Google Drawing

We had an online Cybersmart session with Whaea Kerry today. We learned about Germ Bots fighting Covid-19. We created our own Germ Bots using Google Drawing; creating the bots using shapes, moving them around, grouping them together then adding a funky background. Here's some of our work :)

Keeping our Teeth Clean

 A quick inquiry into how to keep our smiles bright - sponsored by Colgate.  Each student got a Minion toothbrush to take home and red toothbrushes to keep in the classroom. We should brush our teeth twice a day with a fluoride toothpaste to keep our teeth and gums healthy, strong and clean.  Bonus brush after lunch each day!

Animation

6th August 2020

Today, we learned animation using Google Slides; we inserted a static background, then used a .png image (that has no background), and moved it around the screen to make our first animation!

Eli
 

Keita



Kiko



Aayla



Phoenix


Quayde




Revyl



 Rohan



Kahu



Karma

 

Waekamania

 

Matariki

We celebrated Matariki - Maori new year, by constructing a concertina book which showcased Te Iwa o Matariki (The nine stars of Matariki), followed by a full day celebrating Ururangi - the star connected with the 'winds of the sky' by weaving incredible fishing kites and Manu Wahine. Thank you Matua Hako for your help!

NZ Garden Bird Survey

Our class participated in this year's NZ Garden Bird survey, an annual public survey that informs Landcare Research about health of our environment. They survey is the country's longest running citizen science project.  We spent time learning about the birds we were looking out for, we made bird masks, then we took our survey out and about around the school to record our findings on the tally sheet. Finally, we uploaded our finding to the online bird register.

Sweet sounds of Nga Papahu

We've been learning about rhythm and following a simple percussion score. We were playing along to Adele's 'Rolling in the Deep', and Queen's 'We will Rock You' with our Bucket Percussion orchestra! Also, we are learning to play the ukulele, and can play chords; C, Am, G, F, and D. It's amazing how many songs you can play with just 5 chords. Lastly, we have enjoyed singing in the music room - this is 'Taipa Area Primary's Got Talent!'