The Earth - Tuesday 20 August

The Moon - 9 August

Today we learnt about the moon. We now know:

• We have one moon and we can only see one side of it
• The moon orbits earth
• It takes 28 days
• The moon reflects light from the sun
• When parts of the moon are in shade we can't see those parts - that's why the moon sometimes looks different
• There are 8 phases of the moon

After acting out the rotations of the moon, we watched this video:

Miss Irvine found this cool rap - some of the information isn't very accurate, but it's fun!

Our Star, The Sun - Thursday 1 August

Today we learnt that:

• Stars emit (give out) light, which is why we can see them
• The Sun is a star
• The Sun looks bigger than other stars because it is closer to us
• Other stars look small because they are very, very, very far away
• Stars form patterns and pictures called constellations

Try out this cool website http://www.kidsastronomy.com/astroskymap/constellation_hunt.htm

Our Star, The Sun - Wednesday 31 July

Today we learnt that:

• When the light shines on a place on the globe, it is like the sun shining on that spot on Earth
• It is day time in New Zealand when the sun is shining on our part of Earth
• It is night time in New Zealand when the sun is not shining our part of the Earth
• The world takes one spin to make a complete cycle of day and night (24 hours)
• It is the Earth that moves - not the sun!

Try out this cool website www.earthsunmoon.co.uk

Our Star, The Sun - Tuesday 30 July

Today we made a timeline of our day. It goes round in a circle because each day is generally the same.

We learnt that:

• Day and night happened regularly
• At night there is no sun
• It is day time when we can see the sun
• It takes 24 hours for night and day to happen, then a new 24 hours happens
• The sun also gives us heat during the day

Marae Trip Waiata

In term three we are going to the Marae. Our Waiata will be Tutira Mai.

Here is the link to hear it and practise it.

Tutira Mai

Ka Pioioi

Percussion