Blogging

This term we are revisiting how to write a quality blog post that reflects who we are as learners. We are aiming to write more in depth learning stories that explain what we are learning, how the task/DLO relates to it, how we feel our learning is going etc. We have learnt how important quality blogging can be for reading and writing improvement so need to step it up a bit. We have created a simple guide to help our class go into more depth but hopefully they wont need it for long. Feel free to use it if it helps you too.

SEVENS

We took a girls and boys team to the local Sevens tournament in Moerewa. For most of them it was the first time they had played sevens. The girls had to learn how to tackle, which they picked up easily. It was a great day with some fantastic games. Well done to everyone that participated.

Year 7 and 8 Basketball

We took 2 Year 7 and 8 basketball teams to a tournament in Waipapa. Most of them had never played basketball before and had to learn the rules and how to play. They all did so well and improved with each game. Well done guys.

Room 5 and 6 Carpool Karaoke

We were on assembly last week. We thought it would be fun to do edition 2 of Carpool Karaoke. We had 15 minutes in Mrs Henare's car to come up with our little snippet for the video. It was lots of fun, some of us had to do a few takes as we kept making mistakes. We didn't see it until assembly with the rest of the school and our sneaky teachers and the other teachers at our school had done their own and added them in. It was lots of fun.

We were the Teachers.

We became the teachers at school the other day. We worked in a group of 3 or 4 to plan a shared book activity and a game to do with our junior students. We had lots of fun working with them and getting them to do some fun activities and learning.  We hoped they enjoyed it.

What are we doing to our World?

For our assembly this week we decided to make a video with some of the messages we have been learning about conservation and how we can look after our environment.  We hope you watch and think about what you are doing to make a difference.

Making Paneer Cheese

We have been very fortunate to have received the 'Is It Cheese Kit' from #schoolkit and #dairynzschools this term.  This kit is AWESOME!
We have looked into the different types of cheeses and where they come from, the properties of cheese and how it is made. We understand now how the PH scale works, and had fun testing different liquids to see if they were acidic or alkaline.
Then the fun really began! Today we made our first cheese, Paneer Cheese. It is a pretty easy cheese to make, with simple ingredients and we all got a chance to make our own. We did run out of lemon juice so some groups made it with white vinegar instead, but this did not matter at all. Most of us liked our cheese (we had it with crackers), some found it a little flavourless, and others didn't like it at all. We decided next time we would add a little salt for flavour.
The recipe is on Slide 2, have a go making it. We would love to hear about your experience!

Ki o Rahi

Today we had Casey from Ngati Hine come in and work with us for Ki O Rahi. When it came time for our session it rained so we had to move to the hall. We worked on passing with accuracy and then we played a modified game. It was lots of fun. Hopefully we can get out and have an actual game when it fines up.

School Kit - Setting World Records

This week we are very excited to have received our World Record kit from School Kit. We had a go at breaking some world records and have realised just how extraordinary the people are to have achieved them, although some students think they can beat the fastest heel to toe walk for 10m...this is yet to be proven though! We have looked at the secret formula for creating our own records and next week will make them, record them and hopefully, at least one will be accepted into the Guinness Book of World Records! Our class is having a ball and learning some valuable measurement and statistics skills while they are at it. Thanks School Kit!!! #healthyactivekids #schoolkit.
 

Town Clean Up

Last week our whole school participated in a town clean up as part of our studies on conservation this term. Room's 5 and 6 were in charge of cleaning up the river that runs through our park and at the back of our town. We pulled out so much rubbish, including a shopping trolley! It makes us sad to think that so many people disrespect our environment and are contributing to the poor water quality in our area. We will be doing another clean up at the end of the term so hopefully we find much less rubbish next time.