Learning to use 'Inspiration' in our learning.

In the last week of the term some of the children explored using a graphic organiser in a programme called 'Inspiration'.
The children found pictures of the 4 main types of bridges in the picture gallery and labelled them.
Click on the images to get a closer look..

Nathan



Hannah



Chloe



Georgia



Jerome

The 4 Main Types of Bridges

During our study on bridges, we investigated the 4 main types of bridges. We talked about some of the special features of each bridge. Some of the new language we learnt was: deck, cables, piers, arch, suspension, beam, cantilever, and trusses.
Below you will see some of the pictures children have drawn on 'KidPix'.
Click on the images to enlarge them and get a closer look at these wonderful drawings.

Tre



Casey



Angela



Jessica



Jerome



Cindy



Jaz




Liam



Georgia



Herbert



Luke


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Aarushi



Hannah



Nico



Rodney

Pictures From Our Trip

Here are some pictures we took when we went under the Auckland Harbour Bridge..

What We Saw Under the Auckland Harbour Bridge...

Nathan's Picture of the Harbour Bridge

Nathan saw one of the tearooms under the bridge. it was shaped like a bubble.

Georgia and Christina's Pictures of the Harbour Bridge.

Georgia saw steps under the harbour bridge.



Christina learned that the clippons were added later because so many cars and trucks were using the bridge. You can see them on her drawing.

Casey and Nico's Harbour Bridge Pictures

Casey has drawn the walkway on the top of the harbour bridge. can you see it?



The trusses are a triangle shape, you can see them on Nico's bridge

Jessica's and Chloe's Harbour Bridge Pictures

Did you know that there are 2 tearooms under the harbour bridge? Can you see them on Jessica's picture?




Can you see the workers on Chloe's picture?

Tre's Bridge

Tre did this picture on the computer. Can you tell what sort of bridge he has drawn?

The Three Billy Goats Gruff.

Our shared book this week is The Three Billy Goats Gruff. Listen to this story.

Information Reports About Swing Bridges

Listen to these information reports written by Angela, Rodney, Jaz and Herbert.

Junior School Technology Challenge

We had fun working in small groups and making a bridge using only newspaper, string and sellotape.
Can you guess what sort of bridge these children have made?

Maths interactive activity

Here is an interactive activity we have enjoyed using at school about volume.

Will Our Paper Planes Fly ????

We explored making paper planes for Science and Technology Week. We had a test flight to see if our designs worked.

Our Science and Technology Week Challenge..

Room 14's Boats on PhotoPeach