Fruit Smoothie

Room 20 enjoyed making a fruit smoothie! However, most people found the smoothie too sour because we added grapes and mandarins!!!

Matariki Kite Day

Cooking in the Kitchen

Today's session in the kitchen gave most students in Room 20 the opportunity to try a vegetable that was new to them - Kohlrabi.  Most of the parents and grandparents who came along to help had never tried it before either. As usual everyone was expected to have a taste.  So kohlrabi, become part of a winter salad with beetroot, carrot and apple.  The herb muffins with loads of cheese, were by far the most favourite dish this session. Followed by the warm potato salad.

Mixing up the muffins

Grating the vegetables

Preparing the carrots

Cutting up the herbs

Spooning the muffins into the pans

Toasting the sesame seeds

Our special guest - Mr Callaghan about to try the Kohlrabi

Sampling the Soil

As part of our Garden to Table lesson today, Howard brought in 3 different types of dirt from his garden for us to look at closely.  The first soil sample was a very fine, silty clay type soil.  The second was straight from his compost heap and was filled with lots of organic material and was crawling with life - worms, slaters, earwigs.  The last sample for us to investigate was soil straight from his vegetable garden.  Everyone was amazed at how many creatures were living in the compost heap, helping to break the organic material down.

Bethany, Cara and Orla handle the silty, clay soil

Liam and Sharzia discovering what's living in the compost heap

How to play Make 10

Brooke and Dani share with you a small movie made on the ipad using Imovie about "How to play Make 10".  This is a basic facts cards using cards. 

How to play Fast Facts

Isabella and Jenna demonstrate how to play a basic facts card game.  This small movie was made on the ipad, using Imovie.

Seven Stars of Matariki

Please enjoy listening to one of the traditional stories of Matariki.

Matariki 2014

Next Week Room 20 will be celebrating Matariki.  

We will be focusing our learning around the traditions, stories & events of Matariki.

Movie Making

Room 20 students are super excited!

Our movie "The Famous Five" is finished and ready for the big screen.
The students will be all starring in our 3 minute doco film featuring five famous Kiwis.  We are looking forward to sharing our movie with family and friends in Week 10 of the term.  Everyone is buzzing with the notion of seeing themselves on the silver screen.  It's been lots of hard work and reruns but we are delighted with the finished product.  Here are a few "stills" that make up some of scenes in the movie.

Garden to Table 27 May 2014

It was a very cold, frosty morning out in the garden today.  We managed to plant some new lettuce plants.  As well as draw and label maps of plants growing in our school gardens.

In the kitchen, the class prepared a very delicious lentil, coconut and silverbeet soup followed by pumpkin and chocolate muffins.

Komodo Dragon Posters on the Ipads

Here are a few examples of posters students in the class have published as part of their reading research about Komodo Dragons.

End of Term 1 2014

Wishing everyone a happy and safe Easter holiday break.  See you all back after the holidays, refreshed and ready to go!!!

Dana's Garden to Table Letter

Josh's Ferrymead Slideshow

Josh's Ferrymead photos from Chris Sumer on Vimeo.

Royal Tour to Christchurch

Royal Visit to Christchurch

Eli Nixon's Mum made a bunch of balloon roses.  Eli's little sister presented the flowers to Kate from the crowd of well wishers.  Here is a photo from "The Press" of Kate holding the bouquet.   
Woo Hoo!

McDonalds Kiwiburger Advert - Original

Room 20 is very excited about our next 
Garden to Table session.  On the menu are Kiwiburgers, ANZAC biscuits and Fruit Kebabs.  Wow! Roll on next Tuesday!

Stephanie's Slideshow of photos from Ferrymead

Stephanie's Group-Ferrymead March 2014 from Chris Sumer on Vimeo.

Room 20 enjoyed our second Garden To Table Session with a visit from a very special guest.  MP Nicky Wagner popped into learn more about the programme and to see how it works at our school.  She was very impressed with how the students were working in the garden and their enthusiasm for the project.

           

                     

          

          

    

On the menu today was Zucchini Muffins and Vietnamese Vegetarian Rice Rolls with a slightly hot chilli dipping sauce.  Thanks to the parents and grandparents who came along to help!!

Kiwiana Trip to Ferrymead

Ferrymead 2014 2 from Chris Sumer on Vimeo.

Garden to Table Our first Session

Garden to Table - Vegetable Dips on PhotoPeach

Lawns Bowls Lesson at the Bowling Club

Everyone trying hard to roll their bowls using the right technique.

Checking to see where the bowls had gone.

Here we go again!

Inquiry Unit: What it means to be a New Zealander

Hokey Pokey Icecream, Pavlova and L & P on PhotoPeach

Room 20 indulged in a traditional Kiwi desert with Tip Top Hokey Pokey Ice cream and Pavlova this week as part of our "Tuning In" for our Inquiry Unit.  We washed it all down with a drink of L and P.  The students also enjoyed reading and learning how pavlova originated in New Zealand.

Portraits

Here is a selection of the Picasso and Modigliani portraits the students in Room 20 have been busy working on as part of our Art Attack Week.  Pop in and have a look at them on display in the classroom.  We are very proud of them!  Who do you recognise?