Claude Monet

Look what I have discovered Room 8- there is even a rose named after our famous artist.This rose is called Claude Monet.

We looked at Claude Monet's painting "Water Lilies and Japanese Bridge" then painted our own. We used a stencil of the bridge to get the shape right.Once we had painted the lily pond and the trees behind the bridge we removed our bridge stencil.

You can still visit Monet's garden in Giverny in France.The bridge and water lily pond are still there.

have a look here for more photos of his famous garden.

http://www.galenfrysinger.com/france_giverny_water_lilies.htm

The Canterbury Museum's mummy

Cameron and Jason went to the museum .they went to  see the mummy The mummy was a girl. I got a photo of the  x ray of it. The cats were so special that they had to wear earrings on their ears.  the mummy  did  not curse us that was lucky. people think you might be cursde if you touch Tutankahmuns tomb!!!!!!!!!!! . People can look through the glass and see its inside.

our veges

We picked  broccoli  from  the  school  garden  today. Broccoli is healthy .  The  broccoli had a caterpillar on it. Shyan and Jason

Broccoli is a plant in the cabbage family. We picked some out of our class garden at school. Mason

Who Am I?

We are all working on  our Family history projects. Paige has already brought hers to school and she has done an amazing job.

We had to find out:

1.      Were we named after anyone special?

2.     What does our name mean ?

3.    Which country our names come from?

4.     Our birthstone?

5.    Our flower?

6.     Draw a time line of our life

7.     Discover our Learning Smarts

8.     Discuss our goals or ambitions

 We have learnt about family trees, family heirlooms and our ancestors.



 

I learnt that I am related to an American whaler who married a Maori princess who owned 500 acres of land on Stewart Island . My family owned the first biscuit factory in New Zealand back in 1821, they also owned the oldest building in New Zealand.My grandad, on mums side of the family, and I made a box to put family information in. I did not make all of the things on the box my grandad built some things on it too. I am very happy that I can give this box to my kids and their kids.it will be like a family heirloom. I will make something for my grandad to show how much I appreciated him helping me.Jack 

I  learnt  that  my name comes from England and it means  Man. I  also  learnt  that  my name's come from  Sales  comes  from  Germany, Thomas  comes  from  Greece  and  Holland,Charlie  comes  from  England.  I  also learnt  that my planet is moon and that  my star sign is  Cancer.  Charlie

I learnt that my name means a fathers joy.I also learnt that some of my family comes from Ireland.One of my facts are that my great grandad and my grandad where in world war two.Another of my facts are that I have been to ten different places in the world.This year on May 5 I will have an exam to get into grade 1 for piano.I have been playing the piano for four years. Abby

My name is Hebrew and it comes from the cassia tree which is a spice tree. My birthstone is an amethyst and my flower is a iris. I learnt that my great grandmother on my mums side was one of the first woman to get a degree from university and my great grandfather on my dads side was in world war two.Kezia

I learnt that my name has no exact meaning but may be a heifer ( young cow ) or a knotted cord. My birthstone is a Diamond. My star sign is Cancer. My middle name - Katherine - means pure. I discovered that my Great Grandma Marjorie went to Harewood School. Her brother also went to Harewood School and he got up to mischief at school. My grandma taught at Harewood School.Now my sister and I go to Harewood School. Becky

I learned that I was named after my grandad Roger and that my cousin was named after my great grandma Ella.Samuel

I never knew that my birth flower was a holly or a narcissus and my birth stone was a turquoise. my star sign is Capricorn.Aidan

I did my family History on a power point.I learnt what my great grand parents names are.I learnt that my grandad was in the war and to save money in 2nd world war they used the same sack two times.Jackson

     I learnt that my name is named after Elijah the prophet.I also learnt that my name means
God is the Lord.The last thing that I learnt is that my Planet is Neptune.Elia

          I learnt that my mum  got married in the cook islands. Mason

When I was doing my project I found out that my birth flower is a Lily and my name means light.
My star sign is Taurus.Luke

I learnt that I did not now that was my mums nana looked like that it was awsome to see all the things that i did not no I did not no that the picture was over 99 years old. and my nana just looked just like me and my mum. it was funny to see my mums pets and my mum has a pet dog and he was a pug and she had a pet cat and he died by 16 years old and when I was 3 years I meet ruby cox at preschool.

I found out that my great great great great great granpar gave my dad a speicle ring and now my sister has the ring and it is called a hareloom and I found out  that my name means the king in the bible and named after my auntys husbands brother in law and I found out that my star sighn is a dimond..

I learnt that my birthstone is Sapphire. My name means Loveable and  beautiful. My name is Roman \ England. My birth flower is Morning Glory .Annabelle

we are learning about family trees. we have been looking on the computer. we had lots of fun. i liked it when we brought our projects to school. i did not know that i went to a wedding. it was my first wedding. i did not know my grandad used to shear sheep.Cameron

When I did my family history this is what I learnt that my mum loved a shop called Ruby blanche so that is were she got the name Ruby from.I learnt that my name is both french and english.The name Ruby is a gem and it is red. I learnt that that the meaning of Ruby is Ruby.My time line is 2003 I was born 2003 my mum my dad Sarah-jayne and I moved to Glasnevin drive 2006 started pal school 2008 started harewood school This is my family folder i learned my 20 greats was king of Iraland and i also learned that it is commen to have a whole in your heart but my one was bigger so i had to get a patch in my heart.and when i pass this down i am sure they will love it .  Hope you will like everyones  projects on Friday .

Turning the clock back 3000 years

Dress rehearsal

We have transformed ourselves in to Egyptians 3000 years ago and excavators 90 years ago.

Travelling back in time

In Room 8 we are studying Egypt 3000 years ago. We are getting ready for our special assembly.

Big ball bash

The youth workers brought some big red balls for a fun activity. You had to try to balance on the ball and try to roll over it.We had fun!