Welcome to Room 15

2017

In Room 15 we created chest vests of our heart, lungs and rib cage. We learned that we breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide. The oxygen we breath in, goes into our lungs and then our blood. Our heart pumps the red, oxygen rich blood around our body. 

In Term 1 we went to Tui Glen for a fabulous day out.  Thanks to Chanwyn Southgate for these photos.

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In Room 15 we are good at listening to each other and the teacher.  We are smart and enjoy being learners, we can write neatly, do guided reading and love buddy reading.  We can finish our work on time.  We like to make good choices and follow the school rules.  The 5 B's teach us to be nice to others when they are new, be friendly and to keep your hands and feet to yourself.  In Room 15 we love colouring, swimming, making technology things, playing on the playground and being good role models.

​2016

Term 2

During Term 2 we learnt all about Space.  We investigated the sun, and why it is so important for life on Earth.

We investigated shadows, and what they tell us about the Earth and Sun.

Our shadows moved, and got longer and shorter, over the course of the day.

We painted our own versions of Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh.

We then painted the sky around the moon and stars, and finally used pastels to create the tree and village in the foreground.  We were really pleased with our results.

We painted the moon and the stars first using orange, yellow and white paint.

Meet the Room 15 crew of astronauts!

We learnt about the force of gravity, and what it would be like living in space with zero gravity.  We created our own rockets. and investigated how parachutes create drag, which slows things down.  We tested these parachutes and these are our winners.  We are all now Space Experts!

Welcome to Room 15.  We are a mixed class of Year 2 and 3 children, our teacher is Whaea Jennie and Whaea Alba is our Teacher Aide.

This term our topic focus is on books, and we have been reading all about the sea.  We have read about all the different creatures in the sea including jellyfish, sharks and crabs.  We have read of sea adventure with pirates and mermaids, and 'Dad's Takeaways' in which the children collect Kaimoana from the ocean.  On Friday the 18th of March Ngatahi (Rooms 13, 14 and 15) will be having a trip to the beach where we can have our own seaside adventure!

We are now moving onto dry land, where the children are keen to read about spiders and scorpions, and other minibeasts.  This will be led by the children's interests, so who knows where it will go next!

Term 1 - Maths

Making Pictographs with Wine Gums.

Week ending Friday 18th March

On Wednesday we invited our Buddy Class (Room 4) to swim with us.  We buddied up and swam together, the older children helping and supporting the younger children.  It was a wonderful session and many of the children learnt new things and had a great time in the pool.  The Room 15 children wrote about the fun they had:

• Paeyton - I had the best fun in the water when I put my head under the water in the deep side.  I did it all by myself without any help from my buddy.
• Jordan - My buddy did a flip in the water.  He did a back flip and then he said to me to do a front flip.  I did.  It was fun.
• Selena - I went in the pool with my buddy and I loved it and it was fun.  I did a back flip.  I love swimming at the pool.
• Samuel - My buddy was telling me to do a front flip so I did it for him.  I had a go at floating on my back and I had fun.
• Phillip - My buddy was telling me how to do a front flip.
• Trisha - Me and my buddy were sitting on the board and we nearly felel in the water, and I went under the water.
• Kingston - James was my swimming buddy.  He was good at teaching me.
• Mataio - When my buddy said "Can you lie your body on the water?", I said "Yes, I an."  He dropped his ball and I saw the ball and I got it, and he said "Can I have it?" and he said "Thank you for giving the ball to me."