Creating Our Jubilee Quilt

SEWING!!!!!!!!

In Room 8 we have been sewing a quilt for the 150th Jubilee.Each of us have made a patch  of something special from Harewood School.We learnt what we need in a sewing kit that contains :

• Needle
• Cotton\Thread
• Pins
• Scissors
• Tape measure
• Thimble
• Buttons
• Ribbon
• Needle Threader
• Pin Cushion

We learnt all different kinds of skills.

We made up some rules here they are :
Never use your sewing scissors to cut paper,
 cut your fabric from the outside never from inside.
keep your pins and needles together.

don't drop material on the ground  or people will use it all then you wont be able to use the material!!!!!

Our wonderful mums and Nana's came to help us out.

By Annabelle and Luke e

Our big art project is coming along really well.We are learning that sewing is great fun and a good skill to have.We don't want to do the rest of our work- we want to sew all day!This is the bit that is going in the middle of it.

 i am sewing my tree here.I think it is cool. Jason!!!!      

 What i am sewing here is the skiing trip. I think I've done a good job i like my sewing what i have done.I have learnt that sewing is pretty easy but a bit tricky.I think its a new challenge for me.I got used to it. Cameron!!!!

 Here I am sewing my blue hockey ball  next to my hockey sticks. This is the first time I have hand sewed. I have used a sewing machine before at my Nana's. I think that sewing is very fun. My goals are to make a small cushion or a t-shirt. I did red and black for Canterbury colours because the ITM cup is on and I am from Canterbury. Elia!!!!
Here i am sewing the school disco i learned you have to be really careful because you could get pricked .I am also making something for Fathers day . My goal is to make pillows and make things for special accessions.At first i thought it would be boring but no it was so fun !!!!!! Ashley

For the school's 150th Jubilee quilt I am doing a maths theme on my
square.Each square had to be significant to Harewood school. I have also been doing items for my family. I love sewing and it's almost as good as reading. I have also been doing items for my family.

 Here i an sewing the netball Court and a bib  it is so fun but try not to prick your self because it rely hurts i have learnt that sewing is a good thing to do if you are at home and it is raining i liked sewing because you can make all sorts of things like pillows it is awesome !! Paige

i am doing the tower on the field. the skills i have learnt is to sew and to put the cotton on the back of the needle witch is called the eye it was fun to learn to sew.ramoni

 I am sewing the end of the field with a rugby post ,rugby ball,the trees and the clouds. It is really fun. LUKE Z.

I was good at sewing the button on.I did the koru by the library. It looked great in the end.I am very proud of  myself.Leah

I am very proud of the result. I am addicted to sewing now!!!!
I did the Road Patrol sign because I do Road Patrol on a Thursday.
Annabelle

It has been a long week of sewing. I am very proud of how it turned out. I am looking forward to seeing the quilt when it is finished. I can't wait for fathers day because I sewed something for dad. I have decided to keep sewing for the rest of my life.Jack

My idea for the quilt was a basketball hoop and a basketball.Luke E

 I was really proud that my mum came By Ryan.

My nan came to help me and my friends do my sewing. I did a bird.I learnt how to sew on an eye ball.Oakley

My square was a soccer ball, I chose a soccer ball because I like playing soccer me and my friends play at play and lunch.Aidan 

The design I decided to do was the soccer post. I learnt tying knots was hard. By Brayden

The design that I decided to do was A, B, C. I thought

it would be really fun. I learnt lots of new skills.In my spare time I made a fathers day gift.It had golf clubs, a golf ball and a flag.Abby

 I have learned how to sew a pillow and that sewing can be lots of FUN! but still don't no how to tie the knot.

Room8 is doing a 150th jubilee for Harewood school.I did the chess set.

it was so much fun! the new skill i learnt was how to do a knot. Henry

New skills I learnt were how to thread a needle and how to sew. It was very fun. I did the two cricket bats and a ball.Logan!!!!

We are sewing for 150 jubeee  i  was seewing the pool it was fun and it was my frist time it was so fun threaing the needlesss

In room8 we are learning to sew.We are making a quilt for the 150 juible.I thought sewing would be really hard but onces you get

 going it is easy.I am going to keep on sewing for a long time.Charlie

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My mums cream puffs recipe

I brought a treat for Charlotte because she is leaving and going to Auckland.Here is my mum's recipe. Paige

CREAM PUFFS
100 g butter 
 3 eggs
1 cup water     
1 cup of plain flour
 chocolate icing
whipped cream

Combine butter and water in a  aucepan .
Bring to a rolling boil .
Remove from heat and quickly add flour .
Beat with a wooden spoon until mixture leaves the sides of the saucepan .
Allow to cool for 5 minutes .
Add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition until mixture is glossy .
Pipe the mixture onto greased oven trays
Bake at 200 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes or until they are puffy and golden then lower heat to 120 degrees Celsius and continue baking for about 15 minutes until dry. Cool thoroughly .Using a sharp knife cut slits into the sides of each cream puff .
Fill with whipped cream and ice tops with chocolate icing

Makes 30

Mum's Willow Pattern Teaset

I brought my mum's old miniature willow pattern teaset to school to share. The willow pattern has lots of trees in it like my Mum's old teaset. She used to play with it a lot. Abby and I are having a tea party ( just the right day too - Miss France had cupcakes for Miss Chisholms birthday and we got 1).

Here is a video of the story about the Willow Pattern

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lj5uTZG6G90

The original willow pattern design shows three men crossing a bridge outside a temple, surrounded by trees. There is a boat on the river and two birds overhead.
'Two birds flying high,
A Chinese vessel, sailing by.
A bridge with three men, sometimes four,
A willow tree, hanging o'er.
A Chinese temple, there it stands,
Built upon the river sands.
An apple tree, with apples on,
A crooked fence to end my song.'

Winter Tournament

Yesterday we went to the Winter tournament .  We played netball, rugby, football and hockey .  I played hocked it was fun . We came 4th . Shyan

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.