Cultural Costumes

For homework last week we had to illustrate the costumes of a chosen culture. We put a lot of effort into making them look colourful! Great work Room 23 :)

Year 3/4 Poetry Finals 2012

We had poetry finals today and A.R and G.B were chosen to compete. They both did an amazing job and Room 23 are so proud of them!

Well done to A.R for winning overall in Year 4!

Athletics Is FUN!!

Yesterday it was athletics day and the first thing we did was get into our age groups outside the senior playground and then I was feeling really, really nervous. After Mr K told us what the first activities we were going to do were, I found out I was going to do ball throw and I was nervous. We all had three throws and the final places were 1st place was Cameron 2nd place was ...ME!!! 3rd place was Jaxon. I felt really happy because 2nd place is really good. Then the next thing we were going to do is High Jump and I was nervous again because High Jump is harder than ball throw. Last year I came 3rd. So first we had to go on the left side or the right side.I went to the right side because I am right footed and the left footers on the left side.The final place's are 1st place is ME 2nd place was Cameron 3rd place was Lucas.


By A.R

Athletics day

It was fun on Athletics Day because we did lot's of exercise; like ball throw, sprints, long jump, high jump and parachute. My favourite one was sprints because I'm good at running. I think I can improve on high jump by pushing myself more higher and ball throw by not passing the line. My least favorite part is sprints because it's not a race it's just for fun.
By J.K

Awesome Athletics

Yesterday the senior's had athletics! It was a boiling hot day. My favourite sport was long jump because I ran faster than a Cheetah in the grass. I did not like high jump because I got hurt. It was really fun but very difficult. Now we need to wait another year to do this again.I can't wait! YIPPPY! 

BY:DA

Mexican Foil Art

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FIESTA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi!I'm Emily, party planner  extraordinaire! Today I'm planning my best friend Rachel's, birthday party. I've planned for her party !I'm Emily, to be at the Howick club on saturday this week. I wrote a very long list of every single thing she wanted at her AWESOME party this year. I wrote a 100 line list of  every single thing I needed to make this party the time of her life.

The first thing on my list is to make a double decker chocolate supreme cake with chocolate mop cream inside. The next thing on my list was all of the invites. It took ages to go though the list but finally I made it to the last thing on my list, the entertainment. Everyone voted for One Direction, but they are so last year. I've got something way better planned....Chia Anne Mclane is doing a pirate peformance.

It was the day of the party and I got up bright and early and drove all the way to the Howick Club to put up the decorations: streamers, balloons and set up the stage where China Anne Mclane is going to perform had just finished setting the table with lots of goodies when Isabella, Tamara and Peita had just arrived at the front gate. I dashed outside to show them where to put their totally awesome presents.Now all that the totally awesome party needed was the birthday person.

Soon Rachel's car pulled up and I whispered "Everybody hide." Rachel walked in wondering where everybody was, when suddenly we all jumped up and shouted "SURPRISE!" Soon China Anne Mclane was rocking the Howick Club with her amazing song selection. Just then Rachel  came  and told me, "This is the best party you've ever planned in your life!" Then after that we partied all night long!.
    
                                                               THE END:)    BY E.S

Great day for athletics! Look at the fun we had :-)

Cultures and Celebrations wordle!

PARTY TIME!!! by A.R

"YIPPEE" I'm so excited because tomorrow it's going to be my friend Corey's birthday party and guess what? I'm going to be planning it. It is going to be at Keith Hay Park, 2:00pm and for 4 hours. I really know Corey is really going to love it because I'm going to hire a limousine for Corey to come to the party with, and a fantastic disco party , and an amazing disco ball which is shimmering bright , and a white chocolate cake. We had to leave early because we need to see if every thing is still there. We finally reached Keith Hay Park the gigantic soccer field. Luckily every thing was still there so we were safe. Corey finally reached Keith Hay Park in a long black and beautiful limousine and  Corey came out with amazing clothes, a nice black and white suit, black pants and a cool hairstyle. He is ready for the huge party. First off, we started with clown show who could do juggling with 4 balls which is amazing, also juggiling with bowling pins. Corey got so dizzy because the clown did not even drop it once. Then the clown started to make balloons for the birthday boy Corey and just 1 sword for me. Then we moved onto the disco party which was the second to last thing today in this party. We danced and danced until we were tired and Corey and I were puffing and puffing. We did the disco dance for at least 1 hour. Then finally for the last thing: cake time! Cake is the time where you make a wish and sometime in your life it could come true. The flavour of  the delicious cake was white chocolate which said Happy birthday Corey. "YYYUUMM" We all finished the delightful cake and a minute later Levi and Jaxon arrived and a minute late and we've said, "sorry we finished, the whole party is over." They said that;s alright we'll come next year". I gave Corey my present, he opened the present and it was MIGHTY BEANS!!. He said "Thank you so much for the awesome party" and I said, "Your welcome Corey I also had a great time .When Corey and I got home we went straight to sleep because it was the longest day ever...

Happy birthday by g.t

It was nearly Iris's birthday her mum and dad asked me to give her a surprise birthday. The people who I was inviting was me,K.G, C.P, D.A, A.Y, N.M, E.S, and E.J. I said 'good! I have done the invitations, now to organise the party games". We are going to play pin the tail on the donkey, spin the nail polish, oreo game, musical statues, musical chairs and who can eat the most marsh mallows. I said ''tick! Now for the food we need.'' Cup cakes, cake, drinks, pop corn, fairy bread, hot dogs and custard pudding. "Yummy" I said, ''now for the decorations we need.'' A happy birthday sign, a disco room, foot steeps to follow to the door and ice cream pens so every one could have them and the loot bags are all done. We dressed Iris's dog into superman he looked so cute. I just got a text from Iris saying ''I'm coming home now'' I said ''quickly hide. 'So everyone hid. ''When iris get's through the door we are going to say happy birthday" ''ok ok'' said everyone. When Iris walks through the doors we said ''happy birthday Iris!'' She was so happy and she said "who's idea was this?" Everyone said ''Georgia thank you georgia so much.'' We played all the games and Iris thought her dog was so cute. We ate all of the food that our tummies are now sore. It was nine o'clock mum said ''go to bed.'' The next morning every one went and took there awesome loot bags home. Iris said to georgia ''thank you for all this '' "see you tomorrow bye bye'' and I went home.

Surprise!!

"YIPPEE" My friend's mum has just asked me to organise a surprise birthday party for my friend!!
Even better she gave me a list so I don't stress.The first thing I got was some automatic ghosts, and some scary decorations to go on some horses. A hour later I was checking my list... spooky decorations...scary books...I forgot the scary books! I ran to the Book Shop and looked for some scary books. Yes, I found them,but only four were for sale. Luckily I only needed four and I raced to the counter. Once I got to the house that I hired, I put most of the decorations in place. All I needed now was some sleep...

The next morning most of the decorations were still in place. All the others were getting put up. My friends name is Georgia, she is a BEST friend. Now I needed Georgia, I couldn't wait to see the look on her face! Firstly I took her to the supermarket and chatted until her mum texted me a "BEEP". I said it was time to go, so we went back. Once we got in, all the lights were off. Georgia asked"Anybody here?!?" She flicked the lights on and shrieked in terror .Everyone was frozen like a statue. The decorations were scaring her. The cake was scary. Everything was scary!! I giggled silently...

A few hours later, when we were finished, she said "Thank you Iris! This was what I wanted , a Scary, sensational, surprise birthday party!" I grinned, silently remembering the times we had, when we were young. Then the automatic ghost that just dropped made  both of us SCREAM! At the end of the day, we celebrated her birthday AGAIN, but it was a small tea party. After that I gave her my present...Goosebumps My Hairiest Adventure. 

Shakeout!

On Wednesday 26th September, our school participated in the Drop, Cover and Hold Shakeout at 9.26am. It was great practice but glad it was not real!

Something This School Really Needs...This School Really Needs A Robot That Picks Up Rubbish

Our school really needs an awesome robot, which can pick litter up from the floor because we need to get a GREEN school. The robot has to camouflage to look for robbers after school. During interviews, if parents can't find their kids class, they would look for the robot which would lead them there. Whenever it sucks up rubbish, it digests them and makes something new every time. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays she\he flies above the school to look for any trouble that the "Cool School" "Peer Mediators" can't solve. Also in the Summer when it gets hot you can go in a swimming pool at Lunch. In Winter if it gets really cold, a furry cover grows on the ROBOT. A book in every classroom is where you put a thread and then a robot would come and solve the problem. When the class photos arrive, even if you are someone who didn't buy anything you would still get a picture of the robots all together. Every classroom has their very own robot. The Robots are made of metal and they all have different camouflaging colors, for example purple and green.

By I.W.

something this school really needs...is a robot that helps the school(only children)

This school needs a robot that helps with anything. It is good because it would help children if they are hurt and helps children with reading, writing ,handwriting, inqury and maths. We need it because sometimes children can get hurt and bleed. It cant break and is made of metal. The robot is an expert on anything.He has lots of plasters and he won't run out. He can shrink itself and grow again!

Somthing The School Really Needs Is A Terror Walk.

What our school really needs is a TERROR WALK because we need something interesting on the field and everyone wants to have fun everyday. It would be strawberry red with some pitch black,crazy stripes on the sides. There would be two coast guards on each end of the crazy ride. There would be two terror walks end of the feild.The senior one would be dangerous and the junior one would a smidge safer .Both terror walks would operate ONLY at lunch time every day. All the students would be able to have a turn.ONLY one or two people (if you're taking a challange) are aloud on at a time. It would be super duper popular.It would take 10 minutes to complete all of it. Everyone would enjoy it. You would have to put on safty gear on before you ride.        By E.S.

This is our magazine page :)

The Heidi book club

For the past few weeks, the Heidi book club have been doing an activity based on the story Heidi.  We have been making a model of the cabin and the hill with the characters inside the cabin. The characters are Heidi, Clara and Heidi's uncle and aunt.
Here is a review:
Heidi went up Alm mountain to see her Alm uncle,which she soon found out was her grandfather.
This book is all about Heidi's adventures up the mountain.The Alm uncle had two goats called Swan and Bear. The goat boy is called Peter.  Everyday for breakfast, Heidi and her grandfather has fresh goat's milk, toasted bread and cheese.


by C.P. and I.W. Members : E.S. E.J. C.P. CA.P. K.G. S.H.  I.W.

Under The Sea Production

All the auditions started and we started chatting away. All the actors,dancers and chorus got prepared to perform. The whole middle school had butterflies in there tummy. On the mimio there was images. The lights shone in my dirt brown eyes. My limestone white apron shimmered in the dark. I was feeling very,very,very nervous and scared. Oppps! Where's my manners,I forgot to introduce myself.I'm D.A ,ok now where was I? Yes I thought I was going to burst with joy and laughter.While I thought how would I control this sparkly joy the M.P.came up to introduced the tittle of our production.Next we sang a song called UNDER THE SEA!After we sang the song we all sat down. Meanwhile King Neptune and his court came on. Everyone in the court wore a sapphire blue cape.Afterwards it was my turn. Just then I felt sweat dripping down. I felt like someone had cooked me in a boiling stew pot. The next minute it was my turn to come up on to the velvet black stage.When I came up on to the stage I saw thousands of people staring at me. I started saying my lines. While I said my lines I felt like an actor. Well...hmm...I am a actor in the production but let's forget it. Then I felt a little more calm. When the production finished I felt so proud of myself.I think everyone did well.I enjoyed working with all the actors.Next time we should sing more louder.I am glad that our production is over because if it would not be over right now there would be no work done!

Interviews at lunch time

On 27 of August J.S,AR and CHP went around the school to interview people what they want better in the future according to transport most of them say they wanted flying cars .

Here are some of the interviews...
LB in in RM 21 said he wants a flying car .
L in RM 21 said she wants the fastest car in the world.
M in RM 21 said she wants the fastest plane in the world without getting jet lag and getting her ears block.
J in RM 20 said he wants a soccer bus .
J in RM 23 said she wants a chocolate bunny that you can drive on
B in RM 21 said she wants a bus made of bubbles.
MRS N the teacher in RM 23 said she wants all planes to have first class service.
D in RM 14 said he wants cars to teleport.
MRS L the teacher in RM 22 that she wants better global warming.
MISS S the teacher in RM 20 said she wants a hover craft with a V8 engine that roars above the ground
C in room 20 said she wants a pink limo...

And heaps more.
I hope we taught you something.

Geronimo Stilton Book Club

We have been busy making our project, which we mentioned last time. Here is what we learnt: NEVER give up. BE brave. BELIEVE in yourself. IT'S not what's on the outside, it's what's on the inside THAT MATTERS. EVEN though you are small doesn't mean you are not brave. Some information about the book"Kingdom Of Fantasy" The Kingdom Of Fantasy is a place where you find mystical creatures. There are many interesting and fascinating kingdoms you can go to. The only kingdom that has peace and harmony is the kingdom of fairies! In the Kingdom Of Fairies, the queen is called queen Blossom. In the Kingdom of Witches, the queen is called queen cackle. She turns people or animals into cockroaches! The Kingdom of gnomes has a very kind queen called Cozy and a very helpful king called Factual. That's all for today!. THANKS FOR READING!!! BY:DA,AY,IW,KM,SP,JK,EJ.

Transport Art

Our Vintage Cars

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My Trip on a Crusie Ship

As I got in the elevator, the door shut but the elevator didn’t move. Then I realized it was stuck. I felt so worried and jumpy because I thought that I was going to be stuck here forever. I started to cry, because nobody was there to comfort me. I banged as hard as I could to get communication, but I couldn’t. Then I yelled at the top of my voice, but nobody could hear me .Then I began to get really worried and I started sweating like I could never stop. My heart was beating as hard as a cheetah running. I started calling again but all that came out was complete silence . After a while I found a piece of paper and a pen to write with. Soon enough I said to myself “Maybe if I write a note somebody will know I’m in here. “ Afterwards I slipped it under the door. Soon enough I sat down to calm myself down. It worked but I was still worried I would be stuck here forever. The next moment I realized that I had my phone! “Silly me!” I called my friend to tell her that I was stuck in an elevator... By C.P

Some Cast Members from our Production

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The Kingdom of Fantasy(Book club)

The Kingdom of Fantasy is about Geronimo Stilton and how he travels through the world of Fantasy and saves Queen Blossom.  We have learnt to never give up, never brake someone's trust it's what's in the inside that matters.  We also learnt to be brave. 

Our Activity: What we are going to make a drawing of Geronimo on A2 paper with gems around it showing the lessons we learnt inside the gems.  Keep visiting to see our activity.


Members: J.K, K.M, SP, IW, JG, DA AND CC

How It Works - aircraft (book club)

This book is about how aircraft works and it also has some facts about planes . 
Facts about planes:
1.some planes can fire decoy flares. 
2.Most planes have ejector seats. 
3.Over 20000 spitfires were built-more than any similar warplane. 
We have learnt all the parts of different planes for our model plane museum with facts around  the book activity we are going to do.






Members;  J.S. C.T. A.R

Dirty Bertie Fangs! (book club)

About Dirty Bertie:
He's got disgusting habits like picking his nose.  There is a time where he's up to no good, a menacing mischief.  In this book he runs away from his mum and judges people and gets it all wrong.  Don't do things that Dirty Bertie does.
Activity:
We are doing a paper mache Bertie and a pop up Mr.Grouch.  We're going to get a can and paint the outside and red dye it in the inside.  We are also going to make a shed out of cardboard with little rake,brushes,shovel,paint brushes and paint cans.  Our activity will show what we learnt.  This is what we learnt:
1.Never judge people.
2.Don't cut your own hair.
3.Never run away from your parents.

 Members: GB, NB, JC .  Keep visiting to see our activity!

We are going to be having a visit from author John Parker in the library this Wednesday. You can read all about him and see some of the books he has written on display in the library. Maybe you can even have a question ready for him!

Stingrays

Do stingray have babies? Yes, they carry the eggs until they are ready to be born. They have 2 to10 babies. Baby stingray are called 'pups'.

What are the stingray's enemies? Sharks, crocodiles, whales, and birds that fly along the waters suface.

By J.C

Stingrays,Rockhopper Penguins and Wolf eels

STINGRAYS

Most stingrays have one or more barb stings on the tail,which it uses in self defence.   A stingray can live for 15 to 25 years.  Stingray likes warm water and not cold water.  They bury themselves in loose sand and can grow up to 2m and weigh 358 kg. By.C.C

WOLF EELS

Wolf eels eat crabs, Mussels,Sea urchins,Clams,Sand Dollars,Fish,Plankton and Snails.  They live in rocky territory and dens in Japan mostly.  The Wolf eels is also called anarhichas which means "I love spots" in Greek..  They are vertebrates and live around 100 years. They grow around 150ft long and weigh around 18.6.By.G.B

 ROCKHOPPER PENGUINS

Rockhopper penguins are experts at getting over rocks.  They do this by jumping from rock to rock everywhere which is how they got their name.  The rockhopper penguin is a mean looking penguin and its feathers make it look like a punk too.Rockhopper penguins are great at climbing steep rock cliffs.By.J.G

Red Prawn,Starfish and Seahorse

RED PRAWN

Red prawns grow almost half the size of our palm.  Red prawn eats little planktons in the water.  Red prawns are harmless and are like normal prawns but red in colour.  Red prawns are found in Fiji.  The islanders treat Red prawns with respect and are forbidden from killing or harming them.By AR

STARFISH

There are more than 1800 species of starfish and possibly many more that aren't discovered.  Starfish eat from from their stomachs.  They turn their tummies inside out to eat their food.  Starfish don't have blood, gills,fins or a skeleton.  Starfish have a tough spiny covering and a soft underside.By HM

SEAHORSE

Seahorses can be white, yellow, red, brown, black, gray, spotted or banded.  There are 35 different species of seahorses.  They live in coral reefs and sea grass beds.  They all range in size from 6-12 inches.  They feed on warter fleas, crustacheans,  small fish and other organisms. By T.M

Two Dophins and a Seahorse!!!

Dolphins

How long can a dolphin stay in water for?

15 minutes.

When were dolphins discovered?

1812.

What are dolphin's enemies?

Sharks.

Who discovered dolphins?

Mr Risso, very interesting isn't it?

How long are dolphins?

Some are 2-3 meters in length,COOL!!!

Name the three types of dolphins that start with A?

Atlantic hump backed Dolphins,Atlantic spot Dolphin and the Atlantic white sided Dolphin.     By E.J and K.M

Sea Horse

The sea Horse is a living creature that lives under the sea.  It Is actually a fish!!  Sea horses look different from most fish but they have the same body skeleton.  They breathe with gills and they are cold- blooded.

The seahorse's body is covered by amour made out of bony sections.  The seahorse has a horse-like head and a tail like a monkey's tail.  The tip of  the tail curls and holds onto things.  Seahorses have a long narrow snout  to help them suck up tiny animals living in the coral reef.

By J.K

Rabbits and Lions

 RABBITS

A rabbit is a mammal, that means they have furry bodies.  They have long ears to stick up and to pick up all sorts of sounds in different directions.Rabbits love to play and they find it lots of fun.  Rabbits normally eat veggies,fruit and hay.  Rabbits can see 1m or 12cm long and some rabbits don't have good eye sight.  A lopped eared rabbit can't hear very good.  Rabbits have little souls on their tongue like sweet,sour and salt.  The mother digs a tunnel to live in and have shelter.   by J.G

 
LIONS

Lions are related to the domestic cat.  Lions live in Africa.  They live in family groups called a pride.  All cats belong to a group of animals called mammals.  Cats are also carnivores which means they eat meat or fish.  BY M.M

Elephants and Bonobos

Elephants lived on earth for very long time.Today's elephant lived forty million years ago. There are 3 kinds of  elephants, African forest elephants, the African bush elephant and Asian elephant.They have big ears and have straight backs.  Asian elephants have sloped backs ,smaller ears and wrinkly skin. L.S



 BONOBO

Bonobos live in rainforests.  They eat fruit,insects and leaves.  They hunt through the morning and sometimes kill small animals.  Bonobos groom there babies and kiss them.  Bonobos is a kind of chimpanzee but smarter than chimpanzees and have darker faces than.  J.K





                                                                                                            



         

Giganotosaurus and Zebra's

Giganotosaurus ate dinosaur flesh.  They also ate left over carcasses because they were hunter and a scavenger.  A massive meteorite smashed into earth making tsunamis and volcanoes explode caursing the end of the dinosaurs.   L.B                      

Zebra's mostly eat grass.  Wild Zebra's live in Africa. Zebra's are part of the eauidae family with the horse's and the donkey's.  Zebra's run side to side when they are being chased by a predator.  The most commonly found Zebra's are the plain Zebra's.   T.M

Cheetahs and Giraffes

A cheetah's favorite food is small animals like Antelopes.  They also eat small plants.  A cheetah can jump 7 to 15 feet high.  Cheetahs are the fastest animal on this planet.  By A.R.

A male giraffe is as heavy as a pick up truck.  A pick up truck weighs 1400kg.  A giraffe's tail is about 10 times thicker then the average human hair.   By E.J.

Parrots and Cheetahs

Parrots!

They are also known as psittacines.  Parrots are found in warm climates all over most of the world.Stringapodeas are New Zealand parrots.  Parrots are omnivores.  Many parrots are kept as pets.

Macaw's,Amazon's,lorikeet's,lovebird's,cockatoos and many other birds are considered parrots.   By.H.M

Cheetahs 

Cheetahs can sprint for 20 seconds-40 meters and can swim 5km-size of 50 rugby fields.  Males tend to be more robust and weigh 10 pounds more than females.  Cheetahs like eating,springbok,impala, Thomson gazelle.  Grant gazelle are their favourite foods.  By.G.B

This was challenging homework and it took a lot of effort!  We think it was a smart activity so that we could learn more about different animals.  We did it because our inquriy is "What is an animal?"
We love our new inquiry.  It took 2 weeks to make it. 

 

Man Gave Names To All The Animals

Room 23 have been reading a book about how animals got their names.  It was written by Bob Dylan. 
We really enjoyed his idea so we came up with our own verses about how animals got their names.  This is how it went.

He saw an animal that had keen eyesight.
A sharp beak and liked to play hide and seek.
It didn’t like to walk.
“Ah, I think I'll call it a hawk!” By N.B

He saw an animal that liked to roll.
It was dark orange with big, black eyes and liked to chase mice.
It curled up on his mat.
“Ah, I think I’ll call it a cat!” By D.A

He saw an animal that buzzed through the air.
Sometimes it gave him a really big scare.
They picked up pollen from the flowers as he could see.
“Ah, I think I’ll call it a bee!” By A.Y

He saw an animal that had long whiskers and skin like leather.
It liked to swim in all sorts of weather.
It liked a fishy meal.
“Ah, I think I'll call it a seal!  By M.M

He saw an animal that was walking around the park with it’s owner.
It liked eating biscuits and treats and wasn’t a loner.
It was sniffing around  a log.
“Ah, I think I’ll call it a dog!”  By E.J

He saw an animal, that liked to swing from tree to tree.
It was a bit funny and kind of funky.
“Ah, I think I’ll call it a monkey!”  By C.T

He saw an animal with orange skin and black spots.
It had super speed and he liked it lots.
The animal was hunting and was a meat-eater.
“Ah, I think I’ll call it a cheetah!” By I.W

He saw an animal that had feathers so colourful and was beautiful.
Its tails was spread out and looked like it got a shock.
“Ah, I think I’ll call it a peacock!” By K.M

He saw an animal that had lots of stripes.
It was black an white and looked like pipes.
It stopped in the wild for a drink at the river.
“Ah, I think I’ll call it a zebra!”  By S.H

He saw an animal that had long whiskers and shiny scales.
It was slightly smooth and he thought, “That could be mine, I wish!”
“Ah, I think I’ll call it a catfish!” By J.G

He saw an animal that swam in the sea and had busy blue fins.  It was playful and had shiny skin.
“Ah, I think I’ll call it a dolphin.”  By T.M

Paper Mosaics by Room 23