Logan's Duffy Certificate

Logan was the Room 16 Duffy Certificate winner for week 4.  He has been helping others solve maths problems in different ways and sharing his learning with the class.  Thank you also for sharing your new book with the class.

Rippa Rugby Stories

Some of the boys have begun to play Rippa Rugby on a Friday evening.  They are enjoying learning new skills and Joshua and Samson wrote about it in their stories.

I am playing Rippa Rugby.  I like playing with my friends.  By Joshua

I like to play Rippa Rugby with my friends.  I like to take off the tags.  By Samson

Solving Problems with Simple Machines

This term our Inquiry theme is about simple machines.  The children are enjoying solving simple challenges and doing rotations with other team one classes.  During the rotation on wheels and axles Samson investigated how he could move a heavy box without using his hands to carry it.

First  he found some dowel sticks and put them in a pattern.  Samson wonders it will help to move the box.

The children were allowed to lift the box onto the sticks and then Tupou and Samson gently tried to roll it.  That worked but they found the box also rolled in another direction and there wasn't enough sticks to roll it very far.

Samson was not satisfied as the challenge was to move it between two lines.  When he saw one stick come out the side of the box he quickly saw what was needed.  He changed the arrangement of the sticks so that they all lay in the same direction and kept putting the sticks that were used and coming out the back of the box up to the front so he could move the box over a longer distance.

Well done Samson for not giving up and for thinking of one solution which led on to another.

Team One Certificates For Week 4

Mariposa has been putting in a lot of effort with his home learning so he was one of this weeks Team One Certificate winners.  Kura was also welcomed to the team with a certificate.

Lunch Box Heroes

Logan and Pene had their names drawn out of the Lunch Box Heroes box.  You need to be caught with a healthy lunch to be able to have your name in the draw and both Logan and Pene know all about healthy lunches.  Well done boys.  You have some more heathy food to add to your lunch boxes now.

Logan and Pene with their choice of fruit from the lunch box.

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Certificate Winners in Week Three

Alexandra was the Duffy Certificate winner for her work in learning her words.

Alazye has also been learning her words and was a certificate winner at team one assembly.

Another New Buddy in Room 16

 Kura has come to join us in Room 16 and we all welcome you to our class.