Well Done Ruben & David
The final star pupils of the year
Kia ora and welcome to The Room 19 Blog! This blog is where we share life in room 19 with you. So get stuck in and have a good look around!
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Year 6 Graduation
Kia Ora Room 19,
Next week we will be graduating!
As part of the ceremony we sing 2 songs to our whanau. The 2 songs we have chosen this year are shown below. Click on the links to hear the songs and practice with the words.
Next week we will be graduating!
As part of the ceremony we sing 2 songs to our whanau. The 2 songs we have chosen this year are shown below. Click on the links to hear the songs and practice with the words.
Moving On, Looking Back
Kia Orana Room 19,
As we near the end of the year and our time at Papatoetoe South School, it's a good time to stop and think.
We have a great chance to look back and think about the things we have enjoyed, what we've learned and what some of our favourite experiences have been. It is also a time to look forward, to intermediate and the challenges of the future.
Your task is to think and write about-
- What have I really enjoyed from my time at Papatoetoe South School?
- What or who will I miss the most?
- What am I really looking forward to at Intermediate?
- What am I worried about for the future and moving on?
- How will I make sure my move up to Intermediate is a big success?
The usual blog rules apply.
As we near the end of the year and our time at Papatoetoe South School, it's a good time to stop and think.
We have a great chance to look back and think about the things we have enjoyed, what we've learned and what some of our favourite experiences have been. It is also a time to look forward, to intermediate and the challenges of the future.
Your task is to think and write about-
- What have I really enjoyed from my time at Papatoetoe South School?
- What or who will I miss the most?
- What am I really looking forward to at Intermediate?
- What am I worried about for the future and moving on?
- How will I make sure my move up to Intermediate is a big success?
The usual blog rules apply.
Meet the Robinsons Task
Kia Ora Room 19,
This week we been read-watching a movie called 'Meet the Robinsons'.
It is about an orphan inventor boy called Lewis who creates many different machines, 2 of which allow him to travel into the future and look into the past. He has great adventures along the way and meets some interesting characters.
Your task is to imagine you have a time machine.
- where would you go in the future?
- why would you go there?
- where would you go in the past?
- why would you go there?
- what might the positives be?
- what might the negatives be?
- is there anybody in particular you would like to see?
You must tell us the year that you are traveling to. For example:
Future Year = 2050
I would like to visit the year 2050 and see where I am at that time. I want to know what my occupation is, if I am still a teacher in Papatoetoe. I will be 76 years old so maybe I'd be retired.
Past Year = 1939
I would travel back to the year 1939 and visit Scotland. I would like to see the water horse and ride on it. The negative might be that it could eat me though! It would be an interesting time.
Use your imagination, the usual blog rules apply.
This week we been read-watching a movie called 'Meet the Robinsons'.
It is about an orphan inventor boy called Lewis who creates many different machines, 2 of which allow him to travel into the future and look into the past. He has great adventures along the way and meets some interesting characters.
Your task is to imagine you have a time machine.
- where would you go in the future?
- why would you go there?
- where would you go in the past?
- why would you go there?
- what might the positives be?
- what might the negatives be?
- is there anybody in particular you would like to see?
You must tell us the year that you are traveling to. For example:
Future Year = 2050
I would like to visit the year 2050 and see where I am at that time. I want to know what my occupation is, if I am still a teacher in Papatoetoe. I will be 76 years old so maybe I'd be retired.
Past Year = 1939
I would travel back to the year 1939 and visit Scotland. I would like to see the water horse and ride on it. The negative might be that it could eat me though! It would be an interesting time.
Use your imagination, the usual blog rules apply.
Your Fantasy Story
Kia Ora Room 19,
We know that fantasy allows us to create new possibilities. One way we have been doing this is by creating our own fantasy stories.
We have been planning these out and are going to create a fantasy short story this week. Your task is to give a sneak preview of your story. Tell us about the plot, characters and setting. This does not have to be in great detail but we should be able to understand what your story is about.
You can use paragraphs, bullet points or subheadings to show your ideas. The usual blog rules apply.
We know that fantasy allows us to create new possibilities. One way we have been doing this is by creating our own fantasy stories.
We have been planning these out and are going to create a fantasy short story this week. Your task is to give a sneak preview of your story. Tell us about the plot, characters and setting. This does not have to be in great detail but we should be able to understand what your story is about.
You can use paragraphs, bullet points or subheadings to show your ideas. The usual blog rules apply.
The Water Horse
The Water Horse
Kia Ora Room 19,
You have now finished the movie 'The Water Horse'. The story is set in Scotland and tells us about a boy and his experience with a water horse he calls Crusoe.
Your task is to tell us all about the characters, setting and plot of the movie. Give us a review and tell us what you thought!
The usual blog rules apply.
Room 19's Fantasy Wiki!
Kia Ora Room 19,
Room 19 now has it's very own wiki with all our fantasy creatures on it. We will be building this up over the next week or two so check it out to see our progress.
You will find information and pictures of each creature telling you about their name, appearance, behavior, habitat and survival tip.
The address for our wiki is:
Room 19 now has it's very own wiki with all our fantasy creatures on it. We will be building this up over the next week or two so check it out to see our progress.
You will find information and pictures of each creature telling you about their name, appearance, behavior, habitat and survival tip.
The address for our wiki is:
Good Luck Mr Liu
Kia-Orana Room 19,
Sadly today is our last day with the wonderful Mr Liu. We have been blessed to have him with us and we know that his next class will have a wonderful time learning with him.
Please leave a comment telling us something positive about your time with Mr Liu. Perhaps it's a favorite lesson or something funny he said, it could be anything! Check out the video below if you need some inspiration.
Sadly today is our last day with the wonderful Mr Liu. We have been blessed to have him with us and we know that his next class will have a wonderful time learning with him.
Please leave a comment telling us something positive about your time with Mr Liu. Perhaps it's a favorite lesson or something funny he said, it could be anything! Check out the video below if you need some inspiration.
Thank you Mr Liu!
How to Write a Recount
Good Morning Room 19,
Here is a framework and example of a great recount. The framework is to help you structure your recount.
Read the recount about a trip to the museum. Your task is to leave a comment to tell me what you think is great about this recount. Use the recount success criteria in your writing books as a guide. The usual blog rules apply.
Here is a framework and example of a great recount. The framework is to help you structure your recount.
Read the recount about a trip to the museum. Your task is to leave a comment to tell me what you think is great about this recount. Use the recount success criteria in your writing books as a guide. The usual blog rules apply.
Example of a Great Recount
Recount Features
Malo Room 19,
This term we have been doing recount writing. A recount gives your experience of a past event in the order it happened.
Remember, the usual blog rules apply.
This term we have been doing recount writing. A recount gives your experience of a past event in the order it happened.
You're task is to create the success criteria for a great recount. What are the main features? Bullet points with a brief explanation for each one. For example:
- Chronological Order
This means your recount must be arranged in time order. So start with what happened first and work your way through the events until you finish with the last thing.
Remember, the usual blog rules apply.
Your Fantasy Creature
Talofa Room 19,
We are now midway through the term and you have been creating all sorts of new possibilities through fantasy. An example of this is the fantasy monster pictures and descriptions you made last week.
Your task is to write about the fantasy creature you created. Use the description you made earlier and give lots of detail. You should use similes and metaphors, adjectives and rich language to really make your creature come to life! Tell us about it's appearance and behavior. Here is an example:
We are now midway through the term and you have been creating all sorts of new possibilities through fantasy. An example of this is the fantasy monster pictures and descriptions you made last week.
Your task is to write about the fantasy creature you created. Use the description you made earlier and give lots of detail. You should use similes and metaphors, adjectives and rich language to really make your creature come to life! Tell us about it's appearance and behavior. Here is an example:
Paddalak
Let me introduce you to Paddalak. Paddalak is usually a friendly and gentle natured creature who lives in lakes and rivers. He loves to eat small frogs and fish but when Paddalak gets hungry, he gets grumpy! He throws tantrums like thunderstorms and it is best to keep your distance at these times.
The rest of the time however, Paddalak is a puppy dog who just wants to play with you. His favorite game is fetch and when you throw a stick into the water, he shoots off like a missile to grab it. He has teeth like needles and eyes like shimmering emerald marbles. His tail swooshes back and forth when he swims and his skin is smooth like a boiled egg.
If you ever meet Paddalak lying on a rock or swimming on the surface, you could go and say kia ora! He likes to be tickled under the chin and if you give him some frogs to gobble down, he might even perform one of his special moves for you (such as blowing water out of his ears or doing a triple back-flip out the water and into the air). One thing is for sure- Paddalak is a special type of creature.
School Sports Day
Kia Ora Room 19,
Running, jumping, throwing and catching were just a few activities that the students of Papatoetoe South School were doing yesterday as part of our School Sports Day. Pulses were racing and everyone had a wonderful day in the sun!
Your task is to write a recount of the day. Here are some ideas to get you going:
- You could create a plan in your writing book to help you structure your thoughts.
- Think of each event you went to in chronological order.
- How were you feeling? What did you think? What could you see, hear, feel around you?
- What did you enjoy or dislike and why?
- Use metaphors and similes to make your writing more interesting.
- Try to really capture the audience's attention.
Here are some sentence starters and conjunctions you might consider using:
They were...
It was like...
I ran as fast as...
I felt like...
I could see...
Suddenly, but, however, while, as well as, after, before...
Check and edit your work before you post (the usual blog rules apply). High quality recounts will receive personal points!
Running, jumping, throwing and catching were just a few activities that the students of Papatoetoe South School were doing yesterday as part of our School Sports Day. Pulses were racing and everyone had a wonderful day in the sun!
Your task is to write a recount of the day. Here are some ideas to get you going:
- You could create a plan in your writing book to help you structure your thoughts.
- Think of each event you went to in chronological order.
- How were you feeling? What did you think? What could you see, hear, feel around you?
- What did you enjoy or dislike and why?
- Use metaphors and similes to make your writing more interesting.
- Try to really capture the audience's attention.
Here are some sentence starters and conjunctions you might consider using:
They were...
It was like...
I ran as fast as...
I felt like...
I could see...
Suddenly, but, however, while, as well as, after, before...
Check and edit your work before you post (the usual blog rules apply). High quality recounts will receive personal points!
Sky High
Imagine you are a kid with superpowers like the boy from Sky high. One day you discovered that you had superpowers. I want you to describe to me what your powers were like, using similes and metaphors and how you used these to stop a giant spider attacking the city.
Homework Image
Hi Team,
Have a look at the image below and come up with five compound sentences to describe what is happening.
Remember that compound sentences contain ideas linked by a conjunction.
eg. The penguin was wet because he fell into the water
Post your answers on the blog.
Have a look at the image below and come up with five compound sentences to describe what is happening.
Remember that compound sentences contain ideas linked by a conjunction.
eg. The penguin was wet because he fell into the water
Post your answers on the blog.
WANTED!
The town of Nopeace is under attacked by evil ogres! As the mayor I need a hero to come save us!
To convince me that you are the hero we need a picture of yourself. I also want to see what kind of powers do you have, and what kind of a person you are, so write some sentences about yourself!
I'm looking for the hero with the most awesome picture to be our hero!!
Thank you, and come help us!!!!
Mayor of Nopeace, John Help-needed
(Hint: be creative and draw you doing something brave and heroic!!)
The town of Nopeace is under attacked by evil ogres! As the mayor I need a hero to come save us!
To convince me that you are the hero we need a picture of yourself. I also want to see what kind of powers do you have, and what kind of a person you are, so write some sentences about yourself!
I'm looking for the hero with the most awesome picture to be our hero!!
Thank you, and come help us!!!!
Mayor of Nopeace, John Help-needed
(Hint: be creative and draw you doing something brave and heroic!!)
Fantasy Character Hospital
Oh Hello! My Name is Doctor Curegood and I run a hospital for sick and injured Fantasy Characters! I have so many patients that I can't look after all of them. Can you help me?
Here is a patient. Unfortunately I lost her chart! so I just have to describe her to you:
1. She lives in a tall tower I think.
2. She is very lonely and dreams of being able to escape her tower.
3. Her mom doesn't look really nice when I met her.
4. Her mom got really angry when I touched her really, really long hair and told me to go away!
Who is she?
Now try to create questions like these on a Fantasy character you know and test your classmates!!
Oh Hello! My Name is Doctor Curegood and I run a hospital for sick and injured Fantasy Characters! I have so many patients that I can't look after all of them. Can you help me?
Here is a patient. Unfortunately I lost her chart! so I just have to describe her to you:
1. She lives in a tall tower I think.
2. She is very lonely and dreams of being able to escape her tower.
3. Her mom doesn't look really nice when I met her.
4. Her mom got really angry when I touched her really, really long hair and told me to go away!
Who is she?
Now try to create questions like these on a Fantasy character you know and test your classmates!!
Lonely Ogre Heart
Kia Ora Room 19,
Doesn't it feel great to be living in a world where the All Blacks are officially world champions?
Our concept this term is fantasy. There are many types of strange and weird creatures in the fantasy world; unicorns, dragons, elves, Mrs Kelly... but today we are focusing on ogres and how to describe them. To do this we have drawn on our knowledge of adverbs and adjectives.
Your reading blogging task today is to imagine that you are a lonely ogre looking for love. You have decided to put an advert in the lonely hearts section of The New Zealand Herald. Using the best rich and colourful language you can imagine, describe these:
Doesn't it feel great to be living in a world where the All Blacks are officially world champions?
Our concept this term is fantasy. There are many types of strange and weird creatures in the fantasy world; unicorns, dragons, elves, Mrs Kelly... but today we are focusing on ogres and how to describe them. To do this we have drawn on our knowledge of adverbs and adjectives.
Your reading blogging task today is to imagine that you are a lonely ogre looking for love. You have decided to put an advert in the lonely hearts section of The New Zealand Herald. Using the best rich and colourful language you can imagine, describe these:
- your appearance
- your characteristics and behavior
- your interests and hobbies
- what you are looking for in your ideal ogre partner
Isn't he pretty? Remember, the usual blog rules apply. Good luck!
Homework Term 4 Week 1
Welcome Back Room 19! We hope you're looking forward to the new term.
There are eight tasks here, you must choose six of them.
1. Action Words
Action words are used to describe what is happening. Action words are called verbs. By using the right verb, you can give a much better description of the action.
Here is a list of verbs that can give the reader a better description of the action.
raced loitered
raced loitered
collapsed pondered
trudged deposited
chuckled commanded
lectured flogged
Use them to replace verbs in these sentences. Write the new sentences out in full:
1. The convict was hit with the whip.
2. The building fell down in the earthquake.
3. He ran quickly to save the baby.
4. She thought about her future.
5. She put some money in the bank.
6. The general told the soldiers to attack.
7. The hobo hung around near the railway station.
8. She slowly walked through the deep snow.
9. He had a little laugh to himself.
10. He spoke to the class about being on time.
2. The building fell down in the earthquake.
3. He ran quickly to save the baby.
4. She thought about her future.
5. She put some money in the bank.
6. The general told the soldiers to attack.
7. The hobo hung around near the railway station.
8. She slowly walked through the deep snow.
9. He had a little laugh to himself.
10. He spoke to the class about being on time.
2. Critical Thinkers
"We should ban all sausage rolls and pies from the tuckshop"
What do you think about this statement? Is it a good idea or a bad idea? I want you to come up with at least two reasons this could be a good idea, and two reasons you think this is a bad idea.
3. Creative Thinkers
Think about the following statement:
"If people lived on Mars we would..."
What do you think living on Mars would be like? What would we need to change in order to live in the environment?
Brainstorm the top 10 things you have to consider for surviving on Mars. Such things could be food, entertainment, water.
Use this brainstorm to help you design and sketch the first base to ever be built on Mars. Make sure to note with arrows how your top ten survival needs are being addressed on your base.
Bring this in on Friday.
4. Mathemagicians
do either questions 2 and 3 OR questions 4 and 5
do either questions 2 and 3 OR questions 4 and 5
5. Fantasy
Fantasy
Find and read a book (could be from the library) that
is about a fantasy story. When you have finished, answer these questions:
What is the book called and who is it by?
What is the story about?
Who are the main characters? What are they like?
E.g. how do they look? What are they brave?
What happens at the start of the story?
What happens at the end of the story?
What kind of things does the character do in the
book?
Why is this book a fantasy story? How can you tell?
6. Literacy
An alien from outer space has come to earth to spy on
you! After writing down all the activities you did afterschool, he needs to
report back to his leader. What do you think his recount of your life would be
like?
Remember: The alien is doing a recount of what
you did after school, so you need to write in recount form.
Also: You can be creative and make your activities fun
and cool!
Use this to help you get started.
Dear leader, I can’t believe first thing [name] did
after school finished was…
7. Maths Brainteaser!
Uncle Henry was driving to Halifax when he spotted a big green gorilla
on the side of the road. He screeched to a stop, jumped out of his car. He saw
the outline of a number on the gorilla. He couldn't quite see the number, but
he knew it was a 4 digit number. And:
1) He remembered seeing a number 1.
2) In the hundred's place he remembers the number is 3
times the number in the thousand's place.
3) He said the number in the one's place is 4 times
the number in the ten's place.
4) Finally he said the number 2 is sitting in the
thousand's place.
What is the number?
Happy Holidays Room 19
Kia Ora Room 19,
I hope you're all enjoying the holidays and have enjoyed the wonderful rugby on show. I certainly have!
We'd love to hear what your've been up to so leave a wee comment to let us know. You could think about these things:
- Did you go anywhere?
- Did you catch up with the whanau?
- What are your thoughts on the rugby?
- What are you looking forward to next term?
- What did you enjoy most so far this year?
Remember the usual blog rules apply. Enjoy the rest of your holidays and... go the All Blacks!
I hope you're all enjoying the holidays and have enjoyed the wonderful rugby on show. I certainly have!
We'd love to hear what your've been up to so leave a wee comment to let us know. You could think about these things:
- Did you go anywhere?
- Did you catch up with the whanau?
- What are your thoughts on the rugby?
- What are you looking forward to next term?
- What did you enjoy most so far this year?
Remember the usual blog rules apply. Enjoy the rest of your holidays and... go the All Blacks!
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