In Maths we have learning all about time. Today we learnt about the knuckle trick to remember how many days are in each month of the year. We watched this video to help us learn as Sally was also learning alongside us.

How To Use Your Knuckles To Remember the Number... by Howcast

Bubble Mixture Instructions

On 15 of September Room 5 made bubble mixture. Here is how you can make it at home. Written by Sophie

Ingredients

• 1 table spoon of glycerine
• 1 cup of detergent
• Half a cup of water

Equipment

• Bowl
• Bubble blowers
• Measuring cups

1. Pour 1 table spoon of glycerine into the bowl.

2. Pour 1 cup of detergent into the bowl.

3. Mix the mixture for about 15 seconds.

4. Add half a cup of water to the mixture.

5. Get the bubble blowers and start blowing bubbles.

Don't forget to have fun

The dress up

Yesterday Nelson Central School dressed up.as the rugby team they are supporting in the Rugby World Cup. Some of us thought that we were the Small Blacks.  We were fundraising for the Wainoni School in Christchurch who suffered damage during the recent earthquakes. Sally took pictures of people that dressed up as their favourite rugby world cup team.  Written by Aidan

Gymnastics 2011

 This term for P.E. we have been doing gymnastics. Yesterday we had Gymnastics. For Year 4 children there was a mini trampoline.The Year 4 's walked across a wooden horse and then they jumped on the mini trampoline once, then they did a perfect motor-bike landing on a big mat. For Year 3 kids there was a low beam and practice hopping and landing.

 Gymnastics is fun.

By Aria and Ella

Fashion Designers for George!

As part of our inquiry topic 'Stick It' we have been exploring fastenings, and in particular fastenings on clothes.  This last week we became fashion designers for  our class mascot George the monkey.  First we had to decide on what we were going to make for him (or his imaginary sister Georgina).  Our ideas ranged from Soccer Shirts, dresses, t-shirts, vests, bow-ties to  tail warmers!  Then we had to draw our design and decide how our clothing would be fastened.  Then Melissa, one of our kind parents came in and helped us sew them.  Sally thinks we did a fab job and enjoyed seeing people problem-solving and learning new skills.

Calendar Art

Here is the artwork we created for the Calendar Art Fundraising. Come into class to check out the hard copy of the artworks. Order forms for the art will be coming out soon!

Something Old, New, Borrowed and Blue!

This week we finally got to go and visit the exhibition Something, Old, New, Borrow and Blue at the Suter after being rained off last term. We explored the great variety of artwork on display and Esther talked to us about a number of the different pieces. then we created a piece of art based upon our observations of the artwork.

Sorry its been a long time since we lasted posted on.  Here are some of the things that we have been up to lately.

  

We began soccer coaching sessions with George from Nelson Football.

We are lucky enough to have six sessions with him throughout this term



During the recent buddy time we helped our little buddies from Room 11 with their skipping.  Our little buddies had to hold onto our waists whilst we turned the rope.  We had to help them try and jump at the right moment

This term our topic is called 'Stick It'.  We are exploring all the different ways things are fastened.  Then we will explore fastenings suitable for masks as we build up to the mask parade at the end of this term.  To kick off this unit the teachers acted out the story

 of the The 3 Little Pigs.  Following this Sally set us the challenge of creating a house suitable for a 4th little pig.  She gave us 1m of masking tape, 15 sheets of newspaper, some staples and stapler, gluesticks and PVA glue. 

There were many interesting and creative designs.  Some designs worked well and others not so well.  Here we are creating!