Arty Types

In Room 9 we have been creating portraits. We started with taking a selfie of ourselves in any sort of way and then sending it to Mr Smith. After we started a 'Hobby Head' (side portrait, full of all the things we love doing inside the head) and next we are drawing a self-portrait or portrait of a friend.

By Milla and Pearl

Swimming

On Wednesday the 11th of March, years 4-8 went to Okato Pool to compete in  our school's swimming sports. At the end of the event, we had a relay between the school houses, Koru came 4th, Matekai came 3rd, Wairau came 2nd and Patuha came first. Each house were awarded points for the relay, as well as points for each competitor during the entire event. The final placings were…

4th overall: Koru

3rd overall: Patuha

2nd overall: Matekai

1st overall: Wairau

By Felix and Adi

Maths Homework

Basic Facts Stage work:

http://roomninebasicfacts.blogspot.com/

Maths worksheets:

https://www.math-drills.com/

Maths tutorials (video):

https://www.virtualnerd.com/middle-math/all/

Maths quizzes:

https://www.thatquiz.org/

Maths problems:

https://nrich.maths.org/11993

Virtual manipulatives:

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html

Fun Times

Last week, we ran our school assembly. It was loads of fun.

On Monday our class took part in the Oakura School Beach Clean-Up. We are trying to keep our beach clean by picking up all the rubbish left along it. We walked all the way to Ahu Ahu Road collecting rubbish.We were surprised by how much rubbish got picked up. We collected many beer bottles, also a lot of them were smashed which is a safety hazard. Our message is to keep our beaches clean.

Jokes

What did the ocean say to the shore ?

Nothing, it just waved!

By Raehina and Keziah

I'd Be Lost Without My Map

In Room 9 we have been learning about measurement and  mapping for Maths. In week one we did our first try at mapping the school. Now, we are learning how to more accurately draw a map of the school and keep it to scale. Later, we will compare our final effort against our first attempt.

By Joanna and Eliya.

Beach Ed.

Room 9 has had a great start to the year. We were really lucky that we had the privilege to go down to the Oakura Surf Club and participate in beach education. We had the encouragement of Ella, McKenzie, Sasha, Fletcher and Natalie (the lifeguards). They gave us a tour of the surf club, taught us how to stay safe in and out of the water and planned some fun beach activities for us. Overall we had an awesome time and hope it stays a tradition for the upcoming students so they can learn everything we did.

By Stella H and Stella J

Stumped

First cricket session of the year. Some Debbie Hockleys and Lance Cairns in the making!