WEEK 8

1.  Following on from our artwork which we have been doing in class using pastels, we would like you to now investigate an artist who has also used pastel and write an information report on this person.    Make sure you have written all your important information under the correct sub headings, e.g. back ground, history, training, techniques, well known artworks that they have done.

2.  Spelling test this week - Friday

Reminders for the week - Swimming togs/PE gear for sport/swimming on Tuesday.

Check out homework this week for week seven. See below

HOMEWORK - WEEK 7

1.  Spelling - Don't forget our spelling test this Thursday on the list words you spelt wrong today in class.

2.  CLICK ON THE SCULPTURE ON THE SHORE - 
Choose a particular sculpture that inspired you or fascinated you from our trip to the "Sculpture on the Shore".

Sketch a design of your sculpture and present it to the class. You choose how you would like to present it.  What you include in your report could be:

a. The name of the sculpture
b. Materials it was made out of
c. Price of the sculpture
d. A brief description about the artist, what inspired them to create the design, early career highlights, where they exhibit their work, what they like to work with.
e. Why did YOU choose this particular sculpture??? What does it mean to you????

Look at our example as a guide to help you:

Exclamation Mark, 2016
Deodar cedar, oil sealer, coloured fibre
cement, radiata pine, steel
2700 x 1200 x 800 mm
$7,200

Making a point? A reminder? A shock? A jolt? A celebration? A congratulation?  A look-at-me? A proclamation? A challenge? A slap? A dig? An inconvenient truth? Make a point!
In his current sculpture practice, John Allen (BCom, MBA) is using timeless symbols to express his inner journey of discovery, facing everything, avoiding nothing and building tension for real change.

John Allen has been working with wood for more than fifty years.  He learned his craft in classes from 1969 to 1986.  For most of his working life, he has been working in strategic planning and governance that he has found enjoyable although he has always felt a deep restlessness.

I chose this particular sculpture because ............................

Week 5 - 

1.  Collect the Flag Day information sheet from the "Jubilee Magazine".

2.  Read the information about Flag Day taken from the "Jubilee Magazine" . Write your own information report about Flag Day. Think about what important information you will include in your report and under what headings.  You might want to add some current information as well.

3.  After you had written your information report, answer the questions at the back of the sheet.

Homework this week - week 4 
1.  Do some research about the FLAG of your country - try and get as much information as possible so that you can start working on it this week.
2.  Write up an information report on a country. It could be your second choice country that you chose if you didn't get your first choice for flag day. Look at the way I set out my information report on Norway.

Homework - week 2, Term four.1.  Our big event this term is our Flag Day ceremony. This is your opportunity to apply for the flag that you feel most passionate about. This could be because you were born there, or you have a close connection with this country because you lived there or have been on holiday there.  Click here to see how your letter must be set out.  Note the way Mrs Burns states her reasons why she would like to carry the flag, but if she misses out she has a second request and gives a great reason why she would like to carry the other flag.  Don't leave it too late, or you will be disappointed if you miss out.Click here to see the collection of CPDS flags.

2.  Practise the questions for the PTA Olympic-Athon. Remember, we have the test on the 27th October, week three.

OUR TRIP TO THE BOTANIC GARDENS ON MONDAY WAS FABULOUS........

THERE WAS SO MUCH TO SEE AND IT WAS GREAT TO LEARN ABOUT HOW PLANTS ADAPT TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

Thank you Akala for sharing your Mihi with room 15. Click here to view 

To help you complete your Mihi........follow the instructions:

Ko Maungakiekie Taku Maunga 
(My mountain is)

Ko Tamaki taku awa 
(My river is)

Ko leave blank ......unless you know (we can talk about this) 
(My sub tribe is)

Ko CPDS taku kura
(My school is)

Click below to practise the words to Beneath the Starry Sky.

Homework for week 8 - click here

In room 15, we have been learning our Maori pronunciation. There are five vowels, but 10 vowel sounds in the Maori language. The vowels are a e i o u and each has a long sound and a short sound.

WALT: Sing "Happy Birthday to you" in Maori, say hello to one person, two people and more than two people. We are also learning to introduce ourselves and our friends in Maori.

WALT : DIVIDE FRACTIONS IN ROOM 15

Don't forget the rule......... 'KEEP, CHANGE, FLIP' when dividing fractions. 

 Practise with the rap  'KEEP, CHANGE, FLIP'...............

WE HAVE BEEN LEARNING HOW TO DIVIDE FRACTIONS. WATCH THIS FUNNY TUNE TO HELP YOU REMEMBER THE FORMULA

Watch our amazing scientist Dawson carrying out his fair test. Great to hear your question first Dawson. "What colours react more in different liquids, e.g. water, lemon, light milk, full milk? Great to see you thinking about your variables and changing one thing. You were spot on with your hypothesis - full milk would make more of an explosion because it contained more fat. Well done Dawson.

Look at our scientists with their fair testing experiments. A great effort girls

Watch Carise speaking Mandarin to Season who speaks fluently. She asks questions and perseveres and we are so proud of her.

Don't forget Room 15 to check the HOMEWORK SITE on the right hand side. Scroll down and it is listed under labels.  You will find all homework information in this area.

Well done Year 6 Students......an excellent effort with our speeches.  We all enjoyed listening to the great range of speeches from all the classes. We were very proud of our students who represented room 15. Congratulations Daniel F, Kaia, Chloe B, Jamie M.

A big shout out .....woop woop to Austin A and Toby F who took out first and second. A superb job guys!!!!!

WELL DONE OUR CORNWALL PARK CHESS TEAM!!!!!!  An amazing effort. Well done Kushal for winning 6/6 games and getting in to the champions of champions in Wellington!!!!

Science - Omesh

Wow look at Omesh sharing his fair testing experiment. Great to see you thinking about the variables.

Ella and Monique speaking Mandarin

Look at Monique and Ella speaking Mandarin. Can you understand what they are saying?  Leave them a message and tell them how great they are. We are very proud of you girls!!!

Noah - Adding fractions with different denominators

Noah explaining how he worked out how to add fractions with different denominators.

Toby and Dawson explaining their maths

Check out Toby and Dawson explaining how they worked out adding fractions and what to do when they have an improper fraction. Great work guys........even giggling, I was able to understand you Dawson!!

Maths - Adding fractions

We have been learning to add fractions with different denominators. Well done Noah for persisting with a problem that you were finding difficult. We are very proud of you!!!

Tessellations

Check out our Tessellations here.

Homework

WEEK 6 HOMEWORK - As part of our health studies - fill out the Food Diary, Am I Aware of What I Put Into My Mouth".  Remember our nutrition expert is coming in to see us.

LEARN THE WORDS TO LUMBAGO
LEARN THE WORDS TO PIRATICAL STYLE


Click here to find out about homework this week.

Fair Testing

Fair Testing

Click here to check what time your speech is on Monday.  Good luck Room 15. If you can practise over the weekend, that would be fabulous. 

Look forward to hearing you all .

We are Self Managing Cyber Citizens because room 15:

• only use the Internet with adult/parent permission and supervision and we know to ask if we are unsure of how to use any ICT equipment.
• check with an adult before we give out personal information online
• use our first name only when publishing work online
• make sure we keep all passwords a secret
• take care of all technologies we use by treating equipment with care and respect (no food or drink close by) and tell an adult if anything isn't working or is damaged.
• do not download any software/apps or subscribe to anything online or via email without adult permission
• always ask permission from a teacher before using any technology
• click off a window and tell an adult straight away if we find or see anything online that is inappropriate (rude, racist, obsence) and makes us feel uncomfortable or we know is wrong. We know not to show other students
• tell an adult straight away if we are being  bullied or attacked personally online
• search only for appropriate and education related content online
• check with a teacher before sending any form of communication

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS HECTOR THE DOLPHIN'S SITE TO DOUBLE CHECK THAT YOU ARE BEING A SUPER SAFE CYBER CITIZEN

Read our exciting recounts

Read some of our great stories from room 15.  Click on the names to open.

Sophia Chan

Monique Lewis
Well done Monique - great story!!!!!!

Sway
You lucky girl Sway going to Fiji!!! Loved the fun way you wrote your short staccato sentences.

WELCOME BACK ROOM 15 - TERM THREE

Term 3

Welcome back room 15. Great to see you all looking so rested, relaxed and getting ready for another fantastic term.  We have a lot on this term, so try really hard to be organised and ready. Each week we will be learning a different song from our production.  This certainly will help our production practises to run smoothly. We will also look at the words of the song and identify spelling rules that we have learnt throughout the year and other vocab related activities.

This week homework is:

1.  Learn all the words for the song "Pot of Gold"

Travel with us on a new adventure,
over the ocean blue.
Follow your heart and your dreams will all come true!
Waiting at the Rainbow's End,
Are treasures all untold,
so chase that rainbow, find your pot of gold!

Sailing away where the wind may take us,
never know what you'll find.

Leave all your cares and your worries far behind!
Magic happens every day, 
Believe what you've been told, 
So chase that rainbow,  find your pot of gold!

We will be singing the tune in groups on Thursday morning, so be prepared to be the best sounding group!! You can't be unless you know the words!!

Answer the following questions from the song:
1. Can you find two words with double consonants from the song (remember they must be together, e.g. paddle. ) Think of three other words (not in the song) that have double consonants.
2. Find a word in the song that has a contraction, e.g. I'll
3. Can you think of  two high  level verbs for the word chase  (you might need to use your dictionary)
4. Identify three nouns in the song
5.  Find a word that has the plural rule, e.g.  drop the y, if there is a consonant before and add ies. Can you think of two other words, (not in the song) where this rule will apply.

2.  Writing:
Write a postcard to the class about one memorable moment of your holiday.

3. Maths
Complete a basic facts sheet. Congratulations to the following students last term who put so much effort into practising their basic facts each week. Well done Alex, Carise, Nicholas, Christian, Elz, Keira H, Keira B, Chloe B, Andrei, Betty, Jefferson.  We can see all the hard work you have put into your basic facts in class.

Things to remember this week:
a. Sports practise tomorrow - bring your sports gear and equipment
b. Spelling test this Thursday.  You just need to practise 15 of your list words.
c. Dot Day this Friday
d. Remember we are running every morning and if it is ok with your parents, can you pop a roll on into your bag.  We look forward to the sumptous aroma wafting through room 15.

Congratulations Carise, Andrei, Jamie, Elz.....you are all fantastic!!!  Great to see you receiving the ASPIRE TO SUCCEED awards for demonstrating all our CPDS dispositions:

Curious, Connected, Creative, Reflective, Self-managing, Flexible.

Cole and Dawson learning to speak Manderin

Room 15 have been learning to speak Mandarin. We have learnt so much from Wendy and have really enjoyed having her in our classroom teaching us every morning.  Can you work out what Cole and Dawson are saying to each other?

watch them here

Science - Biome in a bag

We were given the following resources
clear cup
resealable storage bag
potting soil
beans or seeds
measuring cup
masking tape

We had to discuss what we would think would happen when we put the potting soil, beans, water inside the resealable storage bag. We knew we would need to put some water into the bag initially, but we had to record our  hypothesis on how we thought the seeds would actually grow inside the resealable storage bag.  We went into our groups and discussed the process that would actually take place inside the bag. After we made our hypothesis, we watched example biomes of how the water cycle works because once the plants are shut in the plastic bags, they will not need to be watered again.

Science - living organisms

We have been discussing when is a living thing a living thing??? We went outside to discover how many living organisms we could find in our back yard..........

Our winning group this week are the Star Reachers who are self managing learners.  

• • They take responsibility for how they work and behave

  • They always keep trying when things are difficult

• • They are proud of what they achieve

Year 6 are collecting 2 Litre bottles so that we can  make our own bottled gardens which will be part of our "living wall" in our school.

Wow check out Jacob and Godfrey speaking Mandarin

Teams

Well done the Duckskoders team for working as a team........being aware of our CPDS dispositions and self managing.  Your team won this week for showing that you can work independently, stay focussed and complete all your work within the time frames.

We have been learning to add decimal numbers.

Triathlon at Beachlands

What a great day we all had .....

Celebrating Our Successes

BEACHLANDS SCHOOL TRIATHLON

Cycling around the course......go boys

The run was the final section of the Triathlon.

32 schools took part in the Beachland's triathlon.  

It was freezing in the water..........