Save the Seas!!!

In connection with our 'How we use the Sea' topic and our Marine Conservation Challenge, we have been looking at ways that we can help protect our oceans. Here is one explanation two of our girls wrote about how we might be able to do this!

Marine Conservation Challenge

After Libby's presentation last week, Room 17 decided to do a special homework challenge to help protect our oceans. Our challenge was to go to a local beach or bush and to do a 5 minute clean up. Here are some of our pictures from the week.

Marine Conservation

Today we had a quest speaker, Libby, to talk about Marine Conservation. She has spent time all over the world helping different sea creatures. It was through her work that she began to see the effects of human's on the ocean environment. We saw photos and talked about the effects of plastic in our oceans - and looked at ways we can protect our ocean. Here are some of our reflections - and decisions for change. As for me, I am going to get myself a water bottle - so I don't use disposable plastic ones. We can all do our part to help protect our oceans! 

Check out her website here: 

http://www.treadlighter.org/

How to save the ocean

Today we went the hall to learn about how to protect our oceans.

My favorite part was when she showed us the  pictures about the manta ray .

The lady shared these facts:

• Say no to single plastic
• Sea animals can't eat plastic
• Rubbish is bad for the sea

Because of today I am going to do more beach clean ups.

- Smrithi

Look after Our Sea

Today,we went to the hall to learn about how to protect our oceans.

My favourite part was learning about that lady who was talking to us she said that she works with other sea creatures. 

The lady shared these facts

-        That turtles have teeth that face down

-        That mountain rays have big mouths for eating sting rays

-        The whale sharks can grow around 20 milameters.

Because of today i am going to pick up rubbish if I see some and I will re-use rubbish.

-       Ollie

This is Libby's hand-made bike using natural materials!
She is going to use this to cycle from the top of NZ down to the bottom
talking to different schools about how to protect our ocean. 

How to save our ocean

Today we went to the hall to learn about how to protect our ocean.

My favourite part was seeing the turtle on the slide show. The lady shared these facts

-        If we used less plastic less animals would be endangered.

-        To clean the beaches for less damage to animals living situations.

-        At the beach don’t litter plastic or anything.

Because of today I will be against plastic.

I will not use plastic bags and use fabric bags instead.

Littering at the beach should be against the law!

- Gabby

How We Use The Sea

This term we have been looking at How we use the Sea and have had a lot of fun learning new things. For our quick writes we have been looking at different ideas to link in with this topic - and here are some of them for you to enjoy. 

What if we lived under the sea?

If we lived in the sea, we would all be fish and I would want to be a starfish. I would live with the other starfish in the sea. I really want a jellyfish for  a pet.

-       Viola

If we lived under the sea, I would be friends with the fish like a mermiad. I would go to a under water school. In there the games we could play would only be swimming. When I go home, sadly I would eat fish for dinner.

-       Gunn

If I lived under the sea, the front door would be made out of coral. In my house I would have cooked seaweed and what I would drink is jellyfish water. My bed would be able to play the sound of the sea. My bed would be made of rocks. Don’t worry – I would have a matress on top of the rocks. My tower would be made out of seaweed because seaweed is really strong.

-       Molly

If we lived under the sea we would have to have a massive air tank shop so we could survive. It would be awesome if I saw a baby Angler fish. It would guide me back to my amazing underwater house. I would have a pet stingray in a 10 metre by 10 metre tank. It would stay with me. The stingray’s name would be Bobby or Stingray.

-       Amy

If we lived under the sea it would be really freaky because you would see scary great white sharks. I would want to be in the midnight and twilight zones because it would be fun to have more space in the water and to have fun with the whales. But scary too.

-       Oliver

What if there was no sea?

If there was no sea I would be happy beause no one would drown and we wouldn’t have any tsunamis. But is we have no water, we can’t get water from the sea. We might have a massive city!

-       Evan

If there was no sea there would be no home for the fish and the other sea creatures. We couldn’t eat fish and shrimp and other things that live in the sea. The human’s could not go swimming, surfing and diving. Human’s could not get their daily water.

-       Shiv

What if we made the sea like a zoo and put creatures in certain places?

It would be cool and I would work there. There would be a gaint pool that fits all the sea creatures in the world. They would go in special cages and I would control a machine that has all food that the sea creatures like to eat. I would control the line that makes it move.

-       Maddox

Art Exhibit

Sunnybrae Normal School has had their Art Exhibit this week and today Room 17 got to go look at all the amazing art - and then take some time to reflect on all the work they have done. Here are some pictures and some reflections of some of the art we saw today - and some of the things we have been working on this year.

Room 17's Art Exhibit Display 

This week we had our school art exhibit. This year I enjoyed the sea collages because we used lots of materials. Something I found difficult was the sun flowers because it was hard to keep it neat. Something I want to try is the marble art because it sounds like fun. My favourite piece of art I saw was the Senior Syndicate cloaks because they put in a lot of work. 

- Smrithi 

Room 17 enjoying looking through the art

We especially liked looking at our buddy class's art!

 This week we had our school art exhibit. My favourite piece of art I saw was the goats that Rom 4 did because the fluff on the paper looked awesome. This year I enjoyed my folk art with Miss Oborn because I put lots of effort into mine and it looks cool. Something I found difficult was the Mona Lisa because I drew my picture really thin and paint is really gloopy. Something I want to try is the scarecrow that Room 14 did because it would be a good class activity. 

-Rose

We finally found our own art!

The Senior's Cloaks

This week we had our school art exhibit. My favourite piece of art I saw was my friend's sea art because he used lots of materials and did his best work. This year I enjoyed the sea art because it was fun making sea creatures with paper. Something I found difficult was the Mona Lisa art because it was hard painting the little parts. Something I want to try is to make the chicken that Room 2 made because it was colourful and it looked really cool. 

-Gunn

Some of our Calendar Art

Folk art with Miss Oborn 

This week we had our school art exhibit. My favourite piece of art I saw was the scarecrow because it looked cool and they put in lots of effort - They put hay in the scarecrow! This year I enjoyed the sunflowers because we drew the flowers and the flowerpot. Something I found difficult was the ant art because it was hard cutting the grass. Something I want to try is to make the scarecrow because it will be hard but we will learn to work together. 

-Shiv

Asking questions

Today we looked at being curious, asking questions and using what we already know to help us form new ideas.

We watched an amazing video about the size of our earth compared to the rest of the universe. It was mind blowing and while we played the movie, we had post it notes to write down questions we had. Have a watch and see what questions you might have!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Eh5BpSnBBw

Dental Care

We has some special visitors in our classroom to end our Term 3. Some AUT dental students came in to teach about how to look after our teeth. We got to look at models and practise proper dental care and looks at food that are good and bad for our teeth. It was a very informative and fun morning.