GREAT EXCITEMENT!

Hmm... we wonder which fairy tale character is coming tomorrow.

Don't forget our Celebration of Learning in the Hall at 9.30am!

We can't wait to see you.

OUR BUILDING BRIDGES VIDEO!

Here is a photo-story we made of our learning process of making a bridge for the Three Billy Goats Gruff.  We hope you enjoy it.

A NEW HOUSE FOR THE THREE LITTLE PIGS!

Today we finished a Lego house for the Three Little Pigs.   We learnt how to make a Lego roof today.   It was pretty tricky and involved a lot of patience and persistence!

TESTING OUR BRIDGES!

We tested by putting plastic animals on the bridge.   Our bridge are so strong that they will be able to easily hold the Three Billy Goats Gruff.

FAIRY TALE PROGRESS UPDATE!

Here's a quick update on the latest goings on in our quest to solve all the fairy tale characters problems...

We have found out about all sorts of cool things like there are different types of bridges like beam, arch, truss and suspension bridges.   We have learnt about what houses are made off too. Each group has taken time to stop and REFLECT on what they are trying to achieve and are now at the ACT stage.  

We are now all busy designing our bridge or house and we'll start making them hopefully tomorrow.   We are having so much fun and are learning lots along the way too! So is Mrs Lunn!

If you have any boxes or gladwrap rolls you don't need at home,  please send them along to school. We'd love to re use them!

GENIUS HOUR EDITION TWO!

We had about 20 kids choose to take part in Genius Hour this week.   We had kids learning about cheetahs,  dogs,  artic foxes as well as kids designing and building race tracks with portals (as every good race track should have) and cars that transform into helicopters.  Jermaine is a genius at riding his skateboard so he designed and made a skateboard and some ramps from Mobilo.  He gave us a demonstration of how the skateboard could do flips off the ramps. Very cool, Jermaine!

WE SAVED JACK!

Here is our photostory about how we saved Jack.  We used the Riverdale School Inquiry Model called Te Ako Retinga to help us find a solution for Jack's problem.  Our teachers think we did a pretty awesome job.  If you like our video, please leave a comment in the section below.  We love feedback!

TESTING JACK'S PARACHUTE!

Today we finished making the parachute for Jack.  We tested them by dropping the parachutes off the top of the bars. We found out that the bigger parachutes were better. They floated slowly down to the ground and kept our Lego man Jack safe.

SUPER LEADERS!

We have appointed Stem Captains for our inquiry into how to help Jack get down the beanstalk quickly.  The Stem Captain has lots of responsibilities.   They are in charge of making sure the organisers are filled in, making sure that everyone has a say and most importantly,  making sure the group follows the inquiry process correctly.   Here is a photo of two of our Stem Captains,  Phoebe and Macy... and a photo of Captain Macy in action!

SAVING JACK!

We recieved a letter from Jack who is the main character in Jack and the Beanstalk.   He needs our help! He loves climbing the beanstalk because it is great exercise but unfortunately the Giant often tries to catch him.   It takes too long for Jack to climb down the beanstalk.  He's asked us to find a fast and safe way for him to get down.   Here are a few photos of us busy trying to solve Jack's problem.   Feel free to ask us what we've been up to.  We'd love to tell you all about it!