Wellesley 5S
5S - A great bunch of learners!
Wednesday, 23 September 2015
Grandparents' and Special Friend's Day
Once again, this proved to be a wonderful Wellesley event with so many special people coming along to spend time with the boys and enjoying being with us here at school.
Here are just a few of the special guests we had a chance to meet:
Grandparents' and Special Friend's Day on PhotoPeach
Thursday, 17 September 2015
Art Week
Art week has been an amazing experience for all the boys in 5S. Working in a huge range of mediums, they have produced art of the highest standard, demonstrating an incredible wealth of creativity.
Check out these wonderful art pieces:
Art Week on PhotoPeach
Check out these wonderful art pieces:
Art Week on PhotoPeach
Thursday, 10 September 2015
Meeting Harold
Over the last couple of weeks we have spent a couple of sessions in the Life Education Truck, which included Harold The Giraffe.
Harold is the yellow giraffe, with brown splodges dotted all over his body. He also wore loom bands around his black horns and he is the mascot for the Life Education Truck.
During our sessions we learnt about the food pyramid, which had 5 parts to the food pyramid, and they were, Fruit and Vegetables, Wheat Products, Dairy Products, Meat and Treats. We also looked at foods that would and would not be recognised by our Grandparents and were amazed at just how much food has changed over the years and how much more of our foods come in processed packages and are not always in their natural state.
Other things we learnt were about the different parts of the food pyramid and super 7 protein, water, fibre, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals and fat. This led us onto how to read food labels and we were totally amazed at just how many different names there were for sugar! It was also surprising that foods that we thought were healthy, such as Nutrigrain and muesli bars, turned out to be very UNHEALTHY indeed!
We also learned about Lauri’s insides, as we x -rayed him and learned about his morning breakfast, (which was porridge), his dung and extract of chemicals that are bad for your body, it showed the process of how food goes through your body, starting with the oesophagus and ending with bladder and bowel.
We bounced in Harold’s truck (trying to make Mrs Stevens’ head touch the roof) and finally Harold came home from his ballet lessons and we got to meet him. Harold was in a good mood today because he lent us his food basket that we used for learning what Harold’s Great Grandmother would and would not recognise as food.
5S thoroughly enjoyed our sessions with Harold and Andrea the Life Education teacher and we are looking forward to when they come back to Wellesley in two years time.
By Joshua
Life Education Truck on PhotoPeach
Harold is the yellow giraffe, with brown splodges dotted all over his body. He also wore loom bands around his black horns and he is the mascot for the Life Education Truck.
During our sessions we learnt about the food pyramid, which had 5 parts to the food pyramid, and they were, Fruit and Vegetables, Wheat Products, Dairy Products, Meat and Treats. We also looked at foods that would and would not be recognised by our Grandparents and were amazed at just how much food has changed over the years and how much more of our foods come in processed packages and are not always in their natural state.
Other things we learnt were about the different parts of the food pyramid and super 7 protein, water, fibre, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals and fat. This led us onto how to read food labels and we were totally amazed at just how many different names there were for sugar! It was also surprising that foods that we thought were healthy, such as Nutrigrain and muesli bars, turned out to be very UNHEALTHY indeed!
We also learned about Lauri’s insides, as we x -rayed him and learned about his morning breakfast, (which was porridge), his dung and extract of chemicals that are bad for your body, it showed the process of how food goes through your body, starting with the oesophagus and ending with bladder and bowel.
We bounced in Harold’s truck (trying to make Mrs Stevens’ head touch the roof) and finally Harold came home from his ballet lessons and we got to meet him. Harold was in a good mood today because he lent us his food basket that we used for learning what Harold’s Great Grandmother would and would not recognise as food.
5S thoroughly enjoyed our sessions with Harold and Andrea the Life Education teacher and we are looking forward to when they come back to Wellesley in two years time.
By Joshua
Life Education Truck on PhotoPeach
Thursday, 30 July 2015
Feeling Under The Weather!
With so many boys getting coughs and colds at the moment - it is a good thing that we spent a session with Mrs Hawthorne, testing various substances for Vitamin C levels!
Testing for Vitamin C on PhotoPeach
Testing for Vitamin C on PhotoPeach
Monday, 22 June 2015
Y5 Trip to Te Papa
On Thursday 18th June 2015 Year 5S and Year 5P from Wellesley College travelled to Te Papa by car, with our parents.
When we arrived at Te Papa we split into our respective classes and, with each class going to view one of two exhibitions for an hour and then swapping over. 5S went to the Awesome Forces section first - which was to fit in with our Changing Landforms unit. Following this, we then went to view the Weta Studio’s Gallipoli Exhibit about World War 1.
At the Awesome Force, we first met Andrew. Andrew talked to us about what we were going to view, so we trampled through the door to the Awesome Forces room.The first sight we saw was inside a volcano in Auckland. Nobody knew which volcano it was. After we viewed the volcano we got to pick up rocks. The heaviest was iron and the lightest was granite. Secondly we went through another Awesome Forces room door it led to the major earthquakes section. Andrew gave out cards with questions on them. Some were very easy and some were extremely hard. We had to walk around the various parts of the exhibition to find the answers. Once we had found all of the answers we reported back to Andrew and he asked what we had learnt. It was great, as much of the information supported what we had been learning in class and helped us to extend our knowledge of the topic.
Once we had completed our work, we then moved onto the next exhibition, which was the Australia and New Zealand Army Corporation display. In the exhibition there were statues of dying soldiers and shared lavatories. We could clearly see that life in these war condition was not the little game that these young soldiers were expecting. It was amazing to see just how realistic the models of the soldiers and their surrounding were - quite scary in fact. The last thing I want to say before I bore you, is that unless you are willing to sacrifice yourself for the country, DON`T GO TO WAR!
Finally it was time to leave. All of 5S and 5P had really enjoy the trip to Te Papa. 5S and 5P are excitingly waiting for the next school trip.
By Joshua and David
When we arrived at Te Papa we split into our respective classes and, with each class going to view one of two exhibitions for an hour and then swapping over. 5S went to the Awesome Forces section first - which was to fit in with our Changing Landforms unit. Following this, we then went to view the Weta Studio’s Gallipoli Exhibit about World War 1.
At the Awesome Force, we first met Andrew. Andrew talked to us about what we were going to view, so we trampled through the door to the Awesome Forces room.The first sight we saw was inside a volcano in Auckland. Nobody knew which volcano it was. After we viewed the volcano we got to pick up rocks. The heaviest was iron and the lightest was granite. Secondly we went through another Awesome Forces room door it led to the major earthquakes section. Andrew gave out cards with questions on them. Some were very easy and some were extremely hard. We had to walk around the various parts of the exhibition to find the answers. Once we had found all of the answers we reported back to Andrew and he asked what we had learnt. It was great, as much of the information supported what we had been learning in class and helped us to extend our knowledge of the topic.
Once we had completed our work, we then moved onto the next exhibition, which was the Australia and New Zealand Army Corporation display. In the exhibition there were statues of dying soldiers and shared lavatories. We could clearly see that life in these war condition was not the little game that these young soldiers were expecting. It was amazing to see just how realistic the models of the soldiers and their surrounding were - quite scary in fact. The last thing I want to say before I bore you, is that unless you are willing to sacrifice yourself for the country, DON`T GO TO WAR!
Finally it was time to leave. All of 5S and 5P had really enjoy the trip to Te Papa. 5S and 5P are excitingly waiting for the next school trip.
By Joshua and David
Friday, 29 May 2015
Expert Knowledge
Nothing can beat getting in an expert, when you're in the midst of a fascinating inquiry.
Today the boys in 5S were lucky enough to have Volcanologist and Wellesley Parent, Mike Ross to come and share his knowledge and expertise with us.
The boys enjoyed watching amazing video clips filmed by Mike and asking questions, enhancing our learning around our Changing Landforms inquiry. We could have kept in the class all day - so we're hoping for a return visit!
Thanks Mike.
Frank with Mike - wearing "Volcano Protective" gear.
Friday, 1 May 2015
The Power of Wind and Rain!
Science this week involved the exploration of how rain and wind changed and impacted on our landscapes. The boys had to make models and then observe what was happening to them, as they subjected the models to rain and wind.
A great hands-on experience - followed by lots of interesting discussions.
Thanks Mrs Hawthorne.
Exploring Erosion on PhotoPeach
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