Nature Art

Sugar

Athletics Day

Maths you should know

Diwali

Diwali is a national Hindu religious festival that is known as the Festival of Lights.

A Fishy Problem

We are learning to look for patterns as we problem solve.

The Magic Faraway Tree

We take part in Chapter Chat where classes all read the same book and then discuss it. We have just finished reading The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton.

Kyle and Lakshveer interview some students about the book.

Random Act of Kindness

Yesterday, the 1st of September was RAK (Random Act of Kindness) Day. As a class we enjoyed spreading small random acts of kindness with each other and the rest of the school. Angela, Ella-Joe and Nicolas created a video of some of their RAK's.

 Did you give or get RAK'd? Tell us about it.

Adding Fractions: a lesson

Kyra K researched how to add fractions. She has created a video lesson for you to follow. Learn her method and try out the problem below and share your answers in the comments.

Now try solving:
1/2 + 3/5 =

Team New Zealand

By Joshua

Writing Exciting Sentences

The Olympics 2016 - Category: Gymnastics

Welcome To The Gymnastics Olympics 2016. We will be telling you a bit about gymnastics in the olympics.

Gymnastics became an Olympic sport in 1896. Gymnastics is a violent and very dangerous sport, so that means that everyone that is in the olympic sport right now has been training for a very long time to get all of their tricks and flips right. I think you will like this blog because that isn’t where the fun ends. Gymnastics is a really popular sport. Not saying this is true but we think that gymnastics is one of the most famous or popular sports in the olympics.

Some people think why are gymnasts so small? Well here’s why. Most girls in gymnastics olympics were born quite short, so they learnt to do their gymnastics at a short hight. Others obviously were born a lot taller. The main reason athletes in olympic gymnastics is because it would be easier and they probably wouldn’t get hurt as bad as other athletes do.

Balance beam, pommel horse, parallel bars, rings in artistics gymnast the athletes compete on different apparatus in individual and team events, eight for men and six for women. Combining strength, balance, flexibility and grace, gymnast push themselves to their physical limits using a variety of apparatus, such as vaults, bars and beam, as well as in the spectacular apparatus-free floor routines.

"The first women's gymnastics instruction in the United States was given at Mount Holyoke College in 1862."

With performances of strength and acrobatic skill featuring incredible flips and summersaults, the gymnastics on display across the full week of events will have you reassessing what you thought the human body was capable of.      

What do you think about gymnastics now?

Tough Guy and Gal Challenge!

The Rotorua tough guy and gal challenge is coming up, and we are going to tell all you need to know about it. First you'll need to know what it is. Well the tough guy and gal challenge is a huge mud obstacle course where you can fall in mud and get super dirty, but it’s a super fun event and there's even an adult version. The tough guy and gal challenge is also a huge fundraiser for 'Cure kids' charity, and last year  participants have raised almost $40,000.

The event is being held in the Red Woods on the 19 August, and is also being held in Hamilton, Palmerston North, and heaps more places in New Zealand. There will also be spot prizes that will be drawn at the end of the course., but we can definitely beat that amount.

If your entering or already entered and don't know what to wear then hear are some ideas. Well your going to be super dirty after so pack something warm to wear afterwards. But during the course you should probably wear a pair of shorts a short sleeve t-shirt and a jersey. So that’s all you really need to wear.

If you like to enter the tough guy and gal challenge go to junior tough guy and gal challenge. These are the obstacles from last year. Running in muddle water next is running on rocks the under a net next is walking through a tunnel finely you run over some fences. If you what to know  who far you run. 3 and 4 run 1.5km. Year 5 and 6 3.5km.

We are entering the challenge, are you?

By Ella-Joe and  Julian

Computers in Room 12

Last week we visited Tunohopu Marae. We were welcomed onto the marae with a Pōhiri. Then we split into groups and did different activities, like visiting the mud pools, the village and discovering koru patterns in the marae; we also made flatbread for lunch.

What were you best memories of the day, and what did you find interesting?

Viking Assembly

Room 11 and 12 have been doing an inquiry on vikings this term. This is our assembly drama to share our knowledge. Thank you parents for attending and Mr Hodge for videoing it.

Did you learn something new about vikings?

Aquatics Centre

This week we visited the Aquatics Centre and Blue Lakes where we learnt many important water survival strategies. Look at the photos below and write a quality comment about what you learnt.

Our Beach Trip and BOYS sentences

On Tuesday we went on a trip to Omanu Beach; below you can see the photos of our wonderful experience. We had lots of fun in excellent weather, plus we learnt a lot about surf safety.



We have also been learning how to write compound senentences using BOYS (but, or, yet, so) to join two simple sentences. Below is our collaborative Padlet where students have practiced this.

Parent Challenge: Can you write a BOYS sentence as a comment? You are allowed to ask your child for help :-)

Created with Padlet

Another huge THANK YOU to all our parent helpers.

Class Rules 2016

In a classroom full of students learning we need rules to guide our behaviour and learning so that everyone has an equal opportunity to learn. Rules also help students develop citizenship and social etiquette. Room 12 students have discussed our class rules, consequences and rewards. Below is a photo of our class rules which we follow. We encourage parents and whanua to discuss these at home. 

Parents do you have any comments on our class rules?