STEAM!

This term we've started STEAM sessions in Room 4. STEAM being Science Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Maths. So far we have been doing a rotation of making 3d shapes, parabolic curves, spiral designs, simple circuits with brain boxes and coding (using the online programme -Scratch)

Loads of fun, engaged learning happening! (Click on photo for link to more pics)

School Athletics

Well done to everyone on your efforts with our school athletics- Fantastic!

Click on this photo to see more from the day (getting my head around the google photo thing!)

Here are the results - 

http://hamptonhillsports.wikispaces.com/Athletics

SPCA visit

Today we had the second visit from the SPCA. They were showing us how to behave around strange dogs. We also got to have a look at 3 adorable puppies!

Tawa Goes To Town - Music Festival

What an awesome night! After lots of weeks rehearsing, everything came together for a show that we wont forget being a part of in a long time - what an experience!

Here are some photos taken during the dress rehearsal and the evening - if you have a comment, put it here instead of the photopeach site - thanks!

Tawa Goes to Town on PhotoPeach
 Here is a link to the performance as well - enjoy!

Rugby Challenge - the Young Tilley Cup

This is an annual competition between Greenacres and Hampton Hill. It started about 13 years ago when Matt Tilley taught here and his friend Howard Young was over at Greenacres. It gets played alternatively at the schools and this year it's our turn to host.

Rugby Tournament vs Greenacres on PhotoPeach A fabulous game of rugby! Well done team for winning 10-8!

Calendar Art 2016

Here is our Calendar Art for 2016. You can see them on display in our school office over the next 2 weeks. Orders need to be in by the last week of term. You can order calendars and cards - Great Christmas presents! Calendars - $12 Card Packs - $12 Diaries- $15



 

The Solar System - in perspective!

Here's a fabulous model of the solar system!

Science Visitors and the Magnus Effect!

We had some special visitors with us today. They are part of the Royal Society Science Leadership Programme and came to see how we do Science at our school.

They helped us with a tricky experiment trying to get cardboard tubes to fly. You could try this one at home
You need:
A strong table
elastic (about 1cm width) 2/3 the length of the table (un-stretched)
A cardboard tube - try different lengths and weights
Tape (or someone's finger to hold the elastic down)
Some room for flying objects!

What to do:
Attach the elastic to the edge of the table and stretch the elastic out to the other end of the table. Roll it 6-7 turns onto the centre of the tube (The first couple of turns to trap the elastic onto the cardboard)
Wind it as though it were a carpet carpet you were going to roll out, in other words, the elastic needs to leave the cardboard on the underside of the tube.
Now hold the tube at the centre and let go. The roll should take off and curve upwards as it travels across the room

(After lots of experimenting we finally succeeded!)

(When Mr Stuart and I tried this last year!)

Here's an explanation from the Physics Girl

Buddy Reading with Room 5

What a special time sharing books with Room 5 this afternoon!

Our Last Day with Shanshan

It's been fabulous having Shanshan with us! Tomorrow she flies home to China. She has enjoyed her time here. Today we made special chinese masks - a work in progress!

Haere ra Shanshan! All the very best xx

Chinese Folk Dancing

Shanshan taught us a traditional folk dance from China. Unfortunately the music was lost in the recording - but hopefully you get the idea!

A visiting teacher from China

We have a special guest teacher in Room 4 at the moment. 
Shanshan (say "Shun-sarn") from Education Advantage (AFS) 

Shanshan is on a teaching exchange for 4 weeks from China. It's wonderful having her with us and I know she is really enjoying getting to know the very friendly and helpful Room 4!

Here is a slide show she presented to us