Gardening at Makerspace

Our class garden looks very bare.  During Makerspace this week the children started to dig up the soil so that we can plant something in the garden.  I wonder if we will plant some flowers or will we plant some beans like Jack and the Beanstalk?  Watch this space to see what we plant.

Harmony with her gardening gloves on using a folk to try and break up the soil.

 

Making Bee Masks at Makerspace

Making bee masks was rather popular at Makerspace this week.  They learnt about the two compound eyes of a bee that are made up of hundreds of hexagonal units.  Bees can see things that are invisible to humans like the patterns on petals that guide the bees towards the flower's nectar stores.

Khittamai with his bee mask on his head

Room 16 with their bee masks and some of the honey frames they painted.

Makerspace and Creativespace

This term Room 16 go to creativespace with Mrs Lagitupu as well as creativespace with Mr Vogt.  In creativespace the children have been using Hyperstudio to drawing bees while in creative space they are making a bee hive.

 At Makerspace painting the inside of the bee hive

Isabella at creativespace

Mele getting some help from Mrs Lagitupu

Many Hands Make Light Work

Following up our topic of All about Me in Inquiry, at Makerspace this week the children made a house and decorated it.  This involved measuring as well as craft skills such as folding and cutting.  The children were excited to be able to bring the house back to the class.

Gluing tiles to the roof

Utukura making his family

Ofili with a little family member

Gardening with Mr Vogt

Many hands made light work of moving some soil when gardening during Makerspace last week.  The children enjoyed helping to get the job completed.

Mr Vogt with Room 16

Mele with a spadeful of soil

Even using a small spade helped get the job done.

Nearly finished!

Going to Makerspace.

Room 16 went and met Mr Vogt and Max at Makerspace this week.  At Makerspace the children do a variety of activities from gardening, weaving, art activities, designing and creating models, feeding the eels and learning about recycling. 

Room 16 at Makerspace with Mr Vogt and Max