Mobiles and Bio Poems

As usual the first task for the year was for Room 10 2015, was to create a mobile that gives information about them, their interests and ambitions. Many chose to use objects that represented their interests like a fishing rod,an arrow, a set of handcuffs, island designs, ipod, a lap top, horse shoes... In Week 1 the class were surveyed avout their knowledge of writing processes and their attitude t writing, when asked what sort of writing they wanted to do this term the majority indicated they liked poems. So this week they created Bio Poems - some interesting "Who believes and Who wonders" on some of these:

Laughing Samoans - English Is Funny

As we were having a spelling test today it was also a good time to share a video suggested by Anton. Yes English is a pretty funny language ... calf muscles, affording fords, smelly feet and runny noses ...

Nia's Extra Ordinary Life

Today Room 10 watched a cool video about Nia - we'll be looking at the rest of these over the next few weeks, not only are they pretty clever but they carry some good messages too...

Our Korowai and Google Classroom Homework

Week 2 has begun and Room 10 have completed the first of the activities designed to help them get to know each other and to make our classroom - 'their classroom'. Our korowai is finally complete...

 

 

Room 10 2015 will be using Google classroom to complete many classroom tasks this year, This weeks homework is to visit the following Maori Television site and watch Brent the Postie to learn some new Maori words as part of Te Kupu o te Wiki ...

http://www.maoritelevision.com/tv/shows/te-kupu-o-te-wiki/weekly-kupu-videos 

The 2015 School year started today

The class of 2015 arrived in Room 10 this morning - 15 boys, 15 girls and only one absent, meant a good start to the school year. Lots of listening done - finding out about the rules and expectations of a new class and school.
Well done - you had a long day and I was impressed with your positive attitudes - looks like another great year in Room 10 ahead.

Room 10 2014

and so ends 2014 and another great class have completed Year 7 in Room 10, here's a look back on your year...

Room 10 Term 4 - from the Syndicate Newsletter

ROOM 10 TERM 4 2014

Room 10 started Term 4 with lots of tests, thankfully most students made progress. Earlier in the term Mrs Puke selected some students to be in the Ki o Rahi team for the Raukawa Nga Taonga Takaro intermediate interschool’s tournament .The students that were selected from room 10 were Cora Hulme, Joyzius Tunnapopo, Bailie Lyttle, Brooklyn Manu, Kani Manu, Jeremy Sneddon and JWA.

In early November it was that time of the year where everyone participates in the school athletics. We had long jump, high jump, sprints, shot put and discus. Kani being Room 10’s athletic star nearly became junior boy champion. The best of the best in athletics made it to Waikato Intermediate Athletics.

For the past few Monday and Tuesday’s we have had a syndicate sports competition in our Tech Arts groups, we played the Tech Arts groups from the other classes. Room 10B won and 10A got 2^nd equal.      We also had syndicate relays and of course Room 10 won the Syndicate Relay Cup. Room 10 has won it every year except 2010 which room 12 won and if you ask me we are pretty darn goodJ. Sadly we haven’t won another interclass sport for a while.

Finally the event everybody had been waiting for….THE MARAE TRIP #shamazing. We started the Marae trip with a Powhiri which is the Maori way to welcome you on to the Marae, then we sang our little hearts out to Hareruia. After the powhiri we had the mean as kai; yum, yum, yummy thanks to all the great parents. We learnt about some of the carvings.  The next day we went up to TA and went to a museum we learnt how to weave using flax.  it was very interesting after that we went down to a park which you can see on our blog. Once we had finished our lunch at the shamazing park, we went back to the museum and learnt about the Waikato Wars. We then travelled back to the marae and played till it was time to have dinner then it was off the movie to watch Mockingjay.

To finish off the term we had a fun day with lots of relays, a movie and  a Christmas activity in first place were the ‘jerry cherry’s’ then the Nevada’s then the Mc sausages.

Last Tuesday we had our school social and Cora got best Yr7 dancer and Nevada got best dressed along with JWA .

Now we are all anxiously awaiting for prize giving - let’s hope Room Ten gets lots of award .

Seen and heard by your faithful correspondents Kiana and Cora