Globetrotters

Last night I  went and saw the globetrotters they are the best basketball players in the world. There mascot is Globie and his head is a glob.  They did all sorts of cool tricks like standing on the rim, heaps of slam dunks and no look shots.

By Sam

Our Solar System

We created a super small scale representation of our Solar System using balls, marbles and kids.  See all the small, tightly joined inner planets, then the huge spread out to the larger outer planets.

Science with Garin

Last week we were lucky enough to have a group of kids from Garin College come along and show us how electricity worked.  We used battery packs, wires, and playdough to make bulbs, mini motors and noisy beepers go.  Then they taught us the difference between series circuits and parallel circuits.  Everyone agreed it was one of the best afternoons all year.  Thanks Garin!

Sharing time

For book week, some children from R18 shared some of their favourite books with the rest of the Middle Syndicate.  Thanks Meg, Ella and Amy!

Looking at Van Gogh

To finish off our unit 'Who'd ve Known' last term we looked at the weird and wonderful life on Vincent Van Gogh.  In particular we focused on his painting 'Bedroom in Arles.'  Check out the amazing perspective recreations above.

Then over the holidays some children created bedroom dioramas.