Sinking Ships Maths Experiment

Room 5 Maths are learning about mass.

We weighed marbles (approx. 1g each), estimated, and then measured; how many marbles it took to sink our paper boats.

Control: We all made the same style paper boats

We found out the following:

• Paper boats don't have a very long life once they touch the water!
• If you put a whole lot of marbles in your boat and cause an edge to take on water it'll VERY quickly sink your boat
• How many marbles depended on how you put them in your boat and also how balanced your boat 

Extreme Trampoline - by Alice

I was riding in the car waiting excitedly for us to get to the Extreme Trampoline building.

Finally, after a long bumpy ride we got there. 

When I walked in the doorway I could hear kids screaming and running excitedly.

When I came in, straight away we went to warm up on the nine Olympic sized trampolines. 

What I liked most about it was the huge climbing wall. You climbed up and then jumped into a big foam pit. I had the most amazing time and I’ll definitely go there again!

By Alice

Hard at Work

Working hard to complete our Inquiry for the term!

Not your ordinary class...

Look at the crazy bunch of kids Mrs G and Mrs T have to teach! 
Room 5, you are hilarious! 

Room 5 are Twittering about...

Room 5 are getting ready to connect to other students around New Zealand in a weekly Twitter chat called #kidsedchatnz.

Check out their blog  
http://www.kidsedchatnz.blogspot.co.nz/

Next week's Twitter conversation is: What makes a good teacher? 

Mrs Goodwin and Mrs Turner are very nervous about what Room 5 are going to say, but we know we are going to be respectful digital citizens and that what we publish in the digital world is there forever.

What are some of your ideas of what makes a good teacher?

Blue Penguins presented by Luke, Axel, Jaimie and Gina

After Tiritiri Matangi the children researched a bird of their choice and decided to present their findings in the form of a poster.  The children then created a piece of persuasive writing, convincing people to visit Tiriri through the eyes of their bird.

Poster

Presenting findings.

North Island Robins presented by Sam, Joe, Lara and Jasmine

Room 5 children formed groups to put together a presentation on a bird of their choice from Tiritiri Matangi island.  I like how this group did a question and answer part to their poster.  Well done.

Poster

Presenting poster to class