Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas!!! I hope you all have a fabulous day :)

School Holidays

What a beautiful day for the start of the holidays. What exciting things have you done so far?

End of Year

Congratulations to all of the Room 5 students for a fabulous two terms. You have have worked very hard and achieved so much. I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a successful 2012. God bless.

Weekend News!

Jake has requested that we have a space for your weekend news so here it is! Let us know how your weekend is going.

Sari in Sri Lanka

Mrs Sen came to our class to teach us about how to wear a sari and talk about the types of clothing women wear in Sri Lanka. She kindly showed us her jewellery and talked to us about her home country. She showed us how her mother wore her sari which is different to the Indian sari style. She asked Cliantha to model it.

William

Hi

There is an update on William under the post "Tuesday's Writing". The photos are great. It is good to hear that William is on the mend. What a huge operation. We look forward to more updates.

Michael's Traditional Asian House

Michael chose the task of making a traditional Asian house. He will add the information about it in the comments below.

Jessie's Traditional Asian House

Jessie chose the task of making a traditional Asian house. She will add a description of her house in the next few.

Book Character Day

Today our whole school is celebrating books and reading by having a book character day. Almost everyone in the school dressed up as a character from a book. In Room 5 we have been sharing our favourite quotes from books we have read and giving short book reviews to the class. It has been a really enjoyable day. We haven't done a lot of work on our Unit on Asia but we will work extra hard on Monday.

Holly's Chicken Curry

Thomas made a model of a traditional Asian house

Thomas will describe his house in the comments once his internet is fixed at home or when he is back at school on Monday.

Holly teaching an Asian game to the class

Holly chose the Kinaesthetic activity to demonstrate Understanding on our Bloom's Taxonomy unit. Holly had to teach the class a game that is played in Asia to earn 2 points.

Jake's Sushi

Jake chose to find an Asian recipe, follow it and make an Asian dish. This was worth 2 points on the Blooms Taxonomy scale. When Jake adds his recipe and reflection to this post he will earn an extra point.

Asian Recipes

Please post your recipes here after you have tried them. 


I will post photos from your recipes here also. Jake I haven't copied your photos to my computer yet but I will. 

Tomorrow's Writing Session (Tuesday)

Tomorrow we will be looking at reading and writing recipes. A lot of you have chosen to make an Asian dish for your Blooms Taxonomy unit. If you have a recipe that you are thinking about making bring it along. You might want to use your recipe during the lesson instead of the one that I'm going to provide for you.


We won't be cooking! We are just looking at the literacy side of it. If you have already made your dish you could bring along the recipe you used. 


See you tomorrow!

Asia Tasks

If you have any questions about your Blooms Taxonomy tasks please put them here. I will do my best to answer them quickly for you. 


If you have any good links please share them with us.


Have a good weekend :)

Hi everyone. I have just got back from Vietnam today. I have had trouble getting on the internet most of the time I was away so I apologise for not approving your comments faster. This photo was taken in a village near a place called Sapa up near the China/Vietnam boarder. The lady on the left is my sister and the girl in the middle was our guide through the mountains. We went on a two day trek. It was awesome.

Can't wait to see you tomorrow :)

Vietnam and school holidays

Hi everyone,

I'm so sorry I haven't been able to clear the comments for a while. It has been harder than I thought to get onto the internet here in Vietnam. I have been to the most beautiful place I have ever visited called Halong Bay. I slept one night on a boat and one night in a bungalow where the sea water lapped underneath the floorboards. I have also been to Hanoi. Now I am in Sapa which is away up in the mountains. I traveled here in a sleeper train. I slept in a tiny wee cabin with three other ladies. I didn't like that very much. I have seen so many interesting people and places. 

keep posting your comments to let us know what you are up to and read other people's comments. It was great that Chanelle's cousins have made comments. 

See you soon.  Go the All Blacks!!!

I miss you!!!

Happy holidays!

Enjoy the term break everyone. We would all like to hear from you during the holidays. Keep in touch.

Arthurs Pass Camp photos

Finally the photos!

Heading back to Greymouth

The Year 5 & 6 students are on their way back to Greymouth on the train. How exciting!!! 15 minutes to get through the tunnel at Arthurs Pass. I bet no one could hold their breath for that long!

Day 2 Year 5&6 Camp

"Staying at the lodge is the best part so far. It is really big and fun. It is fun to be at and be with your friends," Joe


"Spending time with my your friends and doing things every day is the best part." Anna Room 3


"I liked going up Devil's Punch Bowl because it was really cool. There were heaps of steps and it was fun to go up." Cameron Room 3


"I like going up and seeing the old power station because I haven't an old power station before. People stole metal and iron from it." Bailey Room 3


"I like doing the Sensory Trail because I like walking up blind folded with the ropes and smashing into the rocks. Kerry said there were big cliffs, mud puddles and creeks and all that. There was a creek! I liked it because it felt like it took ages but when you went back through it it only took five minutes." Levi


"The Sensory Trail was the best bit because I didn't know where I was going. Ended up up a big hill." Nathan


"My favourite bit was the sensory trail because you never know where you are going and there are big ditches and being blinded." Jackson


"The trail that you couldn't see was fun because you couldn't see anything and when there was a big ditch you thought you were going to fall down but you didn't." Denzel Room 3


"My favourite bit was when you had to make the stretchers and had to find Jazmin A in the bush and then my least favourite part was the Sensory Trail because I  hate being blindfolded. I was bawling my eyes out." Jazmine Room 3


"My favourite part was when we made the stretchers because I had to go in the bush and everyone else had to come and find me. It is the best camp ever." Jazmin Room 3

Year 5 & 6 Camp

I'm sitting here with Katie, Chanelle and Jake. Everyone is doing their camp diaries. 


"We have done river crossing. It was really, really cold. We walked up 300 steps to see the Devil's Punch Bowl." Chanelle.


"We went up to the Devil's Punch Bowl. The waterfall was amazing. We had big steps and there were heaps and heaps and heaps. We got sore legs." Katie


"On the way here it was a long way. A really, really long way and longer than in the car because the bus was slow. We had milo. It was really, really nice. My legs were really, really cold from crossing the river." Jake


I have forgotten to bring my USB cord so I can't put the photos on :(

Camp

Year 5 & 6 camp tomorrow!!! Yay!!!!!

We will miss the Year 7s. Have fun :)

Weekend News and Activities

Enjoy your weekend! Don't forget you have commitments that are due on Monday. I'm looking forward to seeing what you have done. I hope Mission Market Day was a success. Don't forget to post any questions you have about your research.

See you on Monday :)

Mission Market Day

Have a good time at Mission Market Day. Make a comment telling us what your stall was and how much money you made.

Research Question

Everyone is busy working on their research question and their reports. We all have a busy time over the next few days and I know some of you will be working on your report over the weekend. Use this post ask questions about your research or your report if you want help in the comment section.


I will be up in Auckland at the England vs Scotland game at the weekend so you will need to be keep checking back if you ask question at the weekend because I won't be able to get back to you straight away but I will answer! (I am going to be supporting Scotland by the way!)

How is your Rugby World Cup team going?

How is your Rugby World Cup team going? Who did they play last? 
-write your class number
-tell us which team you are hosting
-let us know who they played last and what the score was
-in your comment put who they are playing next.


I'm off to watch Romania and England today. Who should I cheer for?

Shantytown

By Monday please write a comment stating something that you learned at Shantytown.

Friday Shantytown Trip

Hi guys,

Just a reminder that you have a permission slip for Shantytown that you took home today. Please remember to fill it in and get it signed. The cost is $6.00 per student.

For those of you are off sick this week (and there is quite a few of you!) here is the information:
When: Friday 16th September, leaving school at 9.10, leaving Shantytown at 2pm

Where: Shantytown

Who: Room 5 with Mrs Prendergast

What you need: $6.00 for bus, walking shoes (no sandals or backless shoes), morning tea and lunch, water (there are no drinking fountains at Shantytown), permission slip (if you were absent today and didnt get a slip your parents can ring in or send a signed note if you are coming back to school on Friday)

Year 7 & 8 Camp Photos from Thomas

Here are some of Thomas' photos. If you took photos at camp please bring them in.

Weekend highlights

Tell us about your weekend!

Year 7 & 8 Camp

Welcome back guys! We can't wait to see you on Monday morning. Tell us some of the highlights of your camp on here so we can get our questions ready for you over the weekend. I was talking to Mrs Olivier on the phone yesterday and she said you were having a great time.

Rugby World Cup

Today is the day! The opening of the Rugby World Cup 2011. The All Blacks are playing Tonga tonight. I'm going to Dunedin tomorrow to watch England play Argentina. I am very excited. Have you checked to see when the country you are hosting is playing this weekend? Let us know how your country did.

Pajama Poetry Day

The Year 7 students are on camp. The Year 6 students and Miss Paterson have been left behind! What to do? HAVE A PAJAMA POETRY DAY with our teddybears! We have listened to pajama poems, teddy bear poems and stories.

But what have we learned?

We have been learning how to write a free verse poem. We wrote our own poems about our Teddy Bears or our Pajamas. Please read them. Just click on 'comments' below this post. Enjoy!

Year 7 & 8 Camp

We will miss the Year 7s when they are away on camp! We look forward to hearing all about the camp when you get back. I wish I was coming along with you. Have fun!

More holiday snapshots

We are learning to write about a short space of time.

We will know we can do this when:
- we have written about no more than seven minutes of a personal experience
- included adjectives to describe feelings, tastes, smells and what we see
- described our thoughts and emotions.


Click on the comments below to see our fabulous Holiday Snap Shot Stories. Student's work will be published as it is completed.

Weekend news

What have you been up to over the weekend? Here's hoping this lovely sunshine stays with us for the next couple of days :)

Morning Greetings

We are learning to greet people in the mornings in te reo. 

Angelo's Mihi

Mihi

Mihi

Rugby World Cup

Which country are you hosting? Let us know!

Holiday Snapshot Writing

We have a few more Holiday Snapshot recounts completed. 
We are learning to write about a short space of time.

We will know we can do this when:
- we have written about no more than seven minutes of a personal experience
- included adjectives to describe feelings, tastes, smells and what we see
- described our thoughts and emotions.


Click on the comments below to see our fabulous Holiday Snap Shot Stories. Student's work will be published as it is completed.

Completed Lead Lights

Sorry it has taken so long to get the lead light pictures up but I wanted to make sure we had a photo of everyone. Don't they look fabulous? Well done everyone. If it was possible to do this again is there anything you would do differently?

How is your weekend going?

Hey guys what have you been doing over the weekend?

Lead Lights

On Thursday and Friday we welcomed a visiting art teacher to our class. Leigh taught us how to make imitation lead light art using glass, roof paint and four mix and paints. Check out the process.

Weekend News and Activities

I hope you all had a good day on Friday with Mrs Prendergast. I look forward to hearing how your day went.

Keep in touch over the weekend :)

Katie's mihi

, Ja

We are learning to say our mihi. We are all improving each day. Everyone will eventually have a video posted of their mihi. Our aim is to know it without reading it.

Holiday Snap Shot Stories

Click on the comments below to see our fabulous Holiday Snap Shot Stories. Student's work will be published as it is completed.

We are learning to write about a short space of time.

We will know we can do this when:
- we have written about no more than seven minutes of a personal experience
- included adjectives to describe feelings, tastes, smells and what we see
- described our thoughts and emotions.

Kendal's Mihi

We are learning our mihi in Room 5. This is quite new for a lot of us.  Here is Kendal's. You will see everyone over the next few weeks. Watch us improve as we learn to say it without reading. Thank you Kendal for being the first person to do it for our blog. 

Week 3's News

If you have any news to share with the class this is the place to add your comments.

Week 3 Internet Safety Homework Task

We have been learning how to be safe when we use the Internet. Please comment below with an Internet safety tip.

Weekend Events and Activities

What have you done this weekend? How did you get on with your sport? Let us know how your weekend is going :)

Let's tell the world!

Tena koutou Room 5,

Do you have friends or family overseas? If you do send them our blog site and ask them to make a comment on our blog to any post.

Ask your friends or whanau to tell us where they come from and they must mention your name so that we which person in Room 5 they know.

Happy blogging :)

Up and running!

Finally we have made a start on our class blog. Each person in Room 5 has been asked to post a comment in response to this blog. Just say hello and write your 'class number' and your name!