Class Updates

Sharing our news

Miss Smith — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:39:00 -0800

In Room 5 we like to talk about what we have been up to when we are not in school. Most mornings we try and get to together to talk, show and share our news. We are showing our skills of talking to an audience, by looking at the people we are talking to, using a nice clear voice and standing straight and tall.

As listeners we are practicing how to we show we are listening and what a good listener would do. We have been looking at different types of questions and which ones to use when we want more information. We have been asking open questions and also thinking of the best way to answer questions so that we expanding our answers.

We love this time when we can learn something new about someone in our class. We can share something exciting has happened to us and get to talk to our friends.

Here are some pictures of us sharing our news..........

News time

Pirate Pete at Ryans house

Team 5 Students — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:08:00 -0800

A Poem...

Pirate Pete was ever so sweet,
From the top of his head to the bottom of his feet,
Having him at our house was such a treat,
All of Ryans friends Pete got to meet.

Pirate Pete went with Ryan to watch big sister Caitlin at gymnastics. When they got home they played with Ryans Thomas train set. Pete watched Ryans eat his dinner and then have his bath. They read a story together called "Miss Spiders Tea Party" Then snuggled down to sleep. Pirate Pete was very tired and snored, which kept Ryan awake. Later Mummy checked Ryan and he was snoring too. Now Pete is returning back home (school).

See you next time Pirate Pete
Love Ryan

Poetry Focus

ClaireHowison — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:51:00 -0800

Over the past few weeks we have had a peotry focus in the class.

We have written cinquains, acrostic poems, rhyming couplets, poems about the things people say and descriptive and imaginary poems. Our success criteria was different for each of these.

We are excited about our work and are currently creating images to go with them.

Please give us feedback.

The Magic Box by Zach

ClaireHowison — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:46:00 -0800

In my box I will put...
a land of dreams,
the world's best skateboard
and a blue glittery fish for my pet.

In my box I will put...
a witch running around,
a dog on a broomstick
and two crocodiles fighting over fire.

I will put in my box...
a living castle.

I will fashion my box from shiny stones
and put a star on top.

In my box I will go
surfing the seas and
skateboarding around a park.

If my bed grew wings... by Hamish

ClaireHowison — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:42:00 -0800

If my bed grew red wings I would fly
to Hundred Acre Wood.
Next I would go to a yellow castle made of
gold and coins.
I might see knights fighting on horses.

The Magic Box by Payton

ClaireHowison — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:31:00 -0800

I will put in the box...
Mr Mistoffelees the black and sparkly cat,
and a sparkly, spotty, special wish fish.

I will put in the box...
my favourite bear,
the slowest snail and the smallest house,
a baby carrying his mother.

My box is fashioned from red rubies.

In my box I will put...
the 13th month,
a witch on a trampoline
and a child on a broomstick.

In my box I will jump up into the sky
and see a baby elephant having a bath.

What if my bed grew wings... by Will

ClaireHowison — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:11:00 -0800

What if my bed grew wings,
I would fly to France.
It is a fascinating place and I would
fly over the Eiffel Tower.
I will fly over rugby fields.
I would down and see men playing rugby,
and on the way back I would see the great blue seas
and oceans.

What if my bed had wings... by Flynn

ClaireHowison — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:08:00 -0800

What if your bed grew lots of golden wing with feathers sticking up.
It might drop you at super ice cream land.
Everything would be ice cream.
The house would be ice cream and all the bells and
you are allowed to eat the bells.
You are allowed to eat anything,
because it just grows back!

Magic Box by Josh

ClaireHowison — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:02:00 -0800

I will put in my magic box...
a dolphin splashing in the waves,
a land of sparkling lollies
and some beautiful art work.

I will put in the box...
some sparkling water,
and old broken down castle from long ago,
and a handsome prince.

I will put in the box...
a fairy from lolly world,
a pyramid made of silver and gold
and a skeleton from a golden king.

I will put in the box...

a black sun, a dog's wish and three legs.

In my box I will play soccer, rugby,
and swim and run.
I will be a champion!

If I had a flying bed... by Eden

ClaireHowison — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:59:00 -0800

If I had a flying bed,
I would go to a magic castle.
It is covered in glittery, pretty diamonds,
that are dazzling with beautiful flowers.
It has magnificent fairies that are dancing
and flying around.

Magic Box by Clara

ClaireHowison — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:53:00 -0800

I will put in the magic box...
a sparkly piece of paper that shines in the sun.
A fantastic piece of writing,
and a baby panda as cute as a puppy.

I will put in the box...
a princess flying on a dragon,
a wand for a cowboy
and a bed to keep a child warm.

My box is fashioned from paper.
It is all around the box.
There are secret mermaids on the fashioned paper and
jewellery for the mermaids.

In my box I will sail on a boat that has sparkly stars on it and glows.
There are some black elephants we can ride on
and a blue trampoline.

The Magic Box by William

ClaireHowison — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:50:00 -0800

I will put in my box
a castle that glows
a gold, fluffy cat
and a blue rugby ball.

I will put in my box
glowing wheels off the fastest train,
a wheelbarrow filled with money,
and a handful of chocolate.

The Magic Box by Isabella

ClaireHowison — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:44:00 -0800

I will put in my box
a fish that could wish
my best sparkly charm necklace
and a sparkly diamond lily.

I will put in my box
a beautiful, butterfly book
the reddest sunset
and a crystal castle.

My box is fashioned from silk,
stone and silver.
It has secrets on the sides.

I will put in my box
a sparkly unicorn horn,
a witch with wings
and a fairy on a broomstick.

In my box I shall dance on a famous stage,
in a pink tutu.
I will end up in Fiji under the brightest sun.

If my bed grew wings... by Jack

ClaireHowison — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:27:00 -0800

If my bed grew ginormous white wings,
I would go to super lolly land.
I would collect as many lollies as I could.
I would tell my warm and cuddly bed to go to
the funniest loony tune show.
Abracadabra, in 3 seconds we are there.
I could tell it was Road runner and Coyote.
I looked round this mysterious place.
When I was not looking road runner
ran into me like mad!

What if my bed had wings... by Austin

ClaireHowison — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:23:00 -0800

What if my bed had wings
And I went to the zoo.
What if I went to the beach and it was very hot,
So hot I got an ice cream.
What if I went to Treasure Island.
What if I saw a dragon who was green and he was blowing fire!

What if my bed had wings... by Yusuf

ClaireHowison — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:19:00 -0800

What if my bed had wings?
I would go to Secret Sparkly Spy World.
When I got there I saw tonnes and hundreds of spies.
They suddenly started to secretly spy on me.
But one of the spies wasn't there.
One went missing.

The Magic Box by Jasmine

ClaireHowison — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:16:00 -0800

I will put in my box
A white and soft pony, with shiny blue eyes.

I will put in my box
A very shiny golden compass and
a box of golden honey.

I will put in my box
a shiny, pink unicorn's horn,
a pink ballet tutu,
and a diary with a picture of a glorious fairy.

My box is made from old wood the colour of shiny gold.

If My Bed Had Wings by Jasmine

ClaireHowison — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:14:00 -0800

If I had a bed with wings
it would take me to a tall and beautiful, sparkly castle.
I would see a glorious garden
with fairies picking flowers.

If my bed flew by Finn

ClaireHowison — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:12:00 -0800

If my bed flew I would go to Monster Planet.
I might see a ginormous monster, crossed with a chicken,
and a one-eyed monster that is a blue blob!

The Magic Box by Charlotte

ClaireHowison — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:06:00 -0800

I will put in the box
My best, colourful charm bracelet.
A beautiful, fluttery butterfly
And my spotty, special purse.

I will put in my box
A big, dazzling, droopy dinosaur,
A flowery, shiny, magnificent, bright diamond ball.

I will put in my box
A unicorn's horn
A cat who likes eating bones
And a dog that like to climb trees.

My box is fashioned from tones and sparkly, glittery diamonds.
Shells that glow in the night and lots of dots and rubies.

My big garage sale

Room 17 Blog — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:07:00 -0800

Today we had a big garage sale! We hoped that people come so I put a sign at at our wall. Luckly, people came and we earned 68 dollars and we waited a few hours. While we were waiting, I played some music with my violin and we waited a lot. My friend came and bought Harry potter and the phiclious stone. Then we watched Ice Age 2 then we looked at harry potter again then my dads friend gave me singapole money! Now I got NZ, MALASIA,KOREA, CHINA and Singapole. I've got a lot of money and wallet was heavy. It was fun .

Going to the concert

Room 17 Blog — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:44:00 -0800

Today I went to the concert and I saw my teacher, Varely and he was up at the stage. It was boring because I have to sit on a chair for 120 minutes. I watched and break time was only 10 minutes. The director was Oleg Kotovych. It was a orchestra and there was not a single cut. It was cool. After that I gave a flower to my teacher then we went home.

Going to hamnersprings swimming pool

Room 17 Blog — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:27:00 -0800

On Friday, I went to hammer springs swimming pool. it was warm. When we went out it was freezing! It was a cold day and we went to the biggest swimming pool and I did not went to the hydro slides because it was to cold.I was so freezing that I would freeze like a ice. I went to the springs and I felt much better. I got all soaked.My friend So He got a tube and we took turns for 5 minutes. Then we changed back into our clothes then we went to so hee`s house. We jumped on the trampoline and we fought. Andy got a wound in his face because he fell over. We watched Tarzan and Ice Age then we went home at 12 o`clock then we slept at 12:40.

Holiday!

Toby — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:56:00 -0800

Today at 4 or 4:30 me and my family are leaving to go to Hanmer springs.We are going with some of our friends.Our friends are called Claudia (my best friend) Sophie(my sisters best friend)Liz (there mum)and Pete(there dad)and Simon there baby brother.They went down to Hanmer at 9:00 in the morning.My brother is at camp and his camp is at Hanmer as well so the Hookers are going to get the key to our holiday house and probably unpack there things from the car.Then have lunch early then go and get Henry.Were going up to Hanmer at I think 4:30 like I told you at the start.I'm really exited about it so much that I feel like SCREAMING!!!iI still have not screamed because I'm in class and my teachers in here.I better go now because i've been on here a long time and my fingers are getting sore. Bye

Christmas?

Toby — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:28:00 -0800

Christmas Is Nealy Here BUT I Haven't Got Anyone Presents Yet! What Do You Think I Should Do? I Need To
Get 6 Presents. oh What Should I Do. I know...

...SCREAM!!!!!

Technology Challenge

Toby — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:26:00 -0800

me and Alex are building a boot were going to make it be able to be used in touch and cricket and base ball and foot ball and tackle and ripper and jack needs sprigs, some red shiny plastic and the inside of an old boot.

Alex needs velcro, some rubber and a metal plate.

Holiday!

Toby — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:25:00 -0800

Today at 12:30 Livy h and I are leaving school to go to picton and it takes 6 hours to get there.I can fit my blue chair with a fish head on it in my bag and my tent and my baby alive in my bag to.

The shoe competition.

fosroom21 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:20:00 -0800

Me,Andrew ,Ethan and George have been designing a shoe with a purpose.Our team is called Raptor and we agreed on Andrew's boot.It looks like a normal boot but when you put it on your feet will feel all warm because there's fluff in it!YAY!!But boho to your parents because they always have to put your socks on the line.

the shoe compitishin

fosroom21 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:53:00 -0800

me and my team are doing a boot that you don't

need to have socks for it because its got fluff. and we did it because if your mum has your

socks on the line.

fosroom21 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:25:00 -0800

lake clear water

fosroom21 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:05:00 -0800

On show day I am going to lake clear water and I am selling brownies that I made on Thursday. My mum is going our friends that live in Mount summers there names are Margo,Muff,Sarah and Zack and they might be staying for one night. I hope we can go to my Granny's to get her canoe.I hope my mum is packing not sitting down and having a cup of tea and watching a movie..

bullyings mean

fosroom21 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:53:00 -0800

we have some bad news here at rm 21 people from our class have been bullying to others well Laura has been bullied because someone has told her that she'll invite her to party but she did NOT!!! but luckily Macy hasn't been bullied and that is very good. But its still bad that its going round in the class rm. So we have talked about in class and hopefully that problem will stop!!!
STOP BULLYING!!!!!!!!!!!

Halloween disco!

fosroom21 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:31:00 -0800

The Halloween disco was awesome and cool!!!!! If you won the best dressed competition you got a moro bar!

Hollowen disco!

fosroom21 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:19:00 -0800

how to write a room 21 blog

fosroom21 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:13:00 -0800

to write a room 21 blog you need to go to www.blogger. com and then you need to do fos room21 and then you click on new post room 21. And you write the tile of your story then you write in your name. and you are done.

the challenge of a life time

fosroom21 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:06:00 -0800

To become a teck wizide you must pass the chellenge!!
be great thinkers and work as a team good luck!

The whole middle team is doing a Technogly…

fosroom21 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:55:00 -0800

The whole middle team is doing a Technogly chalenge my group is desiging a jandel and a patten made of silk and wheels on the bottom. We hope the design works.

Oliver the movie.

fosroom21 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:53:00 -0800

Hi this is Olivia and I am going to talk about Oliver the movie.

It was amazing I loved it!

And that is the end of my story good-bye.

Dingo

Room 17 Blog — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:23:00 -0800

Dingoes though generally associated with Australia likely originated from southeast Asia and were introduced to Australia about 3,000 years ago.Fast facts Type:Mammals Diet: carnivore size head and body,3 .5 to 4 ft (1.1 to 1.2 m):Tail,12 to 13 in (30 to 33 cm) weight 22 to 33 lbs (10 to 15 kg)Group name:pack Size relative to ab-ft c2-mi Man.

MY special land

Room 17 Blog — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:22:00 -0800

A bright colour bubblegum glicens in sun . when butterfly tuchs me I feel like a star in the sky up high. water spalshing tast like carmle.

Milo Red Cricket Team Win

Paul Nortob — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:13:00 -0800

On Friday we played at Wairakei school and the score: Wairakei B got 65 and Fendalton Red got 113.

Fendalton won
Rachel D.

This means the Red Cricket team have won their pool and go to the Black Grade Finals day, all day 9 December at Hagley Park. Well done to the team!!!

Year 3-6 Cycle Champs 2009

Paul Nortob — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:35:00 -0800

FOS Year 3-6 Cycle Champs 2009- 1000m Individual Pursuit

Details:
Open to all children from Year 3-6 - all race over 1000m (5 laps of our running track)
Eight Categories: Year 3/4/5/6 Boys and Girls
Heats will be held in Week 9 (7-11 December) from 12.30-1.30pm each day and possibly all day on Thursday 10 December - depending on entries
Finals will be 12.30-3.00pm on Monday 14 December- finalists will be found on fastest times recorded (4 for each category - ie fastest 4 times)
TO ENTER: Fill in and submit this form Year 3-6 Cycle champs Entry Form
by WEDNESDAY 2 DECEMBER - NO LATE ENTRIES

Race Records: (all 2008) - no Year 3/4 times yet!
Year 5 Girls: Olivia G 2.52.94
Year 5 Boys: Sam H 2.37.31
Year 6 Girls: Grace C 2.34.72
Year 6 Boys: Josh C 2.26.37

Primary Sports Canterbury Athletics 1.12.09- QEII

Paul Nortob — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:33:00 -0800

CANTERBURY PRIMARY SCHOOLS ATHLETIC SPORTS PROGRAMME 2009

Event No	Time	Grade	Activity
1 2	9.00am	9 yrs Girls 10 yrs Girls	1000m FINALS A Grade only *Annabelle Rouse* 1000m FINALS A Grade only *Emily Wium*
3		11 yrs Girls	1200m FINALS A Grade only
4		12 yrs Girls	1200m FINALS A Grade only
5		13+ yrs Girls	1200m FINALS A Grade only
6	9.00am	10 yrs Boys	High Jump No 1 Pit *Sam McGuire*
7		11 yrs Boys	Long Jump No 1 Pit
8		12 yrs Boys	High Jump No 2 Pit
9		13+ yrs Boys	Long Jump No 2 Pit
10	9.00am	12 yrs Boys	Shot Put + disability
11		13+ yrs Boys	Discus No 1Circle
12 13	9.30am	9 yrs Boys 10 yrs Boys	Long Jump No 2 Pit *Logan Stapylton-Smith* Long Jump No 1 Pit *Will Methven*
14		11 yrs Boys	High Jump No 1 Pit
15		13+ yrs Boys	Shot Put
16 17	9.40am	9 yrs Girls 10 yrs Girls	4 x 50m Circular relay heats 4 x 50m Circular relay heats *Molly, Hee Jun, Daisy, Felicity*
18 19 20		11 yrs Girls 12 yrs Girls 13 yrs Girls	4 x 100m Relay Heats 4 x 100m Relay Heats 4 x 100m Relay Heats
21	9.45am	13+ yrs Boys	High Jump No 2 Pit
22		12 yrs Boys	Discus. No 1 Circle
23	10.10am	9 yrs Girls	4 x 50m RELAY FINAL
24		10 yrs Girls	4 X 50m RELAY FINAL *? Molly, Hee Jun, Daisy, Felicity*
25		11 yrs Girls	4 X 100m RELAY FINAL
26		12 yrs Girls	4 X 100m RELAY FINAL
27		13+ yrs Girls	4 X 100m RELAY FINAL
28	10.30am	9 yrs Boys	High Jump No 1 Pit *Nathan Cochrane*
29		10 yrs Boys	Discus + disability. No 2 Circle *Alex Harford, Sam McGuire*
30		11 yrs Boys	Shot Put
31		12 yrs Boys	Long Jump No 2 Pit
32 33	10.30am	9 yrs Girls 10 yrs Girls	50m Heats *Bayley Anderson* 50m Heats *Hee Jun Park*
34 35 36		11 yrs Girls 12 yrs Girls 13+ yrs Girls	60m Heats 60m Heats 60m Heats
37 38	11.00am 11.00am	10 yrs Boys 11 yrs Boys	Shot Put + disability *Quinn Clinton* Discus
39 40	11.00am	9 yrs Girls 10 yrs Girls	50m FINAL *? Bayley Anderson* 50m FINAL + disability *? Hee Jun Park*
41 42 43		11 yrs Girls 12 yrs Girls 13+ yrs Girls	60m FINAL 60m FINAL + disability 60m FINAL
44 45	11.10am	9 yrs Girls 10 yrs Girls	80m Heats *Cille Nielsen* 80m Heats *Molly Crossland*
46 47 48		11 yrs Girls 12 yrs Girls 13+ yrs Girls	100m Heats 100m Heats 100m Heats
49	11.45am	9 yrs Girls	80m FINAL *? Cille Nielsen*
50		10 yrs Girls	80m FINAL + disability *? Molly Crossland*
51		11 yrs Girls	100m FINAL
52		12 yrs Girls	100m FINAL + disability
53		13+ yrs Girls	100m FINAL

Event No	Time	Grade	Activity
54 55	12noon	9 yrs Boys 10 yrs Boys	1000m FINALS *Edward Batt* 1000m FINALS *Hamish Findlay, Sam Hall*
56		11 yrs Boys	1200m FINALS *Harry McCrory*
57		12 yrs Boys	1200m FINALS
58		13+ yrs Boys	1200m FINALS
59 60 61	12noon	10 yrs Girls 11 yrs Girls 12 yrs Girls	High Jump No 1 Pit Long Jump No 1 Pi High Jump No 2 Pitt
62		13+ yrs Girls	Long Jump No 2 Pit
63	12.noon	12 yrs Girls	Shot Put + disability
64		13+ yrs Girls	Discus No 1 Circle
65 66	12.30pm	9 yrs Girls 10 yrs Girls	Long Jump No 2 Pit *Bayley Anderson* Long Jump No 1 Pit *Felicity van der Pol*
67	12.30pm	13+ yrs Girls	Shot Put
68 69	12.30pm	9 yrs Boys 10 yrs Boys	4 x 50m Circular Relay Heats *Ryan, Edward, Nathan, Logan* 4 x 50m Circular Relay Heats *Will, Sam, Ben, Alex*
70 71 72		11 yrs Boys 12 yrs Boys 13 yrs Boys	4 x 100m Relay Heats 4 x 100m Relay Heats 4 x 100m Relay Heats
73	12.45pm	12 yrs Girls	Discus No 1 Circle
74		10 yrs Girls	Discus + disability No 2 Circle *Hee Jun*
75	1.00pm	11 yrs Girls	High Jump No 1 Pit
76	1.00pm	13+ yrs Girls	High Jump No 2 Pit
77	1.10pm	9 yrs Boys	4 X 50m RELAY FINAL ? Ryan, Edward, Nathan, Logan
78		10 yrs Boys	4 X 50m RELAY FINAL ? Will, Sam, Ben, Alex
79		11 yrs Boys	4 X 100m RELAY FINAL
80		12 yrs Boys	4 X 100m RELAY FINAL
81		13+ yrs Boys	4 X 100m RELAY FINAL
82	1.30pm	9 yrs Girls	High Jump No 2 Pit *Jordyn Blake*
83		11 yrs Girls	Shot Put *Rosie*
84		12 yrs Girls	Long Jump No 1 Pit
85		11 yrs Girls	Discus No 1 Circle *Rosie*
86 87	1.30pm	9 yrs Boys 10 yrs Boys	50m Heats *Ryan Martinoli* 50m Heats
88 89 90		11 yrs Boys 12 yrs Boys 13+ yrs Boys	60m Heats *Angus Silvester* 60m Heats 60m Heats
91	1.45pm	10 yrs Girls	Shot Put + disability
92 93	2.00pm	9 yrs Boys 10 yrs Boys	50m FINAL *? Ryan Martinoli* 50m FINAL + disability
94 95 96		11 yrs Boys 12 yrs Boys 13+ yrs Boys	60m FINAL *? Angus Silvester* 60m FINAL + disability 60m FINAL
97 98	2.10pm	9 yrs Boys 10 yrs Boys	80m Heats *Logan Stapylton-Smith* 80m Heats *Will Methven, Ben Marshall-Lee*
99 100 101		11 yrs Boys 12 yrs Boys 13+ yrs Boys	100m Heats 100m Heats 100m Heats
102	2.40pm	9 yrs Boys	80m FINAL *? Logan Stapylton-Smith*
103		10 yrs Boys	80m FINAL + disability *? Will Methven, Ben Marshall-Lee*
104		11 yrs Boys	100m FINAL
105		12 yrs Boys	100m FINAL
106		13+ yrs Boys	100m FINAL

Seasons

Room 7 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:10:00 -0800

There are four seasons which I am going to tell you about

Summer features in December,January and February.
it's the hottest time of the year with temperatures of
up to around 35 degrees celsius.

Autumn arrives in March and departs in May.It's my
favourite season because the leaves on some trees turn
different colours like gold and red.

Brrr!It's winter time and it's very cold
Winter comes in June and goes in August. Many lakes get
frozen over at times because it's so cold

Ahh! it's Spring time and all the flowers start to bloom.
Even better!Animals are starting to come out of hibernation
Spring comes in September and stays until November.

Seasons come and Seasons go although I wish Summer would stay

Seasons

Room 7 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:59:00 -0800

There are lots of different temperatures in different seasons like hot,cold and windy.
Some peoples favorite seasons are Summer and Winter.

Seasons can have different types of weather.Like it could be really,really hot and some can be horribly wet and rainy.

It can be a bit weird because when it is Summer it can be rainy and when its Winter it can be hot.

Seasons can be good and bad.It does depend on the weather and who you are.For example, in Summer, farmers might want rain while holiday-maker want sunshine all day long.

By: Georgia :)

Seasons

Room 7 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:55:00 -0800

The seasons are: summer, winter, autumn and spring
SUMMER
Summer is really hot and it come first out of the seasons.
In summer go to the beach. the days are longer.

AUTUMN

Autumn comes second out of the seasons it sometimes is cold and sometimes
Is warm. the tree leaves turn different colours.

WINTER

Winter is really cold it can snow in winter.
You can play really cool winter sports

The seasons!

Room 7 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:54:00 -0800

Summer!!!

In summer you can do lots of stuff because it is hot.

You can go to the beach. You can also buy Ice creams and ice blocks.

You can sunbath at the beach too.

Winter!!!!!

In winter its very cold. Sometimes there is fog. In Romania it snows

everyday, but here in New zealand it does not. And the best thing about

snow is that you can play a sorts of games. Like snow fights, making snow-mans

and more.

Autumn!

In autumn leaves fall off trees.

Sometimes in autumn we go with some friends to the park.

Spring!

In spring my mum my grandma and I plant some vegetables

in our garden. We have to water the plants every single day.

They need sun and water to grow.

Most people like summer because its warm

and you can do lots of things.

Seasons

Room 7 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:46:00 -0800

There are four different seasons, Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring. Some are hot and some are cold.

SUMMER
The months in summer are December, January and February. In summer you can go swimming, play volleyball and go water-skiing.

AUTUMN
The months in autumn are March, April and May. In autumn you have to do the raking.People like me don't like doing the raking.

WINTER
The months in winter are June, July and August. In winter you can go skiing, play in the snow, play hockey and netball.

SPRING
The months in spring are September, October and November. In spring you start to play summer sports and the flowers come up. Spring ROXS because its super close to summer.

I like summer and spring.Summer because it is warm and we can swim outside and spring because it is close to summer so we can do those things again.

Seasons

Room 7 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:44:00 -0800

There are four season they are called Summer Winter Autumn & spring.

Summer is when it is hot. It goes through December January & February. It is a good time to play cricket t-ball croquet and tennis.

autumn goes through march April and may. In Autumn the leaves fall from the trees to the ground. But the weather is colder then Summer.

Winter it is really cold. people like winter because they can play lots of sports like rugby soccer hockey and Grid-iron. people like to go skiing in winter too.

spring is when it is warmer and plants grow and people can go swimming and play cricket

people like summer as a favourite season because people can play lots of sports and it is hot.

Cylinder Jumping at the Gym

sue — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:29:00 -0800

Room 22 went to the Christchurch School of Gymnastics every Wednesday for a few weeks. For this activity we had to be able to jump very high with straight legs off the beat board and land inside the cylinder. This skill is really hard because you have to be able to jump high and at the right distance. I scored a high of 4 in my test and a low of 3 in handstands.

beam balence

Team 22 — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:09:00 -0800

For this skill you need balance and concentration.
You need to bend your knees, lean forward and
watch the ball then chuck it back hard and hope
they can't catch it. For each activity you get a mark.
My highest was 4+ my lowest was 4-. Emily

Sports Week 16-20 November

Paul Nortob — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:46:00 -0800

Monday 16 November:
12.30pm Year 5/6 Touch Teams practice
Tuesday 17 November:
12.30pm Distance Runners' Practice
1.00pm Year 0-2 and Year 3/4 Touch Teams practice
5.30pm Year 0-2 and Year 3/4 Touch Teams at Nunweek Park
6.05pm Year 5/6 Touch Teams at Nunweek Park
Wednesday 18 November:
12.30pm Distance Runners' Practice
12.55pm Senior School Sports Practices - Milo Cricket, Tee-Ball, Volleyball
1.00pm Middle School Jump Jam in the Village
Thursday 19 November:
12.30pm Distance Runners' Practice
12.30pm Athletics Team Practice
1.00pm Senior School Jump Jam in the Village
Friday 20 November:
1.00pm Tee Ball and Volleyball teams travel to Hagley Park - see draw on Primary Sports Canterbury Web site
1.30pm Milo Cricket Red Team v. Wairakei A @ Wairakei
1.30pm Milo Cricket Blue Team v. St. Albans A @ FOS
1.30pm Milo Cricket White Team v. St. Albans White @ FOS (Siberia)
1.30pm Milo Cricket Black Team v. Wairakei B @ Jeffreys Reserve

Seasons

Room 7 — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:52:00 -0800

Everyone is involved in four fantastic seasons.

They are called Summer,Autumn,Winter and Spring.

Summer is very hot everyday and days start to get longer as the night starts to get shorter.

You can swim play sports and other stuff that involve the outdoors.

Summer months are December,January and February.

Autumn weather starts to get colder,so everyone has to wear long sleeves and sometimes you might even have to wear a scarf.Autumn months are March,April and May.

Winter is completely cold everyday.That's why loads of people wear long sleeves,gloves,beanies and don't forget jerseys.Some of the sports you can play are ski-ing , netball,rugby and soccer.No of course you can't go swimming ,who would?. Winter months are June,July and August.

Spring starts to get warmer and daylight saving starts.People can start swimming again and play those fun sports.The sports you can play are volley ball,padder tennis,cricket and t-ball.Spring months are September,October and November.

All seasons have their own speciality in them but although all of them have their own speciality I still like Spring because the flowers bloom and the animals give birth to their babies or new borns.

Seasons

Room 7 — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:51:00 -0800

There are four different seasons,all with different personalities.

Summer is quite hot sometimes over 30 degrees in Australia

and daylight saving starts. You can do loads of things in summer

like play cricket,T-ball and go swimming.

Autumn is the season when it gets colder than before. You see

leaves on the ground and they change colours. You can't do

as much outside really in Autumn because its such a gloomy-

season.

Winter is the coldest season amongst all of the seasons.You can't do as much

outside in winter,but you can play netball,soccer and rugby.The nights are

longer in winter.

Spring is the most graceful season out of all. Many animals lay there eggs or

give birth to their babies in this season.

Many people likes spring as their favorite season because its mild and cool.

By:Xiaoling:)

Seasons

Room 7 — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:40:00 -0800

There are four seasons they are called Summer,Winter,Autumn and spring.
summer is when it is hot. It goes through December,January and February. It is

Seasons

Room 7 — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:39:00 -0800

There are four unique seasons, all different from each other.
Summer, Winter, Autumn, and Spring.
In Summer,the days grow longer and the nights shorter. The temperature rises and there are lots of things to do, such as swimming, surfing, going to the beach, and eating ice cream.
In Summer, there is daylight savings too.

That means we get more daylight hours.
In Autumn, it gets colder and the leaves turn brown, red and orange.
Lots of leaves fall and it's fun to jump in them.
In this special season, you can play lots of leaf games. Unlike Summer, the days are shorter and the nights are longer.
This is because it is nearly winter.

In Winter, it is just like Autumn, but much, much colder. Sometimes, there is frost on the grass. Children start to play inside.
They just draw, read, write or play with toys.
When you go out, parents are firm about keeping warm. The clothes you should be warmer with big coats or scarves.

In Spring, flowers bloom and animals give birth to their young. The days are just like Summer and the clothes get cooler. It's the perfect season for flower picking, tag, or even swimming.

Some people enjoy Autumn because of all the leaves.
Seasons are truly wonderful.

Seasons

Room 7 — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:38:00 -0800

There are four different seasons
Every season his different weather,
there is hot weather,warm weather,cold weather and freezing weather.

Summer is a very warm season. It is a great time of the year to play sport. IT is also the best time to go to the beach. In summer people like to wear shorts and a t-shirt.

Autumn is the time of year when all the leaves start to change colour and fall off the trees.

Seasons

Room 7 — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:37:00 -0800

There are four different seasons in the year. There are Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.

Spring is a season when flowers grow. It is a season when animals have babies. It has a mild weather. You can wear cooler clothes than in winter.

Summer is the hottest season of all. You can play sports like cricket, t-ball, volleyball and you can also go swimming. You wear shorts and t-shirts. The temperature is above 20 degrees celcius.

Autumn is the time of the year when leaves fall of trees. They also change colour first. The days get short and the nights get a longer. The temperature is normally below 22 degrees celcius.

Winter is the coldest season of all. You can play sports like soccer and hockey. You wear long sleeves and long pants. The temperature is normally below 17 degrees celcius.

Seasons are very interesting because they all have something different and you can do different things.

Newsletter Term 4 Week 6

Paul Nortob — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:24:00 -0800

Hi there and welcome to Week 6 of Term 4 in Team 7 - only 5 weeks to go till the end of the year!

Well done to all of our athletes who represented the school at the West Zone Champs on Thursday. Cille (pictured), Logan and Annabelle all qualified for the centrals on Tuesday 1 December at QEII. The week before Ben J. took third in the Rotary Speech contest (see blog below). This week our musicians take part n Mini-music evenings - all the best to them.

As the pool warms up we will go for swimming lessons most days - can children please bring their swimming togs and towels or a note if there is a reason they cannot swim.

Week Five
Last week we had our last Spelling Levels test, an art session on Wednesday with a visitor - some stunning action drawings were completed. We swam twice in the pool, looked at the structure and tense of Information Reports and sang about the Sea. We looked at nouns in language and different aspects of weather by interpreting photos.

Week Six
This week we will finish an information report on seasons, play some touch rugby and swim, meet with our Fendalton Friends group and our Buddy class and perform our Sea Song at the Senior assembly. We will continue our language focus on parts of speech and have some more inter-school sport on Friday. The boys will have their second session of Boys' Choir on Friday.

Notices
A few dates:

Tuesday 1 December: Centrals Athletics @ QEII
Friday 4 December: READ, FEED, SPEED from 11.30am-1.00pm - ALL DADS PLEASE NOTE CAREFULLY!!!

Happy Birthday in November:
Nobody
Class Captain: Madi
Class Secretary: Sam
7 min. Champions:

Speech Success for Ben J.

Paul Nortob — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:43:00 -0800

Congratulations to Ben J. who took third place at the recent Rotary Speech Competition finals on Nov. 5th at Heaton Intermediate. Ben's speech on Michael Jackson had him singing close on twenty lines of the iconic pop star's songs. Well done Ben, Team 7 is very proud of you! Aoife from Team 22 won the Year 5 section and Sam V from Room 9 won the Year 6 section - a great night for FOS!

Our sandcastle

ESOL Students — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:06:00 -0800

On Monday I made a sandcastle in the sand pit. The sandcastle had many shells and sticks. The shells were bumpy, stripy and round. The sticks were long and straight.

Our sandcastle

ESOL Students — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:06:00 -0800

On Monday I made a sandcastle with fine brown sand. On the top we put four long and skinny sticks. We decorated it with white and orange stripy shells to make the sandcastle look pretty. I made the sandcastle with Natsuko and Jennifer.

Our sandcastle

ESOL Students — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:00:00 -0800

On Monday I made a sandcastle with Ji won and Natsuko. We made one big sandcastle together. Our sandcastle was made out of grey, dry sand. We decorated the sandcastle with bumpy, white shells.

Our sandcastles

Glenys Williams — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:33:00 -0800

We made sandcastles in the sandpit and wrote stories about them. Our goal was to use different sentence starters.

I made a sandcastle. There are three sticks on the top. At the bottom are some shells. Jason

My sandcastle has white shells on it. It has some sticks on the top. Yea Jin

My sandcastle has shells on it. It has sticks on the top. Amelie

I put some white shells on my sandcastle. I put some sticks on it. Laiba

Our sandcastle

Glenys Williams — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:39:00 -0800

Last week we made a sandcastle in the sandpit. Our goal was to write a story about our sandcastle using two describing words. Here are our stories:
We made a sandcastle. I put lots of white shells in a circle shape. Eric

I built a sandcastle with round shells. I put five long sticks on the top. Marcus

We made a sandcastle with white shells on it. I put a big pieces of bark on it. Thomas

The Library

ESOL Students — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:21:00 -0800

I went to the Library yesterday.
The picture books are on the bottom shelf.
I can borrow a book from Desna.
She is the Librarian.
I like reading some picture books at the Library.

Library books

Judith — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:18:00 -0800

I have been learning about the library. I saw some Korean books in the ESOL box. I can borrow these books from the Librarian. I like to look at the picture books.

Culture Club

Judith — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:20:00 -0800

Keen Culture Clubbers play Byesepp (Swiss card game).
Pictured are Ji Won, Natsuko, Moss, Jacob and Maddison all from Room 7.

Rhyming words

Judith — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:37:00 -0800

We are learning to write words that have the same ending. Today we are writing words that rhyme with hen.

At the Mall

Judith — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:05:00 -0800

At the Mall, I ate a hot dog. Yummy! It was chewy.
By Rohaan

The Horse Race

ESOL Students — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:03:00 -0800

On Saturday and Sunday my mom, sister, little sister and I went Nelson and Hanmer Springs.
I went there for a horse race.
First I had to do horse jumping and then the horse had to walk carefully.
After that the horse had to run fast.
So I was lucky and I got the trophy.
It was really exciting because it was my second horse race.
By Soo Hong

At the Mall

Judith — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:55:00 -0800

At the Mall, I went to the movies and I bought Go-gos. My go-gos were red, orange and blue.
By Shion

At the Mall

Judith — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:47:00 -0800

At the Mall I bought an airplane. I had a hair cut at the Mall. I didn't like my hair cut.
By David

At the Mall

Judith — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:39:00 -0800

At the Mall, I bought a Go-go and at the Mall I went to the movies. I ate lollies and I ate popcorn. I enjoyed it.
By Raphael

Synonyms

Judith — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:20:00 -0800

Today at ESOL we learned about Synonyms. Synonyms have the same meaning.

Learning about synonyms

Judith — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:16:00 -0800

Today on the 27th of October at ESOL I learnt about synonyms. I had to do a piece of paper about them.
I learnt that synonyms means if you have a word say, big you look for a word that means the same like giant/large. Synonyms always mean the same. If you use synonyms in your writing your writing will be much better.

Learning Synonyms

ESOL Students — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:13:00 -0800

Today I learned about Synonyms.Synonyms have the same meanings but are different words.I like learning about Synonyms beacause they make reading and writing exciting.

Synonyms

ESOL Students — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:34:00 -0800

I am learning about Synonyms. Big and huge are Synonyms.

Synonyms

ESOL Students — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:24:00 -0800

Today I learnt about synonyms! Synonyms are the words that mean the same the thing.
For example, okay and good are synonyms.

Synonyms

Judith — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:22:00 -0800

Today I learnt about Synonyms. Synonyms are words that mean the same thing. E.g
big and giant are Synonyms.