Splish and Splash at Sunnyhills

The Year 3 Team (Rooms 14, 15 and 16)had the best day at Splish and Splash. 

There were three great activities for us to participate in on a hot summery day. 

1. Stuck in the mud under the sprinkler

2. Water challenge against another team to see who could fill the water trough the fastest

3. Being blasted with the hose, and practising our Pause, Breathe and Smile while being sprinkled with rain.

It was such a great afternoon to cool down and have some fun. 

We were so lucky that Mrs Trembath organised this for us to do. 

Thank you to Mrs Trembath, great idea! 

Te Reo on Ratū with Mrs Harding

Let's Talk Math Strategy

In Team 15 we are learning about the importance of explaining our mathematical thinking. Yesterday we were given a word problem to solve. Mrs Turner didn't even care if we got the answer wrong as long as we could explain how we worked it out. 

First we learned how to breakdown a question (Look for the key words and numbers and figure out what it is asking us to do).  We identified that the key word was 'ate'. This meant it was a Subtraction problem. 

Did you know LOT'S of other words mean the same as subtract? - takeaway, minus, loose, lost, ate, gave away! (if you can think of more, post one in the comments section)

For some of us, the problem was REALLY easy. For some of us, it was REALLY hard. Even our best mathematicians though, were in the learning pit for a while trying to think of the best way to explain their thinking.

To solve the problem, some of us drew pictures of cupcakes and crossed them out as we counted. A couple of us spotted a 'magic 10', but most of us just counted backwards from the biggest number. All of these are perfect strategies to use. We are very proud!

These 3 brave, amazing people volunteered to share their strategy on camera. Can you give us some feedback in the comments? We think Chloe did particularly well with her explaining how/why she used the numbers. What do you think?

Tu Meke! 

Lion Dancing

Today we were VERY lucky to have a presentation by "Uncle Peter" and the  E-PACS Lion & Dragon Dance Group  Unfortunately the children (who are the other end of the big lion) were at school so we couldn't see the 'full' display, but we did learn heaps!

Peter told us all about the Lion Dance and why it is an important part of the Chinese New Year celebrations. This group is very famous in the Chinese community. They often get asked to big important events and offered their time to us today.

We learned some of the 'poses' we need to practice. CAN YOU BALANCE ON ONE LEG LIKE THIS FOR THE WHOLE TIME YOU BRUSH YOUR TEETH?

Theo from our class even got to have a go with the symbols (Peter said it was okay to practice at home with the pots and pans - has anyone tried yet?)

It was such a cool display. Please check out  the E-PACS Lion & Dragon Dance Group 

facebook page if you would like to see more. 

Here is a mashed video that Mrs Turner took of the event

Please leave us your comments.

"Gong hei fat choy"   "gong xi fa cai" 

"wishing you great happiness and prosperity." 

Week 1 - Working Collaboratively

Ice Breaking

Happy first week Team 15!

Mrs Grant and Mrs Turner are so excited to have you all in our class. We are super proud of your good manners and the way you have showed a growth mindset this week.

Here are some pictures of us getting to know each other. This occasion called for us to step out of our comfort zone and 'interview' other people in the class. We had to find out things that we didn't know about each other. Did you know that no-one in Team 15 likes the colour pink, lots of people have pets, and quite a few of us have travelled on an aeroplane?

We are looking forward to lots more collaborative activities like this one.

Musiqhub

Today we had a special visit from the Musiqhub people. Here they are playing the saxophone to a song you might know!

If you would like to learn an instrument, please meet them at 8am in the Music Room or Library tomorrow with your parents.