Games! Games! Games!

The c.w.s.a group have been researching games from different cultures and generations .We have been learning exiting and challenging new games. We are also learning to complete a PMI to show plus, minus and interesting points. This helps us to analyse and to make criteria for what makes a great game. We have been using TOMTOP to help us look at all viewpoints. TOMTOP is short for Think of money, Think of people. Our next challenge is to either adapt an existing game or create our own new one!

By Daniel Bosman, Xan Twissell and Mrs Cranefield

Mask Parade Update

The CWSA art group have reached a very difficult stage in preparing for the mask parade. We are trying to find a way to attach the continents on to the wire structure that is going around our weather balloon. We are having trouble stretching the wire frame out to make it round, lots of problem solving is going on!!! Each class has almost finished their masks, some are spraying clear gloss as a final coat. Sticks are being stuck on to hold the masks and they are looking amazing! We have decided to add endangered animals because we had thought about people but not the animals that are part of our earth. We have found animals from each continent that our masks are from. They look brilliant and are shining.

From Frayja and Tatyanna

Mask Parade Prep

The C.W.S.A Art group have been preparing for the Mask Parade. First we had to brainstorm about the topic and what it meant to us: One Earth - Global Creative Spirit. This seemed difficult at first but once we thought about the meaning of each word we started to have some understanding. We brainstormed what we could do and we came up with lots of ideas. Our understanding of the them was - all cultures coming together as one. We decided to make some masks from different countries and so we got to work.
Classes are buddied up so they can get to know each other and help each other. At the moment there is a lot of cutting out templates and undercoats being put on. We have learnt how to order paint and supplies and send faxes. We are starting to find out how much work it takes to organise something like this.

Sophie, Kathryn and Mrs Cranefield

Photo exhibition is UP AND RUNNING!!

CWSA has recently been getting ready for the big photo exhibition! It is being held in the Enner Glynn School Library and the photos are already being put up. All the students in CWSA have taken individual photos then either printed them or edited them on the computers. We now have over 30 photos that are being put up! They're all different and are all unique. They are in different categories so it's easier to find them! And, if you want to, you can vote for your favourite photo in the library! There will be a small bin where you place your voting slips and there will be extra slips next to the voting bin. The dates where you can come and have a look are from Tuesday till Friday just before the end of Term 2. We are all trying very hard so your patience is greatly appreciated. Thanks and we hope you enjoy our photos!


-Liam and Antonio.

Getting ready for photo exhibition

Over the past few weeks CWSA have been getting ready for our photography exhibition. We have been editing, printing, naming, laminating and mounting. This included brainstorming different names for our pictures and choosing the best one. Our exhibitoin will be in the Library and you are welcome to come and see. Everyone will have three to five photos to present which we took by ourselves. Most of them were taken when we went on our photography trip. We have enjoyed getting ready and taking our fabulous photos and hope you are able to come along and see if all of our hard work has paid off. We will let you know closer to the time the details of the exhibition.

By Sophie and Toby.

NatureLand Enrichment report

Hi my name is Frayja and I'm going to talk to you about how I helped NatureLand Zoo. The animal I chose to make an enrichment activity for was the meerkats. We first had to study what our animals liked doing and what they eat in their natural habitats. I chose the meerkats because they are the newest animals at NatureLand. For my enrichment idea I used an old vacuum cleaner, driftwood, carrots and parsnips. Straight away they started digging at the sand to reach the food but they soon gave up and jumped on the top. They had figured out there was a lid but were challenged to open it. It was funny . The meerkats really liked it. I felt that Natureland appreciated me and the Meerkats did too. Jo, the keeper was really excited about mine so we did it last. First they were a little nervous but then they became very curious, excited and happy. I really enriched their lives!
By Frayja Elliott

Mask Parade Preparations

At the moment the CWSA art group have been working on the mask parade. The mask parade theme is One Earth Global Creative Spirit.We have given each class a design of a mask with a country that the mask comes from. Every class that has finished their masks have had a awesome result a lot of hard work has paid off. We have been very lucky and NIWA has given us a weather balloon which we are going to use as a globe.

Mask Parade Preparations

At the moment the CWSA art group have been working on the mask parade. The mask parade theme is One Earth Global Creative Spirit.We have given each class a design of a mask with a country that the mask comes from. Every class that has finished their masks have had a awesome result a lot of hard work has paid off. We have been very lucky and NIWA has given us a weather balloon which we are going to use as a globe.

Mask Parade Preparations

At the moment the CWSA art group have been working on the mask parade. The mask parade theme is One Earth Global Creative Spirit.We have given each class a design of a mask with a country that the mask comes from. Every class that has finished their masks have had a awesome result a lot of hard work has paid off. We have been very lucky and NIWA has given us a weather balloon which we are going to use as a globe.

Guest Speaker talks Photos!!

This week in CWSA a Portrait Photoghrapher came into our session. Her name was Kirstin and we learned heaps from her. What we talked about ranged from taking good photos to the technical side of a camera. She gave us many tips and hints for taking great photos for many events including action, scenery and important events like weddings. We then went out and took autumn photos, the colours were truly effective.
by Liam.

Worm Farm up and Running!

A worm farm is now part of the lunch time routine at Enner Glynn School. Today the enviro group worked with Mr Hands to get a new worm farm up and running. This is one step towards reducing our waste in an environmentally friendly way. The castings will be used as fertiliser for our edible gardens which are already in progress. Children crowded around today to have a close look at the worm farm and how it works, of course the worms were well fed to on apple cores, banana skins and crusts.!
Good Work Enviro group! and Mr Hands!
Lots of great learning took place,
*The first thing we did was we soaked the cardboard, we had fun doing that because lots of us got wet!
*The second thing we did was put the worms in with the soil and scraps (YUCK!).
* The third thing that we did was practicing wheeling it down to the rubbish bin by room 3.
*And now at lunch times we each have turns at making sure no one puts the wrong food in the bin.
The things we learnt were:
*That there is a certain type of worm for a worm farm - these are called tiger worms.
*That worms do not eat meat they only eat some fruit (not citrus food like oranges etc.) and vegetables, they are herbivores.
*The worms waste is called castings and that is what we use as fertaliser.
*The worms will even eat paper because it is made from trees!
*Each worm can produce over 1500 babies in one year.
*Tiger worms eat their own body weight each day (WOW!)
our next challenge is going to be deciding how to best use the wonderful veges from our garden - any ideas would be appreciated!
By your Envro Group -Courtney, Mae, Kathryn and Hannah

Helping Naturelands Animals

Year 4 CWSA have been trying to make it more enjoyable for animals at Natureland Zoo. We have the privilege to design an activity to enrich the animals lives. So far it has been successful. We all have a number of ideas that will help them learn strategies and thinking skills.
by Max and Freya

Communicating Through images

Memories often make us feel happy or sad and familiar objects can trigger lots of memories. In CWSA we have picked an object from home that has memories. We have created a piece of art using colours, symbols, shapes, lines and feelings as a background for our object. These will help us show what we remember and feel about are object. This activity helps us to think about emotions and messages images give us.
by Toby, Lilly and Laura

Enviro Group

As part of CWSA this year we have a new Envrio Group. The purpose of this group is to keep up the good recycling in our school.
This year we are trying to reduce the amount of rubish we create.
Members of the group are : Courtney, Kathryn, Mae, Indigo and Hannah.

Elements of Photography

We have been learning about the elements of photography, some of them are: Colour, Texture and Perspectives. These elements create feelings about the picture.The year 5/6 group have been going outside with a buddy and taking photos with these elements. We will post some of the photos we have taken onto our blog.
By Laura and Toby

Kick off 2009

Enner Glynn CWSA groups are well underway. We have a Year 4 group who are working on animal enrichment activities for chosen animals from Natureland. Our Year 5/6 group are exploring digital photography and hope to put some great photos together for parents and family to enjoy.