STEAM Challenge: Cup Pryamid

We do love your STEAM challenges in Room 18. We look at upholding our school values of being kind, positive and respectful when contributing to our group discussions during this time. Sometimes it is a bit tricky to up hold these values when we are working with others so we have recognised it is something that we might have to keep working at. 

The challenge was to see how fast the team could build a pyramid out of cups without touching the cups directly with our hands. 

We could only use the tools provided - 6 cups, 4 pieces of string and a rubber band.

It was SO much fun and at times SO frustrating! We were pretty clever though and most groups managed to do it! 

STEAM challenges: Building a nest

STEAM standing for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths. 

During our STEAM challenges we have been utlising a variety of skills especially cooperation and communicaton. We really enjoy the opportunity to problem solve and try lots of ideas while working with others. One of the key aspects to this challenge was that they needed to be made entirely out of natural resources and hold three 'eggs'. We were really successful at working together, being creative and having fun! 

Here is some of our work during the nest builiding challenge. 

You learn something everyday!

Hi Room 18 families, apologies for the dely in updates. I was trying to store my photos of our work in what I thought was a great location....blogger disagreed..... so I am back to my old ways of storing things!

We have plenty to share with you but will do it slowly over the week so you can enjoy the photos.

This was taken WAY back in the early part of the term when we were just getting to know each other. This is a great way to work together and problem solve!

 

As you can see we got CREATIVE and had some wonderful ideas...we also did LOTS of laughing!

Year 4 Friday Sports

Today we had great fun building on our Hockey skills. We had Kathryn from Hockey Canterbury as well as Miss Sheard and Mrs Kenworthy teaching us skills and playing games. 

We were all mixed together with Room 4 & 5 it was great learning with them!