CLASS MATHEX

Room 4 experienced being part of a Mathex team during a Room 4 problem solving day.

Children’s thoughts:

·         Grace: I found it challenging but fun at the same time. My team had to pass the one where you had to add to make 23 and multiply to make 120 with the same numbers.

·         Fritha: It was extremely fun! I hope we can do it again. My favourite was when we had to put all the blocks in the right place and the right colour.

·         Jade: It was brain teasing but still really enjoyable.

·         Blake: The block question was the hardest. I felt so happy because we didn’t come last.

·         Josh: I found we need to work as a team. It was fun.

·         Cameron: We found that teamwork is best when solving the problems. This experience tested our abilities.

KORU ART

We have art with Miss Simpson each week while Miss Campbell teaches Japanese to the Room 6 kids.  We started off with some awesome koru art!

First we learnt about what a koru actually is and that it represents a new beginning or new life.  We studied lots of different kinds of koru designs and practiced drawing them.  It was tricky!

Next we decided on our design and sketched it onto the paper.  After that we used a white crayon to outline our koru and shade in our designs.  This was hard too!

Finally we had to dye our work.

Our art work looks incredible.  Call in to Room 4 sometime to see our work on the wall!

Here is what we thought about our art:

·         I felt proud of my art, because the white and purple colour look great together.  ZOE.

·         I felt really proud of my art, because I took my time and didn’t rush.  ALYSSA.

·         I felt proud of myself, because my art looks cool.  ANNA SKEL

·         I feel very proud of my finished work, because when I took my time, it made a big difference.  I am quite impressed with my korus too.  EMMA.

·         I feel proud of my finished art work, because I did not rush nor scribble on it.  My shading was nice too.  JADE.

·         I feel proud of myself, because it looks great.  HOLLY.

·         I feel pretty proud of my work, although when I started to dye it, it turned all brown.  So, I double layered it with dye.  I’m a bit worried about what it’s going to turn out like on the wall.  JESSIE.

·         I feel impressed with my art, because it looks nice.  HEATHER.

·         I love my art, because of the green dye.  I thought it was the colour of nature.  AZI.

·         I am proud of my art, because it turned out better than I expected and I took my time.  FRITHA.

·         I could have done better with my art work, because I did crooked lines.  MATAORA.

·         I feel proud of my art work.  It was a great challenge, but it was enjoyable.  I felt proud, because I took my time and didn’t give up.  WILLOW.

·         I feel proud of my art, because it is original and tidy.  ANNA SKIF

·         I feel proud of my art, because I took my time with drawing the korus and using the white crayon.  TOMMY.

·         I felt proud of myself, because it turned out well for me.  GRACE.

·         I feel proud of myself, because I listened carefully during the art lesson.  BEN.

·         I feel happy about my art, because I tried my best.  REGAN.

·         I feel really proud of my work, because I got to choose what dye I used, and I thought it looked pretty amazing.  GEORGIA.

·         I feel disappointed, because I rushed a little and I could have done better.  SETH.

·         I would give my art work two and a half stars, because I messed up the white outline of the koru.  CAMERON.

·         I did a great job with this art.  DANIELLE.

·         I feel proud, because I slowed down and took my time.  KAI.

·         I feel proud of my finished art.  PHOENIX.

·         I love my art, because it wasn’t hard at all.  It was fun and I hope we can do it again.  BLAKE.

Our art work looks incredible.  Call in to Room 4 sometime to see our work on the wall!

TADPOLES

We are so excited! Three of our tadpoles have actually formed tiny little legs! They were tiny things at first but now they have transformed into our little webbed friends.

Most of us did not believe that they would start to turn into frogs. It must be all the delicious lettuce we have been feeding their bellies up with.

Written by Zoe and Jessie

FUN SWIMMING SPORTS

This week the senior school had their FUN Swimming Sports.
This was an afternoon fun in the water with house competitions and lots of cheering. It was great to see everyone get so involved with all smiling faces. 

KEEPING UP WITH THE NEWS

Have fun reading about the news this weekend on this great site now added to our class blog.

http://www.kiwikidsnews.co.nz/ 

I know I want to read about the "Boy and Dog's Special Bond"

CRAZY SWIMMING STROKES

Room 4 had a little bit of fun being creative in the water. Everyone made their own crazy swimming stroke. Take a look at these Room 4 crazy fish.

BIKE DAY 1

Today we had our first bike safety session. We learnt many things including how to put on and check our helmets, road rules and tips to help make our bike rides as smooth and safe as possible. We will be extending our learning on Thursday when we take a ride in our community with an expert visitor.

We also did a class triathlon today. This was challenging but a lot of fun. The course was biking three laps of the field, swim five lengths of the pool then run two laps of the field. Everyone can be proud of their achievements!

WHY NOT SING IT AT HOME ROOM 4

E te Ariki 

Whakarongo mai ra kia matou   

E te Ariki

Titiro mai ra kia matou 

 

Tenei matou o tamariki 

E whakapono ana matou 

Kia koe

Aue! Aue!   

 

Te Matua te Tamaiti  

Wairua Tapu e 

Te Matua te Tamaiti  

Wairua Tapu e  

Te Matua te Tamaiti  

Wairua Tapu e  

SENIOR TEAM BEACH TRIP

On Tuesday we had such  a fantastic day at Foxton Beach. We learnt lots about beach safety including ten safety steps to help us at any beach.
Can you please comment on this blog post telling us what the steps are?

We also got to have a great time together swimming and playing games.

CYBERSAFETY TASK

In groups discuss the situation given. You will be reporting your thinking back to the class.

Situation 1:

Situation 2:

Situation 3:

Situation 4:

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ALREADY?

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BEGINNING OF YEAR CAMP

This week Room 4 camped out at school. It was lots of fun and everyone enjoyed spending time interacting and getting to know each other. Lots of new friendships were formed and all the children developed their self managing skills.
What a great opportunity and experience so early in the year.
Thank you to all those who made our camp possible.

What a fantastic medicine at camp

I couldn’t help myself running to the staffroom! All that my mind was thinking about was the hot milo sitting on the table calling my name. As soon as I walked into the staffroom, I quickly grabbed the biggest and the fullest drink, I could feel myself starting to warm up… My body first, then my hands. It was steaming and boiling! When it touched my lips it burnt them it was super sugary and tasty. So I drank it really fast. Then it slowly started to drip down my throat into my tummy “Yum!” I thought.

Written by Georgia

 

Famous People On Camp

As Miss Campbell pressed the name against my back, I had already started wondering who I could be, Demi, Miss Campbell, Mickey Mouse? I peered over at Georgia’s back, she was Bart Simpson!

The guessing began! Blah, blah, blah was all you could here! At the end of it I still didn’t know who I was. All the people that didn’t know who they were had to stand up the front. The class helped them figure it out. I was Roald Dahl! I hope we can play that again!    

Written by Fritha

There are some picture collages the children have made.

ART

Take a look how beautiful we all look!

WELCOME BEN

Today we welcomed Ben to Room 4.
Ben has come to Halcombe School from Lytton Street. He is a great rugby player!

We look forward to getting to know you Ben.