Bee Hives

This morning for his oral language topic Thomas brought in an old bee hive that had been cut out of a tree. It was VERY heavy, but everyone was very excited to see what was in it. Thomas had some wonderful facts about bees. We have put the hive out on display with magnifying glasses so we can investigate what the inside of a hive looks like. There is a faint smell of honey and the comb is very waxy.

The World Came To My Place Today World Map

Last term we painted a HUGE world map. We have labelled the continents. For an activity we found object and products in the class. We had to look to see where they were made, draw a picture of the object and then stick it on the world map. We then labelled the countries. We found lots of things from New Zeland, Australia and Asia. We didn't find many things from Europe, Africa or North/South America. If you have any procuts at home from these continents feel free to bring them a long and we will stick a picture of them on the wall.

MAB Maths

Hi, I have had a few questions concerning the homework this week. MAB stands for MULTIBASE ARITHMETIC BLOCKS. They are the 10 base blocks and rods used in maths. Below is an image to explain how they work.



So if the question was: How many MAB minis in 3 tens and 21 ones, the answer would be 51. If the question was how many MAB minis in 7 tens and 35 ones, the answer would be 105.

Tirohonga

Yesterday the whole school loaded on to buses and headed to Tironhonga for a day of adventure and activities. We were lucky and the weather held all day long. Tyler Summers took along his camera and photographed the days events. The children were able to participate in outdoor activities like bivi building, team games, confidence course, obstacle courses and nature hunts. It was such a fun day and by the end of it, everyone (children, staff and adults) were very tired.