We had a great time with our Room 10 buddies, making marshmallow catapults. Thanks a lot to Mrs Getty and her class for coming over to share in their learning with us!
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Sunday, May 29, 2016
Coco-Kawa
Kia ora koutou.
This term, Room 23 will be using Rongoa Maori (Maori medicine). Last year, we made Kawakawa Cream using Olive Oil. The leaves of the kawakawa plant have been used for hundreds of years by Maori for their medicinal properties. They can help with skin conditions such as eczema, used to heal cuts or wounds...the leaves can even be chewed to help with toothache!
This year, we have decided to make kawakawa ointment with coconut oil, mainly because coconut oil is absorbed into the skin quickly and it smells awesome! We have already named our ointment Coco-Kawa, and even designed some labels for the jars we will put them in. Now all we need to do is make it! Watch this space!
This term, Room 23 will be using Rongoa Maori (Maori medicine). Last year, we made Kawakawa Cream using Olive Oil. The leaves of the kawakawa plant have been used for hundreds of years by Maori for their medicinal properties. They can help with skin conditions such as eczema, used to heal cuts or wounds...the leaves can even be chewed to help with toothache!
This year, we have decided to make kawakawa ointment with coconut oil, mainly because coconut oil is absorbed into the skin quickly and it smells awesome! We have already named our ointment Coco-Kawa, and even designed some labels for the jars we will put them in. Now all we need to do is make it! Watch this space!
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Aranui visit to Owairaka
We were lucky enough to have some of our friends from Aranui Rest Home join us for Garden to Table today. It was great to catch up with John, Laurence, Herman, Thelma and Barbara for a beautiful kai of curry and rice. Once again, R23 showed great respect and manaakitanga around our manuhiri/guests.
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
More science with Kirsten!
Not to be outdone by Mark, Mahalia's mum Kirsten came in to share some awesome science with us today. She brought dry ice, which is frozen carbon dioxide, and we had great fun seeing what happens when you add water, dishwashing liquid and food colouring to it. Nga mihi ki a Kirsten for giving Room 23 the chance to experience this - we had a blast!
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Science with Mahalia's dad Mark!
Nga mihi nui ki a Mark for coming in to share some of his awesome experiments with R23 - we loved it! We made clouds in a bottle, elephant toothpaste and vortex cannons. Mark used his smoke machine to show how the air coming out of the cannons spiralled, which kept the air particles together. Such good fun!
Monday, May 9, 2016
Egg Parachutes
Nau mai, haere mai - welcome to Term 2! We've started the term with a Science focus. For the past week we've been creating parachutes which will (hopefully) drop eggs safely to the ground without breaking them. We've put a video together which we're having a bit of trouble uploading, but in the meantime here is a slideshow from Mahalia, Dwayne and Ayaan which explains how to make a parachute...
Egg Parachutes
Egg Parachutes
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