#cardboardchallenge

So here are the results of our homework #cardboardchallenge inspired by @CainesArcade. We came up with some awesome cardboard creations. Here we are sharing what we made with Room 6! 

Doesn't it Feel Like Christmas!

We are really getting into the Christmas spirit in Room 5! 

Here are some of the ornaments we have been making.

What are you doing with your families to celebrate Christmas? Leave a comment.

14 Days Until Christmas

We have been very busy with Christmas related activities in R5. We have been using the Literacy Shed videos as inspiration for our writing. Here are two adverts from John Lewis.

Today we used our senses to write poems about Christmas. We published these poems in many different ways. Here is some of our finished work.

Non-Stop Cricket Champs!

Wow Room R5, we have done it again! Kowhai sport champs for Term 4! Here is a short video of the game.

Non-stop Cricket from Savelina Lepou on Vimeo.

Koito's Arcade Game

Koito was inspired by Caine to create this arcade shooting game. It is really hard to get the paper ball in the hoop.

One of the features of her game is that you shoot the ball from a distance that is age dependent.

Here are Zephaniah and Brooke giving it a go.

Jacob's Transformer

Check out this amazing Google drawing of Optimus Prime that Jacob has created with a Chromebook touch pad! 

Caine's Arcade

Hey guys, here are the videos about the amazing Caine who created his own arcade. Share it with your family, have fun making your own creations.

Don just came in with a double house that he made yesterday! He is going to use it for his blockheads.

Whale Evolution

We have been learning about the evolution of cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises). Did you know that cetaceans are the marine mammal descendants of land mammals? Jacob created this awesome illustration of what he learnt.

Here is one of the videos we looked at as part of our learning.

Motu Moana Camp 2014

We had an awesome time last week at camp. Here is a video of the highlights.

Ben F - Room 5's Super-learner

Ben F is constantly learning. He is always working on a project in his Google Drive folder. He is going to make a great journalist one day! Check out what he has been up to lately. 

Kowhai Camp Starts Tomorrow!

Boy am I excited about camp tomorrow. I will see you all there at 8:30am. Don't forget to meet at Motu Moana. Check your gear list tonight to ensure that you have packed everything that you need.

How Bees Make Honey

The Dinosaurs reading group read a book about Honeybees. They have created Google Drawings to show how honeybees make honey.

Nevaeh's Report

Here is Nevaeh's news report based on the The Lorax, by Dr Seuss.

Dancing with a Star

Today we had the absolute pleasure of working with Tupua Tigafua, a professional dancer. It was so much fun. We did a lot of workshopping around dance theatre and came up with some awesome movement. Here is a video of the highlights: 

News Reports by Charlette and Miah

Here are Miah and Charlette retelling the main events of The Lorax by Dr Seuss, in the style of a news report.

The Lorax 1972

Today, as part of our study of The Lorax by Dr Suess, we watched the movie that was made in 1972. We had to fill in a plan of the event while we were watching. Once we had finished watching the movie, we had to use our plans to write a news report about what happened. 

Here is Sakina's news report.

Ben F has written his news report in Samoan!

Koito wrote her report in Japanese!

Extraordinary Earthworms

Sakina and Nevaeh T have responded to a book they read about earthworms by creating a Prezi.

Rice Birthday Cake!

Have you ever heard of or seen a cake made of rice? Well, Room 5 has. Koito showed us once again just how talented she is by bringing in a rice cake for Lina's birthday that she made with her mum. It was delicious, it tasted like sushi!

Thank you very much Koito! That was the most amazing cake I have ever received! 

Stuck in the Stone Age

We are currently creating costumes for our school production. We have used Pixlr Editor to come up with some designs. Here is a slideshow of our ideas.

Chromebook Catastrophe!

During the holidays, our class was burgled and the robbers took our Chromebooks! We are really upset and feel very sad and angry.

Rory has written a news report about the event!

Calendar Art

We have created some beautiful observational drawings of poppies for our calendars. Don't forget to order one!

Charlette's Frog

Today Charlette brought her frog to school for its final visit before she releases it into the wild. Charlette and her mum shared some really interesting facts about frogs with us and then we got the chance to hold the frog!

Here are some frog websites for more information.

Save the Frogs Website

Fun Frog Facts for Kids

Kidzone Frog Facts

Kowhai Basketball Champs!

On Thursday, we won the Kowhai basketball final. Here is a short video with some highlights.

WW1 Horses

Room 5 have been sharing their learning about war horses by creating posters.

Titanoboa - Monster Snake

On Thursday, we read a book about a prehistoric snake called the titanoboa. It was bigger than a bus! Here are some responses from Nevaeh T, Sakina and Christopher.

Want to watch a cool video about T-Rex and Titanoboa?

  Click on this link

Squid Ink

Here is this week's Listening Post all about squid. There is a video for you to check out as well.

Once you have completed your activity, fill in this form about the story.

War Horses

As part of our study of Animal in WW1, we read a story today about horses in the war. Here are some of our responses to the text.

Google Drawing by Chloe.

Making Comparisons!

Today the Rainbows read a non-fiction book about two dinosaurs. As a follow-up, they had to complete a venn diagram comparing the two dinosaurs. Here are some of the results!

Ben F's Prezi about Samoa!

Ben F has been working away quietly on this Prezi. It was his decision to make this Prezi in his own time. What awesome learning Ben!

Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too

Here are the awesome videos we discovered today of our poem of the week by Shel Silverstein. 

Torty Popplet

Miah and Nevaeh T created a popplet today in response to a story they read about Torty the Luck Tortoise.

Christopher needs your help to name his blog!

Christopher has started his own blog but he is not sure what to call it. Can you help him? Click on this image to go to his blog. 

The Mask Parade

Fill in this form after completing your listening post activity.

Collaborative Narratives

We have been writing narratives collaboratively. We were given a dull story about a lonely spider that we thought was a Level 1 example. We had to work in pairs to improve the story in order to show what a Level 2/3 exemplar would look like. Here are some of our results.

101 Days of School!

Unfortunately we were unable to celebrate 100 days of school so we had a 101 day party instead! We had a lot of fun. One of the activities we did was to see if we could read 101 books. Room 5 were so determined to reach 101 that they read 126 books! Every time a book was read, it had to be entered in a Google Doc: Here are the results.

Well done Room 5!

Here is a slideshow of the other party activities we did!

MOTAT

Here are some photos from our trip to MOTAT yesterday!

What did you enjoy most about the trip?
What did you learn about communication during the war? Leave a comment.

More Chromebook Movies

Here is Nevaeh T, Adam and Ben F's movie about how to look after Chromebooks.

Here is Nevaeh R, Ethan, Mary and Don's movie about how to look after Chromebooks.

How to look after Chromebooks #2

This afternoon, we finished off our Chromebook movies using iMovie. Here is Jacob, Erica and Miah's finished product.



Here is Ben S, Noah and Callum's movie.

Here is a movie by Avalon, Couper and Zephaniah.

How to look after Chromebooks

Today we used the Chromebook Guidelines we created to make movies using iMovie on the iPad. It was a hard process.


Here is a movie by Sebastian, Jessica and Rory. They were so determined to finish their movie that they worked through lunchtime!

Untitled from Savelina Lepou on Vimeo.

The Chromebooks have landed!

Our letters to Jude must have been very convincing because this week we were able to use the Chromebooks for the first time! We took a special trip down to Ruma 12 to open the boxes and work on some collaborative Google Documents.

Letter to Jude #2

Here is Nevaeh T's letter to Jude about why R5 deserves Chromebooks. She has used some great persuasive language.

100 Day Party Google Form

On the 19th of August we will be celebrating 100 days of school together. I would like to know what ideas you have for the party. Please fill in this form. Remember to click SUBMIT when you are finished.

Chromebook Guidelines - Collaborative Google Doc

Hi R5, today we will be working on a collaborative Google Doc to come up with some guidelines for the use of our new Chromebooks. If you can not find the Doc in your Google Drive folder, you can get there by clicking on this link:

R5's Chromebook Guidelines

Why R5 should get Chromebooks

This week we have been writing letters to our Principal - Jude. We wrote to persuade Jude that Room 5 should have Chromebooks. We had to outline how we would use them for our learning and how we would look after them. We had to use strong persuasive language. Here is Mary's letter. 

Why Kid's TV Shows are Educational

Finley has written a speech to persuade adults that some kid's TV programmes are educational and worth watching. He decided to present his speech using Google Slides. He has figured out how to insert videos into his slides to give examples for each main point of his speech.

Lions and Tigers, by Don

Don loves lions! He has made a Google presentation all about lions and tigers by himself and he is very proud of his work.

The Kuia and the Spider, by Patricia Grace

We are learning how to compare and contrast different points of view. Here is a video of the story of The Kuia and the Spider, by Patricia Grace. Watch this video and complete the set task.

The Kuia and the Spider from Savelina Lepou on Vimeo.

Whose weaving is best? Leave a comment.

Kauri Block Opens!

We had a very special day on Friday, the new block of classrooms was officially opened! We had an opening ceremony and then as part of the celebration, we had a special concert with performances. Here is a video of some of the highlights.

We also had a shared lunch after the concert. There was so much delicious food!

Aboriginal Art

As part of our study of Aboriginal and Indigenous people during Term 2, we created some amazing Australian Aboriginal art.

We started off by exploring the Aboriginal legend about Tiddalik and the Flood.

Here are some images of R5 creating their pieces of art.