Creative Kidd-li-winks

We have been learning how to make pom poms. To make a pom pom we have needed to show lots of determination. We looked in Pinterest http://www.pinterest.com/ for some ideas and inspiration. Pinterest is a place where you can find lots of ideas to make and create. 

We planned what we wanted to create and began creating. Sometimes our plans worked perfectly and sometimes we needed to make changes to our plans because things didn't work out as expected. 

The Kidd-li-winks have shown so much creativity and have problem- solved when ideas haven't worked. Look at some of the amazing creations. 

Created by Jacob

Created by Jerome

Created by Thomas

Created by Max

Created by Henrietta

Created by Ruby

Created by Bailey

Created by Logan

Created by Bowen

Created by Neesha

Created by George

Created by Bella

Created by Ruby

Created by Mya

Created by Isabella

Racing Rabbits Ruby

Something that challenged me was archery because you had to pull the string back to your shoulder and I was not stronge enough to pull the string back to my shoulder then the second time I pulled string back to my shoulder.I learnt how to play Giant Foozeball you are probably wondering what Giant Foozeball is you know the game where the little plastic men are in this game and you move the little people around .instead of the plastic men it was YOU.

Water Slide

The water slide was a real favourite at camp. It was sooo  much fun even the teachers couldn't resist giving it a go. Well done to all children who went out of their comfort zone to go down the water slide. Ahhhhhhhhh!

The children got more and more confident and went flying through the air like Superman and crashing into the rugby pads...sometimes bowling over the parents. We all loved it lots. Can you see the horror and excitement in our faces all at the same time?

Can you spot the only crash on the water slide? Who was it?

Working Together

The camp challenges have begun in Room 8. 

The challenge was to work together to create something connected to camp or our group name. 

We got points for working together well, being encouraging to our team mates, compromising and making something creative.

Bella and Jerome figuring it out together

Bailey and Ruby problem-solving

Logan showing determination

The Legendary Leopards all helping each other

George and Logan discussing how to make it work

Henrietta and Ruby trying to make changes

Jerome being a Crazy Cato our the cat door

Racing Rabbits built themselves a rabbit hutch

The children are ALL working hard to earn points for their camp groups. 

Discovery and Options

This term the children chose from options Kapa Haka, cooking, recycled art and discovery.

Here are some of the creations from recycled art

Isabella's creation

Bella's creation

Henrietta's creation

Ruby's creation

Teague sniffing to guess
what the herb is

Teague helping Thomas to open a can

 The Kidd-li-winks in the cooking group help and support the younger children.

Ruby and Layla peeling the garlic

Adding the herbs and stirring the sauce

Eating spaghetti...yum!

Delicimo!

Creaming the butter and sugar

Sifting the cocoa

Mmmm...afghans

Preparing for a party

We worked together with Room 14 to practise our learning about capacity. We had many different stations we needed to complete to get ready for a party.

Toby working with Keagan to find out
how many blocks the fruit weighs

Zane thinking...thinking...thinking
We measured in blocks and grams

Each person at the party will use 10mLs of sauce.
How much sauce will you need?

Isabella measuring 10mLs into
each container

Henrietta working out how much
sauce she will need for a party
15x10=150 mLs

Faith measuring sand for her
sand and water cake

Caitlyn counting in 1/2 litres
1/2, 1, 1 1/2, 2, 2 1/2, 3

Adding 2L of sand to the sand and water cake

Reading the ingredients for the fruit punch

Bowen and Lealou checking their punch will
fit in the jug

George calculating his ingredients to make icing

Bailey and Cloe adding 1/2 teaspoon of each ingredient.
1 teaspoon =5mLs so 1/2 teaspoon =2 1/2 mLs

Thomas and Gwen making a basket to hold
between 60 and 80 lollies

Our human scale
Even though the icing sugar is smaller than the cornflakes it weighs more

Feeling what about 25 kgs feels like

Lots of mess, fun and learning. 

Some reflections from Room 8

I learnt how to count in 1/2s.

I learnt that weight is measured in grams and that 1,000 grams makes a kilogram.

I learnt that a teaspoon has 5 mLs and how to cut 5 in half.

I learnt 1 litre has 1,000mLs and I counted in thousands.

I learnt to count in 30s because I can count in 3s.

I got better at estimating how many mLs will fit in containers