This term for Rich Task the year eights topic was keeping ourselves safe, every class was given a different form of safety e.g. travel safety, and at the end of term we had to do a performance, our class got street safety and we came up with a bunch of great skits that portrayed keeping ourselves safe really well, putting the skits together was really hectic, but in the end we did a wonderful performance and were proud of what we had done
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
Friday, 14 September 2012
ART Festival
The Most Fantastic Art Exhibition In The World Is Coming To Balmoral School!
From Globe Lanterns to Huge Clay Heads. Every student in the school will be bringing out the paintbrushes for 3 whole days! On each of the days there's a theme for mufti that day
From Globe Lanterns to Huge Clay Heads. Every student in the school will be bringing out the paintbrushes for 3 whole days! On each of the days there's a theme for mufti that day
The First Day Is: Bad Hair Day Or Student From The Land Of BAD
The Second Day Is: Color Day Or Super Hero Or Groovie Hat/Shoe Day
And The Last Day Is: Letter Day 'A' 'R' 'T'
Dress Up As Something Starting With A Letter (Rat For R)
And For Each Day In The Hall At Lunchtime There's A Competition For The Best Dressed Up!
Get Ready For Three Days Of Fun And Art!
Wednesday, 13 June 2012
Rich Task
For rich task we are making a roadshow where we will present our work to students and parents. Some of the work students are doing are: water pollution, global warming, sustainable energy, transport pollution etc. Everyone is working in groups with friends.
Our rich task this term is sustainability and we have also made our personal research which has been going for a few weeks and now it has just been marked.
The Roadshow is on 28th of June.
Our rich task this term is sustainability and we have also made our personal research which has been going for a few weeks and now it has just been marked.
The Roadshow is on 28th of June.
Tuesday, 5 June 2012
Congratulations to our amazing class lit quiz team consisting of Harper, Rosie, Daniel, Brooke and Katie for winning the balmoral school lit quiz, and getting the entire hunger games trilogy for our class which we are reading at the moment.
The lit quiz was a 40 question quiz with 4 rounds of 10 questions, the theme for the lit quiz was the hunger games and each table was assigned a district, our class got district six which are medicine and at first we were disappointed because we wanted the cool districts, but we ended up having a really cool outfit and a intresting table covered in test tubes, pill bottles, beakers and loads of Tic-tacs
the questions were based on lots of well knowen books such as CHERUB, Harry Potter and of course the hunger games!!!!. Our team was challenged by many of the questions but always managed to find an answer and in the end we got 37 questions right out of 40 only beating room 3 by .5 points to come in a well earned first place.
The lit quiz was a 40 question quiz with 4 rounds of 10 questions, the theme for the lit quiz was the hunger games and each table was assigned a district, our class got district six which are medicine and at first we were disappointed because we wanted the cool districts, but we ended up having a really cool outfit and a intresting table covered in test tubes, pill bottles, beakers and loads of Tic-tacs
the questions were based on lots of well knowen books such as CHERUB, Harry Potter and of course the hunger games!!!!. Our team was challenged by many of the questions but always managed to find an answer and in the end we got 37 questions right out of 40 only beating room 3 by .5 points to come in a well earned first place.
Thursday, 17 May 2012
german
In room 31 at the moment we have just started learning german!!!!!!. Here are some useful sayings in german.
Do you know what these sayings mean ?
Wie geht es dir- how are you.
Was muchsutdu im moment-what are you doing at the moment.
Sie riechen nach faulen kase- you smell like rotten cheese.
ich mag an kumquats essen-i like to eat kumquats.
Zimmer 31 steine- room 31 rocks
Ich wunschte sie wurden sich selbst entzunden- i wish you would spontaneously combust
Do you know what these sayings mean ?
Wie geht es dir- how are you.
Was muchsutdu im moment-what are you doing at the moment.
Sie riechen nach faulen kase- you smell like rotten cheese.
ich mag an kumquats essen-i like to eat kumquats.
Zimmer 31 steine- room 31 rocks
Ich wunschte sie wurden sich selbst entzunden- i wish you would spontaneously combust
LITERACY QUIZ TEAM
on monday we are having a literacy quiz based on the hunger games and our class is district 6 - medicine our team is made of Harper,Rosie, Daniel, Katie and Brooke THE BESTTEAM EVER!!!!!!! we are surely going to win the quiz Wish us luck :-D !!!!!!
Monday, 7 May 2012
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Thanks, the room 31 bloggers
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Please leave a comment letting us know what you would like; we do want to hear from you!
Thanks, the room 31 bloggers
Friday, 27 April 2012
well done to Harper who has been selected to compete in the Maggi food showdown along with fellow year eight students Dylan, Yusi and Jess. The Maggi food showdown is a competition in which intermediate students compete in, you can use at least two Maggi ingrediants and with these ingrediants you have to make a main meal that can serve two adults and two children, Harper, Dylan, Yusi and Jess are in the regionals and will compete with all the other schools that made it to the upper north island competition later on this term, if they win they will go on to compete in the nationals and will star on the Erin Simpson show!!!.
New Heights
Hello everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Term 2 is going to be better than ever as Harper Yusi Dylan and Jess head towards the finals of the maggi kitchen challenge, our school is doing some fantastic fundraising and Stella continues to raise money for cancer.
Room 31's list of successes is already a mile long with 5 out of 8 house captains 1 student leader and some great sporting achievements but our goal for term 2 is to make it longer.
Without a doubt we are easily the BEST class in the school and will continue proving it right the way through the year :-D
Term 2 is going to be better than ever as Harper Yusi Dylan and Jess head towards the finals of the maggi kitchen challenge, our school is doing some fantastic fundraising and Stella continues to raise money for cancer.
Room 31's list of successes is already a mile long with 5 out of 8 house captains 1 student leader and some great sporting achievements but our goal for term 2 is to make it longer.
Without a doubt we are easily the BEST class in the school and will continue proving it right the way through the year :-D
Monday, 23 April 2012
Welcome Back
Welcome back to another great term in Room 31.
Were looking into putting more photos of us working in school.
Helen and we are looking at another awesome term
HAVE FUN! And have a Great ANZAC day.
Were looking into putting more photos of us working in school.
Helen and we are looking at another awesome term
HAVE FUN! And have a Great ANZAC day.
Wednesday, 4 April 2012
Our fabulous artwork
Some Wonderful ArtWork -
Our class spent a week drafting then painting these pictures
- here are some of our best ones, ENJOY!
Harper's Nothuman
Rosie M's French Burglar
Lucy's French Guy
Albert's Zombie Man
Riley's Elephant
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
Friday, 16 March 2012
Ideas
If you have a good idea to put on the blog or questions please leave a comment below
Thanks we all appreciate your ideas.
Thanks we all appreciate your ideas.
Some of the Room 31 awesome Camp reviews ENJOY!
Personal camp review By Daniel
I found snorkeling a fun and challenging task. When I first dipped my head underwater I couldn’t force myself to breathe. It kept filling up and choking me as if it were alive, and everybody else was really far ahead. Eventually I solved my little problem by breathing fast above surface, ducking under quick and to continue breathing. After that I had so much fun. I was pleased and proud for accomplishing my task and swam triumphantly to find my friends. A little while later harper told me to hold my breath and dive down. I was timid at first but then I built up my courage and did it. WOW. I thought I was close to the beautiful rainbow of fish before but now I was…even closer. Wow.
Another challenge I faced was getting sleep and organization in our tent. At the end of camp our tent consisted of grass, grass, grass. On the first night sleep just wouldn’t come. It was like it had decided to pack up and go on holiday. It was so annoying. In the end I just closed my eyes and silently vowed to myself that I couldn’t open them until morning. It worked. It took a long time but it worked. The second night was a whole lot easier. Sleep came fast. I think it was probably because I was so tired. On the third night I changed tents and slept with friends as I would have had the beach sleep not been cancelled. I had a great personal time and experience at camp. It was amazing.
Camp By Stella
When I was going biking I was a little nervous at the start because I thought I might fall or hurt myself. Once I got going I realized I was fine and I went over all the ramps and did some faster biking on the road when we went out with James.
Living with four other people in a small place like a tent always causes some problems or arguments. I tried my hardest to stay out of the arguments. When we weren’t arguing, which was most of the time we were having loads of fun outside on the grass. It was great!!!
I was worried the rain would ruin camp but it was quite enjoyable at times. Our tent stayed standing and we didn’t get wet at all.
I loved horse riding and snorkeling, because I felt safe the whole time in both activities. Since I was the only person thatknew how to ride well I could help my friends and show them how to make their horse stop and go.
Snorkeling was really fun, I loved watching the fish swim past you and we saw loads of different types, which we learned about at the AV show afterward.
I loved camp and had a great time at Pakiri.
Personal Review of Challenges at Camp By Jack Rm 31
As I staggered across the soft white sand and into the crystal blue water, I put on the rest of my snorkeling gear. The mask felt eve so tight sucking into my delicate skin. I was ready to go snorkeling having put on wetsuit and other gear. My group was already waddling into the water so I raced down to join them. The water just felt so cool and refreshing. Soon I followed the others into the magnificent underwater world I see before me. Popping my head underwater I spotted a striped fish swimming about. Suddenly water rushes through my pipe and enters my mouth. Paddling up to the surface, I spat out the salty water. Feeling my energy being sapped from my body I turned around and head for shore. Pushing myself onwards towards the beach, using all the strength left in my body. Finally making it out of the water feeling the silky sand underneath my feet. Puffing, I stumbled up to my bag and took a big drink of water.
“Pitter Patter” “Pitter Patter”. I hear the faint drips of rain splattering down on the roof of my tent. Today’s activities were over, so I decided to rest in my tent. “Pitter Patter” “Pitter Patter” Pitter Patter”. Soon the rain got harder until everyone including my own group were forced to take refuge inside their soaking wet tents. “Is this what it’s going to be like every day,” I thought. Tired, I fell asleep on my sleeping bag.
Camp Snorkle By Katie
I Shuddered as the icy cold water hit my skin, leaking through my wetsuit. The instructor in front of me went on unperturbed, diving under water to collect shells to show us all. All i could think of was seaweed, cold, water in my snorkel, SEAWEED!!! my hatred/fear of seaweed was brought to life. Fourtunately/unfortuately for me you can't scream into a snorkel as i was trying to do with each kelp forest.
Towards the end of our snorkel my hands and feet went numb from the cold, i forgot about the little fish cruising nearby and focused on not freezing to death. When the water released its grasp on me and i was returned to the land the temperature did not improve. 20 minutes later my toes were still without feeling and i was still shivering - note to self: bring LOTS of warm clothing next time
Personal camp review By Daniel
I found snorkeling a fun and challenging task. When I first dipped my head underwater I couldn’t force myself to breathe. It kept filling up and choking me as if it were alive, and everybody else was really far ahead. Eventually I solved my little problem by breathing fast above surface, ducking under quick and to continue breathing. After that I had so much fun. I was pleased and proud for accomplishing my task and swam triumphantly to find my friends. A little while later harper told me to hold my breath and dive down. I was timid at first but then I built up my courage and did it. WOW. I thought I was close to the beautiful rainbow of fish before but now I was…even closer. Wow.
Another challenge I faced was getting sleep and organization in our tent. At the end of camp our tent consisted of grass, grass, grass. On the first night sleep just wouldn’t come. It was like it had decided to pack up and go on holiday. It was so annoying. In the end I just closed my eyes and silently vowed to myself that I couldn’t open them until morning. It worked. It took a long time but it worked. The second night was a whole lot easier. Sleep came fast. I think it was probably because I was so tired. On the third night I changed tents and slept with friends as I would have had the beach sleep not been cancelled. I had a great personal time and experience at camp. It was amazing.
Camp By Stella
When I was going biking I was a little nervous at the start because I thought I might fall or hurt myself. Once I got going I realized I was fine and I went over all the ramps and did some faster biking on the road when we went out with James.
Living with four other people in a small place like a tent always causes some problems or arguments. I tried my hardest to stay out of the arguments. When we weren’t arguing, which was most of the time we were having loads of fun outside on the grass. It was great!!!
I was worried the rain would ruin camp but it was quite enjoyable at times. Our tent stayed standing and we didn’t get wet at all.
I loved horse riding and snorkeling, because I felt safe the whole time in both activities. Since I was the only person thatknew how to ride well I could help my friends and show them how to make their horse stop and go.
Snorkeling was really fun, I loved watching the fish swim past you and we saw loads of different types, which we learned about at the AV show afterward.
I loved camp and had a great time at Pakiri.
Personal Review of Challenges at Camp By Jack Rm 31
As I staggered across the soft white sand and into the crystal blue water, I put on the rest of my snorkeling gear. The mask felt eve so tight sucking into my delicate skin. I was ready to go snorkeling having put on wetsuit and other gear. My group was already waddling into the water so I raced down to join them. The water just felt so cool and refreshing. Soon I followed the others into the magnificent underwater world I see before me. Popping my head underwater I spotted a striped fish swimming about. Suddenly water rushes through my pipe and enters my mouth. Paddling up to the surface, I spat out the salty water. Feeling my energy being sapped from my body I turned around and head for shore. Pushing myself onwards towards the beach, using all the strength left in my body. Finally making it out of the water feeling the silky sand underneath my feet. Puffing, I stumbled up to my bag and took a big drink of water.
“Pitter Patter” “Pitter Patter”. I hear the faint drips of rain splattering down on the roof of my tent. Today’s activities were over, so I decided to rest in my tent. “Pitter Patter” “Pitter Patter” Pitter Patter”. Soon the rain got harder until everyone including my own group were forced to take refuge inside their soaking wet tents. “Is this what it’s going to be like every day,” I thought. Tired, I fell asleep on my sleeping bag.
Camp Snorkle By Katie
I Shuddered as the icy cold water hit my skin, leaking through my wetsuit. The instructor in front of me went on unperturbed, diving under water to collect shells to show us all. All i could think of was seaweed, cold, water in my snorkel, SEAWEED!!! my hatred/fear of seaweed was brought to life. Fourtunately/unfortuately for me you can't scream into a snorkel as i was trying to do with each kelp forest.
Towards the end of our snorkel my hands and feet went numb from the cold, i forgot about the little fish cruising nearby and focused on not freezing to death. When the water released its grasp on me and i was returned to the land the temperature did not improve. 20 minutes later my toes were still without feeling and i was still shivering - note to self: bring LOTS of warm clothing next time
Thursday, 15 March 2012
Camp Photos
Chilln on the beach
Waiting for the bus!zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Katie and Anna-Grace have found a big cave
Getting Ready to go kayaking.
camp photos
Sara, waiting for the bus to arrive!!!
Aliya (room 4 3/4 ) Zaid and Rupak pose for a photo.
Aaishah and Tom at bike riding.
liam, poses for a picture by parkari beach
zaid having fun at parkari beachFriday, 24 February 2012
Class Work Photos
Our fantastic class hard at work!
Freddy Dane Andre and Albert having fun with netbooks
Harper enthusiastically typing her wonderful story
DARA is writing shhhh
Riley's art work
Andrew's happy smile lights up our day.
Our fantastic classroom working hard.
HELEN the best teacher ever!!!!!!
Look at Rosie's pro computer skills!
Tuesday, 14 February 2012
New Year
Hello and welcome to a new year in room 31
We all hope you have a great year
and enjoy our page!
We all hope you have a great year
and enjoy our page!
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