Celebrating Matariki

To celebrate Matariki we learned a song about the seven stars.

We worked together using card and paper to weave kete.

We had to concentrate and focus on our work.

Weaving is a bit tricky.

Skipping

We have been learning skipping skills with Jono from Project Energise.

Volcano Bubbles

We made a volcano today.
We made the volcano using play dough and sand.
These are the ingredients and the equipment we needed.

The Planet Mars

As part of our inquiry 'Planet Earth and Beyond', we have been finding out about Mars, the planet closest to our planet.

We used paints mixed with sand to create planets as an art activity.

The Sun and the stars.

We found out more about stars this week. There are stars of different sizes and colours. 
The sun is a star. 
Red stars are the smallest. The white and yellow stars are hotter than the red stars. The biggest and the hottest are the blue stars.
We made star patterns with paint, glitter and cotton buds.

Louie wrote - 
Sometimes, on clear nights, you can see stars. They may look little but they are huge.
Have you seen a star?
Jayden wrote - 
The sun is a really hot star. It is our sun. It has lava and fire. 
It is so hot. Why is it hot?
Bella-Rose wrote - 
The stars are hot like the sun. The sun is made of gas.
Nike wrote - 

Last night I saw the stars. The sky was black. The stars were white. They were made out of gas.