Being Respectful in Room 2

today we watched this movie and talked about how we could show respect - not like these little birds!!

Make your own volcano at home

Hi Room 2.
Did you enjoy making the volcano on Friday?
Here is the link from Science Bob, so you can make your own at home:

Science Bob

The Battle of the Mountatins

We have really enjoyed reading, retelling and exploring the story of the Battle of the Mountains.

We learned the names of the mountains in the North Island and where they are situated. The story tells us where the mountains are today.
We also had lots of wonderings about the mountains. Are they still active volcanoes? How do volcanoes erupt?

We used our research skills to find out where the mountains are and if they are still active.

We then did our own volcano experiment so we could imagine how the magma might run down the mountain.

making taniwha from clay

As we are studying Maori culture and legend this term, we have looked at the local legend of the Taniwha of Wellington Harbour.

We decided to represent them in clay - clay come from the earth, from Papatunuku. We thought that this would be a good choice of media.

We learned how to use clay safely and how to join two pieces of clay together. We are hoping to get our finished pieces fired.