Our Trip to MOTAT

Yesterday the Marvellous Meerkats went to MOTAT to explore and learn about flight.

First we went to look at the exhibits. We got to play around in a room full of fun things. We also got to learn about some video games from New Zealand.

Then we took a train to the second part of MOTAT. We saw lots of big airplanes in a massive room.

Later, we got to learn about flight from Abby. We did lots of fun activities. Flight has four forces: Lift, Drag, Thrust and Weight.

We had lots of fun at MOTAT. I can't wait to go back!

Our First Kiva Loan

This term we have been learning about Kiva. They are a group that helps people who are starting their own businesses. We can lend money to help these people. When Mr Davidson went to America, he was given some free loans. After learning about things like money, sharing and making a business, we looked at some loans on Kiva. We decided to give to someone who needed money for school, so we loaned to Conchita from the Phillipines. Check out her Kiva profile here, and lend some money if you can. Since it's a loan, you'll get your money back at the end!

You can read more about Kiva at http://www.kiva.org/.

Duffy Books!

This morning the whole school went to an assembly in the hall. A special guest came to talk to us. He was a wrestler, an artist and he writes comic books. He was pretending to be a superhero and he had a mask.

We also got our Duffy Books. We each got 2 very good books that we are going to read at home. Here is how we decorated our box:

It is a polar bear inside of an igloo. Check out our blogs to see the books that we got!