Today we were lucky enough to witness the solar eclipse at school. As it was so sunny it was perfect to see the shadow of the moon gradually blocking the sun.
We used special glasses called "Eclipse shades" to look at the sun - it's far too bright to look at directly - and saw a bright orange crescent shaped sun, instead of the usual round shape.
We were amazed how much cooler it went as the sun was blocked out, and the shadows on the ground were a lot clearer too. Thanks Dan for bringing in some glasses - it was amazing!
This week was a busy sporting week with Athletics on Monday and cricket with Cricket Wellington on Friday.
On Monday we did sprints, shot put, quoits, high jump, long jump and vortex events, followed by house and class relay races. We were so lucky with the weather and had a great day.
On Friday, Cricket Wellington came to school to take us through the basics of cricket, and we practiced the important skills of bowling, batting and fielding. Thank you Cricket Wellington! Let's hope the summer weather stays for a while!
We have been looking at Persuasive Writing in class. How can we convince someone of our opinion..? By presenting our argument, giving at least 3 good reasons, and backing them up with more information.
We have debated whether we should have robot helpers, wear uniform at school and whether or not homework is a good thing...a mixed opinion but some very valid points were made!
We have been using an online Persuasion map to help us plan our arguments - see the link under Literacy links. Is there something you feel strongly about..?
