Surprised Snowman

Our snowman is an Aussie cousin - let's call him Bruce - still wearing his jandals and cap and a very surprised look on his face because he didn't know it could get this cold in Canterbury!

Hope you like it.  

What's been happening behind the clouds?

Today, while we have been tucked up inside and it has been snowing something very special has been happening in the sky. Watch this video for an idea of what we missed out on today.

ChiLLing at home in the snow

There are lots of things you can be doing at home.

Have you tried to make a Grand Design out of snow?

What about writing in the snow?

Have you seen how big some of the snowflakes are? What size do you think the biggest one is?

Take a picture of the snow. Can you count the number of snowflakes in the picture? Try counting in 2s, 5s or 10s.

Can you write a setting for a narrative that would be in the snow? Remember to use all your senses to help make a picture in the reader's head.

What about writing a play ?

Can you start researching your Grand Design ?  Start planning your presentation. What information is going to be important to be included?

Have fun!!!

Making Snowflakes

Can you make a 6 pointed snowflake like in this video? Bring them to school when you get back and show us how successful you are.

This is the one I made at home. - Caleb

Ms B at Home

Wow the snow hasn't stopped. My back lawn is like a fairytale. Time to make some hot soup! Can't wait to get out and do some creating in the snow. I feel a Grand Design coming on!!

Game Making - Grand Design?

I made this at home using the programme Little Big Planet2. Look out for the Grand Designs - Grand Designs and Infrastructure.

 

How did you get the idea to build  the house from the movie?

Hanmer holiday

Charlotte. Taine and Josh were doing a scrum in the hot pools at Hanmer.

Bridge challenge

We built a bridge out of two pieces of newspaper, four paper clips and some string. It had to be at least 30 cm long and be able to carry two cars.

We made this video about our bridge.

What Grand Design bridge do you think it looks like?

Happy song

While we were waiting for our parents to pick us up after the earthquake on Friday we played and danced a happy song!!

What is this?

Hunter found this at school. Do you know what it is? What is it's special name?

BYOD Whole School Survey

Here it is, our whole school survey on bring your own device (BYOD). It will take less than ten minutes to complete.  Following a suggestion from our BYOD CIA seminar (thanks John) here is your chance to have your say.  We are keen to hear your opinions on how to best provide regular access to technology for all of our children and how to maintain this access sustainably over the coming years.

The survey will close on Thursday 7 June.  All you need to do is click the link below. This is intended as a survey for parents (not for the children to complete). We will be gaining their thoughts through a different survey.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YY8MR7H

The New World Trade Centre

This is the new World Trade Centre. It's now the highest building in the world because they put a giant pole on it. It's called the Freedom Tower.

Spelling in Discover

Ollie's Model Under Development

I'm making a mountain for my model train track so that my trains can go up. It looks plain at the moment. It will look better when it's finished.

My model mountain took quite a long time to build. It looks quite tiny here but it is quite big.

How were the Pyramids made?

Do you agree with this about the way the pyramids were made?