Week 5!

Speech presentation day is upon us tomorrow
(Monday week 6)

Everyone in Room 4 has been working hard to write and memorise their speeches on a variety of topics. It was great to read this speech by Evynesense on the importance of learning.

 

Learning

                   "Kia Orana!                   

Talofa Lava!

and

Malo E leilei

Hey! What are you doing lying in bed and hogging the chips to yourself. You should get go to school and learn. And also did you know that if you learn your brain will start to grow. Here are some reasons on why you should learn.

It grows from learning. You should learn because it is fun and good for your  knowledge. But if you don't learn from a little age that you are now you will struggle when you grow up and your future won't be as good and you do not want that to happen right. Learning is very important to you because if you don't do maths how will you count your money or check the price for something you buy or if you don't do writing how will you write a interesting story and your name and  if you don't read how will you read a label on food or read the signs out on the road when you drive. That will be really dangerous.

But if you learn your life will be great when you grow up.  If you learn, learn and learn you could be a teacher a scientist and you could even take over John Keys place as being prime minister and take over the whole of New Zealand because of your knowledgeable brain. You could do a lot of things. But wouldn't it  be crazy if you go to college at the age of 12 and graduate at the age of 15!!! How crazy.

So these are reasons on why  should learn. And one day you could be the smartest person in the world. Thank you for listening to my speech."

Hello Readers!

Term 3 has proven to be busy and exciting so far, so this first post has been a bit slow being put up!

Please use the Newsletter and Homework tabs on the side of this page if you require copies or a quick link to school/date information.

Already this term we have had these wonderful opportunities....

- A visit from a therapy dog (who will not be part of a reading programme on Fridays)
- A visit to a traveling art show 

- Access to a Lego club during Wednesday lunch times

Please see some pictures below...

Work of the week - Week 9!

Here are some photos of our first attempts at Stop Motion Animation. We came up with a basic plan for a story based around The Night Sky and then created playdough characters and props. We then used a programme to take photos at different stages of the story. The programme then plays the photos back as a video. (Please check back on here and our individual blogs for the actual animation!)

Work of the Week - Week 7!

We have been learning about The Night Sky for topic and our poem this week was a Haiku.

Here are two brilliant Haikus written by Kaya - they combine our poem and topic focus.

The moon has no life
It's filled with rocks and craters
It orbits the earth

Space is filled with stars
The earth is filled with people
This world needs our help

Work or the week - Week 4!

We have been learning new skills which will help us set up our very own blogs - exciting!

Today we looked at "thinglink" which will help us make images we use as profile pictures or add to the blog more interactive.

Today John used thinglink to add information and links to an image of himself. 

Work of the Week! From Week 2 

During Topic we have been learning about what happens to us when we get angry and how we can calm down. Lundi has used his time during writing to produce a great explanation based on our topic focus. This is a work in progress, but it's looking great so far!

How to stop anger

This explanation is about how to control anger and what it does to you.

When you're angry you're blood rushes faster and your veins extend so people know you're angry. Your pupils dilate when you're angry. There are some reasons why your pupils dilate. The most common reason is the dark  environment.

To control your anger you could use  some breathing techniques. An easy technique is 4,7,8. Breathe in for 4 seconds, hold for 7, slowly breathe out for 8 seconds. You could laugh. It's always good to have a good laugh either you're making someone else laugh or someone makes you laugh. Laughing or smiling releases chemicals called oxytocin,dopamine and serotonin.

Welcome back to Room 4, Term 2!

 

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