Get down, get low, get out!

We have been learning about Being "Fire Wise" with the New Zealand Fire Service. Here we are practising getting down, getting low and getting out. This will help us survive if there is a smoky fire at home. 

Our new inquiry - Space...

We have started our inquiry into space and what is up there! 

Healthy living

Our play about being a kaitiakitanga of the sea

Making paper

As part of our inquiry into books, we wanted to make our own paper. We had a lot of old used paper that we thought we could recycle. We weren't sure which kinds of paper would make the best recycled paper, so we set up a few different trials to find out.
First we ripped up the paper into tiny pieces and added it to a bucket of water. We will leave the paper for a few days to separate.
Watch this space to see what we do next, and see our finished paper...

Our visit to Napier MTG

Today we went to the Napier MTG as part of our inquiry into books. We saw some very old books (more than 300 years old!) some very expensive books (one cost more than $10,000) and some very small books. We learnt about how books are made, we did a quiz on different kinds of books, and we even got a chance to make our very own book plates. What was your favourite part?

Mekong River Library Boat

Today we watched a video about the Mekong Library Boat. This is a charity that provides a mobile library for children that wouldn't otherwise get to read books, children in remote villages that don't have books.

Our Inquiry "Tuning In"

At the beginning of our inquiry into books, we started by talking about what kinds of books we knew about and which books we liked to read. Write in the comments any other books you like to read...