Awesome Time at The Groynes x

Our Tree-mendous Helpers!

The lovely 'Andrea-laurus nobilis' tree specimen...

The very rare 'Sarah-Pinaceae' tree...

A stunning example of the 'Rochelle-Araucaria heterophylla' tree...

And, we were lucky enough to spot this 'Deb-Quercus Robur' tree.

We had a 'tree-mendous' time and 'branched' out into lots of new activities together.  

We were careful not to 'leaf' anyone behind ;) 

The Groynes Science Trip :-D

Te Kākano enjoying their trip!

HUGE thank you to the wonderful parents who volunteered their time to ensure our children got the most out of their day at The Groynes.  We appreciate it so much :)

My Little Flower Song by Angela :)

The Science in class this term is all about Plants and New Life and discovering all about growing!

Here is my lovely Flower Song:

A little seed for me to sow
A little earth, to help it grow
A little sun, a little shower
A little while, and then a flower :)

UP UP AND AWAY!

Thanks Flight Lieutenant Woods for our super safe flight today!

What a great way to finish off our Science Investigations on Flight!

We've explored lots of theories about flight such as speed, thrust, aerodynamics and gravity. 

Miss Woods brought in a propeller to investigate and she wore a real airforce jumpsuit from Wigram Airbase.  We watched take offs and landings on the Active Board plus we got to enjoy our own flight over Yaldhurst with drinks and snacks too Served by the attentive flight attendants Levi and Jake!

We created and made our own parachutes and kites and got to share them with our friends and whānau - Chocks away...

Looking after our native birds...

Today at writing we talked about animals and people who look after them. We wrote zoo stories. Mrs White told a story about her Dad who helps keep native birds safe. He walks through the bush to check traps. These traps catch rats, hedgehogs and stoats. These animals eat the babies and eggs of native birds. Here is a photo of Mr C checking a trap.

Harvesting Sweet Pea Seeds

Today we harvested our sweet pea seeds. We carefully opened up each pod and put the seeds in a container. We plan to replant our sweet peas in Spring.

Space Camp 2016

Wow! What a stellar time we all had at Space Camp! Thank you to everyone for making it such a success! Here is a small selection of photos - the official slideshow is in production!

Space, the Final Frontier...

Our Space Camp is fast approaching and we are looking at an inquiry around Space and everything that it entails! 

Did you know that we left a Lunar Buggy on the Moon? Or that there are no houses on the Moon? 

Cool eh!