Bugs, Bugs, and more Bugs

Today we have been learning about Bio Diversity with Mr Nicol.   Mr Nicol brought in some bugs from the University and we got to choose 2 of the bugs to draw.  We had find 4 similarities and 4 differences between them.  We thought the bugs were cool but kind of creepy.

By Georgia, Amelia and Sienna

Making Vertical Gardens

As part of our Maths Inquiry T3R are designing and building a series of vertical gardens out of pallets. If you are able to help us when we get to our building and planting stage we would love to hear from you.  We would also like to hear from you if you have some old wood or containers that might be suitable for our gardens lying around the shed or garage.

Writing Motivation

In T3R we have been using this picture as our motivation for writing.  We are very proud of the writing we produced.

MADE Awards

In an update from our last post about the MADE Awards... Our efforts have been judged and are all in the top 5 entries for our categories and age group..  Winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony in Tauranga on November 11.  We will keep our fingers and toes crossed and let you know how we got on as soon as results come to hand.

We are the Same but Different!

Today in class we have been identifying similarities and differences. This was the captivation to lead into our Inquiry topic of Diversity. We began with eggs and compared the differences and similarities before breaking them open.

Towel Teddies

We had great fun today in T3R and Team 3 Green making Teddies out of flannels.

Congratulations

Well done to these students for a fantastic start to Term 4

MADE Awards

Last term T3R worked very hard to write, storyboard and film a set of entries into the MADE Awards.  Entries were completed on the final day of Term 3 and now we are keeping our fingers and toes crossed that we will be successful and make the finals.  We are extremely proud of what the children have achieved.  So for your viewing pleasure...

Into The Future

Today T3R went into the future.  They designed and built a device that they thought would be found in a school of the future.  Ideas ranged from automatic pencils to dimension portals that could transport you through time.  Imagine being able to visit Ancient Egypt or see the building of the Great Wall of China. Here is the brief given to T3R... We will update this post with after photos at the end of the day.

Putting our plans into action

The Finished Product

Kapahaka Performance

On Thursday 15 September a number of students in T3R were part of our Junior Kapahaka Performance.  They did themselves and Lincoln Primary School proud.

We Finished!!!

Our collaborative artwork for the Spring Fair is finally finished!!!

Let Me Think!

Today we worked on a page in the instrument 'Identifying Emotions' - we had different ideas but could back up our thinking with justifications that included accurate and precise language. We had some great discussions about our thinking.

Collaborative Spring Fair Art

We are working hard on finishing our artwork for the spring fair.

All About Uniforms

Over the last few weeks many learning spaces have been writing persuasive arguments. Last week some students from Syndicate 3 came to ask us what we thought about wearing a uniform to school. This morning they shared with us their results and their persuasive argument for not having a school uniform. This then started a class discussion about uniforms and the new uniforms at Lincoln High School.  What do you think, should we wear a uniform to school or not?

Literacy Resources

Here are some of the stunning resources being used in Literacy this week. We hope they will inspire our budding readers and writers.  We will try and add more as the week continues so you can talk to your child about which ones they are using and what learning they are doing with them.

Ask Me About...

Learning with each other - T3R and T3G collaborating together
Pets day art - collage
Reading and writing poems
Persuasive writing - Life is easier today than it was in the past
Finishing our create projects
Kids for Kids Performance
Making iMovies about Lincoln
Syndicate 3 moved into their new space
Sketching art
Fractions
Mapping
Goal reflections
Whanau Hui

Mahoe Reserve Visit - 01 September 2016

Some of the students in T3R were lucky enough to join some students from Lincoln High and Sue from Environment Canterbury to complete a scavenger hunt and tree planting at Mahoe Reserve.

Kids for Kids

A little snippet from today's practice....

Year 3 Kids for Kids Choir

Today the Year 3 Kids for Kids choir led by Mrs Newcombe sang 'Slice of Heaven' at Whanau Hui time.

Collaborative Artwork for the Fair

We have started our collaborative artwork for the fair. We can't wait to see what it looks like when it is finished:)

Super Stars!!

Ask Me About Week 6

• Walk around Lincoln
• Mahoe Reserve
• Team 3 Enrichment 
• Fractions and Decimals
• Pet's Day Art
• Green Screen-The Town
• Let's Create - A Better Mousetrap
• Creating a project from our reports on our Favourite Thing

Walk around the Town

Yesterday we went for a walk around Lincoln to look at some of the oldest buildings and to compare 'old' Lincoln with 'new' Lincoln.

Daffodil Art

Here is some of our and other LPS classes  Daffodil Art on display at the Christchurch Hospital Oncology Ward.  Don't they look lovely and bright?  I am sure they are helping to brighten the day of those getting treatment.  Thanks Kate for sharing these with us.

School Fair Art

Your child's artwork has been uploaded to USpace for you to view.  It can be found in the 2016 Art folder.  Information on purchasing these pieces will be sent home with your child.

Examples of student work...

Enrichment 12-08-16

Here's what we got up to today!!

Maths and Flight

Today T3R had fun making paper darts and measuring how far they flew using standard units.  There was a lots of excitement as planes made their way to their final destination.

Word Work Week 3, Term 3

Hers are our new Word Work activities for this week. 

Friday Enrichment- STEM

Some photos of the students enjoying the challenge of solving a problem in STEM.

National Scarf Day 2016

Super Stars!!

Week 2 Ask Me About...

Week 2, Term 3

Ask me about...

Sharing our Garage Band songs
Art
Our favourite things research
Echo reading
Science with Mr Roozen
Visit from Lincoln Library
Addition and subtraction strategies
Let Me Think - Organisation of Dots
PE with Miss P

A Few Of Our Favourite Things!

This morning we shared a few of our favourite things. We then completed either a define or describe map to show what we know about our favourite thing. Tomorrow we are going to make a list of keywords and find out some more information about our object.

Lincoln Library

This morning some of the librarians from Lincoln and Rolleston came to talk to us. We found out about all the different types of resources and activities we could access through the library. They also read us a story and played some games about books with us.