Pataka Fun!

As part of our inquiry, "Here's Our History," we went to Pataka museum. We had a fantastic time. We got to experience how people lived 100 years ago! We washed clothes with a washboard and mangle, practiced writing with ink pens, and played games like marbles. These are just a few of the things that we did. We realized that life has changed a lot over time! We found some of the games that children used to play quite frustrating and slow-paced. We also noticed that day-to-day appliances (like pots and irons) used to be very heavy! We think that people must have been very strong and hard-working. We can't wait to share our experiences with our Grandparents on Grandparents day!

One of the funniest things we did was dress up like children did 100 years ago, we practiced making very serious faces because we noticed that in the photos from the past, people didn't seem to smile! We found out that people didn't smile in photos because it took so long to take just one photograph!

Soccer Fun!

Pat and Fraser came to Muritai School and taught us how to do soccer exercises. We had a great time dribbling the soccer ball and doing the soccer relays. On Friday we played a soccer game with room 5. We all showed fantastic sportsmanship!

An afternoon at the beach!

On Monday the Junior classes visited Rona Bay Beach. We had a blast! We practiced using our senses to observe what we could see, smell, touch and hear. We collected beach treasures, built sandcastles and dug deep holes together. We had such a great time that we decided to write recounts about our afternoon at the beach. We hope to visit the beach again while the weather is fine.