Awesome Astronomy

In Te Maunga we have been learning about the sun, moon and stars. We read all about these heavenly bodies and what they do.

The sun is the most important thing in our solar system. Without it, there would be no light, heat or life on Earth. The moon orbits the Earth. Its gravity affects tides on Earth. We can only see the moon because the sun reflects off it. The Matariki cluster is closest to the Taurus constellation. 

We wrote some awesome explanations and have learnt a huge amount about what is happening in the universe.

Teamwork Makes The Dream Work

In class we have been doing team building games to improve our communication and teamwork. We have played all sorts of games and had great fun. 

One game we did was human knot. It was really difficult trying to untangle ourselves from each but we had a lot of fun problem solving to find a way out.

We also did the hula-hoop chain and had to work together to move the hoop around everyone. We are all much better communicators now and have learnt a lot about each other during these games.