Room 7 2019

In Week 9 of Term 2 Room 7 learned about the process of tie-dye. Following step-by-step instructions and practising careful listening, we experimented with using different colours to dye t-shirts. First we twisted our t-shirts up and tied them with rubber bands. Then we dyed our t-shirts. After that, we had to wait for 8 hours before Mrs Ashford rinsed them under the tap. We watched the extra dye wash away. Mrs Ashford took them home and washed them and dryed them in the dryer for us.   We were very excited to see what our t-shirts would look like once they had been dyed, and really enjoyed getting to wear them for our Assembly. Some of us even wore them to the school Disco.             

Matariki Whanau Morning Over the last few weeks we have been learning about Matariki and preparing for a special morning with our families. We read and wrote stories about Matariki, did art, set goals, and made kites. Last Friday the day we had been waiting for finally arrived! We were very excited. We started our morning by showing our folk dancing to our guests in the gym. They were very impressed with our dancing and we had a lot of fun inviting them to join us for the last dance. There were a lot of smiles!  Then we took our guests back to our classrooms and showed them our learning.  We each wrote a wish for Matariki on a ribbon and attached it as a tail to our kites.  We had offered our guests old fashioned lemonade to drink and star-shaped biscuits that we had decorated for the occasion.  It was a very special morning. Thank you to all those who attended - it meant a lot to the children to have their g...

Learning about Colour Over the last few weeks we have been learning about the Colour wheel and the primary and secondary colours.  We did a fun experiment called 'Walking Water' in which we tested and observed what happened when the primary colours mix together. After this we checked our thinking with another test by mixing playdough (in primary colours) to make the secondary colours.  We completed our learning about these colours by each creating a 'Colour bug' showing two primary colours on the wings and the secondary colour that they make on the body of the bug.