This term we are conducting a scientific investigation of fibres and fabric. We have done investigations that are around sorting, classifying and measuring. We have seen that fabrics have different weaves for different purposes. A cotton material has a simple 'over one under one' type of weave. While satin has an over 'four under one' weave. This means that satin silk is very smooth to the touch and hard to wrinkle.
We not only looking at the fabric but we are also looking at how certain garments mean different things to us. (This is in accordance with the red part of the rainbow where we respect others differences and similarities). We got to bring garments of clothing from home and then we got an opportunity to explain to the class why the garment was so significant and what types of occasions allow us to wear them.
Shayla brought along two lava lava. Lava lava are a traditional type of garments worn in the Islands (e.g Niue, Samoa, Fiji). The smaller lava lava (black) belongs to her brother and was worn to a wedding. This is a formal type of lava lava. The other lava lava can be worn in a more casual setting such as around home or down at the beach.
Calvin brought along a shirt that has Optimus Prime on the front. Optimus Prime is the leader of the Autobots. (They are the good guys). He wears this shirt to parties.
Madison was given a special dress when she was four years old. Her parents bought it for her birthday from Auckland. She likes to wear it and
pretend that she is a fairy.
Eamon brought along his swimming shorts and and t-shirt. He wears these when he goes swimming.
Matthew brought along his Weet-Bix triathlon t-shirt. He got this when he competed in the Weet-Bix challenge. He did really well and earned himself a medal. His shirt was signed by a famous Triathlete.
Taine brought along his Harry Potter cloak. He got this garment when he was very young and he likes to wear it when he watches Harry Potter Movies.
Thomas brought his shirt and jeans with him to show everyone. These garments are special because his parents bought these when they were on holiday in the U.S.A. Thomas wears these when he goes to parties.
This very sparkly garment was brought in by Samantha. She wears this when she is dancing. It is very special to her.
Taran brought his hooded sweater along and he felt that this is a very special garment to him because it was given to him as a birthday present.
Amanda and Blair brought their scout uniforms to school. They wear this special vest and scarf to show which group they belong to. They also work toward badges and they get embroided onto the vest.
this is just a reminder that I will be away from school until Monday next week. We will not be having our learning conferences this week but we will have them next week.
I hope you all have a good week with Mrs Horsfield and Ms Whalen.
Congratulations to all of the people that participated in the Culture Festival on Wednesday and Thursday night. Everyone performed extremely well and you all did our school proud. Although Mr Lowe got a little bit mixed up with some minor details it all worked out in the end.
On Wednesday we are going to attend the choir performance at the Civic centre in Feilding. We will not perform on that evening but it will be good to attend to support the other schools. On Thursday night we will be performing and so it will be good for all your parents to be there.
We should try and be there by 6:15 no later so that we can find our seats together. The show will go for about 2 hours.
So practise your words and get your vocal chords ready it's time to sing!
Below is the presentation from Thursday night. You can use the arrow buttons at the bottom right to go through the presentation, or you can use your mouse to go anywhere in the presentation. You can click on the links in the presentation and it will open up the website in a new window. You can then save the links to your favourites.
If you wanted to post a story or a picture on Google earth this is a video that will show you how to do it. It doesn't have a commentary but if you watch the video a couple of times you'll see how he gets the marker and puts it down and then adds text. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqp-plXYvDo
Just to elaborate a little on making a comic using Microsoft Word. Insert Autoshapes onto a page (insert six to a page). Then you click on a shape, go to the Fill can, choose Fill Effects, click on the Picture Tab, click on Choose Picture, select a photo and click Insert. I got this idea and a whole lot of others from this blog site. http://sharpjacqui.blogspot.com/
If you want to download the outline you can get it from the "Box" below.
I went home after school with Gypsy.That night we went to Palmerston to get tickets for the circus for Saturday night.We Played with the Barbie dolls and house. Gypsy has a lot of dolls to play with. Her cousins came on Saturday to play with us and that was fun. Gypsy's cousin Pria stayed Saturday night too and she went to the Circus with us.The circus was a lot of fun. When we got home it was late so we had to go to bed.We played outside on Sunday it was a real nice day.
On Saturday we watched TV. Q bear liked "Activate" because it was all about cooking. Then we went to the library it was fun. Then we went to a ceramic place in Palmerston North. Amanda chose a plate and she put Q bear on her plate. Then we went to Sub Way. On Sunday we played in Amanda's house it was cool. We played tag. Then we played on the computer. I had fun Q bear I hope you come back.
Wow!! Mr Wheeler was blown away by the power, effort and performance by the Middle Team after they performed "Ka Mate". He thought that is was absolutely fantastic and that he was really proud.
The other teachers who were present thought that it was really wonderful as well. So from Mr Lowe to you all "Ka mau te wehi nga tauira! He pai rawe o mahi!" Fantastic job everyone!
Well this term we want to go on and add to our 'kete'(basket) of goodies. So we will be learning a welcome waiata (song) called 'Haere mai'. Here are the words.
(Maori)
Haere mai, haere mai E ngā iwi e haere mai Ki runga o te marae Hui mai tātou katoa E hine mā, e tama mā Hapainga to mana Māori e Kia rewa runga rawa I a ha hā E ngā iwi e Haere mai, haere mai.
(English)
Welcome, welcome all the tribes welcome onto the courtyard all of us gathered here. Young women, young men uplift your Maori prestige to float on high I a ha ha All the tribes
