Harold and the Life Education bus part 2

Today's lesson was super fun. Any lesson that includes a dance party in disco lights is a great lesson! Maria read us a new book called Once Upon a Time Online. In the story some of our favourite fairy tale characters received a new laptop and discovered the good, the bad and the ugly when using the internet. Luckily the Fairy Godmother came to the rescue and all the characters learnt to use the internet safety by asking her for permission first. We also discussed why it is important to follow some rules when going online. We know we need to ask our parents first if we can use our devices and we also know that if it says we have to be a certain age then those rules are there to keep us safe.

Harold and the Life Education bus Part 1

Our very first experience of Harold and the Life Education bus was a hit! We had lots of questions like 'Where are his legs?' and  'Where does he sleep?' But overall the children loved meeting Harold and his friend Maria. In this first lesson we looked at the term VIP and looked inside a special book to discover that we are the very important person. We watched a video of Harold and his friends keeping themselves safe. We shared our ideas about how we keep ourselves safe:
Ben W- "I wear a helmet when I ride my bike"
Meela- "I am not allowed to touch the hot oven"
Axel- "I look both ways when I cross the road"
Emma- "I always wear my seat belt"
We talked about being Super Heroes and Super Villains. Super Heroes are those children who are kind, helpful and can listen and follow instructions. We looked at several picture examples of heroes and villains and we all knew which we would rather be! I am happy to say that room 6 is filled with Super Heroes! We are super hero friends and learners!

 

Walk 'n' Wheels

Walk n Wheel is an annual week-long event used to "kick start" Active Transport for the school year.

Walk n Wheel aims to:

• Promote and encourage Active Transport amongst Otago primary, intermediate and college school kids.

• Get kids, parents and schools thinking about Active Transport.

At Ardgowan it is difficult for children to safely cycle or scooter to school so we do Walk n Wheel Week rural school style. Children each day have been enjoying bringing bikes and scooters to school and having a ride with their friends. 

Butterfly Update

On Thursday morning we noticed that our chrysalis had turned very dark and Emma pointed out that we could see the patterns of the wings through the chrysalis. It was Meela's Dad that suggested we set up a time lapse video to try and catch the Butterfly coming out. We knew that she would only come out if we were nice and quiet so we set about our morning with whisper voices. While in our reading group, children noticed that the chrysalis was beginning to crack. It was pretty special getting to watch the beautiful butterfly emerge.

And here she is

Magnetic Tile Creations

Here in Room 6 we are a super creative bunch, the open ended construction materials are our toy of choice and the magnetic tiles are no exception. This type of play and exploration encourages problem-solving, perseverance and creative thinking.

This is Emma's Milk Machine

"The milk comes from the goats tummy up to his mouth, then he spits it into the machine. The machine then makes yoghurt, cream, ice-cream and some rainbow unicorn dough."

Ben created a building for the farm animals

"The pig sleeps on the top floor and the horse sleeps on the bottom. The doors can open and close to let the animals in and out."