Pirate Flags

The Zebras read the book, Pirates, and found out all the kinds of things pirates did and used in the olden days.  Then they made their own pirate flags.  They had to be scary so they would frighten other sailors so much that they would surrender their ships.

Cap't Kaleb

Cap't Elsie

Cap't Rhys

Cap't Wai

Lava Lamps

We used oil, water and food colouring to make lava lamps.  When we added teaspoons of salt, the lava lamp started to work.

Making Butter

The Elephants read the article, The First School Journal and a letter, Dear Great-Gran in School Journal 2000 Part 1 Number 1.  They compared school life now to the olden days.  Then they made butter in the traditional way.  There was enough for them to spread it thickly on bread so that everyone could have a taste, if they wanted to.

Everyone had to pass around the jar and shake it hard until the cream turned into butter.

Rocking Horse Cards

The Tigers read Junior Journal 25 and then they followed the instructions in Making a Rocking Horse Card to make their own card.  Everyone wrote a message inside to someone special in their family.

Class Councillors

All Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 classes elect a class councillor and a deputy class councillor.  These two people represent the class at class councillor meetings, run meetings in Room 18 to tell us what is happening, and help the school in other ways.

Everyone in Room 18 wrote a speech explaining how they would be a good class councillor and why people should vote for them.  When the speeches were finished, people who wanted to could read their speech to the class.

After that everyone voted for two people they thought would be the best class councillors in Room 18.  When Mrs Bigwood counted up our secret votes, Matthew C (10 votes) and Sophie (6 votes) had the most votes so they were elected Class Councillor and Deputy Councillor.

Ivana giving her speech.

Kaleb giving his speech.

Kate O giving his speech.

Sophie giving her speech.

Parts of a flower

Before the end of Summer, we picked some roses from the Cockle Bay School garden and dis-assembled them.  Then we looked carefully at each part and labelled every part of the flower.

Robot Rumpus

The Elephants read the play, Robot Rumpus, in School Journal 2000.  Then everyone chose a character, and after some practising, they performed the play to the class.  We all enjoyed it, and everyone REALLY enjoyed the ending . . .  when Kate lost her Dad's wig!

Oh dear . . . what happened to the Dad wig?