Our Term 2 inquiry unit has been around the Olympic Games. We have researched both the modern and ancient Olympic Games and the students decided it would be an awesome challenge to create their own Olympics Mini Games designed by themselves. They worked collaboratively in teams to design an activity using the equipment we had readily available in our PE Shed. They tried and tested their activities and made adjustments. In literacy they learnt how to write explicit instructions for their activity so it would be easy for others to follow. Then on a beautiful sunny winter’s day we held our games day which concluded with a medal ceremony. It was a fun morning and lots of learning took place along the way.

We hope you enjoy looking at some of our photos of the day!

During Science, students delved into the fundamental properties of solids, liquids and gases, discovering how matter transforms and changes. Through hands-on experiments and demonstrations, students observed the properties of solids, liquids and gases.

Mahi Toi – The Arts

As part of our inquiry into art from Asia, the Middle Team have been creating sculptures with clay!  We were inspired by India to create elephants and diva lamps out of clay.  Using a range of push, pull and smoothing techniques the Middle Team is so proud of the finished product.  

Be sure to attend the Arts Showcase this term to check them out!

Let’s Go Scooter Skills Programme

We have been so lucky to have the team from Let’s Go come to our school and teach us some very important scooter skills.  We learnt how to safely stop scootering quickly and the importance of a well fitted helmet!  A real highlight was practicing on the footpath where students had to check for cars coming out of driveways.

CELEBRATION DAY

At the end of Term 1 our students celebrated with screams of laughter and beaming smiles. We spent the afternoon at the Bell Block Aquatic Centre and were treated to fun inflatables and free time with our classmates. A big thank you to Jason for including the giant inflatable, where students accepted the challenge of reaching the end without making a big splash.

ANZAC DAY

At our annual school ANZAC Assembly our Junior Councillors had the privilege of placing a poppy on the photographs of fallen soldiers who had previously attended Bell Block School. In our classes we talked about the importance of ANZAC Day and we created a variety of artwork in our classrooms.

MOUNTAIN TO MAUNGA

For our Tūrangawaewae inquiry we have learnt about our local area and places that are significant, such as  Mt Taranaki. We enjoyed the Māori myth, Battle of the Mountains. Currently we are learning about our moana and its importance to us. We are integrating this with our literacy skills to research and present what we have discovered.