All things Scandinavian

We have started to look at the work of Claes Oldenburg, a Swedish born sculptor.  We are going to recreate some of his work (but on a much smaller scale!).
We have been impressed with how massive his original sculptures are!

Scandinavian Culinary Storm!

Today we were involved in making food typical of Scandinavian countries.  In groups we chose a recipe and noted down the ingredients.....making sure there would be enough for us all!
We made Copenhagen Potatoes, Swedish pancakes, Danish Cherry Bonbons and Rosenmunnar (a type of shortbread biscuit).  We were developing our kitchen skills.....cutting, accurately measuring (cooking is a Science after all!), cleaning up!
The end results were very tasty.

We are sure the Swedish Chef would agree!

Welcome to Term 3!

Room 8 are looking at Scandinavia.  Here are some interesting facts we have found out:

• The highest peak in Denmark is a mere 170m!
• The Danish flag has been in use since 1219 (it is the oldest National flag in the world).
• The Danes eat more pasta than any other nation.
• The Swedish invented the zip, the fridge, the pacemaker and the computer mouse.
• The Norwegian government purchases 1000 copies of every book published and distributes them to libraries.
• The Norwegians introduced salmon sushi to the Japanese in the 1980's. 

End of the Term

A busy 11 week term is drawing to a close, have a great holiday!

Although, possibly the weather in Dunedin may not be this fab!  PS Keep revising your times tables!

Quote of the Week

Jump Rope for Heart

A busy week with plenty of things going on!  Room 8 participated in the 30th Anniversary of 'Jump Rope for Heart' a great afternoon spent skipping....certainly a great way to warm up!
Some impressive skills from all participants.  Funds raised will go towards heart related initiatives.

Although a little more practice required before tricky Double Dutch moves attempted!

Leonardo Da Vinci

More about Leonardo……(a great thinker outside the box)!

“There are three classes of people: those who see.

Those who see when they are shown.

Those who do not see.”

~ Leonardo da Vinci ~

Leonardo was a vegetarian and because of his vegetarianism, Leonardo had a habit of purchasing caged birds and then releasing them into the wild.

Leonardo was a technological genius. He drew designs for a helicopter, calculator, tank, solar power and a double hull.  Although his designs, except for a few, were not constructed during his lifetime, some of them, like the automated bobbin winder and a machine for testing the tensile strength of wire, were huge successes.

Leonardo completed over 13,000 pages of notes and drawings, only a few of these pages remain.