Electronics Class Treat

This afternoon we had a great time playing with our electronic gadgets such as i-pads, remote control cars and tablets because we had earned another class treat. It was a really cool time at school.

Marshmellows

Yesterday Room 1 cooked marsh-mellows in the microwave for  one minute and it puffed up. When we took it out, it went hard and  it looked like a flat pancake. We all got a turn to stand on a chair and look at the  marsh-mellows in  the  microwave.     Brooke Leah

On Tuesday we did marsh-mellow dissolving in my group.  In the four cups there was vinegar, water, fizz and juice. We put it in the four cups and then we put a marsh-mellow in each one. The next day the marsh-mellow in the vinegar was gone because it has acid in it.       Sophia

The Variety Bash

Today the Variety Bash came to school.  The Variety Bash raises money to help children.  
There were lots of different vehicles there.  There were fire engines, mini's and different sorts of trucks.
The whole school came to the front field to watch the Variety Bash.
We got lots of different sorts of lollies and goodie bags.  There were rings, a flag and tooth brushes.  I got a special badge that they only give one out at a school because I used my manners to say thank you.
Last Friday we had hot dog fundraiser, we raised $548.15 which we gave to the Variety Bash.
The Variety Bash has raised over $15,000,000 to help children in New Zealand.
My favourite part of the Variety Bash is when I got given my special badge.                        By Pippa

Vampire Slime

We made vampire slime. We got to play with it and it felt like jelly. We made it using a frying pan. We boiled the water and it was really hot. Then we added the red dye and the cornflour. The cornflour dissolved. It felt squishy and slimy and smooth. Mrs Roberts helped us a little bit with the slime. It stayed on our hands for a couple of days.

Throwing

How you throw is you need to do muscle man and you need to stand side on. 
If you throw you need to start by your belly button. You need to do a follow through too!  by Oliver  

Wind Instruments

On Monday three people played wind instruments in the hall. My favourite instrument is the flute because I liked the sound.  by Ella

On Monday Room 1 went to the hall to listen to some music. My favourite wind instrument was the recorder because I have one at home.  by Casey

Class Pool Party

What a day for a class pool party! The pool was very full of water, there was heavy driving rain and a strong northerly but despite all that most children had a lot of fun and will remember it in time to come.

First Week Activities

Room 1 has quickly settled into their new class and the photos show some of the activities during the first week. Nathan showed the children how to throw correctly and the children are having fun on the playground and in the pool.

Final Event for the Year.

The tide was very high and we were trying to build sandcastles on the small area of sand with the waves racing up the beach towards us.  Brightwater School children and parents had a wonderful day at Rabbit Island on Monday. After lunch the children played lots of different games and the teams were  a mixture of children from throughout the school. During the afternoon it became really hot so everyone was very excited when they received a yummy "Juicy" to eat as it was a great way to cool off.
Most children were very tired at the end of the day but they had a fantastic time away from school!

Mix and Make Day

On Thursday afternoon Brightwater School children started Mix and Make. The first  thing I did was a lollipop reindeer.  I also did clay and I made lots of things. I also made a christmas cards. One card was for my mum and one was for Flo. Then I made a cute reindeer out of paper and dyed it.
We all did the fun stuff again on Friday morning and in the afternoon we walked around the class to see what cool stuff other people had made.
By Amy W

Amazing Christmas Cards

Room 1 made really cool Christmas Cards with Torin's Mum, Mel. You need two pieces of square wrapping paper and 2 pieces of square card. Then you need string and a glue stick. You also need a ruler as well to draw the lines for writing on. Next you need to fold the 3 pieces of card and you need the 2 pieces of wrapping paper and get the 2 pieces of card so you can stick them all together. We also put Christmas stamps on the cards and we can write a special message inside our cards. They look real cool.
by Alexia

Last Thursday Mel came into Room 1. She taught us how to make these Christmas Cards. You got a snap lock bag full of card and paper. We glued the coloured paper to the two pieces of card and cut the edges off. After we glued the edges we did heaps more but I can't remember all of it. We folded two pieces of card into quarters and then another one the other way. Before that we put lots of Christmas stamps on the pieces of card and drew lines in two places. 
Finally the cards were glued and tied together.      
by Niko

Pets Day

On last Friday Brightwater School had pets day and the children showed the people their pets and there were dogs, cats, lambs, turtles, rabbits, chooks, pigs too. The best pet that I liked was the chooks and some cute little white doves and they were my Grandmas doves. But when the big dogs came around one of the dogs did a poo on the grass right in front of us and it was yucky. Then we had the Dog and Duck show. The dog got the black ducks in one of the boxes and the white ducks in the other box and the dog crouched down on the ground and stared at the ducks. Caleb's big fluffy cat was massive.
 

It was an awesome day at school.
by Harrison

Making Planes with Mr B.

Last Thursday Room1 made planes with Mr B and they flew really well. We needed bluetack to muck around with and then see if it flies where we put the bluetack. What we need when we make our planes were..... plastic, paper clips, brown tape and cellotape. How we made our planes was... first get a piece of thin brown wood and get a piece of plastic. Then put your hand on the piece of wood and at the end is about the right place where it should be. Next get a smaller piece of plastic and fold it so that the sides are equal then stick it down with brown tap. After that get a bigger piece than the smaller bit and stick it on how it was. Once we had finished our planes Room1 went out to fly and try them. Kerwin plane's was the best flyer out of Room1, his was amazing. When we have our planes we have to make sure that everything is 90o. I really liked my plane because it glided quite well.   by Emily

Raroa

Last Tuesday some kids from a school called Raroa Intermediate came to our school to show us some stuff that we can do when we get older. Some people did juggling, singing, hip hop dancing, the haka and some drumming.  There were three people riding uni-cycles they were doing jumps. There were juggling balls and skittles, choir singing, hip hop girls and a very loud band. I liked the juggling the best because the boys could juggle 3 and 4 balls as well as skittles. It was an incredible show.              by Daniel

Room 1 Fun

Have a look and see some of the fun activities Room 1 has been up to! Science demonstrating Water Tension, the Water Cycle with condensation, crystals and our wonderful vegie garden and Mya's too.

Hiwi Kiwi Show

The sandpaper shark's tail flicked into my Nan's face, she flicked the slimy tail away and said oow! Some of my family were fishing along way from a beach with golden sand in my Grandad's boat that you can sleep in. I put it back in the water with a wet towel with sea water on it.
We only put snapper and other fish that were nice to eat in a bucket of salt water ice and my Mum caught a snapper with eggs. We put it back in the sea very slowly so we didn't hurt her. Everyone was wearing a lifejacket and we stayed on the boat for five nights and 6 days. 
Make sure you leave fish for the future for other people to catch them!          by Charlotte