Coconut Treats!

Recently we made some coconut treats in class. We used a lot of our Habits of Mind. Read below and see the pictures.

First we had to use PERSISTENCE to crush the biscuits. This took a LONG time.

See? We're still going.

Then we had to STOP AND THINK so we didn't put in too much coconut.

Next we had to MAKE IT RIGHT by putting enough condensed milk in so everything stuck together.

We had to WORK WITH OTHERS to take turns mixing it up.

WOW! We made yummy snacks!

Diet Coke and Mentos

First we lined up because we went to the field. Miss Robertson put the Mentos into the Diet Coke.  And we saw the geyser. Then we saw it again. - By Preses

Mice in Our Kitchen

This week we read Mice in the Kitchen for our big book. At the end of the week we used the iPad and painted our faces to make a video of the story. Have a look at it below:

Lord of the Jungles: Return of the (Lion) King

It is with great pleasure that I announce the return of Leonard. Apparently, after disappearing a few months ago, Leonard took off to visit the North Island of New Zealand. Luckily, he managed to get some people to take some pictures of him.  See where he's been below:

Packing up the car before he left.

Driving on a nice, sunny day.

Visiting the caves in Waitomo.

Some carvings in Wanganui.

Looking over the Wanganui River.

I wonder which one I should try to catch?

A statue of a great lion!

Looks delicious...

Troll!

Wow! Look at all the seals.

The Parliament Buildings in Wellington.

Pirahnas.  Even I don't want to swim with them.

Leonard and Mr Mac.  Wait. That's not him!

Mt Ruapehu from Taupo. Beautiful!

Anyone want some honey?

Relaxing at a movie after a long trip.

Our Tongan Houses

This week we have been learning about Tonga. We made some Tongan houses using hay and sticks. We had to glue them on the black paper to make the house. See what we did:

"We put the straw and the sticks together" - Solomon

"I had fun making my house." - Ynes

Dominoes

This morning before school we set up some dominoes (with the help of Mr Davidson). See what happened when we pushed one over:

The Big Crunch

Today we participated in The Big Crunch. At 2:13pm we all bit into an apple at the same time.

Here are some pictures of it:

Yummy! – Sini

My apple’s so juicy – Paige

My apple’s so crunchy – Preses

It was fun to eat it. – Tuakana