Proud Moments Term 1 & 2

Term 1 Inquiry

For our term one inquiry, Mr Matthews taught us a number of different soccer skills games. We then got into teams and chose one that we wanted to innovate to improve it. After we recorded our new rules we got to teach the rest of the class our new game. It was great fun!

Raglan

Tawa Team had a wonderful day trip to Raglan beach. Dareeya and her group completed the beach relay and had a lot of fun. She used the key competency of Participating and Contributing by accepting responsibility as an individual and as a group member. She also demonstrated the competency of Relating to Others when she worked cooperatively with her group and was considerate of their thoughts and feelings.

Term 4 Inquiry - Technology

My animal is the Blue duck. 

What does my animal need in its enclosure?

Rough terrain, river, a log jams, rocks on the river-side, wetland reeds, green vegetation

What features did I add just for my animal and how are they helpful?

More vegetation because it needs to hide from predators. 

 

Room 11 Production

Sumatran Tigers

Tigers are carnivores. The Latin name for tiger is panthera tigris sumatrae. Tigers are mammals.

Description            

Tigers have thick coats that keep them warm even in the snow! Tigers have stripes are orange and black. Tigers have long whiskers to help them feel their way in the grass at dark.            

Dynamics 

Unlike most members of the cat family, tigers like water. They are good swimmers and often cool in pools or streams. A mother tiger is called a tigress.  Tigers hunt by themselves and search for food alone at night.

Habitat

The Sumatran Tiger is natively found only on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. They live    in jungles.

Diet

Tigers are carnivores eating only meat. Tigers hunt animals such as deer, wild pigs, antelope and buffalos.

Closing Statement

Tigers weigh 363 kilos, that’s about as much as 10 ten years olds.

By Dareeya Mickell

Term 1 Responsibility