Observations of a burning candle

Today we all watched a candle burn and made observations. We had to really concentrate and notice any changes. It was especially interesting seeing what happened to the wick.

Mother's Day treat

Today we made a little treat for our mothers. We decorated the outside, did some tricky folding and gluing and finally popped a treat inside. Don't forget to keep it hidden till Sunday!

Mrs Dineen comes to visit

Today Mrs Dineen came to visit and she told us the story of Simpson and his donkey at Gallipoli. It was so interesting and we had heaps of questions to ask. At the end of the session Mrs Dineen taught us some French phrases and made sure our pronunciation was correct. Thank you, thank you, thank you Mrs Dineen!

A new flag for New Zealand?

The "Extra for Experts" homework activity is an optional extra but this week many children chose to do it. The task was to correctly colour the New Zealand flag and answer questions such as what do the four stars represent? After this the children were able to design their own flags. They were brilliant!

It's Autumn!

Me, Isaac and Angus made a huge pile of leaves at lunch time. There were leaves everywhere. The leaves come from the walnut trees.

Reporter: Emilee

Landscape painting Part 1

Today Mrs Simpson came and shared her landscape painting with us. We then went outside to look at nearby landscapes noticing that trees in the distance seem to be much smaller. When we moved into the Workshop, we drew sketches of our own landscapes. Finally we painted the background of our landscape. Next week we will add all the details such as trees and fences.

Kiwi Golf

Today we were delighted to see a sparkling blue sky day because this was our Kiwi Golf day. We started the session using flags so that we could learn the correct swing. We then moved on to using a golf club with three different sized balls. Melanie our tutor, was very impressed with the Room 9 concentration, perseverance and skill.