Ruru Hub Operetta Rehersal

 Room 18 and 17 working together 

on their operetta item.

Cross Country 2018

A proud moment for room 17 with Talei coming first 

and Maia in second place for the Year 3 Girls race. Great Job!

Well done Jason earning 3rd place in the Year 3 Boys. 

Congratulations to all our students who participated in their races in the school Cross-Country. 

For more on our School Cross-Country check out our Sport and Cultural Events Blog

Opening for our New Classrooms

Visit to Hamilton City Library: Styg Weimyss

We visited the Hamilton City Library to hear Styg Weimyss talk about his amazing career as an narrator for childrens stories. He was hillarious. 
Styg had us laughing and cheering. 

More about Water

Living things need fresh WATER and some things need salt water but all living things need some form of water to keep on living. 

                      WATER is important!!!

Water is used in many different ways. 

Here are some of our ideas how water is used.

Water for gardens and drinking.

We need water for ice blocks.

Rain produces rainbows. It's all about water.

 We need water for cars and for water slides. How about that hot cup of tea.

Water for cleaning and cooking. Water for our pets.

Water for swimming and playful fun.

Term 3 2018

Welcome to Term 3. A warm welcome to all families. We have now settled into our new classroom. We love our new learning space. The Deck is amazing - sheltered and spacious. 

Come and check out our new classroom.

This term we continue to work on Human Impact on Planet Earth: What makes the earth work and how can we care for it?  Our focus is Water.  

                          Dinosaurs and all that Rubbish...

This term is also Operetta term. The week of 17-23 September is all go!! 

Every student at Hamilton East School is in the Operetta. It focuses on the Arts curriculum. There are 5 performances, 2 daytime and 3 evening. All students are part of each performance. This is a major commitment however students LOVE IT! You will be notified for our class costume requirements.

The Water Cycle

We have been learning about the Water Cycle to better understand how important water is to Planet Earth and all living things.


















A simple experiment for the Water Cycle.

You need a good size zip lock bag and with a sharpie draw an outline of the water cycle.

1. Warm up some water until steams starts to rise but do not let it boil. 
      ( 1/2 cup of water in the microwave)
2. Add blue food colour to the water to represent the ocean.
3. Pour water in a zip log bag and zip it up.
4. Hang the bag upright on a window with strong tape and observe the changes.
5. Water evaporates and rises and condense at the top of the bag.
6. Water droplets appear on the inside of the bag. As water droplets become larger they will slide     
     downward that resembles the flow of the water cycle.




Precipitation - water droplets fall from the atmosphere in the form of rain, sleet, snow or hail.
Condensation - the cooling of water in the atmosphere changing gas to a liquid.
Evaporation - the process that occurs when water changes from a liquid to a caused by heat.
Transpiration - the passage of water from a plant to the atmosphere.