Machines

Click on the picture below to watch a Youtube clip of a Rube Goldberg Monster Trap Machine. See if you can see any levers, pulleys, inclined planes or other tools that we have learnt about at school.

Today we went and watched William perform with our school orchestra. Ka Pai William you were all awesome!

Capacity

Room 15 have been continuing with our maths unit on measurement. Today we were estimating and measuring the capacity of various containers using millilitres (ml) and litres (l).


Next week we will move back to our maths interchange programme for numeracy.

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Science Alive

Rimu had a great time finding out about simple machines that we use in our everyday lives. We learnt about levers, pulleys, screws, inclined planes, wedges, wheel and axles and how these tools can help us. We will be looking at some of these in more depth with our Inquiry on Simple Machines.

Oral Language

Just a reminder of what the last 3 week's topics for Wednesday's Oral Language are:

Week 7 - A talent - we would love to see or hear about something you are good at!
Week 8 - An international event - please check it is suitable for children to share with the class.
Week 9 - An Olympic sport – what sport are you excited about watching in this year’s Olympics?  What can you tell us about it?

Maths

For the next couple of week's Rimu will be covering the topic of measurement in maths. The children will need to have their 30 centimetre ruler at school.

Taking Care of Our Tiger Worms

Rooms 15 and 16 enjoyed their visit to the Botanical Gardens to make worm farms. We are now going to make our own worm composting bin at school, but in the meantime it is really important that you look after your tiger worms.

More information on how to make a worm farm will be added to the Blog this week.

Casting Magic with Worms