Last Friday, Rooms 1, 2, and 3 went on a trip to Tūranga Library and to see the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO).
At Tūranga, the librarians gave us a tour of the new building.
We had to put our left hands on the bars to walk up the steps. This helped us to be safe and be considerate of others moving the opposite way.
We also learnt about the different birds that are represented on each floor. On the ground floor there is the pukeko. On the first floor it is the muttonbird. The second is the tui, the third the kakapo, and the on the fourth floor it is the kereru. We were very lucky and we got to go up on the elevator.
Here is a photo of us on the top floor looking down over the square!
We also got to see the robot that sorts the books for the librarians.
We learnt that they have about 200 000 books at Tūranga! There are different books in different languages and a wide range of genres available.
Miss Lee was disappointed when we didn't get time to explore the activities on the first floor.
The orchestra was also so amazing as they told us about "Robert" and his melodic life. Francis liked how one of the musicians bounced the basketball and we had to guess what sports "Robert" liked. We saw lots of different instruments like the violin, trumpet, and harp. At the very end we got to hear the Star Wars theme song.
Wow! What an eventful outing you all had.
ReplyDeleteIt's a good idea to hold the bars while walking up the steps.
Miss Frost is very jealous you got to see the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. What was your favourite part of the day?
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Hey Ruma Toru, That trip must've been so much fun I wish I could be there with you guys but sadly I couldn't. Next time could you add some videos so we could here the sounds so like maybe we could imagine we are there too. Was it fun being there?
ReplyDeleteAloha Ruma Toru, You guys sound like you had an amazing day, and Good on you for being safe and holding the handrail.
ReplyDeleteI like that you added in pictures for us to see, and what was your favourite part?. Keep up the good work.
Kind regards,
Greer