Gratitude Journal

In-Room Five we have started doing gratitude journals. A gratitude journal is something where you write 3 things you are grateful for.  Mrs Drumonnd brought us all a notebook from Typo. One thing I am grateful for is my cat, Wilson. I love my gratitude journal especially the quote on the front. This is my journal:

  

Learning About Nets!

For maths in room 5, we made shapes out of paper. We did this to learn about nets. We had a lot of shapes to chose out of. I chose a cone and a triangular  prism. I loved making these and it was really fun. Here are mine.

Koala Haiku

This morning we got to do three haikus about anything you want. The topics I chose were  Koalas, Flowers and the colour rose gold. I chose my koala one to publish. Here is mine.   

Our Assembly!

On Friday Room 5 did their assembly. It was about stereotypes and not to judge others by what they look like, their gender and their religions. We did a dance to a song called Individuality. We also did a play. We did different conversations about people saying things that aren't always true. In my part, I went to ask some boys if I can play soccer with them. After someone says I can't because I am a girl but that is not true. Our assembly was really fun and I am sad that I will never do one again.

My Sun Poem

The sun is like a light bulb

Blazing Brightly in the sky.

It is a fireball

Orbiting slowly around the galaxy.

The sun is a barbecue

Sizzling and scorching on a hot day.

It is a yellow smiley face

Shining source of energy.

The sun is a gold coin

Shimmering light on the ocean.

It is a big ball.

Boiling and shiny on the world. 

Marae

Yesterday Good Shepherd School went to the Unitice Marae. We got welcomed on by Whaea Lynda. She was a really good singer. We had to take our shoes off before we went in. We met Papa Hau and he told us a story about one of the stories of the carvings. The story was about a man who wanted to come to New Zealand. But the others didn't want him on the waka because he had a bad knee. He was sad but then a stingray came and said hop on. He couldn't believe it. He hopped on and came to New Zealand. When he finished the story. We went and had a yummy morning tea. We went bake in the Marae and learnt a song and hand coordinations counting to seven in Maori. Then we went outside and the boys did an amazing haka. Here are a few photos from the trip. 

Fair Stall

This year is the good shepherd school fair. The school has decided to let each class have a stall and sell a product of our choice. In Room 5 we all got into groups and came up with a product to sell. My group is me, Soeun, Kayano, Hannah and Annika. We chose to sell sherbert. There is a criteria that we have to follow. The product has to be cheap, easy to make, environmentally friendly, profitable and has to be stored. We had to make a name for our product and we came up with Kandy Klash. We made a logo, here is our logo.

My Recipe

Rainbow Cheese Toastie

Ingredients/ Supplies 
Bread (2 pieces per toastie) 
Toastie machine
Cheese (as much as you need) 
Containers 
Butter (optional)

Food colouring (optional - but I recommend it because that is what makes it rainbow!)
Method

1. Get all the ingredients out.
2. Cut the cheese up into thin slices. Use a cheese slicer if you have one.
3. Melt the cheese in the microwave.
4. Divide the cheese into different containers. Get as many containers as you want to depend on how many colours you want.
5. Put the dye in the cheese and mix the cheese around. 
6. Put the cheese on the bread (make sure you don’t mix the coloured cheese). 
7. Butter the outside of the bread (this prevents the bread from sticking to your toastie machine). 
8. Put your toastie in the machine. 
9. Wait for it to cook then enjoy!

My Ocean Poster

In Room 5 we studied an ocean. I chose the Arctic Ocean. You could also choose the Indian Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean and the Southern Ocean. Did you now that the Arctic Ocean is located in the northern hemisphere? Here is my poster.

R.E

In Room 5 we have been learning about God and what he is. We had to make a page saying what God is. Some things I did wrote God is everything, God is caring, awesome and a mother and father.
Here is my page.

 

Cook Island Week

At good shepherd school, we are celebrating cook island language week. We did some fun activities like we learnt a song, the basic words, red a myth and learnt some facts. This is how to count to ten in cook island māori 
1 Ta'i
2 Rua
3 Toru
4 'Ā
5 Rima
6 Ono
7 'Itu
8 Varu
9 Iva
10 Ta'i nag'uru

Maori Art

In Room 5 we did some Maori art. We had to pick a drawing from Peter Gossage. He is a Maori artist and draws in the Maori legend stories. I did the Maori moon.  We coloured them in with pastels and then dyed the background. I also did some stars behind the moon. Here is mine.

R.E Slide

In Room 5 we made slide shows in R.E. We had to pick people that created the early church. Me Kayano and Hannah picked Phoebe. We had to find out things about her. Her is our slide show.

Water Filter Experiments

In Room 5 we did a science experiment. We made water filters. Hannah and I were buddies. There were 4 items. Cotton balls, sand, paper towels and bark. We had to put dirty water into our filters and watch it go through to the other cup. Me and Hannah picked cotton balls and paper towels. You had to try to make it clean. Whoever got the cleanest water wins five dojo points. Our one was one of the best but we just missed out of winning. Here is our filter.

 

Descriptive Writing

In Room 5 we did some descriptive writing. We went to a website to pick a picture that is based on winter. Here is mine. 

I wake up in the morning to the beautiful sunrise.
Eager to get outside and play with the powdery snow.
Making my way outside I leave footprints behind.
The lovely steamy fog makes it hard to see things.
Icy, cold snow slowly melts in my hand.
My hands are all toasty in my gloves.
I love all the fun making snowmen, doing snowball fights and playing football in the magical snow. I lie in the snow, looking up at the soft fluffy clouds.
Watch the leafless trees swaying around in the strong chilly breeze.
The snow days are awesome.

Basketball

On Tuesday we went to basketball. There were eleven children that went. We had to try to get into the team and I made the team ! We had a lot of fun and I wish I could go back next year. It was at Unitec stadium. I loved basketball.😀

Multiplication

In Maths this week we made posters. We could choose to make a multiplication or division poster about the strategies we use. I did mine with Rosa. Our question was 3609 X 6. The answer is 21,654. Here is our poster. 

 

Country Research

This week we did a country research. We got to chose a country to learn about. I chose Sweden. We had to find out things like what the flag means, where it is on the world map, clothes, food and sports. Did you know that Sweden speaks four languages - Swedish, Yiddish, Finnish and Romani. Here is my research. 

 

Pamphlet

In Room 5 we did pamphlets on someone that went to World War 1.  Me and Kayano went together. We did the Ronald McLean and Keith Hunter Story. They were best friend at school and then separated at war. Here is my pamphlet.

Assembly

On Friday Room 5 did their assembly. Our theme was Anzac day. We did a play called "My Granddad Marches on Anzac Day". In the play I was a seagull. We also did a dance to a song called Maori Battalion. We also had a cake raffle. Annika was the one who won it. It was really fun practising and performing our Assembly.😆😋

Anzac Art

In Room 5 we made dye art. First we chose our picture to colour in. There were Anzac wreath, coin, hat and poppies.   I chose a Anzac hat.   Then we dyed a piece of paper. It was really fun . Here is mine.

Anzac Slide Show

In Room 5 we got a big package. In the package there were some items from world war one. I made a slide show with Kayano. Our item was a shoulder band from one of the New Zealand uniforms.  This is my slide.  😀🐶 

My Bar Graph

In Maths me, Alana and Kayano made a bar graph. We could chose any topic. My group Chose what is your favourite flower? We got 20 people from room 5 to put in there votes. The flower that won was Roses with Eight, votes second was daffodils with five votes, poppies were third with three votes and fourth was hibiscus with two votes. If I were to vote I would have chosen the hibiscus flower. I really enjoyed making the graph with my friends it was really fun.

  

Koalas

In room 5 we made posters about a animal of our choice. I chose a koala and learn about what they eat, what they look and feel like, if they are endangered or not and their babies. Did you know? that Koalas only eat eucalyptus leaves and nothing else.  Here is my poster.

 

Kids Lit Quiz

At Good Shepherd School some year sixes got chosen to participate in the kids lit quiz. The kids lit quiz is a nation wide reading competition. We are reading different books leading up to the competition. Right now I am reading Paddington and I just finished reading Alice in wonderland. I am so happy that I made one of the teams and I am very excited for the competition.

Poems

This week room 5 have been writing poems. We are writing them to another school in New Zealand and they will be sending poems back to us. We had to pick an item from a box that the organisers sent to us. I wrote one about a Chinese coin and a red gem. I am very very excited to see the other poems from a different school.

Shine Day

Today  is shine day and we came to school dressed in orange. We dressed in orange to raise a awareness of family violence. We all brought In a gold coin. Through the week the Special Character leaders  have been standing out side the office after school collecting money for shine day. 

Shrove Tuesday

Today we have made pancakes. We made them because it's Shrove Tuesday. In Jesus' time they made pancakes to use up all their eggs, flour, milk and sugar because they start fasting for 40 days. This time of year is called Lent. Lent prepares us for Easter. If they didn't use them up they would be all hard and would have gone off. We also burned the palm leaves from Palm Sunday last year. We burned them because it's Ash Wednesday tomorrow and we will get the ashes on our forehead.   

MY MANTRA

In room 5 we have been doing Mantras. A Mantra is an inspiring message that we choose. Here is mine.        

Pepeha

            

Ko Maungawhu tōku maunga

Ko Te Moana -Nui-A-Kiwa tōku moana

Ko Aotearoa tōku iwa

Nō Auckland ahau

Ko Te Hepara Pai tōku

Ko Susan tōku mama

Ko Peter tōku papa

Ko Lucy tōku ingoa 

CAMP

On the 28th of January all of the year sixes at Good Shepherd School went to camp. We went to Merc in long bay. When we go there we went to chose our bunks I chose the bottom bunk next to the window. then we got into our groups. I was in the orcas. Our first activity was Orienteering then we did raft building. In raft building we built a raft using wood, barrels and rope. The when we had done we went in the water and tried it out. It was a success our raft did float. My favourite activities were  the giants ladder and sailing. On Thursday we had the talent show me and my friend did the not my hands challenge makeup edition. There were amazing acts. Unfortunately we did not win but the people who did win were awesome. On Friday at 1.00 we were loading up the cars and going back to school. I was sad but thankful for the this awesome camp. 

Sun smart

Today in health we learnt about being sun smart. We learnt about skin cancer, the ozone layer and to slip slop slap wrap and slide. We created posters about being sun smart. I liked learning about skin cancer and the ozone layer. Leaning about this has made me more aware of  how the sun can be dangerous and how we can protect ourselves.  

Room 5 puzzle

This week is my first week in Room Five and we have made a puzzle. It means that of there is one piece missing there will be no Room Five .We have also been learning about Lunar New Year. We learnt about the Chinese zodiac I am the year of the rat. We made cool dragon masks for  Chinese new year. We also voted for the house captain. At our school we have for houses there is Hillary, Cowley, Sheppard and Blake.  Blake is the house i'm in and I ran for house captain. After we had finished voting the announced the winners and they said me!!!!!. This week was awesome.