Mulching the Native Trail

Today Room 12 got to mulch the native trail that has recently been planted

with the help of Mrs Venville and some of the seniors.

The whole school got to have a go at mulching the plants.

It was hot and a bit of hard work, but we had a great time and the trail is going to be fantastic!

Popping Popcorn!

We had some of the butter that we made from our trip 

to the Howick Historical Village and wondered 'what could we do with it?'

We've already made bread and ate butter with that, 

so we thought what does butter go nice with? 

Popcorn!

So using modern technology, Room 12 made popcorn - and it was delicious!!

 

All our modern utensils and ingredients - Popcorn, butter, electric element and pot.

We talked about what we could see, hear and smell while the popcorn was cooking.

The final result - buttery popcorn!

We looked at what popcorn starts out as - first the kernal, then a semi-popped kernal and then the final result - popcorn!

And now for the best part - taste testing the popcorn!!

Yum!!

Then we made some Popcorn art.

Check out our awesome art. 

We even put 'butter' on our popcorn art!

  

  

  

PTA Huff n, Puff-athon

On Friday the whole school participated in the PTA Huff n, Puff-athon - what a great afternoon we had! Even the Teachers joined in!!

Waiting for the event to start!

Waiting patiently for our turn to run.

We're up. Go Team Awesome!

 

Go Josephine!

Well done Lohit and Molly!

  

Watch Olive run!                                   Go Leona!

Look at Sophie running super fast!

Room 12's trip to Howick Historical Village

Check out our trip to Howick Historical Village. 

What an exciting day we had!

Making bread!

As part of our Inquiry, Room 12 has been looking at Technology 

and comparing old and new technology and how it makes our life easier.

We looked at modern ovens vs fire stove-tops from the olden days, and how people used to light a fire to cook their food and heat their water. 

Then we looked at our modern ovens and how we just push a button 

and it starts to heat up!

So...we decided to use some modern technology to make some bread 
using a modern-day Bread-maker.

We used Flour, oil, water, sugar, salt and yeast.

We measured the ingredients into the Bread-maker one-by-one.

  

Then we pushed the start button and waited...

The smell from the bread went all through the corridors.

3 hours later...look what we made! Yum!

Then came the best part of making bread. Eating bread!

  

Mrs Nelson cut the loaf of bread up and put some butter on it. 

  

  

  

 

The butter melted on the warm bread and we licked our lips.

  

 

 

Jeremy and Leona were very excited to try the bread!

We learn't that we are very lucky to have the technology that we have in our home, 

that it is helpful and makes our lives a lot easier.

We also learn't that Room 12 REALLY likes fresh bread!!