Science Alive - Chemistry

Softball- Game

We played teeball all week. We had to learn all the skills before we could play the real game. It was hard at first then it got easier. The real game of teeball was cool. We had to change teams, so we could have turns at batting and fielding.

It was funny when we had to make a funny face for the classroom photograph. In the real game people from my team got out. I was scared when we first practicing the skills with a hard ball.

I wouldn't mine having another go at teeball.

Softball- Skills

Shared WritingComposed by the students.

Jessie from Canterbury Softball came this morning to teach us softball. Most of us felt excited because we have never played softball before.

Firstly he showed us the skills of fielding, which one skill of the catching. He taught us how to catch the ball if its low by putting your hands in a "V" shape and crouching with legs apart.After that, he taught us to catch a high ball by making a "W" shape in the air. He also mention to keep you eye on the ball because the ball might hit your head.

Brodie and others felt that the lesson was awesome because we learnt something new that we haven't done before.

Marshmallow and Spaghetti Long Drop Seat.

The class had to make a long drop seat out of Marshmallow and Spaghetti. From my observations some of the seats would be awkward to sit on>

Pictures from the Amazing Percussion Group "Strike" Performance

Jam Sandwiches - Instructional Writing

We had to make a jam sandwiches today for writing. We wrote each instruction down, as we made our sandwich. Tomorrow, we are going to review our instructions and then Mr Thurlow will try to make a jam sandwich from our instructions. There is a reward if Mr Thurlow can make a jam sandwich that is cut in quarters from our instructions.

Photographs from Bedtime Stories

Wire Sculptures

The Learning was to turn their a pose into a 3D sculpture by sketching the pose and relating into 3D dimensional forms . The final sculpture had to show movement and action.

Folk Dancing-Practise

Progress Photographs of our Models

Photo's from Gumboot Competition

Here are some shots of our gumboot throwing competition: