Exploring at Arataki Honey Centre.

We visited the Arataki Honey Centre. We had great fun learning about bees and their role in making honey.

We were able to look at the bees in their hives, The queen bees had a dot and they were tricky to spot.

We enjoyed exploring in the games area. We particularly enjoyed dressing up as beekeepers.

We had to really concentrate hard to roll the bees wax to make candles.

                       We have been learning to draw a picture about the stories we have to tell.

Easter chicks

Growing Chickens

This term we have had 23 eggs growing in an incubator. Each day we have been watering and turning the eggs. We have enjoyed reading books about chickens and how they grow inside an egg. The countdown is on.

 The countdown is on. Not many days to go.

We have enjoyed building with the batons this term. We have created huts, two storied houses, fire engines ships and camping trucks. One of the houses could go dark at bedtime and become light in the morning. Great collaborating, sharing and talking.

We have used objects from the environment to create insects and insect environments.

Some of us love to balance on different equipment.

Exploring in Term One.

We have been doing a lot of exploring this term. Look at some of the things we have been learning about.