Apollo 11 Revisited Part One

As promised, here is the first of two movies about the Space paintings. Children wrote their voiceover using deBono's Thinking Hats. They thought about the experience of the astronauts and their experience as a painter.

Some Super Spring Writing: Part one

Are you ready for a spring search? Because yesterday morning Room 16 went for a spring tour to see what was flowering in St Albans school.

The thorns on the rose bushes are like rhinoceros horns, their sharp barbs are like a spike from a dragon’s tail, and the flowers are as red as a stripe from a rainbow.

Clouds, the clouds remind me of my blanky - it came in one piece, but now it’s in... actually I don’t know how many pieces it’s in. 

I saw some daffodils in the garden, the orange and yellow light up like a lightbulb. 

Room Sixteen was inspired by the walk.

Kezia

Suspicious Room Sixteen looked for signs of spectacular spring in the school. They discovered that at St Albans school, spring has sprung.

High to the side of a tree the birds were squawking like elephants. The birds were making nests for their eggs.

Summer sports look fun. Room 16 like the look of cricket games. There are lots of flowers here and there, and it looks beautiful. Room 16 are glad that spring has come at last. It has promised summer is coming.

Sam 

The fantabulous spring has sprouted at last. No snow, not one bit. So Room 16 went for a walk around the school to find spring things.

They got their note books and set off on the trail. The clouds looked like a farm yard with baby animals and thousands of flowers, including a Kowhai tree, and that’s what they saw next.

The Kowhai blossoms looked like little caterpillar chrysalises. There were no puddles on the ground, so that’s why Room 16 loves Spring. 

COME ON SUMMER. The fantastic summer.

Isabella

The Best White Bread Ever!

Today at school we made bread with Mrs Allen. Some of the ingredients were: water, salt and bread. When we put the bread mixture in and pressed start, the machine started to make a funny noise. After a while it stopped. Mrs Allen said that soon after morning tea, the bread will be ready. I'm looking forward to eating it.

by Kayla

Room 16 are making bread. There are two teams. The key ingredient is yeast, that makes the bread rise. I wish I could open the lid and eat it now! 

Mmmmm... what's that smell? It's the bread - it smells good. I wonder how much time until it is finished.

by Max

Today we made bread because it has to do with measuring and we're learning about measuring in Maths. 

Some of the ingredients we used were water, salt and butter. We used a bread machine. I got to put the ingredients in the machine and push the start button. The other group put too much salt in. I hope the bread is delicious.

by Samantha

Today I walked in the door and Mrs Allen told us that we were making bread. We got into two teams. We put water in a big pot with high grade flour, salt, white sugar and some other stuff.

It got quite messy, so, as always - the dumbest part of cooking (and why I don't cook), we had to clean up - boring!!!

I hope it's going to be ready soon. I'm hungry!

by Isabella

Today Room 16 made bread.  When I first came in I didn't know that we were making bread. I looked at the two machines, they were bread makers. We had to measure the ingredients carefully.
Wow the smell was really strong. Our class smelled like a bakery!
by Morgan

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Thanks Mrs Allen!

Calendars, Cards and Diaries

You should have received an order form for the PTA Calendar fundraiser. The original art works are in a clearfile in the office so you can have a close up look at the work. We copied the style of art from Lauren Child. In the meantime we hope you enjoy the movie we've made using them. The children wrote and performed their own voiceovers.


Part two available now. Go to post of Friday 27th August.

Term One Highlights, Part Two

The highlights of Term One for me were-

Making the cars because we used things people would throw out.
The Tryathlon, because I tried my best.
Making new friends, because I wanted to play with new friends.
Neo

The highlights of Term One for me were-

Having a strict teacher help me and the other children learn better.
Coming second in the bike race.
Making new friends.
Having free time.
Having good friends.
Zach


The highlights of Term One for me were-

The Jump Jam outside of Room 16, because I worked so hard that I made it into the team.
Maths, because I liked learning my times tables.
The Tryathlon, because I only got here at the end of term four, 2009, I hadn’t done it before.
Making new friends and also meeting old friends.
Art, because I got inspired by all the art that we have done.
Reading at home. I have done research and have read some chapters of chapter books.
Brydie

The highlights of Term One for me were-

Making cars because we used recycled paper to make them.
Swimming sports, because I like swimming.
Colouring in the values.
Reading school library books.
Making pictures of ourselves and printing our names on the computer.
Learning about the environment.
Going to Choir.
Learning about Dr.Seuss.
Isabella

The highlights of Term One for me were-

Running on the field.
Making new friends.
Going to the Aqua Gym.
Making the Truffula Trees in Art. They are just like the ones Dr.Seuss drew.
Getting B-T-B at Reading.
Riley.