Becky's Harry Potter Birthday

Margaret Mahy

Margaret Mahy died this week. She was a famous New Zealand children's author who lived in Christchurch.

Miss France shared her favourite book at assembly. I helped Miss France. I was Norvin out of  the book called The Great White Man Eating Shark.Norvin pretended to be a shark.He wanted to swim in the sea on his own.

Stepping Back in Time at Ferrymead Historic Village

  At Ferrymead I learnt that when the boys go inside houses they have to take there hat off. It was fun when we went to Miss Blacks class! She was very strict and grumpy!!!!  Elia

I learnt girls do every thing and ironing is fun . shyan . 

I learnt a scythe is 100 years old.it is used on my farm .by jason.

I learnt in the olden days the teachers were very strict.I also learnt that the washing was very different because we use a washing mashine and they did all there washing by hand.Ruby.

I learnt that they had no Queens back then.leah.

I learned Boys had to protect the Girls , The Boys had to go on the side of the road  so when the horse with the cart came and went through water the girls didn't get splashed.

Maori Language Week quiz

This week is Maori Language week 

Because we are learning about telling the time in Maths try asking the time in Maori.

 

He aha te taima? - What is the time?

• One o'clock - tahi karaka
• Two o'clock - rua karaka
• Three o'clock - toru karaka
• Four o'clock - wha karaka
• Five o'clock - rima karaka

There is also a great Maori language quiz here- have a go!

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/te-reo-maori/news/quiz.cfm?c_id=336&qna_id=606

Olympics Countdown

Go to the Olympics activities on our blog and check out lots of fascinating facts.

Did you know the athletes ran naked in the original games!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Seriously!!!!

Watch us boogie

We have just found ourselves on YouTube- have a look at our groovy item in the presentation.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJX7cgYLimQ

New student councillors in Room 8

Room 8 have done their voting. Ashley and Elia are our student councillors and Paige and Luke z are our deputy school councillors. We are proud of it .

Holiday recommendations

Next holidays I suggest you should write a book and learn how to bind it, go to the rugby its awesome it has lots of music, and go to the movies they have lots of good movies.
by Charlotte

Next holidays I think you should go to Adrenalin forest because it  keeps you fit. Also sleep in and go to the movies and do some baking .
By Paige

Because I was in Switzerland  I recommend to go overseas.
By Luke z

Ice-skating is fun when you know how to skate in an ice-skating rink. Scouts hold it sometimes- you can join it.I also made video clips with my friend Clay and put it on YouTube.
By Aidan

Going to Lego is amazing seeing the London bridge made out of Lego and seeing some Lego builders. You  could make your own Lego car or Lego plane.
By Luke E

In the holidays I went to Clip n Climb and the Crusaders game.You should do both of  those things!!!!!!!!!!!!by Oakley

In the holidays I went to the Crusaders vs Western Force and the Crusaders won 38-24. I also went to the Airforce Museum and went swimming at jelly park.I went to see Ice Age 4 and Snow White and the Huntsman. I also just relaxed at home and played the X Box. You should try these things next holidays. They are so much fun!!!!!!!! :) :):):):):)
By Elia

In the holidays I went skiing at MT Hutt.I went to the terrain park and the summit it was  fun
in Little River.. Charlie and I went mud sliding- we got very muddy and it was fun
then i went to Charlies birthday.We went to Crusaders vs western force.The score was 38 to 24
by Henry

Frosty Poems with Mrs Olliver

The Boat

 Today we learnt about how
to fall of a boat. We learnt
how to get your life jacket on in the
water. Also when there is lighting
to tip the boat over and go
under. We had lots of fun like
we always do. Tommorow is
the last day of swimming at
Graham Condon. We will miss
this pool.

Swimming in life jackets

It was so much fun.
We are learning how to float calmly in life jackets.

 Here we are making a huddle.It helps us keep warm and stops us drifting away.

 We had to wear  life jackets and we were seeing what it felt like if we fell out of a boat  

 I am learning to float on my back .We got to wear life jackets
It was so much fun.we had an adult with us .Yuko helped me.Mason

Measurement

We are learning to measure using units of measure like centimetre millimetre metre and kilometre .we used rulers and a measuring tape we were also estimating what the length and width would be.

here we are using the themometer and scales to measure the temperature and how much we weighed. the temperature outside was 8degrees Celsius and in the classroom it was 21 degrees Celsius.

Matariki

Matariki is an especially important cluster of stars to Maori.
The Matariki stars were used to navigate, to keep time and 
know what season they were in.

We shared a legend about the fish and the stars

We also made harakeke fish.Mrs Freeborn came in and taught us.

 We learnt the rules when we are working with harakeke-(flax)

Respect the harakeke

Walk around it-don’t walk on it

Wash hands very well

Don’t eat or drink around the harakeke

When you learn a new Maori craft you give the first item you make away

Don’t cut flax at night time

Don’t cut flax in the rain

Maori say a prayer of thanks

Only cut enough harakeke

Don’t throw scraps away return them to the ground for compost

Only cut the older leaves from the outside-grandparents

Cut at the very bottom on a downward angle

Swimming lessons

I am learning to float on my back. my tutor is helping me. it is fun and she is helping me learn how

to be safe in the water - Mason

On Friday morning my Mum took a photo of this rainbow that was near Harewood School.

http://www.atoptics.co.uk/bows.htm
Luke

Our Awesome Performance

Room 8 you were amazing- I was so proud of all of you - you looked super groovy,were wonderful disco dancers and managed yourselves so well.We all had a fabulous time.-Miss France

On Thursday 14/6/12 the whole school did  the Dancing Down Memory Lane presentation. Our class was the 70's groovy man act. I think we were the best class but the other classes did their best as well. In our YMCA dance everyone in the audience started clapping to the beat  because they where popular songs in the 1970s . We did a great job. Henry did some tie dyeing on his t-shirt.I wore a gross gold medallion.

by Henry  and Cameron

Oakley's big run

I went to the Cross Country Centrals today,I came 53rd out of 116!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)There were more than 1000 people!Here is a photo of me and my sister about to go to Cross Country.And here is a photo of me finishing Cross Country!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



BY OAKLEY