See Ya Later Alligator!

This is the last post from this blog. Thank you to all of those who have visited and left comments. A big thank you to the amazing learners of Room 5 2013 and 2014, I will miss you very much! Here is a link to my current blog. Keep in touch.

#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.