Te Kohanga 2017

An old lady's life As her old wrinkles, stretch across her face like an elastic band, dead inside. Her pure blue eyes can tell you one million ancient stories of her younger life. Her brown lips sink in like someone falling into a deep navy ocean and never coming back. By Holly

We had lots of fun because it was wheels day! It was fundraising foe the WWF, and it was a HUGE success.   We raised a whopping $204 Thanks Goodwood for helping us fundraise . We hope you had a great day!

Today we explored the Goodwood environment. We went hunting for data that we will be using for probability and linking to our fractions.  The Te Kohanga Explorer's had an amazing time classifying and observing insects in their natural habitats.

The Brush Bot “Buzz, buzz, vvv!” The robot rumbles as it springs to life. “Hooray!” I say as the bristly brush bot ventures around its most recently found landscape. Nate and I beam with thorough excitement at the bobbly invention like dogs meeting a new friend. The dry stalks of the brush slip along the smooth surface of the table slowly maneuvering along. I am very curious to where the brush bot unknown destination will be… PLONK! It topples over like Jenga “No!” I shout as my veins nearly burst with frustration. And of course after all of this we have to do it again, “AHH!!”. Written by Murdoch

Brush Bot Tuesday 29th of August Today in our class we had to create things called brush bots and they can somehow make masterpieces of art pffff as if. But once we got all our resources and made it, it was making squiggles of blue, yellow, red, and green paint. For the brush bot it's probably having the time of its life slip'n'sliding all over the piece of paper. The end result ehh not as me and kaden thought it would turn out, but at least it was a really fun thing to make . When we tried to pick it up, it's vibration wasn't as effective as it was before, we washed it and destroyed it! By Carter

STEAM Challenge week 6 - keep an eye out for digital reflections! 

We are over the half way mark and have another fun filled week ahead  Please make sure you are learning your dance moves for the school production, the full dance is on  google classroom,  so you can learn at home as well.  Calendar art is almost finished - please come and have a look. Orders will need to be done by week 9. Monday Kapa Haka  Our creative STEAM based session - keep an eye out for photos and videos  Tuesday Maths exploration experience - you will need to bring some gloves (if you have some and a magnify glass) Wednesday Wheels day Cambridge Middle School - Open Evening 6-7pm Thursday Mandarin/ Library Friday Sports photos

This morning we were extremely lucky to have Hiwi the Kiwi join us at Goodwood. We were reminded the importance of being safe on the water and taking only what we need from the sea. - Photos to come. While Te Kohanag were in Hiwi the Kiwi with Mrs Taylor. The Kapa Haka learners made pancakes with Miss Collins and Gill. The explorers then set up a sales area to sell their creations at morning tea, making $84.00 - We also had the privilege of having Sarah, an Entomologist, come and speak with us about her job and the exciting inquiries she does. The class was buzzing and very enthusiastic about having an expert provide experiment suggestions to support their inquiry.

Just a reminder Goodwood School will be having our annual School Cross Country. The timetable shows our ideal schedule for the day. We hope that you can all come down and support our Explorers.

Lily has just returned from racing at the BMX World Champs held in Rockhill, SC, USA. With over 3500 competitors from 40 countries this year was the biggest World Champs ever held. Conditions were very hot and humid, several times practice was delayed by the intense thunderstorms when everybody had to evacuate the grounds to vehicles and buildings and wait for the all clear! Fortunately, race days were unaffected.  Lily had a great day of racing, winning her 3 motos and transferring through the knockout rounds of 1/8, 1/4 and semi finals all the way to the Main (final), a huge achievement! Lily had a great start in her final and came out of the first corner in 4th, at the end of the 2nd straight she tangled with a USA rider and crashed. With her never give up attitude she got back on her bike and finished the race in 8th place.   The Worlds experience is a unique opportunity to represent NZ as an age group representative and enjoy being with the team. Travelling to n...

Aaryn , Charlie, Lily and Mac - Reflecting on their learning and the success criteria. Please leave them a comment.

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This morning we explored how yeast reacts with sugar, flour and heat. We made a loaf of bread and butter out of cream. Below is our group reflection. Leave us a comment and let us know what you think.

Can you believe we are half way through the term already... Where has the time gone? This week will fly by with lots of fun filled learning and exploring taking place. Please make sure you are learning your dance moves for the school production, the videos are  on   google classroom  so you can learn at home as well.  Monday Kapa Haka Our creative STEAM based session - keep an eye out for photos and videos  Tuesday Hiwi the Kiwi will be making an appearance  We have a scientist visiting us to support us with our inquiries  Our expert engineers will also be joining us  Wednesday Mrs Taylor and Miss Collins will not be in class so get ready for an eventful day with Mrs Alton and Mrs Cutler. Thursday Friday Cross country will be starting at 10:30 - please make sure you come along.

Today we had the pleasure of listening to freelance A rthor , Sarah Johnson. Sarah shared with us what it is like to be an author in NZ and gave us some tips on how to create incredible pieces of writing. Sarah has written books such as; Wooden Arms, The Bold Ship Phenomenal, Ella and Ob and many more. http://www.sarahjohnson.co.nz/index.html

Today 6 of the  8 members who have been inquiring into developing a school Skate Park met with the CEO of Rich Landscapes to share their ideas and find out about prices. The group will now feedback to the rest of their team and make some changes before putting a proposal into the BOT. This is VERY exciting.

This morning we were greeted by Ruma Tui and Korimako for 'Buddy Class Breakfast and Stories'. We were very lucky to have Mrs Chapman and Gill help us with milo and toast. Te Kohanga loved sharing breakfast, stories and their writing with you.

We were very excited to have the editor Charlotte Gibbs visit us today and share the journey of Toitoi and how it became an established company. Toitoi is an excellent way for children from the ages of 5-13 to publish their writing and/or their artwork. These journals are published quarterly and filled with NZ treasures. I have attached the link to provide you with some more information about submissions.

We had a successful morning making our Wobble BOTS. We had a specific criteria that we needed to follow and we needed to work together to create something original that moved.

Wow, what an exciting week ahead, we have planned. This  week we will be very busy with a focus on book week and math week! Please make sure you keep up today on the Goodwood App as well as keep an eye on the class blog for reminders. We will try our best to have the Explorers to update the blog with photos each day. Monday I wonder what this weeks challenge will be... Keep an eye out Monday to see what it might have been. Seniors will be in the hall with a book editor named Charlotte, from Toitoi Please take part in the family math challenges - there will be prizes Tuesday First block Te Kohanaga will be sharing their space with their buddy classes Korimako and Tui to drink milo , eat toast and share a story. Please bring along your p yjamas, teddy bear, a mug and your favourite story to share. We will also be having our Senior Book Quiz that afternoon. Wednesday We will be having the Author  Visit. This year Sarah Johnson, who has written books like...

Term three has started with a BANG. Our environment is looking AMAZING and our EXPLORERES are loving their environment and the opportunities that are being provided. Below are some snaps of all the exciting learning, collaboration and problem solving that has been occurring.