UNDER THE SKYDOME!! On Friday we went to the Hall to visit the Science Alive "Skydome". We all sat and listened to a man talk to us about the Solar System. When we went into the dome It was like being inside a blow-up cave. The sky was all around and above us.

Our beautiful night sky. 1

We all sat and listened to the man tell us some facts about the solar system.

This is the skydome.

What the sky looks like when the sun goes down.

The Maori's believe that the Milky Way is a huge canoe across the sky.

The Matariki cluster of stars.  They represent a Mother and 6 daughters.  Some people say the 7 sisters.

Our beautiful night sky. 2.

As part of out Plant Study we have been to visit the Community Garden at the University. It is called the Okeover Garden. Matt the head gardener was there and he showed us around. Winter is a quiet time for plants but there were still lots of things growing. He was very impressed with Room 16's knowledge about plants and he answered all our questions. We know that some plants only grow in New Zealand because of the type of climate we have here. We knew that plants need lots of things to grow like sun, water and soil. We know that plants are important for earth because they help provide oxygen for us to breathe and they feed us. We learned that plants are found everywhere and heaps of other stuff. Thank you also to our super parents who came along to help us. You are all amazing.

If you look hard enough you will see garlic growing.

Thanks wonderful helpers.

The compost takes 6 months to break down and become wonderful soil to grow things in.

Matt told us lots of things about plants.

The two sounds of "g"

You Can Count On Me is all about being a good friend .

Using our marble credits. 10 Minutes fun on the Senior Adventure Playground.