Room5 has been learning about bees.We are doing reading about bees. We read articles ,stories,poems and plays. Roshni here is writing in her book. She is writing Delightful Bees. It is really fun. Did you know? 1. that bees do go to the toilet. 2. The Queen Bee lays about 2000 eggs a day. 3. Male bees/drone bees don't have stingers 4. The female bees are the workers |
| Mr Sweney came to tell us about how bees make honey and what it tastes like fresh. He showed us some dead bees also and we got to hold them. In this photo Mr Sweney is standing by the honey extractor.He used an electrically heated knife to take the wax cappings off.He let us all turn the handle of the extractor. The honey spins out, hits the side and flows down to the bottom. The honey tasted pretty good. Reporters Sam, JK and Rhys. |
On the 2nd of June it was Matariki. Room 5 were given some newspapers on Matariki to read and fill in the challenging questions. Room 5 students worked together with the buddy that they sit next to, like these two students Holly and Josh. Matariki is the New Maori Year,when seven stars can be seen in the sky. There are several Maori legends about the seven stars of Matariki. The Greek call Matariki the Pleiades. The Japanese call it the Subaru. Arcording to the Maori there are two meanings for Matariki, tiny eyes (mata riki) or eyes of God (mata ariki.) -Reporters Roshni and Briar. 
