Service September - fantastic everyone who has brought their Passports back so far!

Look at these amazing people who have taken the Service September Challenge. Everyone else in R14 please bring your Passports back tomorrow! 

We have done a lot of different things for our whanau - folding washing, looking after younger siblings, picking up rubbish at the beach, bringing the neighbour's wheelie bin in for them and the list goes on! 

This made us feel proud, responsible, happy. 

This made others feel glad, helped out and proud.

Turangawaewae - where do we belong and how do we find out?

We have begun researching our own family's culture and where we have come from. We are interviewing our grandparents and uncles and aunts and family in other countries to see what we can find out about what it was like growing up. When we have a lot of information - together we will share and compare our findings.

Vector and Safety around electricity - be smart everyone!

R14 and R15 were really interested in the facts behind how we connect to electricity and how much goes into our houses! 

Elspeth from Vector was a great presenter with so many facts and stories to tell us. Did you know we are 70% water?

Eliza, Adam and Lucas tried on the special electricity resistant clothes the Electrical Engineers wear when they are working on our power lines. Leather and rubber materials are protective fabrics for the clothes they wear. 

Waiata and Te Reo at the Marae

Playing stuck in the mud with the sprinkler! And water relays!

Our hats were getting wet so we took them off for 5 minutes and let the water rain down! Mrs Cammell got wet too. Thanks to all the Year 3 Team for setting up such a fun afternoon - and Mr Lesley for lending us the hoses.

Tinker time - woohoo - collaborative and creative learning!

Edisons - read a simple code and create a journey. Lots of experimentation here, Mrs Trembath gave no instructions. We had children teach their skills to the next little group.

Patience and creativity here. And on such a hot afternoon a little mindfulness too. 

Beading requires careful planning and patterning.

This group started to add lego pieces to their edisons and add some of their own personality!