Busy times in Te Kinga - a summary of Term Two Learning...

After ANZAC Day, we started to explore the Inventions and Innovations of war time in recent history. First we chose a topic to study and made a digital fact poster about it. Then we made a working model of the the invention or innovation...some of our students got so invested in this part of the learning, they entered the local science fair and featured their models...did you know that Tea Bags were an innovation of war times and they were called 'Tea Bombs!'

Making tea bags

Tea under the microscope!

Setting up the experiment

Diffusion in process!

The next step for the whole class was to plan a lesson to share their learning...this lesson was about plastic surgery - a Kiwi Doctor invented this for men who were wounded in war.

Mid way through the team we learnt how to wrap presents in fabric - a Japanese tradition called Furoshiki - this tested our ability to follow instructions!

Some of our students had a visit to Otira in preparation for their mural painting - we learnt a lot about the history of the town and railway while we were there. Did you know that the Otira Tunnel has been open for 100 years on August 4th this year?

To finish off the term we had a Matariki Celebration - the students of Te Kinga enjoyed a day of setting Matariki Star Goals, decorating Matariki cupcakes, learning waiata and pūrākau (Poutini) and of course sharing a feast!