Sploder Example

Room 30 has been using an online game design site called Sploder. This allows for users to create, test and publish their own exciting games.

Look up above and click 'Sploder Links 2014' to have a try on these creative games.

Room 30 - Electrified

Here is the final performance of our dance. What a great time we had learning about different types of energies during this Rich Task. Prepare to be electrified!

 

Dance Pictures

What a great time we all had performing our dance for an audience this week! Here are a few pictures from the show.

Dance, dance, dance.

We have been practising our Rich Task dance and have come up with this work of art. It is showing our conceptions around electrical energy. The beginning is a drama/dance created to reflect the storm sound effects, the main dance is our electricity ideas.

We find that watching our dance on film helps us realise that each person and each movement is a key part of the what the audience sees. This clip for example will be used to help us focus on areas that need to be improved or changed.

Check out the latest practise - it's not quite perfect but will be very soon!

Explorer Time

In the Whetu syndicate we have an amazing learning opportunity which happens each Tuesday afternoon. During this time we are able to explore a range of learning opportunities, such as weaving, kite making, drama, music, obstacle courses and much more.

 For this post you will write a comment about one of your favourite learning moments you have had during explorer time and why you enjoyed it so much.

Exploring wind energy using plastic bags and string.

 

Ambury Farm 2014

What an amazing time we had on our trip to Ambury Farm this week. We learnt about farm animals and how they help provide us with food and even got to meet quite a few. Mr Big, the female goat was Andrew's favourite.

We also went on a foreshore walk, saw some amazing lava flow areas and thousands of sea birds.

Write about your experience at Ambury Farm.

Our Amazing Library

We are very lucky to have an amazing school library at Balmoral. The students in Room 30 love to visit during our class time and explore the wide range of books we have on offer.

We now have a live link to the catalogue and you can visit it from home. Check it out! 

We have been reading a lot of Andy Griffiths stories in class and some of us have read Goosebumps stories as well. What are your favourite types of books? What are you reading at the moment? Let us know and we can all learn from each other.