Vera's Dad Tim works for Waste Management!

Tim trains drivers for these trucks. He talked to us about the trucks and their jobs. 

The children from R14 invited us to come and share in the talk and watch how the truck lifts the bin.

These trucks pick up 22 tonnes a day and there are 12 trucks plus all the other commercial bins. Some of the rubbish can be recycled like wood for playgrounds, compost for gardens. 

Such excitement!

Fashion parade last minute touches!

Making and trialling parachutes

After reading one of our reading group's texts 'How to make a parachute' some children have made their own and tried it out today.

Reading non fiction books gives us all new learning experiences and teaches us about topics we would like to explore. This book helped us to find something to do with the pile of soft plastic bags, and unwanted little toys that others have outgrown.

Our own straw stadiums!!

Mr Armstrong Jessica's Dad was very helpful today and helped us with our own creative designs.

Lots of fine motor skills, cutting, sticking, estimating, changing ideas and adaptation - and great fun!

Drum Roll Please! Our Stadium is complete! Now to use it!

The secret material has been revealed - Bubble Wrap! To create the Water effect we saw in our study of the Water Cube and to let light into our space, bubble wrap seemed to be the best material - all 30 metres of it! So the maths, technology and group problem solving skills have now been extended this week and we have a new and interesting space to work in.

Inspired by the Beijing Water Cube! Maths and Technology join forces in this Storm of Ideas!

One of the sports stadiums we looked at was the Water Cube in Beijing which was built for the Beijing Olympics Aquatics. We talked about why the Architect chose to design the building like this. What does it remind you of? Water, molecules, ice, bubbles, floating - use your imagination!


So we set about making our own mini stadium using paper, card, sellotape and a secret material to wrap it all up in!

The shape of our stadium was begun with a hexagonal base. Then we had to roll paper to make cylinders. Next we chose the triangular frame shape to hold our wall up as we noticed the beams in our classroom were triangles so we decided they must be the strongest shape.

So here is the frame work all sturdy and strong!

ASB Get Wise Programme Visits Room 20 today!

Serena from GetWise came to school to teach us about how to save our money and keep our money safe. Where does money sit? What is an eftpos card? Whose money is it? What is a credit card and where does the money come from? What is 'borrowing' ?
Each team earned $100 for doing jobs. They put the money in the Bank. Haden, Nathan and Ali went shopping with $100. How will they spend their money? How to look for a best price?

Ozobots

Exploring Tinker Time 

Working in a small group to make our own maps: 

Our Enviro Technology Challenge

 Which team can build the tallest tower, in 30 minutes, with 20 bamboo skewers, a Blu Tack blob and 3 rubber bands? That was the tech challenge set by Mrs Daniel this afternoon.

After half an hour of intense puzzling & problem solving, Carolyn & Sonia prevailed, with a 94 cm tower. Congratulations ! And well done for terrific team work everyone.

Rollercoaster rides on Google Cardboard

A Moment in Time (Writing)

How can you imagine something if you haven't been there yourself?
Using the Google Cardboard app each child has had the opportunity to experience a ride on a roller coaster through virtual reality on a Smart Phone!

Tinker Time in R20

We have been having a 'tinker' with electronics and having so much fun!

Groups of 4 were given a set of components to make a basic circuit. The circuit required 2AA batteries and when the components were correctly placed the helicopter took off. Lots of patience, cooperation and thought went into the process. Well done R20 I was really impressed by your skills today!!