Stunning Art!

D1 and D2 have been learning about an artist called Kandinsky. They have made some 'circles' art in the same style. We really love this quote that Mrs Thompson put up in the classroom...

The children's 'circles' art!

D1 have also finished their Hundertwasser 'lollipop tree' paintings with Mrs Sutherland. They are bright and colourful and you won't find any straight lines...because Hundertwasser doesn't like straight lines!

We love all these gorgeous colours up on the walls!

Here is a close up of one of the pictures by Eva:

Lovely colours and patterns, Eva!

Kingdom Kid Awards

It's great to start the term celebrating our school values and the people who help us see them in action! Here are the May Kingdom Kid awards:

We are all very proud of you!

D1 - Eva shows our class what the value of Diligence looks like EVERY day! She starts her work quickly and doesn't give up until she is finished. As it says in Colossians 3:23, she works at tasks 'with all her heart'. She helps and encourages others to do the same.Keep shining brightly, Eva!

D2 - Amelia always listens carefully and works diligently to complete her work to the best of her ability. She is kind and polite and an excellent role model in our class.

D3 - Hunter is a diligent and attentive class member. He engages fully in all learning opportunities and produces excellent work. He is  kind and considerate friend and a great example of a Kingdom Kid.

F1 - Sulurina has started her time at Cornerstone full of energy and a desire to learn. She starts every day with a friendly "Hello" and continues to be kind and caring throughout the day. She completes all her work to a high standard and shows real pride in her work.

Explosive Science!

Which one of these bags do you think will make the biggest "BANG!!" when we pop them?

A supermarket bag, a snaplock bag and a paper bag...

We tested the snaplock bag first. We thought it was quite a 'tough' plastic and it was! Johnny had to stomp it with his foot to make it pop! It did make a loud bang...but was it the loudest? It didn't break the tough plastic - it popped along its 'zip'!

Next we tried the paper bag. Eva had a great go at popping it but it just wouldn't burst! I think we were all giggling too much by then! Mrs Sutherland had to help and...BANG! It burst through the bag with 2 really big rips! Was this one going to be the biggest bang?

Finally we got to the supermarket bag. Many of the D1 children thought it would be the loudest because it had the most air in it...so they thought it would make the biggest bang. Zane used all his muscles...but it only whooshed the air out quietly through 2 tiny rips in the seam at the bottom of the bag. What???!!! 

So... which one was the winner? The paper bag was the loudest, then the snaplock bag and finally the supermarket bag. If you are allowed, try this again at home and see if you get the same results!

What makes the 'bang' noise? We did some investigating and found out that air is made up of molecules that push against everything they touch. This is called air pressure. A few of the D1 children talked about pressure when they were predicting what would happen - well done! Because we squeezed the air into our 3 bags,  the air pressure got bigger and when the bags popped, the high-pressure air rushed out! That change in pressure makes a shock wave that travels to our ears as a loud POP! The loudest pop comes from the highest air pressure...which was in the paper bag!

We had a really interesting question from Zane too. He said that we were blowing carbon dioxide into the bags and wondered if we would get the same if we used oxygen? Now that's an interesting idea to think about! 

One explosion down...many more to come!

D1's Shooting Stars!

In our room we have a special place where we show great examples of work. We call it our Shooting Stars Wall.

Eva was the first person to have her work put on the wall. She was showing us what good writers do:

Way to go, Eva! 

We can all learn from her great example. Check it out next time you visit us in D1!