Skateboarding

This Term for Physical Education, we get to do SKATEBOARDING!!

The team that came in to teach us were very professional and organised.

On our first session we had safety gear to learn about, unpack and attach.

Then we had time to learn the very basics of rolling on the board across the courts.

Next week we will learn more 'safety stuff' and moves that will give us

speed and confidence. And we can't wait! Izzy wrote an acrostic poem

about our session. We are all doing some writing on it and using some

of the many photos our teacher took of us. Check out our individual blogs

down the right hand side of this class blog. They will be coming soon.

Starting with the gear,

Knee pads,

And elbow pads next,

Then wristbands last.

Excellent!  Skateboarding time,

Blue, pink, orange boards.

Ok, let's go! Position your foot!

And now let's push along the court.

Reaching the finishing line,  we  are

Done. Gear  away

Into the boxes.

Now, boards in formation.

Gosh, that went fast

Filled with pride, I went to class,

Unfortunately, the lesson is over...

Now, I can’t wait to go back!

by Isabelle

Responsibility to being GREEN

Our overriding inquiry this year is about Responsibility. Our Responsibility to the Planet is part of this Inquiry. In Drama we looked at what we think it means to be GREEN. We watched this video narrated by Morgan Freeman and discussed lots of things that are shown in it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lieN18OTlME

After watching another short clip targeted at very young students, we had a go at acting out and 'freeze framing' the different points in the clip that the children said were being green.


Then we came up with things that we do that we considered 'green' and so helpful to the planet. We only had 10 minutes to come up with a very quick skit/play about one idea.
Below are some clips of us acting out what we think are some things we could do or do do that help the planet.  We are going to develop our skills and thinking more, in producing plays, throughout the term.
One group of boys decided planting trees was an important part of being 'green' while a group of girls went with installing solar panels.
  Another group corrected other people's ignorance over the correct bins to use, while a fourth group suggested people should use buses more. The final group suggested people needed to tell others about the impact they were having on the Earth.

There was crazy noise, but heaps of cool conversations and idea bouncing all around the room on a very wet Thursday afternoon. We sure had a heap of fun with everyone willing to give 'drama' a go. Watch this space for more polished video clips about what we think we can do to get to that 'day' that Morgan Freeman speaks about in his clip.

Term Two

We have rolled into Term Two. The students in Room 9 returned with happy hearts! I think the holidays were good for everyone. It was lovely weather in most places over the holidays and lots of our class got outside and had some fun enjoying our country.

ANZAC DAY:
Last Term we focused on Anzac Day a week before the holidays and again for the first week in Term Two, because it fell in the holidays. The school had a commemorative assembly last Term in the hall, due to the wet weather. We read poems, observed one minutes silence and played the Last Post. Several senior students shared some knowledge about the wars and New Zealand's role in them.

BOOKS:
We read a book called One Minutes Silence. It is about Gallipoli from both sides of the War. It asks you to think about how it was for the Allied Soldiers and how it was for the Turkish Soldiers. It is an excellent read that really makes you think and wonder about life for all the people and how they really weren't any different from each other. The Author David Metzenthen is Australian and lives in Melbourne. Michael Camilleri has created stunning drawings to illustrate the story throughout.
This Term we are reading Caesar The Anzac Dog by Patricia Stroud. this is another excellent book to read. It is based on a true story about a bulldog from Auckland that was a mascot for the 4th Battalion in the First World War. He helped find wounded soldiers and lead the Red Cross workers to them in No Mans Land. His collar is on the 3rd floor of the Auckland War Memorial Museum. Our class would recommend these books to everyone. They are 'must reads'!!

BLOGS:
Finally we are all starting to post our work onto our learning blogs. The Year 6 students will keep adding to their blog they started in 2016. The Year 5 students are starting brand new blogs and are very excited about it. They will have some work about Anzac Day and the Caesar book posted onto their sites soon, so check them out and tell them what you think of their work.

All their blog links are down the right hand side of this Room 9 Blog.