It's 2012!

Rising Stars wishes everyone a Happy New Year! We can't wait to share our learning with everyone this year, so keep watching this space as a bunch of new kids will be introducing themselves on this space.

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Moses' Term 4 Space Art

The 8 planets go around the sun.

Nikki's Term 4 Space Art

These are the order of planets. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

Korobeau's Term 4 Solar System Art

Mercury is the closes to the sun then it goes, Venus, EArth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

Te Puawaitanga's Term 4 Space Art

The closest planet to the sun is Mercury , then Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and the last planet is Neptune.

Wiremu's Term 4 iMovie

My iMovie shows my space shuttle going past the planets in order from the sun.

Faafetai's Term 4 Art

Mercury is the closest to the sun. Then Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. That's all the planets in order from the Sun.

Tame's Term 4 iMovie

My iMovie is all about seeing the planets. Did you know there use to be nine planets, but now they say pluto is a dwarf planet. I also learnt that the sun is a STAR.

Our Year 4 Trip to Stardome

For our trip this term the children from Team 3 visited Stardome: Observatory & Planetarium.

Semi's Term 4 Space Art

Mercury

Venus

Earth

Mars

Jupiter

Saturn

Uranus

Neptune

Semi's Term 4 iMovie

My iMovie is about the planets. Mercury is the first planet in the solar system. Venus is the second from the sun. Earth is the 3rd. Then it is Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

Asena's Term 4 Art

Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. Did you know Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system. Earth is the planet we live on. Mars is the 'red' planet and Jupiter is the biggest planet. Then it's Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Did you know Neptune is a cold planet because it is not close to the sun.

Peh So's Term 4 iMovie

My iMovie is about the planets in order except pluto (as it is now a dwarf planet). There use to be 9 planets. Did you know that Venus is the hottest planet not Mercury!

Nikki's Term 4 iMovie

In term 4 we have been learning about Outta this World. We had to draw the planets, it was fun. Did you know there are 8 planets in our solar system.

Peh So's Term 4 Solar System Art

Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, Venus comes next and it is the hottest. Earth is third and it is the planet we live on. Mars is known as the red planet. Jupiter is the biggest planet then the last 3 planets are Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

Nikita's Term 4 iMovie

My iMovie is about moving my rocket going past the planets that I draw on my cards in Hyperstudio.In the solar system there are 8 planets that orbit around the sun. I worked very hard on this so I hope you enjoy it!

Lizara's Term 4 Art

The are the planets in order from the sun - Mercury, Venus, EArth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. They orbit around the sun.

Sivaimao's Term 4 iMovie

My iMovie is all about Outta this World. It is about planets. There are 8 planets in the solar system. Pluto is not a planet anymore. I think there are aliens in space and that they are green. Did you know Mars is known as the red planet?

Damien's Solar System Art

Mercury

Venus

Earth

Mars

Jupiter

Saturn

Uranus

Neptune

are the planets in our solar system.

Lizara's Term 4 iMovie

My iMovie is all about the solar system, it is made up of lots of things. I hope you enjoy!

Korobeau's Term 4 iMovie

My iMovie is about our solar system. All of the planets orbit around the sun. There are 8 planets now because Pluto is a dwarf planet. I have enjoyed learning about our Solar System.

Paul's Term 4 Space Art

Mercury is the closest to the sun. Venus is the second closest and the hottest. The planet Earth is the planet we live on. Mars is often called the red planet. Jupiter is colourful and Saturn is beautiful. Uranus has a funny ring around it and Neptune is blue.

Mohammed's Term 4 Art

Mercury is the first planet from the sun.

Venus is the hottest planet.

Earth is the 3rd planet from the sun.

Then it goes; Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

Jordan's Term 4 iMovie

My imovie is about traveling into space across all of the 8 planets from Mercury to Neptune. The planets orbit around the sun. It takes one year for the Earth to orbit around the sun.

Jonson's Term 4 Solar System Art

Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. Then it goes Venus. Next it will be Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

Hannah's Term 4 iMovie

This term we are learning about space. The topic for this term is called Outta this World. We have been learning about the planets. These are the planets in order from the sun; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Some planets have rings and some don't.

Wiremu's Term 4 Space Art

Mercury

Venus

Earth

Mars

Jupiter

Saturn

Uranus

Neptune

Gloria's Term 4 iMovie

My iMovie is about a rocket that blasts off into space. It moves around and goes past the planets. The planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

Sivaimao's Term 4 Solar System Art

The planets go in order from the Sun like this - Mercury then Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

Nikita's Term 4 Space Art

In the Solar System the planets orbit around the sun. The closest planet to the sun is Mercury. Then it goes; Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

Did you know that pluto is not a planet anymore, it is now a dwarf planet.

Damien's Term 4 iMovie

My movie is about the planets. We move our rocket because it is an animation.

Faafetai's Term 4 iMovie

My iMovie is about Outta this World and traveling in a space shuttle. Mercury is the closest to the sun. There are eight planets but there was nine before but now there is eight. Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system. The planets orbit around the sun. Jupiter is the biggest planet and Saturn is the second biggest. We live on the Earth which is green and blue.

Calvin's Term 4 iMovie

My iMovie is about astronauts traveling in a space shuttle across the 8 planets and coming back to Earth. The planets names are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

Marama's Term 4 Art

Mercury is the first planet closest to the Sun.

Venus is the hottest planet.

Earth is the planet we live on.

Mars is known as the 'red' planet.

Jupiter is the biggest planet.

Saturn is the second biggest planet.

Uranus spins a different way.

Neptune is a very cold planet.

All the planets orbit the star we call the Sun.

Alarzae's Term 4 iMovie

My iMovie is about space and the planets because Room 11 has been learning our solar system. Did you know that there are 8 planets not 9. Uranus is funny because it's ring goes up and down.

Kevine's Term 4 Solar System Art

In space there are 8 planets. Closest to the Sun is Mercury, then comes Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Pluto is now a dwarf planet.

Bishop's Term 4 Space Art

Closest to the sun is Mercury then followed by Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

What do you know about our Solar System?

Tame's Term 4 Art

It goes like this: The Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

Did you know Pluto is now a dwarf planet?

Emanuelle's Term 4 Space Art

In the Solar System there are 8 planets. It goes in order like this; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

Hannah's Solar System Art Piece

There are 8 planets that orbit around the sun. First comes Mercury then comes Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. There use to be a ninth planet called Pluto but it is now classified as a dwarf planet.

Zion's Term 4 Space Art

The planets go in this order (starting from the closest to the sun):

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Also in our solar system there are stars, moons, black holes and satellites.

Gloria's Term 4 Art

Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. Venus is the hottest planet. Earth is the planet we live on. Mars is the red planet. Jupiter is the biggest planet of all. Saturn is very colourful. Uranus has a ring that is hard to see. Neptune is the coldest planet.

Alarzae's Term 4 Solar System Art

Alarzae's order of the planets in our Solar System

Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. Venus is the hottest planet in the Solar System. Earth is where people live. Mars is known as the 'red' planet. Jupiter is the biggest planet in the solar system. Saturn is colourful. Uranus is funny because it's ring goes the opposite way to other planets. Neptune is known as the blue planet (which is very cold).

Calvin's Term 4 Space Art

The Order of the Planets

Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system because it's clouds keep the heat in. Earth comes next then Mars which is known as the 'red' planet. Jupiter is after Mars and it is the biggest planet in the solar system. Saturn is after Jupiter and it is the second biggest planet and it also has rings around it. Then it is Uranus

and Neptune is the furtherest planet from the sun.

Jordan's Term 4 Art

Our topic this term is called 'Outta This World!' and we're learning all about our Solar System.

Mercury is the 1st planet from the sun. Venus comes next and it is the hottest one. Mars is the planet we call 'red'. Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system. Saturn has a colourful ring around it. Uranus is funny because it spins differently to the other planets. Neptune is the furtherest away from the sun so it is the coldest. Pluto use to be the nineth planet but is now a dwarf planet.

Tyrone's Term 4 Art

Mercury is the closest to the sun. Then Venus comes next which is the hottest planet. Earth is the third planet from the sun. Mars is the fourth and Jupiter is next. Then comes Saturn has rings around it made of ice and rock. Uranus is next and it is funny because it spins the other way. Neptune is the eighth planet and is also the coldest as it is the furtherest away from the sun.

Do you like my artwork of our Solar System?

Wiremu's Term 3 Graphics

For topic during Term 3 we learnt about our country (NZ), rugby and other countries.

Can you work out which graphic is off the Sky Tower, Map of New Zealand, Beehive and Museum?

Kefu's Solar System Art

Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. Venus is the next planet and it is the hottest. Then it is our planet called Earth. Next is Mars followed by Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

Here is my art of the planets orbiting the Sun.

Zion's Term 3 Movie

New Zealand is known as the clean green country. What do you like about NZ?

Tyrone's Term 3 Work

Beehive - What city is the Beehive in?

The Auckland Museum - What can you find at a museum?

The Sky Tower - True or False the sky tower is the 12th tallest tower in the world?

New Zealand - What are the names of the 3 main islands?

Takai's Term 3 Graphics

Sky Tower

Museum

New Zealand

All Black

Asena's Term 3 Movie

What do you know about New Zealand? I now know that the capital of NZ is Wellington and that is also where the Beehive is (where important decisions are made).

Marama's Term 3 Animation

Check out Marama's first animation for 2011 by pressing 'play'.

I hope you enjoy it!

Tame's Term 3 Movie

Did you know rugby balls use to be made out of smelly pigs bladders? That's just one interesting fact I learnt while learning about the history of rugby. What do you like about rugby?

Semi's Term 3 Animation

Check out Semi's term 3 animation by pressing 'play'.

What did you think? Let Semi know by leaving a comment below.

Nikita's Term 3 Graphics

Can you name the two buildings above and the name of the islands below?

Paul's Animation for Term 3

Check out Paul's Term 3 animation by pressing 'play'.

Let him know what you think by leaving him a comment.

Kefu's Term 3 Animation

Press 'play' to check out Kefu's Term 3 animation.

We knew a lot of visitors would be coming over to NZ for the Rugby World Cup. This got us thinking and learning about our own country. I now know that the capital of NZ is Wellington, that is where the our Prime Minister John Key works (in the building called the Beehive because it looks like an actual beehive).

Moses' Term 3 Work

Can you tell what Moses' graphics are of?

Let him know your answers by leaving him a comment.

Sivaimao's Term 3 Graphics

The Beehive in Wellington, where our Prime Minister John Key works.

The Auckland Museum where there are lots of different exhibitions and displays.

Auckland's icon the Sky Tower.

Our lovely country is made up of 3 main islands.