Patch to Plate- Growing Alfalfa Sprouts

WALT: Identify and supply the needs of a living thing

What we did:  

• Put alfalfa seeds into a jar
• Soaked the seeds in water overnight with a cloth on top
• Drained the old water out and rinsed the alfalfa in clean water
• Emptied all the water out and left the seeds over night
• Watched our seeds change into sprouts
• Used our alfalfa sprouts to make a salad
• Grated carrot, washed and sliced tomato, broke up lettuce, sliced cucumber, chopped up grapes and mandarins for the salad
• Ate the salad ALL up!!

    

    

    

 

 

 

 

 

Rainbow Fish Calendar Art

WALT: Use a variety of materials & tools to create a piece of art

What we did: 

• Listened to the story The Rainbow Fish
• Retold the beginning, middle and end of the story
• Talked about 'sharing is caring'
• Used paste and newspaper to create a background
• Used dye and a brush to add colour to our background
• Talked about the parts of a fish
• Tried to use all the space to draw a big fish using a Vivid
• Used dye and cotton buds to dye our fish staying inside the lines
• Painted corrugated cardboard to make seaweed
• Displayed our art in the corridor for parents to see

Order forms have been sent out today, so you can order your calendars, cards or diaries for Xmas!

Auckland Botanic Gardens Trip

Room 12 were very lucky to have lots of lovely Mums and Dads to help keep us safe on our trip to the Botanic Gardens.  We couldn't do these trips without our parent helpers. 

Thank you so much for your support!!

Learning how to plant seeds correctly.

Getting prepared to plant seedlings into the gardens.

Kaya

Andreas, Mrs Barden  and Kiera.

Daniel

Mrs Harding and Tayla

Matthew

Mr Long, Sophie and Natasha

Srinitha

Ms Luo and Evan

Kiera and Valentina

Rhys

Ms Cox, Liam and Ethan

Liam, Ethan and James

Ethan

Matt, Mrs Harding and Tayla

Terry

                                               

Aayush

                                                                                 

Tidying up!

Using the spades to turn the soil.

Meredith talks about the broad bean plant.

Naming the parts of the plant.

Now which part of the plant did this come from?

Mr Long and Mrs Barden asking questions to help us put the food on the right plate.

Flower? Stem? Tuber? Leaf? Fruit? Root?

                   

Looking awesome!

Great thinking Room 12!

Running up the hill to get eat our lunch.

                                                                                                                      I am so tired!  I am going to relax here for a little while!