Planting trees on Te Ara o Ngāhere.

Last Wednesday we had a group of parents and adults who helped Room 3 plant trees to restore the banks and bush of Te Ara o Ngahere and Pūtikitiki. Here are some photos and writing reflections:

I dug two holes and two trees.

By Hunter.

It was hard to dig the hole.

By Aroosh.

I planted trees and they will grow.

By Emily-Rose.

I dug a hole.

By Zakkaiah.

This is the tree. This is Courtney helping me dig the hole.

By Rumeysa.

I plant trees.

By Maria.

The Sunshine Queen.

By Azaan.

I like planting trees.

By Ally.

I like planting trees.

By Ihaia.

I was having fun.

By David.

When we were gardening, I found a worm.

By Asena.

I was planting trees.

By Susifina.

Fergus and I were planting trees.

By Selby.

I was having fun planting and digging. It was hard work.

By Henry.

Why do the plants not grow when it is snowing? 

By Lorenzo.

I plant lots and lots of Kōwhai trees.

By Margot.

I love planting trees on Pūtikitiki.

By Bayan.

I am watching the kids plant trees.

By Fergus.

Ngā mihi nui to all our helpers for their support.

Toimahi - Autumnal Art

 

Using evidence - more soda water experiments.

 

These scientists are collecting more evidence to help them explain how and why the raisins 'dance' in soda water by going up and down.

They are making obseravtions.

They notice bubbles that behave the same or differently on lentils, pasta, and coloured mini m&ms. 

The M&Ms go up then sink and lots of bubbles fizz up. They stay at the bottom once their colour shell comes off.

The lentils still go up and down but take a lot longer.

Some of the scientists begin to change their minds about the objects in soda 'breathing'. They now think the bubbles on the outside are making them go up and down. 

They are also keen to observe the lids popping off the jars. This is also put down to something in the bubbles. They start to count how long it takes each of the 3 lids to pop again.