The end is near!

Here is fabulous Room 5 with their gift vouchers that they made for friends and family for Christmas. Seems like their will be lots of clean houses, bedrooms cars and plenty of breakfasts in bed. Go Room 5!

From all in Room 5 have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, and a safe holiday.

Ice Skating

Due to the cancellation of the sailing, the year 6s went to the Alpine Ice Skating Rink.

Check out the action.

Mrs Vogel steps out!

Caitlin getting to grips on the ice. 

Jack looking relaxed.

Need...to...rest...

Miller, J: 9.0, 9.5, 9.5, 10.0. 10.0...

Tia, Hei, Chris and Analeigha

Having a break.

Hey Mr DJ put on some MJ!

Your Best Moment In Room 5 2010

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Performance Poetry

We're looking at poetry performance this week.  Check out Michael Rosen's performance of his poem "Strict". ( Mr Lynch's favourite).

Swimming at Jellie Park

Wiki enjoying the time with the instructor.

All of Wairakei is heading to Jellie Park this week and next week for Swim Safe. Here's some of the action. 

Nathan floating on his back.

Listening hard to the instructions.

Is it kick board time?

More Maths Sites

These sites are great fun, looking at number, measurement, geometry and fractions.
Have a go at some of these:
Conceptua Maths - visual maths tools for you visual learners.
What's my angle?- using a protractor.

Algebra Meltdown- help scientist at a nuclear generator by solving maths problems.
Virtual Manipulatives- for all you geometry nuts!

Whose poo?

Interesting, but somewhat gross site- Who Pooped?. If you're looking for a job at a zoo this might come in handy.
Click on the image to get there.

Dimesions

This website lets you get a handle on the size of things compared to your local area! Click on the image to go to howbigreally.com.

Creating Music

Have a play with this sine wave synthesizer.

Click on the image to have a go!

What rhythm and sounds have you created?

On the Scale of things...

Check out this link and think about your place in the grand scheme of things.

Zone Athletics

Today Wairakei School was represented by some Room 5ers at the NW Zone Athletics. Here they are in action.

Fiona takes off in the 11yr long jump.

Analeigha lands into 3rd place.

Chris throws 10.37m in the shot, and comes 1st in the 11yr shotput. 

Yuuta takes a leap in the long jump- 4.15m. 

Musical Assembly

Jonty and Mitchell with the Brass tutor. 

On Friday, assembly had a musical theme, with many Room 5ers involved.

The Senior Jump Jammers do their thing.

Toni gets awarded the first ever citizenship award.

The senior recorder ensemble. 

Panto Pandemonium

The Good Fairies

Well done to all of the Room 5 cast and the Room 5 stage audience for 2 brilliant evening performances.

The ugly err, Cinderella's step sisters. 

3 Blurry blind mice.

The large cast and singers.

Jack (Rebekah, middle) and the Giant (Jonty, right), 2 of many stars. 

Well done all of Wairakei School, it was ABSOLUTELY  BRILLIANT.

Basic Facts

Have you got problems with your basic facts? Try out this wiki space page that is jam-packed with activities for you to try. Tell Mum and Dad about it and they can test you on the gaps in your basic facts.

Christchurch Schools' Music Festival

Well done to all those Room 5ers that participated in the Christchurch Schools' Music Festival. Especially well done to Fiona who was a member of the recorder ensemble. It was a fabulous night showing the musical talent of all of Christchurch and a wonderful experience for participants and audience.

Jonty and Jack Creating with Multiliink

Farewell to Milly and Bicky

Farewell to Milly and Bicky our international students who are returning to Korea today. They have been a great part of our classroom and were spectacular at their leaving assembly. Good luck and keep in touch.

Potato planting

On the 24th of September 2010 Room 5 planted some jersey benne potatoes.
First we poured compost into tyres and then repeated the step on top of the other one.








Then we added another tyre but did not add soil to it.

        Then we dug a ten centre metre hole on one side and repeated it on the other side and added the potatoes and covered the potatoes up.










Tip.
Hold the potatoes very carefully as they are very squishy and you can damage the sprout.

To find out how to grow potatoes click here.

by Jonty.

Earthquake

Room 5 Parents and Caregivers,

I hope this blog post finds you all fit, healthy and safe.

As you will know school is closed until Monday. For updates please go to the Wairakei School's website at http://www.wairakeichch.school.nz/syndeo/ . Any queries you may contact me at my school email. 

There is some excellent information on the Ministry of Education website for parents regards incidents like this. I went to a seminar this morning with the Education Trauma team which was excellent, and, parents, you will find some of their information at the bottom of the link .
The staff have met and discussed some changes to the term, including the moving of the production to the middle of next term. 

Keep safe and I look forward to seeing you on Monday.

Mr Lynch. 

Parvana

Mr Newton,our student teacher,  is reading us Parvana. This is an interesting look at the life of a girl in Afghanistan under the Taliban. Read the blurb below:

Based closely on real life, this is the exciting and inspiring story of Parvana, a young girl growing up in Afghanistan, as she struggles to make a life for herself and her family under the harsh rule of the Taliban.

Description

There are many types of battle in Afghanistan.

Imagine living in a country where women and girls are not allowed to leave the house without a man. Imagine having to wear clothes that cover every part of your body, including your face, whenever you go out. This is the life of Parvana, a young girl growing up in Afghanistan under the control of an extreme religious military group.

When soldiers burst into her home and drag her father off to prison, Parvana is forced to take responsibility for her whole family, dressing as a boy to make a living in the marketplace of Kabul, risking her life in the dangerous and volatile city.

By turns exciting and touching, Parvana is a story of courage in the face of overwhelming fear and repression.

Voicethread a Peter and the Wolf Review

Leave an audio review by pushing the comment on the voice thread and leaving your review of the puppet show.
Look forward to your review!

Peter and the Wolf Academy Award Winning Film

Watch this brilliant adaptation. Click on the links to see parts 2-4.



Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Life before 9am

Max took a snapshot of life before 9am in Room 5 using the new flip video. It was easy to use. Have a peek.

Peter and the Wolf Audio- Enjoy

Peter and the Wolf Part 1

Peter and the Wolf Pt 2

Bags Completed

 Josphine and Luca model the Room 5 sport bag they made for art. After taking apart a sports bag as a template, they cut out the material and with the help of an expert sewed it together. They then punched in two eyelets and strung up the cord. They used a felt mosaic for the patterns.
Looking good!

Shadow Puppets

Shadow puppets

Shadow puppetry is an ancient form.

You can use nativity characters, animals,

Insects, furniture. 
Traditiaonal shadow puppetry first started

in the 1880’s.

                                                                                 

By Angelique Rebekah and Hinemaia

Theater Plays

 Theatre Plays

Plays keep you entertained on wet/dry days.

Theatre plays brought massive audiences to the theatre.

Plays are to entertain, educate, and tell a story.

Watch this video:

 By Ben and Shardae.

        Opera

Opera is a type of singing.

 Opera has heaps of high and long notes.

Opera includes drama and acting.

Opera is performed in theatres.

The art of mime

The art of mime

Mime is a form of theatrical entertainment formed by the Romans and Greeks.

It portrays characters and situations by gesture and body movement.

Miming is done with movement of hand and body to show the current situation

 

   

Musicals by Hei, Yuuta, Analeigha

MUSICALS   By Hei, Analeigha And Yuuta.

ü  Musicals are performed around the world

ü  Some famous musicals include Phantom of the opera the fantastiks and wicked.

ü  Musicals are combining music, songs, spoken dialogue and dancing.

ü  The black  crook was considered the first musicals

ü  Theatre production in London and  in new York.

Musical is performed by all countries

ü  The most popular musical was wicked

Phantom of the opera was voted 3rd best

Magic Performances by Jack and Max

 There are two types of magic white (good) and black (bad) magic. Magic is a type of performance preformed by Magician. Magic can be found in many parts of the world. Many cultures experienced periods in which witches and other practitioners of magic were hunted down and punished.

Powers may allow the practitioner to talk to inanimate objects,

Skilled magicians can appear to make flowers bloom in mid-air, cut women in half, conjure rabbits from top hats, escape from sealed tanks, and perform other feats. This practice of magic does not involve the harnessing of supernatural forces; it requires hard, focused work and years of study to be successful.

Modern Dance by Chris,Piata & Nathan

Modern dance

Modern dance is about skill and in time with others.

Some people use modern dance in acrobats.

They would use props to help them improve on the act.

Modern dance can be based on a myth or a fairy tale.

Modern dance needs practice courage and skill.

 The costumes are based on the dance.

The dance team needs to be flexible  and in time with the beat.

Modern dance can really be any type  of dance.

·         Hip hop

·         Rock

·         Tango

There have be shows with dances like:

·         Cinderella

·         Snow white

·         Seven dwarves

And so on

The great thing about modern dance

Everybody around the world does it.

 

Busking

What is busking?

Busking is an art on the street where you show off your talents by spinning plates, eating swords, playing music and lots more!

They often play for money, but always for fun.  

Our main busking attraction is the busking festival we have in the town square each summer.

Busking has been going on for centuries. Buskers are      pretty much in every culture.

 

 The term busking was 

first noted in English langue around the 1860’s.

The word busk comes from the Spanish root word “buskar” meaning “to seek

or wander” By Lucy and Luca.    

Bags almost ready!

Stay tuned for the completed bags. The final process is being completed at the moment.
Below, Piata shows Jack how to put the eyelets into his bag.

The Heater Huggers

A nice frosty morning sees some Room 5ers sitting on the heaters like birds up on a wire!

Thawing out!

PUPPETS

Puppets

 When and where were the first puppets made?

Most people who are puppeteers will agree that puppetry’s roots were formed in china.

The first puppets were made out of socks in America.

China made shadow puppets as stretched donkey skins, dried sheep skin, water buffaloes, pigs and even fish!!!!

By Bicky Josephine and Milly.

 

What is ice dance

                   Ice Dance

              By Fiona and Anoud 

Ice dance is a form of figure skating that originated from ballroom dancing and ballet.

Ice dancing is all about expression, showing your artistic nature, movement on ice and telling a story.

 

In Europe it is also know as ballet on ice or theatre on ice.

People will skate and dance to music to help tell a story. It is normally done without speaking.    

  

                              

3 New Pupils

This term Room 5 has had 3 new pupils.

 Hei has arrived from Pakuranga in Auckland.

Nathan has been to Wairakei before and returns to us from Burwood. 

Katelyn arrived at Wairakei today from Brisbane. (She is a kiwi though!)

Graphing with Chartle.net

Creating Graphs with Chartle.net on PhotoPeach

Clever Clogs

Grace whipped up this balloon poodle in no time this morning ( and generously gave it to Mr Lynch's daughter!) At breaktime she showed classmates how to make a balloon flower. A talented girl!

Fiona holds her origami box. She completed all the origami designs in her origami book. There were no more to do so she challenged herself by doing miniature ones!