Science with KidsedchatNZ

Some of our students participated in today's KidsedchatNZ by answering some of the questions. Their answers were typed with help of the teacher.

Q1. Do you like learning about science and doing science experiments? Why or why not?

Q2.  What science problems/questions do you really want to solve or answer? Why?

Q3. Nanogirl likes taking natural objects (eg. broccoli) and copying their superpowers. What superpower would you like to copy from an object?

Q5. What science have you done at school and what did you learn?

Q6. What is the next science experiment you want to do at school? What do you think will happen and why?

Q7. What is the most amazing thing you have learnt doing science at school or home?

Reflecting on Term 1 with KidsedchatNZ

Today our students participated with their buddy class in the last KidsedchatNZ for this term. 

Q1. What is something you did this term that you think you will remember for the rest of your life?

Q2. What is something you accomplished this term that you are proud of?

Q3. What was the nicest thing someone in your class did for you this term?

Q4. What was the most challenging part of this term for you? Why?

Q5. Which was your favorite place / spot in your classroom (or school)? Why?

Q7. What are three things you did this term to help your classmates?

Q9. What is something you taught your teacher or classmates this term?

Looking after our Place in the World with KidsedchatNZ

Students looked into and tweeted about our local environment with KidsedchatNZ...

Some of the tweets...

Q1. Our environment is precious.  What are some of the environmental issues facing New Zealand at the moment?

Q2. What are some things you do at home to help reduce waste/rubbish?

Q3. Tell us about the things that happen at your school to reduce waste and save energy?

Q6. NZ has lots of endangered species.  What can we do to ensure future generations see them?

Q9. Do you have any local environmental hero's that are looking after your local environment?

Different Cultures with KidsedchatNZ

Room 4 had a great time participating in KidsedchatNZ this week with our tuakana buddy class, who also joined the chat.

Some of the tweets...

Q1. What is your culture? What languages do you speak at home?

Q4. What cultural groups activities do you do at your school?

Q7. What culture would you like to be and why? 

School Virtues/Values with KidsedchatNZ

After missing the last two KidsedchatNZ sessions due to other school activities, Room 4 was back participating in the chat and that without our buddy class, who was at camp!

They answered some questions around School Virtues / Values...

Q1. What are your School's Virtues/Values? Tweet a photo of your School's Virtues/Values displayed either in your classroom, playground or books.

Q3. Why does every School have different 'Value Statements'? All School's are trying to educate children, shouldn't they be the same for every School? 

Q4. How do your School's Virtues/Values impact on your learning?

Q5. How do your School's Virtues/Values impact on your behaviour?

Q6. Which of your School's Virtues/Values do think is the most important? Why?

Q7. If you had to rewrite your School's Virtues/Values.  What would you change them to?

Q9. Outside of School what are the most important Virtues/Values to your family? Why?

'Goal setting' with KidsedchatNZ

We participated in the first KidsedchatNZ session for 2017, which was all about setting goals. Some responses from our students...

Q1. Do you think goal setting is important? Why?

Q9. What will it look like to reach your goals and how will it feel?

Great tuakana/teina on display!

Thank you for leading the chat! You did an excellent job!