this story is based on the fable The Stag at the Pool.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Ellie's Cat Maestro

Today Maestro caught a baby bunny rabbit here are some pictures of him playing with it afterwards.



All Dressed Up

In class we have been learning about Aesop fables. Aesop was a slave in Ancient Greece.
We have made a video about the The Vain Jackdaw.

The Hare and the Tortoise

Here is Zoe and Lucy's Aesop fable.