ROE - Baby Celebration

A few weeks ago we celebrated our last Roots of Empathy session. We were so proud of baby Veihana who WALKED into Room 8 on the day (with a wee bit of help...).

It has been so exciting to see her change from a small baby into a gorgeous little lady with a big personality.

Veihana, you have been an amazing 'tiny teacher' to the children in Room 8. You have made us laugh and brought us so much joy over the year. We have learned the importance of empathy and the incredible power we have to make a difference in the world we live in.

Thank you Akauta for sharing Veihana with us and for giving up your time over the year.
We appreciate you!

Thank you Ally for being such a wonderful ROE teacher. Thank you for letting us share our stories and for helping us learn how to be empathetic and to communicate better with each other. Thank you also for all the special treats you brought for us to enjoy!

We can't wait to celebrate Veihana's 1st birthday on the 12th of December and to continue watching 'our baby' grow and change over the years to come.

Check the comments for Room 8's messages about Roots of Empathy.

Camp 2017

Earlier this term the senior school students went on camp to Lakewood Lodge. We had an incredible time trying new things and growing our confidence. Some of the highlights were the flying fox, horse riding, kayaking, survivor and of course the mud run!

https://www.lakewoodlodge.co.nz/

Check out our photos and read about Room 8's highlights in the comments below.

Swimming!

Check us out during our swimming lessons today!

Wero

What an incredible day for some lucky senior school students at BMPS!

The team at Field of Dreams invited us to the Vector Wero Whitewater Park in Manukau to experience the Tamariki River.

After watching a safety video and getting fitted into our wetsuit, shoes, helmet and lifejacket - we were ready to go!

                             

 We were shown how to sit in the boat, how to hold the paddle and what to do if we fell into the water. Then we were off!

Towards the end of the session there was an opportunity to jump into the rapids and float down the river. Woohoo!!

Room 8, I was so proud of you for challenging yourselves, for conquering your fears and for supporting each other. What an amazing experience! Thank you Wero and field of Dreams!

As part of our learning about science this term, Room 8 have started to explore electricity. 

First we shared our prior knowledge and watched a video clip about where electricity comes from. 

Then in small groups, children used the equipment provided to make the light bulb go. The first few minutes were spent planning then the groups made and tested predictions.

After some trial and error all groups managed to make their light bulb glow.

We were pretty proud of ourselves!!

Some of the things we noticed and learnt along the way...

*   Electricity flows in a closed circuit 

*   Electricity flows when metal is connected to metal

*   When there is a disconnection in the circuit the electricity stops flowing 

*   Electricity flows from the negative end of the battery and is travels to find it's way to the positive        end of the battery

Then we drew and labelled our circuits. We even did a drawing using the correct symbols. 

Some of the questions that were asked today and that we hope to research in the future were...

*   What causes static electricity?

*   Do solar panels work even if it is raining?

*   What causes a power cut?

*   Why can birds stand on the powerlines without getting  electrocuted? 

Awesome attendance in term three

Congratulations to these Room 8 students who received awards for excellent attendance in term three. 

Nice one!

Grow, cook, EAT

Today Room 8 decided the time was right to harvest some of the vegetables we planted in the garden at the end of last term. 

We picked some snow peas...

cut the broccoli...

and the purple cauliflower...

then picked some leaves from the silver beet and kale plants.

We washed them, chopped them and created a delicious vegetable stir fry.

Some of us predicted that the purple cauliflower would turn white when it was cooked, but it didn't. It kept its beautiful colour.

We appreciated and enjoyed our yummy meal even more, knowing that we grew the plants, harvested the vegetables, prepared, cooked and served them ourselves. 

Ka pai ngā kai, nē?	The food’s lovely, isn’t it?
Āe. He kai reka	Yes. It’s delicious food