Mrs Jacksons Measuring Time Activities

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Winter Wonderland

Oh what fun!

Making Jelly

We made Jelly as part of our Inquiry.  First of all we put the jelly Crystals in a bowl.  We had a discussion about whether the crystals were a solid or a liquid.  We decided they were a solid as each tiny crystal was hard and didn't change shape (even though when we poured all of the crystals they were a bit like a liquid). We added hot water - it turned into a liquid.  The Jelly Crystals had dissolved.  We then put  it in the fridge for an hour.  When we took it out it had turned into a solid again.  We had to eat it after that and it was delicious!  Keep an eye out for some of our fabulous descriptive writing about making jelly .  They will be on our blog soon.

Term 2

Welcome to Term 2.
It is hard to believe it is May already. The children are doing fantastically well with their learning. We have some exciting things happening this term including a visit from the police to talk to the children about road safety, to try on uniforms and have a look at the police cars!! We have started our new Inquiry topic about solids, liquids and gases (stay posted for some photos from our liguid nitrogen experiments), and we have done some ice experiments too. Over the term we will be making jelly, popcorn and some bread. Exciting times. If you follow our blog please join up as a member so we can see how many people access this. Some dates to put in your diary:

Wed 9th May - Cross Country (Ppt date Mon 14th May)
Wed 9th May - Class and individual photos (morning)
Fri 11th May - Sausage Sizzle
Tues 22nd May - CSO visit
Wed 23rd May - school finishes at 12.30 (Staff pd in afternoon)
Mon 28th May - Police Visit
Fri 1st June - Sausage Sizzle
Mon 4th June - Queens Birthday Holiday
Wed 13th June - Home and School Pizza lunch
Tues 26th & Thurs 28th June - Mid year conferences
Fri 29th June - Term 2 ends

Thank you to everyone for your ongoing support.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Conor's Mum bought in a swan plant with some eggs on it. Look what has happened so far - we are now doing a mini inquiry about caterpillars and butterflies. We have integrated this into our writing, art and ICT. Come in and have a look at our own version of the Very Hungry Caterpillar on the interactive whiteboard!

Chicken Visit

Look at our little fluffy visitors we had last week - Very cute!

Spelling time

Have a look at the ways we practice our spelling words at school. We all enjoy spelling time. We also know that we make meaningful connections when we can use our spelling words correctly in our story writing!

Feb 22

Yesterday was a special day in the Christchurch calendar. In room 9 we briefly discussed what the day represented and where we were this time last year. Some of the children chose to sit under a tree at lunch time and reflect for a wee while before going off to play. It was up to the children whether they wanted to do this or carry on with their normal lunch time. I am very proud of the way they all discussed this special day but also talked about feeling safe at school. What a lovely and supportive school we have! We Care!