Hi Room 10

Hi Room 10!!!

It's Alana here...
How have you all been? I have been fine my new school is awesome, there is heaps to do!! I really enjoy it but miss you all. I have been down a few times but not a lot though as it a very long way to travel!! I was a sad for a while after we moved up here :(  But I'm fine now. I have seen a few of you round Winton when I was with Ashlee or Abby, I wish I could catch up with you all one day. If we are down and it's a school day I will get Mum to drop me off for the day and spend the day with you all...  Well I better go and let you carry on with your lessons. Hope to talk soon.

Miss you heaps Alana xxx

Secret Santa!

We are having a Secret Santa this year.
Gifts need to be wrapped and placed under the tree before next Thursday 13 December.
The gift tag needs to read: 'To _______ From Santa'
Spend no more than $5 on your gift or you can be creative and make the gift 
Think about what your person may like - make your gift thoughtful!
KEEP IT A SECRET :)

Term 4 Week 7

- Practice, practice, practice the lyrics and moves for our Production song! 

- Homework holiday: Cameron

Activity 1: Reading

- You are expected to read for at least 15 mins each night.
- Record your nightly reading in the back of your book.
- Remember to read a variety of genre (novels, newspapers, newsletters, internet articles etc)

Activity 2: Spelling

- You only have to learn the words you got wrong in your essential list spelling test this week
- Learn your words for Friday's test.

- Practice them each night for success!

Activity 3: Dragon Maths

Book 4: Page 80 - Compass Directions

Book 5: Page 82 - Compass Directions

Activity 4: USA friends - 'A Day in my Life'

- Read through the Edmodo posts for your group that have been sent from your USA group OR Mrs Ritzell - the teacher. 

- REPLY to your groups questions that relate to you and you can reply with an appropriate answer! Only 3 posts per day - make them worthwhile!! 

- CREATE a photoboard or a movie about 'A DAY IN MY LIFE'. 

- Take photos (or video clips) of a day in your life - from getting up in the morning until you go to bed. (10 absolute maximum)
- Plan what photos/images you are going to put in your photoboard.

- Place them on a document (Word, Comic Life, Print Shop...)  that can be saved as a PDF so it can be emailed to the USA (Miss Brown will show you how to save your FINAL copy as a PDF)

-Include text with the photos so your USA friends know what is happening! 

- Attach it to your blog or bring on a pen drive to be saved at school.

- You can upload your 'Day in my life' in class on Friday.

Term 4 Week 6

- Practice, practice, practice the lyrics and moves for our Production song! Costumes must be ready for our dress rehearsal Friday.

- Homework holiday: Jane, Meg, Andrew and Kyle

Activity 1: Reading

- You are expected to read for at least 15 mins each night.
- Record your nightly reading in the back of your book.
- Remember to read a variety of genre (novels, newspapers, newsletters, internet articles etc)

Activity 2: Spelling

- You only have to learn the words you got wrong in your essential list spelling test this week
- Learn your words for Friday's test.

- Practice them each night for success!

Activity 3: Dragon Maths

Book 4: 56 - Continue a Pattern

Book 5: Page 54 & 58 - Algebra

Activity 4: 'Making a Difference' research

- Keep collecting information, photos, images etc about your chosen New Zealander.

- We are working on these in class - so bring all of your information each day!

National MADE awards!

On Thursday the 8th of November Adam Hillis flew up to Auckland for the National MADE Awards to represent Winton School. Adam Hillis came 1st with his still image, Ben Gilbert came 4th with his still image and the Doc group came 3rd!  Loralye McLean got 2nd with her still image in the Year 0-3 section.
This is a great success for Winton School and Room 10!! Here are some photos:

This is Adam with the prizes he won.

Term 4 Week 5

- Practice 'Eye of the Tiger' to perfection (all words and moves learnt)
-  Have your costume organised by Friday

New Zealander's Making a Difference:
- Start finding information on your chosen New Zealander who has made (or is still making) a difference.
Your focus is to: Identify and investigate a New Zealander who has made a difference in times of adversity.

Your focus questions are:

1. What has your person done?
2. How have they put others before themselves?
3. What personal qualities does your person display? 
4. What personal sacrifices has your person made to make a difference?
5. Gather any other information you may need...  

- A useful website: http://www.nzawards.org.nz (used in class)

- Our list of possible people to research: (some ideas)  

Sam Johnson (CHCH earthquake), Willie Apeata, The Mad Butcher, Sir Edmund Hillary, Kate Shepard, Sir Peter Blake, Jonah Lomu, Sir John Kirwan, Jim Fowler (Midlands rugby), Burt Munro, Sir Apirana Ngata (NZ $50 note) 

Our 'Welcome to Winton School' video we made for our USA friends!

Room 10 WInton School Welcome video for USA from Room 10 Winton on Vimeo.

Here, The Kapa Haka group are walking on to sing.

 Kapa Haka went to preform at Nga Putangitangi on Friday, 27, October, 2012. The Kapa Haka group came second out of two groups. We were entered into the novice group.
(These are our practice photo's)

Karlee, Shay and Nikita are singing.

Here we are singing.

Term 4 Week 4

- A HUGE congratulations to the following for their success at the MADE awards last week: Documentary winner: Marshalls Creek. Still Image winner: Adam. A very pleasing result! 

- All the very best to Adam who represents Winton School at the National MADE awards in Tauranga on Thursday night...a very exciting event!!

- Calendar Art orders due Thursday (our art work will be completed by then also)

- Homework holidays (woohoo!!): Kirsten, Taliesha, Jodee, Christina, Brooke, Chloe, Tristin

Activity 1: Reading

- You are expected to read for at least 15 mins each night.
- Record your nightly reading in the back of your book.
- Remember to read a variety of genre (novels, newspapers, newsletters, internet articles etc)

Activity 2: Spelling

- You only have to learn the words you got wrong in your essential list spelling test this week
- Learn your words for Friday's test.

- Practice them each night for success!

Activity 3: Dragon Maths

Book 4: page 102 Chance

Book 5: Page 21 Whole numbers - Test 

Activity 4: Production

- Learn the lyrics to Eye of the Tiger (lyrics on our blog - sing along with the You Tube clip) We need to know this off by heart! 

- Choose what costume you are going to wear for the song - tiger or boxer. It is up to you to get your own costume organized - it needs to be organised by next Friday.

Activity 5: Group reading novel

During the week, you may need to read up to a certain chapter of your novel. Use Homework to do  this if needed.

'EYE OF THE TIGER' lyrics:

Risin' up, back on the street 
Did my time, took my chances 
Went the distance, now I'm back on my feet 
Just a man and his will to survive 
So many times, it happens too fast 
You trade your passion for glory 
Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past 
You must fight just to keep them alive 

[Chorus:] 
It's the eye of the tiger, it's 
the thrill of the fight 
Rising up to the challenge of our rival
And the last known survivor 
stalks his prey in the night 
And he's watching us all with the eye of the tiger 

Face to face, out in the heat 
Hangin' tough, stayin' hungry 
They stack the odds, still we take to the street 
For the kill with the skill to survive 

[Chorus] 

Risin' up, straight to the top 
Had the guts, got the glory 
Went the distance, now I'm not gonna stop 
Just a man and his will to survive 

[Chorus]

The eye of the tiger 
[Repeats to fade out]

Term 4 Week 3

- MADE awards ceremony Tuesday night at the Ascot. Good luck to everyone representing our class.

- Good luck golfers for Tuesday!
- Homework holiday - Charlotte and James

Activity 1: Reading

- You are expected to read for at least 15 mins each night.
- Record your nightly reading in the back of your book.
- Remember to read a variety of genre (novels, newspapers, newsletters, internet articles etc)

Activity 2: Spelling

- You only have to learn the words you got wrong in your essential list spelling test this week
- Learn your words for Friday's test.

- Practice them each night for success!

Activity 3: Dragon Maths

Book 4 102 Experiments

Book 5 page 103 Experiments

Activity 4: Personal blog activities:

Update your blog with some of the following items:

- Armistice Day speech (written or recorded)

- BBC - KS2 English - Punctuation - read, play and quiz. Record your score on your blog.

- Place the You tube clip -'Eye of the Tiger' from our class blog - onto our blog (this is our class production song) read through and practice the lyrics!

Activity 5: Calendar Art - Optional!

IF YOU WANT TO, you can create a photo collage for your calendar art.

All the information you need is on your Calendar order form that went home in Week 1.

'Eye of the Tiger' - Production song

Term 4 Week 2

A short week this week! 

- Please remember PE gear on Mondays (change of day) and Thursdays please 

- Good luck to the pupils competing in Putangitangi on Friday. I know you will do yourselves, your families and Winton School proud.
- Good luck to SMAC maths people competing on Wednesday night.
- Golfers - keep practicing when and where you can (no broken windows please!)

MAIN ACTIVITY:

Complete your Armistice Day essay by THURSDAY. Look back on last weeks post for the criteria etc. This is are ONLY Homework this week. See Miss Brown BEFORE today (Tuesday) if there is a problem.

I look forward to reading your essay! 

Term 4 Week 1

- Welcome back to Term 4! I hope you all had a fabulous holiday and are set for the last 9 weeks as a Year 7!
- PE gear - Tuesdays  and Thursdays 

- Homework holidays: Adam, Cheyann T

Activity 1: Reading

- You are expected to read for at least 10 mins each night.
- Record your nightly reading in the back of your book.
- Remember to read a variety of genre (novels, newspapers, newsletters, internet articles etc)

Activity 2: Spelling

- You only have to learn the words you got wrong in your essential list spelling test this week
- Learn your words for Friday's test.

- Practice them each night for success!

Activity 3: Dragon Maths

Book 4 - page 103 'Chance'

Book 5 - page 102 'Chance'

Activity 4: RSA Armistice Day research

Why Is Armistice Day Important to New Zealand? 

- On the 11^th of November 2012,  it will be 94 years since the end of World War 1 and the first celebration of Armistice Day.

- Complete research for your Armistice Day essay. We will be working on this is class as our writing focus also so most of your planning will be done in class.
www.army.mil.nz/culture-and-history/nz-army-history/armistice-day is a good place to start or Google search 'Armistice Day NZ'
www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/armisticeday

- Essay Length: 750 words min - 1500 words max. Due Friday 26th October (end of week 2)

Activity 5: Golf practice!
- If you are playing in the Otautau tournament on the 30th...be sure to get some practice in over the next 2 weeks! Putting in the backyard or at the golf course!