Sunday 20 May 2012

Responsibility

When we get to school in the morning, we have to
#1. Put our book-bag in the red box.
#2. Put our spelling book in the white box.
#3. Put our lunch-box on the shelf.
#4. Hang our bag up on our own hook.
#5. Put down the chairs.
Ashlee didn't need any reminding!

FROSTY MORNING

This morning when we got to school, everything was white and frosty. Frost occurs when it is a fine night, with no clouds.  As the night air cools, it drops dew, because cold air can't hold water vapour.  When the temperature drops to freezing, (0c) the dew freezes, forming frost.  Bird baths and puddles freeze too.  Our steps were slippery and icy, so Matua Eric put some astroturf, so we won't slip over. We wrote an acrostic poem about frost. People say "Jack Frost is about," but frost is a kind of weather, not a person.

Frost.
Really freezing and icy outside.
Our steps were slippery and white.
Sunny Winter mornings are frosty.
Today is frosty and cold.

Santanna, Phoenix and Ashlee on the icy steps.

Santanna, Ashley, and Phoenix check out the frosty playground.

Thursday 17 May 2012

Rainbows


Rainbow over C9 today.
 Pikopiko Team are learning about Weather Systems.  Thanks to the weather being so changeable, we've been able to observe lots of different weather this term!  A rainbow forms when there is some sun, and a little bit of light rain.  If you put your back to the sun, you might see a rainbow, like we did today.  Rainbows form when the sunlight passes through each little raindrop, and separates into seven colours.  The colours are always the same.  Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.  Rainbows often make people feel happy.

Piper and Phoenix adding a bit of sparkle.
 Our beautiful butterflies are on show in our classroom, the A-block corridoor, and the hall.  We used metalic paints for a shiny finish, to contrast with black detailing.  They look stunning.  We looked at a book that shows some amazing butterflies from around the world to get ideas.

Tidy Kiwis

 We forgot to tell you how proud we were last week, when we won the Tidy Kiwi award at assembly.  We do try to keep our area tidy, by putting our rubbish in the bin, and picking up any rubbish that blows in.  here we are with our certificate, and the Tidy Kiwi.

Saturday 12 May 2012

'Surfin' Safari.'

Kia ora whanau,
We are practicing hard at our class item for the talent quest in week 5.  We sound good, and we look great, because we are having lots of fun.  Remember we all need to bring in a set of summery, beach clothes, and some boogie-boards this week.  Come and support us at lunch-time on Monday 21st May 12.45. - 1.15, in the hall.  If we are lucky enough to get into the finals, that will be on Friday 25th May at 1.30.

Pikelet Day


Ashlee and Tyra mixing the batter. 



Kyra,Ashlee and Aaliyah spreading jam on top.

 

TJ and Nola giving our pikelets the taste-test.
     

Monday 7 May 2012

WINDY WEATHER

Wind is good  You can feel it, but you can not see it.  Wind can be very strong.  It can carry leaves.  It can blow seeds.  It can be dirty.  It can blow heaps of things. 
Tornadoes can be very windy. Tornadoes can make black-outs.  They are gray, and they can swirl around and around.  It twists around and it looks scarey.
By Nola.