Athletics Day

Today we had our Athletics Day.  We had great fun competing in activities such as long jump and high jump, quoits (using a discus throw) and torpedo throwing (javelin).  In the afternoon we watched the finals of the sprints across the year groups and we all cheered when the top senior sprinters beat the teachers.  It was a close race but the students came through at the end.

Whanau Time

In Whanau time this term we are exploring the value of consideration and in our team building group we are showing how we can be considerate.  Here we are working together to make a paper run for a marble to roll down into a bucket.  

Water safety

Our big idea for Health and PE this term is how can we survive in and around water?

We have done some work on identify hazards in different places where water is, e.g. rivers, beaches, lakes, pools etc

Today we were looking at different ways we can stay afloat to survive, we practised starfish & mushroom floats along with learning to scull to save energy over a long time.

We are also continuing to practise our swimming strokes as well.

Year 4 Leadership

Science - past two weeks

In the past couple of weeks we have done some work around star systems and the skeletal system. We have had fun exploring the two kits and trying out the different experiments.

Maths Hub

In the Pukeko Hub we are making use of some of our older devices to use Maths Hub during Collaboration time. When students are not working with the teacher they are able to take ownership for their learning by using Maths Hub to learn, practise, and prove their understanding of different maths strategies and knowledge. The students are learning how to use the program effectively to help them achieve their goals and next steps.

Room 1 Calendar Art

Here is the calendar art that has been completed so far. Students chose what they wanted to do. Several have linked in their art to our focus on systems this term which has involved space systems.