Kiwi Kids News Episode Three

Apologies for the delay in sharing the final episode of Kiwi Kids News for 2012.



Here it is and once again congratulations to the group of talented Year 3 and 4children that worked on this episode. They were;
Thomas Allen
Thomas Forsey
Thomas Watson
Isabella Wallwork
Caleb Forsythe
Rosie McCormick
Robert Dalziel
Emma Sinclair
Bella Marsh
Max Ansell
Estella Wallace
Chloe Van der Ree

Year 1 Poets

It has been an absolute pleasure to work with a group of Year 1 writers and exploring emotions with them. They worked so hard and then published their work into Keynote presentations that we exported as movies to share with you.

Thank you to Riley, Isobel, James, Jeshaiah, Lexie, Samuel, Briannah and Tarin. You are all stars!

Science - Year 3 & 4

"That's not flying ..... that's falling with STYLE!"
  Buzz Lightyear 

Our first sessions involved finding out how we could speed up or slow down how objects falls through air and water. 

Using fair testing we experimented with different materials and different surface areas. Each group changed one of the variables.

We worked out that design of objects can influence their rate of movement through the air or water by decreasing or increasing the action of air resistance on them.

Each team started with one plastic supermarket bag, some curling ribbon and a cotton reel. Using this equipment we made a parachute with a buddy, then went out to find out how well they worked.

When we came back we discussed gravity and air pressure. Then we brainstormed things we could change to improve our designs. 

A book by Pablo Bernasconi titled Captain Arsenio inspired us to take some risks with our ideas. All ideas are valuable.

Once we had a whole lot of ideas, we selected one thing that we could change then we built and tried out our new parachutes.

What will be the outcome? Keep watching this space.

Emotion Writing with Year 1

Emotions are something we feel all the time but we cannot see or touch. We tried to make the way we experience emotions come alive to others through our writing. 

We read a story and brainstormed some of the feelings in the story. 

We then took one of these emotions and wrote a poem together.

Disappointment is pale green.

It looks like the losing team.

Disappointment sounds like a whinging child.

It feels cold and slimy.

Burnt baking smells disappointing.

It tastes like stale chocolate.

We are now working on our own poems and will publish them on the computer.

Watch this space!

Philosophy with Year 2 Thinkers

Today we had our first session of philosophy with a group of year 2 thinkers. We read the book 'Something Else' and explored the concept of friendship. We started our thinking by exploring what we thought a friend was. We then discussed whether you could be friends with someone you didn't know.
Today we also practised disagreeing politely using the words "No I disagree because..." We also tried to make sure that we were justifying our answers by giving a reason to our ideas.

Kiwi Kids Episode Two

A huge congratulations to our latest Kiwi Kids News Team. You have worked so hard to produce this wonderful edition of the news. I am sure many members of our community will enjoy it as much as you enjoyed making it!

Big pakipaki for Jacob, Emma, Miyuki, Catherine, Olivia, Thesara, Quillan, Libby, Jake, Bella, Ibrahim and Laila.

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