Art challenges for rainy days

If you are looking for some art activities for these colder days, then give some of these a try. 

Maths with the Prime Minister

Try answering these 3 maths questions that were delivered to you by the Prime Minister this morning. 

A fun photography challenge

If you love taking photos, then you might like to have a go at this fun photography challenge. Perhaps you could create a slide show of all of your photos to share with the class. 

Epic Books

Room 4 learners, check your school email account for your sign up information to view all of these amazing books!!! It has awesome reading materials for your 15-20 minutes reading everyday. 

Remember to get an adult to sign your reading success. 

Unite for Literacy - reading books

If you have run out of reading books, or are looking for something new, check out this amazing free website, that has hundreds of fabulous books! Just click on the link and enjoy. 

30 Day LEGO challenge

If you are a LEGO lover, and have a house full of LEGO, then you might really enjoy this 30 day LEGO challenge. 

Scavenger Hunts for indoors and out

Have fun with your siblings by trying to complete these indoor and outdoor scavenger hunts.

Online story books for kids who love to listen

Storytime with Kyle Mewburn (Famous NZ author who lives in Miller's Flat)

Story books we love - a compilation of books we love to listen to.

Lightbot - hour of code

For those of you who love coding, you might like to visit lightbot or hour of code

The Terrible Two - chapter 30

The Terrible Two - Chapter 30

Enjoy today's chapter. Come back tomorrow to hear chapter 31. 

Coding Workshop with Jess

Today, at 1pm, there will be a coding workshop with Jess (a local Lawrence resident with expertise in Digital Technologies.)
Click on the link if you would like to join in.

Make some fun games at home

Hi guys. Here are some really cool games to make at home to keep you entertained over the coming weeks. When you've made a game, get some photos of you playing it and share them with me!

David Walliams story time

Listen to David Walliams reading extracts of his books every day.

Terrible Two - Chapter 29

Hi team,
as we can not be together it is really difficult to read our shared novel. Difficult...but not impossible. I have recorded today's chapter for you, and you can listen to is by clicking in the following link.
WARNING: You might want to wear headphones, so that everyone in your family doesn't have to hear Mrs May's voice. 😁

Enjoy, and come back tomorrow for chapter 30.

Moving into new territory

Hi Parents and students of Room 4,

Today we move into some uncharted territory for our learning, so I thought I would resurrect our Room 4 blog, which has been a trusty measure in sharing online information in the past.
Bookmark this page on your computer, and visit it for updates and links,

Together we will get through these times of uncertainty,
Kindest Regards
Mrs May

Science in a van

Mixtures. Reactions. Explosions. What a fascinating start we had to our Wednesday. What do you think we were learning about in Room 4 this morning? We were visited by Emily and Allan from science in a van this morning, and they captivated our interest with their incredible science experiments. They taught us about forces, and they taught us about bubbles.

Allan showed us how to make bubbles using a mixture he had made. He made small bubbles. He made enormous bubbles, he made even made bubbles inside bubbles.  He filled bubbles with the gas of dry ice, and they became heavy, and plopped down to the ground. He filled bubbles with helium gas and they floated all the way to the ceiling.

Emily taught us how to make predictions about what we might think would happen when she created a mixture. We had to think about whether they might separate, or whether they might have a reaction. Then we learned how to make observations, and talk about what we had seen happen.

There was so much fun science to get involved in, and Emily and Allan got us to talk, ask questions, make predictions, make observations...just like real scientists.

It was a fantastic way to start our learning, and we feel very lucky to have been a part of science in a van.