Welcome back to our favourite Science Teacher…Mrs Gawith!
Today we looked at the water tension of water experimenting with ‘Bubbles, Froths and Foams’!!
Angles
Day 1 of Term 3 and what could be better than measuring angles!
New Navigators
A big thanks to Rotary St John’s for sponsoring St Patrick’s giving us the opportunity to be a part of the New Navigators experience. Check out our student Blogs for more information and photos!
Is there a new kid?
Is there a new kid in Room 8? The question has been asked what would they look like?
Adults War and Children Die By Jamie
As a reading activity, our class studied the war ongoing between Israel and Gaza.
This Google Drawing is about Banksy, and his artwork about two children. I explain why this artwork is relevant to the war.
The poem below the Google Drawing; shared by Tomo Roberts, explains how war impacts us and our future.
Ballet in a Box
Pirouettes and Pointed toes! Ballet in a Box…the Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB), performed for schools in Auckland last week giving a glimpse into Classical and Contemporary Ballet. Costuming, lighting and of course the dancing was impeccable. The shear strength and stamina of the dancers left even our rugby boys flabbergasted! It did help that students were fortunate enough to have workshops prior to the actual ballet where they were put through the steps and jumps of one of the dances in the program. A real life experience of how hard and challenging only one piece of the dance was.
We were not allowed to take photos or film the performance, however, St Patricks performance was videoed. What started as a group of 3 senior boys entertaining their younger children became a whole school event entertaining the whole lobby and other schools.
A Letter to Em
Through Mitey we have been working on ‘Em’s Backpack.’ As part of this we looked at the people in Em’s life, their connections and relationship with her. If we met them what questions would we ask about them? How do they know Em and what is going on in their lives that may flow on to Em? Using the perspective of one of these connections a letter was written to guide and help Em. Check out our Blogs to read more letters to Em. Do you think they might be helpful?
Roll and Write a poem: Nuclear Free NZ
People angrily protesting
yelling, murmuring,
anxious and careful,
nervous, scared and cold.
Seagulls flying above our heads
clouds turning grey.
The annoying squawks irritate me.
Big mad waves thrashing around,
gushing through the sea.
Nuclear Free NZ- Aotearoa NZ Histories
Poem
Massive rush of adrenaline, and waves roaring
“Nuclear – Free NZ” they shout
Fresh breeze feels amazing on my face
Nuclear protesters
fear that haunts
A huge, black submarine
Gunshots fired in the air
Heart pounding and stress
Coming of the waves