Monday, June 18, 2012

Bottle bivy build...

Today we have finally started on our class igloo! It looks fantastic! We have made it out of 366 milk bottles! WOW!
Firstly, we carefully taped together all the scraps of frontrunner we saved from St Clair school when they had their classes redone.
 It was quite an effort to flip it over.  Do you like the pattern?
 Then we all sat on it and declared it ready for the build....
Then we began the build.  We carefully marked out the outside circle using a pencil, string and a piece of chalk.  Teams worked together to glue bottles together in twos, then we began the first layer.  It was really hard to glue the first layer to the carpet.
We watched the video of the build online and checked we were ready!


After that it got faster and easier.  What amazing team work...

We are extremely grateful to Denise, Jacqui, Christine, Lynne and Sandra who all came in and helped out during the day!  We are hoping for lots more help over the next few days.  
We had visits from Room 1, Room 4 and Room 7 throughout the day and we skyped Myross Bush School from Invercargill and Rosmini College in Auckland.  

We are very proud of our efforts today!
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11 comments:

  1. Regan OrrJune 18, 2012 at 8:47 PM

    Wow! That is brilliant Room 6, what a 'cool' idea! Love it. Look forward to seeing how your learning grows.

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    1. annekennJune 18, 2012 at 8:53 PM

      Thanks so much Regan! It is a really cool project! I love how it has really involved the extended family community. We have grandparents saving and collecting bottles, and neighbours, as well as families across the school. Hope all is well with you!
      AK

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  2. Miss KJune 18, 2012 at 8:49 PM

    Now I can see what Mrs K was trying to explain! It looks amazing. I have one questions - What is frontrunner? Is that something that only South Islanders know about - like "cheese rolls" and "cribs"?
    I really can't wait to see the finished igloo!

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    1. annekennJune 18, 2012 at 8:54 PM

      Hi, thanks for your comment. Frontrunner is like soft carpet that is used to line classroom walls. I am sure it is used throughout New Zealand - maybe you have another name for it??? Will post more photos as the bivy grows!
      AK

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  3. The Loser's BenchJune 18, 2012 at 9:03 PM

    One of our classes did the same thing a few years ago and had a great time working on it. It was pretty time consuming but an amazing project so we hope you enjoy it and will look forward to the posts as the progress happens!

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  4. AnonymousJune 19, 2012 at 9:57 AM

    Wow it is amazing What you can do in a day of building. MKaelen

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  5. AnonymousJune 19, 2012 at 10:25 AM

    it was so fun doing the milk bottles thanks mrs k. aaliyah

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  6. Room 2June 20, 2012 at 9:38 AM

    Wow you have done a great job. We have 230 bottles so are thinking we will be able to start building it after the holidays. We really like your frontrunner carpet for your igloo. We are wondering what we could use? It definitely looks more comfortable to sit on than the cardboard in the video!

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  7. UnknownJune 21, 2012 at 4:34 PM

    Great story Anahera. How many bottles do you think we will need?

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  8. AnonymousJune 22, 2012 at 7:44 AM

    Awesome! I can't wait until we finish it.
    I wonder how tall it will be!?
    -Michaela

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  9. AnonymousJune 25, 2012 at 8:01 AM

    Can't wait until the bottle bivy is done it will be so cool.
    BillyE

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