Our Space Pictures

This is Tane's kidpix picture showing how the earth goes round the sun.

Here is Isabella's picture.

Our Trip to the Otago Museum

We went to the Museum on Tuesday to find out about what makes day and night. Keri told us that the earth travels around the sun. The sun gives the earth light. When the sun is shining on our side of the earth it is day for us. The earth also spins around and around and around. When the earth spins around the sun can't shine on our side of the earth so it is night for us.









We went into this big balloon called the starlab. Xanthe said it was dark in the starlab. Cameron said we could see stars in the starlab. Jack D said he could see the sun in the srarlab. Jayden said he learned that the earth travels around the sun. Taylor said the stars that look red are the very old stars. Isabella said that the blue stars are the baby stars and they are the hottest you can get. Jack H said he could see the moon in the starlab. Tane said he learned that the earth travelled around the sun. Abbie said that the red stars are the coldest stars. Sarah said the yeloow/orange stars are the 'mummy and daddy'stars. Salani said she saw the moon rise.





Here we are inside the starlab.

Why do leaves fall in Autumn?

We watched Suzy's World about Autumn.

We found out...
-the leaves photosynthesise to make food for the tree.
-the tree blocks the tubes to the leaves in Autumn and puts a cap in place. The leaves fall off.
-chlorophyll makes the leaves green
-the chlorophyll disappears in Autumn and the brown, yellow, red and orange colours show through.

Autumn Pictures

We looked for the signs of Autumn like falling leaves, different coloured leaves, long shadows and warm clothes. We looked at different shaped leaves as well. We are wondering why the leaves fall off the trees.

Swimming

We are learning to go under the water and float on our backs. By Taylor

We practise doing pencil swimming- we need to be long and straight and kicking our feet. By Xanthe

I can hold onto the board and push myself up on it. By Cameron

We have been learning to blow bubbles under the water. By Isabella

We are learning how to swim. By Jack H

The Brain

The brain sends messages around your body. By Taylor

The brain helps us think. By Isabella

The brain helps you remember your memories. By Xanthe

The brain is half the size of our head. By Sarah

The brain tells us to move. By Jack

The brain works even when we are sleeping. By Tane

Our brain never stops until we are dead. By Salani

Our Topic - the body

The Heart

We learnt that ...
The heart never gets tired.
The heart pumps the blood.
It is as big as our fist.
It pumps around 10 000 times a day.
It works even when we are sleeping.
It is inside our chest by our lungs.