Our reflections on term three

Today we had a think about the term and what we had learned. We also thought about what our goals could be for next term. Here are a selection of the responses.

This term…
I really enjoyed Maths.
I did my cat really well.
I need to start spelling out my words next term.

This term …
I Really Enjoyed art.
I did writing really well.
I need to work on my handwriting next term.

This term…
I really enjoyed school.The best thing was playing games in the classroom..
I did my cat poem really well.
I need to think about my manners next term.

This term…
I really enjoy the work that I do at school.
I did my cats paper mache really well.
I need to think about treating people nicely.

This term
I really enjoyed doing art.
I did collage really well.
I need to work on my manners next term.

This term. . .
I really enjoyed maths.
I did art really well.
I need to work with other people better next term.

This term….
I really enjoyed paper Mache and our collage work.
I think I did my inquiry work really well.
Next term I need to keep up.

This term…
I really enjoyed maths.
I did art really well.
I need to try next term

This term…
I really enjoyed doing paper mache.
I did collage really well.
Next term I need to work on thinking, working, harder and keeping up with everyone.

Silage

We left it for half a week. We looked at it today. It looks like mould. It tastes like gas and it looks dry. When it is wet it sticks to your fingers. It looks like it is glued together. It is warm.

Silage

We are making silage. Mr Whetton gave us grass to research about silage. We put the grass in a bucket. We will make it into silage. We've been feeling and smelling it. It smelled like rotten eggs and cabbage. It looks wet and it looks yuck but it’s dry and prickly and sticky and it’s green and has leaves in it.

Group Three - Cows and Their Calves

We are looking at calves and their mothers. Our question is “How do calves know their Mum and dad?” We looked in the internet to find answers. It did not work very well. There were heaps of pictures on there. Mr Johnston brought some books. We found out some stuff about how they know their Mum. We found out that when they lick them they can taste it. Cows know the smell of their calves. We are writing information. But the books have pictures too.

Making Cheese

Yesterday we made cottage cheese. We put milk in first then we put it on the stove. Then we put some rennet in. It turned into curds and whey. We strained it through a special bag and then we put it in the fridge. Today we are going to eat it. It was fun.

Group Two - Silage Questions

We are asking questions about silage. We know it is made from grass. We emailed a farmer. The farmer was Mr Johnston's brother.

Group One - How do you make cheese

We are trying to find how to make cheese.

We have looked at books. We have been on the internet to look at cheese. Next week we are going to make cheese.

Our Inquiry

For term Three we have investigated the farm for how we get our milk. We went to Mr Cave’s farm. On the way we saw baby lambs. We saw the cows being milked and we were able to pat the calves and see the calves being feed. There was a pen of sick calves.
On the farm we saw big bulls. We went for a ride on the tractor and trailer. We saw Castlecliff beach from the farm. A cattle truck arrived with cows that were in-calf.
Mr Wingate brought his milk truck for us to look at. We got to look inside the cab of his truck and around the truck and trailer. He talked us about the milk going in and out. It goes into the truck slow and comes out fast at the factory.


We went to go to see the tanker. It had 28 wheels. The milk goes fast. We saw Castlecliff beach. We feed the calves. We got to ride on the trailer. We got to run down the hills. Then we went to the supermarket Woolworths. We were given a donut and a sausage. We saw a sheeps heart . There were rolls of stickers. Chocolate cake with sprinkles on it. We went to see the milk, butter and cheese. We had to wear hats in the butchery and the bakery.

Dairy Farms

This third term we are studying dairy farms. We have been to visit a local farm which was a fantastic morning out. The following week a milk tanker from Fonterra came to visit us at the school.