Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Room 6 wishes you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!! Thank you for following our learning this year. We wish you all a safe and happy holiday!

Tony - The Bearded Dragon

Yesterday we had Austin's lizard come and visit us. Some of us even had a hold! Huge thanks to Kylie and Austin for bringing him in.
 

Room 6 & 14 doing the mannequin challenge!

Liam's Room Design

In the holidays Liam designed a room with his grandparents. It was very cleverly made! We all loved the carpet and want some in our room. Well done Liam! 

Future All White in the making...

Huge congratulations to Eli in Room 6. Over the holidays his soccer team got second in a National Tournament and also won a Tournament in Taupo. To top it off Eli also won the Golden Glove award for his club. Eli this is amazing! We are super proud of you! 

Pinocchio!

Our wonderful Sophie is in the play Pinocchio in the first week of the holidays. All the details are below! Good luck Sophie, we know you will make us proud!

Kapa Haka

In the weekend Austin proudly represented Room 6 as a leader in the Kapa Haka group performing at Koanga Festival. Austin did an incredible job. Go Austin!

Check out these awesome people!

These people here have read for 1,000 minutes at home. Woohooo! They will turn into book worms soon!

Brayden and Cooper

Brayden and Cooper shared with use their recent successes in both karate and rugby. We are very proud of Brayden moving up a belt and for Cooper's rugby team winning their final.

Growth Mindset Episodes

Rio Paralympics

We watched this inspiring video today about the Paralympics. They are so talented. We discussed what we could learn from this e.g. never give up/nothing is impossible. We really think they are the true heroes of the Olympics.

The Lorax Film

We are watching this short film at the moment to help us learn about how to take care of the environment. What can you learn from this video?

Room 6

Mandarin Lessons

Every Monday we have Mandarin lessons. This week we were singing to songs which helps us learn to count in numbers and how to ask what is your name.

We are going to practise these songs for next Monday! Feel free to learn along to.

Rainbow Poetry

Today we had Judi Billcliff come and speak to the senior school students. She talked about her grandchildren and how they inspired her poems. Some of us even got to act parts from the poem. We loved how she showed us that anything around you can become a poem. We also loved how she showed us to NEVER let kids drive cars. We also learnt how it is important to get advice off your audience when writing (she get's advice off kids!). She also had a great sense of humor which made it really engaging. It was also great how she got the audience members involved in what she was doing. She has inspired us to do some poems about our Grandmas....watch this space!!

Amazing Race

15th of September  is Global collaboration day. Room 6 is making their way around the world map to complete quizzes and collect stamps. On the 15th of Sepetmber we are going to see who collected the most stamps! Feel free to join in, keep your stamp on a google doc. Once you have finished come see Miss Coffer and she will transfer this onto a passport for you. Best of luck everyone!

What shall we name it?

Add to the padlet below of your ideas for the name of the teddy:

https://padlet.com/wall/dy7kazibhq7o

Scavenger Hunt - Singapore

Miss Coffer was back today after a week in Singapore. It was great to hear here stories and learn about what school life is like. Here is a Scavenger Hunt we completed. You might like to try it yourself (answers at top of page).


http://bit.ly/2aMPsCJ See how you go! Kids test your parents.

Room 6 get excited Mystery Skype will be happening soon!

Watch this video:

Singapore post 3

Wow Room 6 I am super impressed with all your great comments. The students and staff at Bukit Primary are awesome, it reminds me of Sunnyhills. Do you know the students stay in one class for the most of the day but the teachers move around and the students have an hour at each subject. School starts at 7.30am and can finish different each day, ranging from 12.30pm to 1.30pm. The students are very interested in how we live in New Zealand and can't that you can have bare feet at school!

Here are some photos of Bukit Timah Primary School:

Right back to the quiz! Here are some more quiz questions about Singapore. Remember for each one you get right it is 10,000 house points. 

8. Singapore is roughly the same size as a lake in New Zealand. Which lake is it the same size of?

9. What is this tourist attraction called and when was it built? (see photo below)

10. This bridge is Singapore is called "The Helix" bridge. Where does the design idea come from? (See photo below)

11. Who is this statue? Why is he important to Singapore? (see photo below)

12. What is the principals name at Bukit Timah Primary School? 

Keep up the great work Room 6!!

Singapore - post 2

Well done - Sophia, Willa, Eli and Finlay for commenting on the blog. You each get 10,000 house points each.

The quiz continues. Remember we will be discussing the answers when I am back. If you comment and you have got a question right you will get 10,000 house points for each question correct.

Quiz continued...

5. Singapore have notes for $2. Who is the man on the $2 note? Why is he important? (photo below)

6. Today was a very important day in Singapore (Tuesday 9th August). There were lots of celebrations and fireworks. Everyone was wearing red. Why was today important in Singapore and why do people wear white? (photo below)

7.  This sign below is in an area of major tourist attraction in Singapore. Can you use your inferencing skills to know where this sign is? 

Remember to comment below your answers. 

Watch this space for more questions....