tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81434353152800771402024-03-14T02:43:22.559+13:00Year 4 and 5 on the Hill 2017Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8143435315280077140.post-59642008369319782402017-11-28T21:09:00.000+13:002017-11-29T21:09:51.658+13:00Bush Explorers Trip to ZealandiaOur school was selected to take 50 kids to Zealandia - it was a case of the first 50 names in and I've never seen such a quick response!! What an amazing time we had. We must try to get the whole school here sometime!
Many thanks to the awesome staff on the Education Team at Zealandia - you are fabulous!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8143435315280077140.post-48933890437469587202017-11-14T15:10:00.000+13:002017-11-14T15:10:44.221+13:00Yucky Bugs!Here's a neat video we watched this afternoon - all about bugs! (Part of our Inquiry topic this term)
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Came away with lots of ideas!<br />
Here's a coding game that we tried yesterday.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8143435315280077140.post-42924671574143825232017-11-09T19:00:00.000+13:002017-11-11T08:42:45.159+13:00Life EducationThis week, the <a href="http://www.lifeeducation.org.nz/" target="_blank">Life Education Truck</a> came and visited us. This is a classroom specifically set up to promote the Health curriculum.<br />
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We learnt about healthy eating and how to read the labels on food packaging - what's a treat and what's not.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8143435315280077140.post-72988413113485978042017-11-06T19:30:00.000+13:002017-11-11T08:39:16.357+13:00Koraunui School's BioblitzA group of us were very fortunate to be invited over to Koraunui School's Bioblitz today. What an amazing time we had - checking out bees in the "Lab in a box" identifying plants and insects over at the Horoeka reserve and then over to the community hub for all sorts of things! All the while being transported around on a fancy-decorated bus!<br />
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Many thanks to Di Christenson and her team for inviting us! (Click on photo to see more)<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8143435315280077140.post-11193612439192801892017-11-02T08:36:00.000+13:002017-11-11T08:37:34.398+13:00Tawa Zone AthleticsWell done everyone who presented us at the Tawa Zone Athletics, Newtown Park today.<br />
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You all performed fabulously! Results on our <a href="http://hamptonhillsports.wikispaces.com/Athletics" target="_blank">Sports Wiki.</a><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8143435315280077140.post-32485924334337597362017-10-10T08:28:00.000+13:002017-11-11T08:30:39.975+13:00...and then the Bumble Bees!These Bumble bees arrived today - we've got them set up by the leaf cutter bees now.<br />
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These Leaf cutter bees were posted to us in a small container - they hibernate over winter. Here they are being put in their new nest and then into the garden home (which was shifted to where they would get more sun later on)<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8143435315280077140.post-50486590916657456702017-09-28T08:14:00.000+13:002017-11-11T08:15:20.368+13:00Puriri MothDid you know there are over 1500 different Moths in New Zealand?! Well, the biggest (and I think the most beautiful!), the Puriri Moth, turned up at school today.<br />
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The Puriri Moth has a wingspan of up to 15cm. It lives in the forest - especially in the Puriri Trees. As a caterpillar, it feeds on the wood of the tree and digs a burrow up to 30cm long. This caterpillar stage lasts about 5 years. When the adult moth finally emerges, on warm evenings from September-November, it only lives for a couple of nights to breed. This one here was found in a rather poor condition on the footpath outside school so (in the name of science!) we decided to keep it to show everyone. The Puriri Moth cant eat because it doesnt have a mouth.<br />
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potential and kinetic energy. As we built the chain, weaving the sticks
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8143435315280077140.post-42167460912245187862017-08-19T07:36:00.000+12:002017-11-11T07:48:53.425+13:00Our Major Production item - Six Months in a Leaky Boat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here are a couple of videos of our item in the Major Production - both taken on the first night. Apologies for the quality at the start of the first one - it does get better!!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8143435315280077140.post-69492333001393921112017-07-04T17:09:00.000+12:002017-07-06T17:10:09.395+12:00Sign Language Taster session<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We were very fortunate to have Miggy come and teach us some NZ Sign Language today. Miggy is deaf and it was fascinating watching and learning off him!<br />
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Kemly's grandmother told us all about going to school as a litttle girl in Vanuatu. She went to school by boat!<br />
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Caitlin's great grandparents told us all sorts of things about what it was like going to school when they were younger. Caitlin's Great Grandad went by coal train - and he got the cane once for turning the taps on and blocking the drains in the bathroom! Caitlin's Great Grandma went to lots of different schools growing up. At one stage she had to walk for 2 hours to get to school!<br />
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Such a special time! Thanks so much for coming to Room 4!</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8143435315280077140.post-69657258897300926732017-06-02T21:09:00.000+12:002017-06-04T21:09:42.264+12:00Matariki StarsMatariki Celebrations happen a bit late this year - June 25 is when they officially start. We've got in a bit early with creating these beautiful Matariki Stars
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See<a href="http://www.mch.govt.nz/nz-identity-heritage/matariki"> here </a>for more information about Matariki.
Hampton Hill is having our own celebrations for Matariki on 29 June. A community evening sharing in fun activities - including a hangi and viewing the night sky with Chris Monigatti from Tawa College. 3.30-6pm. More info in the school newsletter.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8143435315280077140.post-71824117306327401892017-05-26T18:59:00.000+12:002017-05-28T18:59:24.211+12:00STEAM!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Milk Mosaic<br />
Materials<br />
Milk (whole )<br />
Dinner plate<br />
Food colouring (red, yellow, green, blue)<br />
Dish-washing liquid<br />
Cotton buds<br />
Procedure:<br />
1. Pour enough milk in the dinner plate to completely cover the bottom to the depth of about 1-2 cm. Allow the milk to settle.<br />
2. Add one drop of each of the four colours of food colouring - red, yellow, blue, and green - to the milk. Keep the drops close together in the centre of the plate of milk.<br />
3. Find a clean cotton bud for the next part of the experiment. Predict what will happen when you touch the tip of the cotton bud to the centre of the milk. It's important not to stir the mix. Just touch it with the tip of the cotton bud. Go ahead and try it. Did anything happen?<br />
4. Now place a drop of dish washing liquid on the other end of the cotton bud Place the soapy end of the cotton bud back in the middle of the milk and hold it there for 10 to 15 seconds. Look at that burst of colour<br />
5. Add another drop of soap to the tip of the cotton bud and try it again. Experiment with placing the cotton bud at different places in the milk. Notice that the colours in the milk continue to move even when the cotton bud is removed. What makes the food colouring in the milk move?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8143435315280077140.post-30679639501149286982017-05-16T22:54:00.000+12:002017-05-16T22:54:20.458+12:00Super Cold BagToday's experiment was an endothermic chemical reaction! Check this one out!<br />
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Perform this experiment over a kitchen sink. There is a small chance the zip
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where you have to be quick! Pour the water into the zip lock bag and snap it
shut fast.<br />
Not only does the bag blow up, it also becomes super cold! So don’t forget to
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.5pt;">5.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.5pt;">You can
try putting about 20ml of vinegar and a flat teaspoon of baking soda into a zip
lock bag and snapping it shut quickly. Compare the difference between this and
the other combination of chemicals.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Mixing citric acid, baking soda and water together causes a chemical
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Today we looked at how air moves with an air cannon. Using a bin (clean) with a hole in the bottom and a sheet of plastic tight over the top. Air is forced out by hitting the plastic hard - and can force the air to knock a paper cup off someone's head!<br />
Air can be described as a fluid the way it moves around.<br />
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