Stream Visit

 We have been learning about water quality and how it impacts on stream health. We surveyed two streams in the local area. One was in a forest and the other had recently had a slip run down it.  We put out fish traps the night before but were not lucky enough to catch anything. Some of the tasks we completed were ar survey of the macro invertebrate populations, the speed of the water, water clarity and temperature, and the composition of the stream bed. We wer e supported by Rhianna from Landcare Trust and Zoe from Enviroschools.

Lunar Lander

We have been following up on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Apollo is a name from greek mythology. On the 21st of July 1969 Neil Armstrong was the first human to set foot on the moon. Our challenge was to build a lunar lander from the materials provided, and land it up the right way with our two astronauts  still inside. We broke into teams of four and had to design and build our lander. We simulated our lunar landing  by dropping our spacecraft from the ladder.  

TERM ONE

Ruma Piwakawaka has been very busy this term. Check out some of the fun things that we have been doing!

Working on our Self Portraits.

Welcome to our first class post for 2019. In Ruma Piwakawaka we have been busy introducing ourselves so Mrs Swinburn can get to know her new class. Please visit our blogs to check out our creations. Happy blogging...

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