Athletics Day-Order of Events

News article for today's shared reading

$2m helps put babies into pods

We are learning to recall main facts in our own words.

Deconstructing our Huhu Bike

We have thoroughly enjoyed breaking down a bike to see all the simple machine components in detail.







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Final DJTV Episode of 2014

Term 4 Year 4 Learning Overview

Term 4 Year 4 Learning Overview

Hard copies are on top of your lockers

Ms Loo is very proud of you all!

Photos from the French Plays

After Mrs Maloney's lesson about the six categories of simple machines, it was time to apply what we learned for this group assessment task.

Here the girls had to work cooperatively to categorize some everyday machines we use to make our lives easier. Some were decided upon quite easily while others caused debate around the Form and Function, two of our Key Concepts.

The Guillotine for instance caused a debate about whether it was a pulley or a wedge. We learned that some of these device are compound machines, or those which require more than one simple machine to operate. 

Check out the blue group's efforts.

Reminder- French Plays on Friday

4LO will be performing their French Plays on Friday at 11.15am in the Junior School Hall.

Girls, please remember to bring your plate of finger food to the French Room on Friday morning.

Simple Machines

Six Simple Machines on MindMup

Inquiry into How the World Works

This term we are inquiring into 'How the World Works.'

Our Central Idea: Technology and inventions have changed our lives.

Key Concepts: Causation, Change and Reflection

Learner Profiles: Risk-taker and Thinker

New Zealand Curriculum Links: Science in the Physical World and Technology Knowledge, Modelling and Systems.

If you have any resources that we could borrow for this inquiry it would be much appreciated. Please ask you extended family too.