Sunday, 18 August 2013
Tuesday, 9 July 2013
Catherine says Hello from across the Globe!!
Hello Room 10! I've been having a marvelous holiday for the past two weeks.
So far I have visited England where we went to my Auntie's wedding in Sedgewick Park Manor House which seemed perfect for a murder mystery (and we are now going to write one!!) The house was enormous and the gardens were at least 10 football fields large.
After the wedding we went to London for a day and we went on the London Eye which had breath-taking heights. We then traveled to Wales to stay with my grandma in Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (which I can now say) in Anglesey.
Next we went back to England to stay with my Step-Grandma for a few days and our old friends who used to go to pre-school with me. While we stayed there we went to visit the Bovvington tank museum in which we had a look at heaps of tanks including the last working tiger tank in the world!!
We then left England and took a plane to Rome in Italy!
Now we have retreated to the mountains which is alot colder and we are staying at a really nice place with a swimming pool. Next we will be going to Amalfi and Venice then we go to Salzburg in Austria and Heidleberg in Germany.
So far I have visited England where we went to my Auntie's wedding in Sedgewick Park Manor House which seemed perfect for a murder mystery (and we are now going to write one!!) The house was enormous and the gardens were at least 10 football fields large.After the wedding we went to London for a day and we went on the London Eye which had breath-taking heights. We then traveled to Wales to stay with my grandma in Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (which I can now say) in Anglesey.
Next we went back to England to stay with my Step-Grandma for a few days and our old friends who used to go to pre-school with me. While we stayed there we went to visit the Bovvington tank museum in which we had a look at heaps of tanks including the last working tiger tank in the world!!
We then left England and took a plane to Rome in Italy!
- In Rome we went to see the Roman Forums and the Colosseum which were enormously over-sized and there were millions of people there. Unfortunately since there was lots to see there was a lot of walking, and the temperature was 30 degrees... But, the cool thing about Rome is that all the Italians have Gelato (or ice-cream) late every night! Yummmm!!
Now we have retreated to the mountains which is alot colder and we are staying at a really nice place with a swimming pool. Next we will be going to Amalfi and Venice then we go to Salzburg in Austria and Heidleberg in Germany.
Tuesday, 18 June 2013
The Academic Quiz
On Wednesday, fifth of June, two teams from year seven and eight went to an Academic Quiz night at Broadgreen Intermediate. The year seven team were called the Puple People eaters, and the year eight team-Max, Jamie, Zane, Catherine, Rubin, and Benjamin- were the Nerds.
On the night there were eight categories in which there were ten questions on each. The categories were Science- insects, Maths- Geometry, NZ movies, NZ Children's books, the NZ Olympics team, Maori knowledge, NZ songs, and NZ icons. There was also an extension on the maths, where we had 30 seconds to write down as many numbers of pi (π) as possible- unfortunately 30 seconds is a relatively short time and we didn't manage to write down all of the numbers we had learned. It took two hours to get through the whole thing, (but luckily we were supplied with water and lollies to keep us going!!)
You'd expect quizzes to be boring, but the whole thing was actually super fun - and in the end, The Purple People eaters came 11th out of 22 teams, and The Nerds came fifth tied!
On the night there were eight categories in which there were ten questions on each. The categories were Science- insects, Maths- Geometry, NZ movies, NZ Children's books, the NZ Olympics team, Maori knowledge, NZ songs, and NZ icons. There was also an extension on the maths, where we had 30 seconds to write down as many numbers of pi (π) as possible- unfortunately 30 seconds is a relatively short time and we didn't manage to write down all of the numbers we had learned. It took two hours to get through the whole thing, (but luckily we were supplied with water and lollies to keep us going!!)
You'd expect quizzes to be boring, but the whole thing was actually super fun - and in the end, The Purple People eaters came 11th out of 22 teams, and The Nerds came fifth tied!
Wednesday, 5 June 2013
Room 10's 'Flash' Assembly!!
Last Friday we hosted our second assembly for this year, and it went great!!
We originally had heaps of different ideas like a sign language assembly, but Zumba and flash mobbing stood out the most- so we combined them.
Sharon then came up with the brilliant name for our assembly "Room 10's 'Flash' Assembly" to hint a tiny bit in the title. Our whole class spent loads of their time practicing the moves to 'Get on the Floor' and went up on stage and Flash Mobbed half way through the assembly- everyone certainly enjoyed it.
Not only all the people who were asked came up, but all of the Teachers and some children joined in aswell! Close to the end the whole school stood up and danced, but then we finished. We had the whole school laughing the whole time from start to finish.
We also decided a Flash Mob needs more than just our class, so we all asked our parents to join in, and some people even asked other teachers! (Sharon also told us if you convinced someone to join in, you get a $200 bonus!!!)
Of course, one Flash Mob is never enough, so we got the band to play Hall Of Fame while we all sang along as a flash mob too. We also sort of flash mobbed the maori & Sign Language introduction Max Jamie and Bethan did for us, and we all came up and said it along with them.
Overall, this was a great way to show the rest of the School what cool leaders we are! I'm sure everyone can't wait till next time.
We originally had heaps of different ideas like a sign language assembly, but Zumba and flash mobbing stood out the most- so we combined them.
Sharon then came up with the brilliant name for our assembly "Room 10's 'Flash' Assembly" to hint a tiny bit in the title. Our whole class spent loads of their time practicing the moves to 'Get on the Floor' and went up on stage and Flash Mobbed half way through the assembly- everyone certainly enjoyed it.
Not only all the people who were asked came up, but all of the Teachers and some children joined in aswell! Close to the end the whole school stood up and danced, but then we finished. We had the whole school laughing the whole time from start to finish.
We also decided a Flash Mob needs more than just our class, so we all asked our parents to join in, and some people even asked other teachers! (Sharon also told us if you convinced someone to join in, you get a $200 bonus!!!)
Of course, one Flash Mob is never enough, so we got the band to play Hall Of Fame while we all sang along as a flash mob too. We also sort of flash mobbed the maori & Sign Language introduction Max Jamie and Bethan did for us, and we all came up and said it along with them.
Overall, this was a great way to show the rest of the School what cool leaders we are! I'm sure everyone can't wait till next time.
Rabbit Island Cross Country
On Tuesday, the 28th of May, a huge amount of kids from Mapua school took part in the Rabbit Island Cross Country.
This event happens each year, and all of the year 5-8's from our school who won 1st, 2nd or 3rd place in the School Cross country, go to Rabbit Island to race against other schools as well as our own.
Almost everyone who went got into the top 10 runners in the race, and three of them came first in their races. From our class, of the boys Zak came first, Jake second, Cameron in Third, Mac came fourth, Max in sixth, and Ben in 10th. For the girls, Analese, Katja and Catherine were running, but Analese had a Netball tournament and Katja was sick so just Catherine ran, and she came 10th.
The day was great fun for everyone and we all lived up to the motto 'To Be All We Can.'
This event happens each year, and all of the year 5-8's from our school who won 1st, 2nd or 3rd place in the School Cross country, go to Rabbit Island to race against other schools as well as our own.
Almost everyone who went got into the top 10 runners in the race, and three of them came first in their races. From our class, of the boys Zak came first, Jake second, Cameron in Third, Mac came fourth, Max in sixth, and Ben in 10th. For the girls, Analese, Katja and Catherine were running, but Analese had a Netball tournament and Katja was sick so just Catherine ran, and she came 10th.
The day was great fun for everyone and we all lived up to the motto 'To Be All We Can.'
Saturday, 18 May 2013
Sophisticated Picture Books
How might picture books be sophisticated?
Ask anyone in room 10 and they will give you the answer.
We recently started on reading picture books. You may think all picture books are aimed at young kids, but some are actually a lot more complicated then you think. In class we have worked out what aspects the book has to have to be sophisticated, and these are:
So now, go down to the school library for a while and look at some of the sophisticated picture books. It's just as good as a chapter book.
Ask anyone in room 10 and they will give you the answer.
We recently started on reading picture books. You may think all picture books are aimed at young kids, but some are actually a lot more complicated then you think. In class we have worked out what aspects the book has to have to be sophisticated, and these are:
- The book must have a theme (eg. loss, remembrance, friends)
- It also must have a hidden message with layers to it
- The illustrations sometimes give more meaning than the words
- They use more complicated language in the book
- And the layout is sometimes different than a regular picture book.
So now, go down to the school library for a while and look at some of the sophisticated picture books. It's just as good as a chapter book.
Sunday, 28 April 2013
Lest We Forget
For the last week of term our inquiry focussed on the ANZAC's.Sharon and Mrs Hosie had great acting skills and we all totally believed the scenario they set up for us!!! Each group had an envelope with an artifact or two in it. As a group, we had to decide how we could use that to educate younger members of the school about a particular aspect of our ANZAC history.
We only had a few days in which to research and develop our knowledge before setting up educational learning stations on Friday.
On Friday, we opened our museum to the rest of the school and were over whelmed with the response. Nearly every class in the school visited. It was loud and a bit chaotic but we did a fantastic job of presenting the information in a fun and interactive way so that the younger students went away with a better understanding of history.
Lisa Brawn art
With Mrs Bibby-Smith for art we have been doing our own versions of wood cuts. We used Lisa Brawn's examples to guide us. To start with we got our picture taken with a programme that turned it into a sketch. Then we got a piece of clear plastic and trace the main lines of our face onto it. Once that was done we had to draw lines on our face that made us look slightly 3D. After all of that was done we had to colour in our pictures on a blank piece of paper. We had to choose bright and contrasting colours. When we had finished the colour stage we put the colour and the marker pages together and got our faces, Lisa Brawn style.
Anzac Trip
On Wednesday April 17th, our class and room 11 took a trip off to founders park for the Anzac 'Lest We Forget' experience. We had originally planned to visit Cobb's Cottage also, but it was cancelled because of the rain.
Wednesday, 3 April 2013
Canabalisim Rap!
Sittin’ by the fire, fillin’ my desire
give them a marshmallow, watch them turning yellow
fill ‘im with poison, first we chuck the boys in.
Watching Chelsea, now we cook Alfie.
Everybody’s thin, boil Benjamin.
Writing with a pen, now we kill Ben.
Add a little saffron, now we braise Cameron.
Here’s a cocker spaniel, now we roast Daniel.
Put him in a cake, now we bake Jake.
He is such a lamie, now we cook Jamie.
Go get the axe, and chop up Max.
Hide him in a shack, now we toast Mac.
He’s such a cheater, now we slice Peter.
Not a famous jockey, now we scramble Lochie.
Put him in a sack, now we blend Zac.
He is such pain, now we serve Zane.
Boy it is shady, now we cook the ladies.
War and peace, fry Analese.
Peel of the skin, to eat Bethan.
A word that’s not Atherine, now we deep fry Catherine.
Dinner by the sea, Eatin’ Emily.
Fillin’ our belly, with chunks of Ellie.
She wins every race, now we dice Grace.
On a dinner plate, we devour Kate.
cut off her limbs, mash Shaylem.
Cheese & onion toastie, filled with Sophie.
She’s hardly cinderella, now we eat Stella (Bella).
She’s not a sailor, time to mince Michaela.
Now for the last-ia, time to simmer Katja.
Say fair farren, now we satay Sharon.
We’ll come back as ghosts - AND YOU’LL BE THE SPIT ROAST...
Written by:
Stella & Catherine.
Co Written by:
Kate & Grace.
give them a marshmallow, watch them turning yellow
fill ‘im with poison, first we chuck the boys in.
Watching Chelsea, now we cook Alfie.
Everybody’s thin, boil Benjamin.
Writing with a pen, now we kill Ben.
Add a little saffron, now we braise Cameron.
Here’s a cocker spaniel, now we roast Daniel.
Put him in a cake, now we bake Jake.
He is such a lamie, now we cook Jamie.
Go get the axe, and chop up Max.
Hide him in a shack, now we toast Mac.
He’s such a cheater, now we slice Peter.
Not a famous jockey, now we scramble Lochie.
Put him in a sack, now we blend Zac.
He is such pain, now we serve Zane.
Boy it is shady, now we cook the ladies.
War and peace, fry Analese.
Peel of the skin, to eat Bethan.
A word that’s not Atherine, now we deep fry Catherine.
Dinner by the sea, Eatin’ Emily.
Fillin’ our belly, with chunks of Ellie.
She wins every race, now we dice Grace.
On a dinner plate, we devour Kate.
cut off her limbs, mash Shaylem.
Cheese & onion toastie, filled with Sophie.
She’s hardly cinderella, now we eat Stella (Bella).
She’s not a sailor, time to mince Michaela.
Now for the last-ia, time to simmer Katja.
Say fair farren, now we satay Sharon.
We’ll come back as ghosts - AND YOU’LL BE THE SPIT ROAST...
Written by:
Stella & Catherine.
Co Written by:
Kate & Grace.
We're going on a Easter egg hunt and we're going to find some!
Every year the House Leaders organize a Easter egg hunt. We usually run around looking for clues but this year we did something different. We made the houses complete challenges and the House leaders read out the clues.
The first challenge we did was finding puzzle pieces that were hidden around the school. Once they were all found they fitted together to make a egg. When they had finished that the next thing they had to do was either do a wheel barrow race or decorate a giant Easter egg with chalk. When they had finished that the houses would swap. When all of the houses had done both activities, The next clue was a wanted poster of Mr Chalmers, who was hiding in Room 11. When the clue was read out all of the houses went to Room 11 to get their Easter egg from Mr Chalmers. But there was something wrong with Mr Chalmers. He was dressed as the Easter Bunny!
Overall the Easter egg hunt ended being the best one so far. So there is a challenge for the year 7. Let's see if they can make an even better one than this years.
By Stella
The first challenge we did was finding puzzle pieces that were hidden around the school. Once they were all found they fitted together to make a egg. When they had finished that the next thing they had to do was either do a wheel barrow race or decorate a giant Easter egg with chalk. When they had finished that the houses would swap. When all of the houses had done both activities, The next clue was a wanted poster of Mr Chalmers, who was hiding in Room 11. When the clue was read out all of the houses went to Room 11 to get their Easter egg from Mr Chalmers. But there was something wrong with Mr Chalmers. He was dressed as the Easter Bunny!
Overall the Easter egg hunt ended being the best one so far. So there is a challenge for the year 7. Let's see if they can make an even better one than this years.
By Stella
Wednesday, 20 March 2013
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