Fact of the day

This fact was found by Oskar.

Did you know that Oak trees do not produce nuts until they are between 40-50 years old!

Wow!

Fact of the Day

This fact was found by Oskar.

Did you know that insects outnumber people 100,000,000 to 1?

That means for every person, there are one hundred million insects!
Wow!

Fact of the Day

Today's fact has been found by Mr Oskar Greig.

Did you know.....that the weight of all the ants on earth is the same as the the weight of all the people on earth. Wow!

Fact of the Day

Today's Fact of the Day was found by Oskar, our current postcard earner.

Did you know that the average person spends two weeks of their life waiting for the lights to change from red to green.
That is the same amount of time we get to have for our holidays!

Postcard Recipient: Week 2

Well done to Oskar who received the postcard this week. He has been working really hard, and he has been working hard to meet goals for the week. I have appreciated his honesty and commitment to learning this week. Oskar has been great at working with others, and has shown a big improvement with listening.He also has taken more time with the presentation of his work this week.

Oskar is a great learner and made really good improvements with managing his time this week.
Well done!

Commonwealth games

Hey everyone,
I hope you enjoyed what we managed to see of the commonwealth games this morning.
Didn't Valerie Adams look proud?!

Tonight NZ has it's first athletes in action.
There are all sorts of SKY tv. And there is also some on Prime TV and Channel one.

We have got swimmers, lawn bowlers, track cyclists, rhythmic gymnasts  and triathletes all in action tonight, and others too.

I wonder if we can win a medal tonight?

Andrea Hewitt might be one of our best chances. Who has her?


Also, I read that after the commonwealth games asked for donations this morning, they raised over 7 million dollars. Wow!

Spot the difference

These two pictures are from the classroom today.

Can you spot any differences?
Put any that you notice in the comments.

Fact of the Day

This is a special holiday fact from Liske.

Did you know that if you eat something hot and spicy, water is not the best thing to cool your mouth down?
Milk or yoghurt is!


I wonder if she learned this from personal experience, or researched it.

Loom band fans

In Room 12 there are some big fans of loom bands. I have seen many different styles of bracelets and ropes being made from loom bands. However, I do not think anyone in Room 12 has ever made anything like this!
Click on the link below to see an amazing loom band creation.

Click here to see the article

Holiday updates

Hey everyone,
You are halfway through your holidays now. What has everyone been up to?
Jono and I have been busy doing some gardening in our yard. We found a huge family of snails living in some weeds. We saved lots of them and re homed them in the compost heap.

I have heard from Oskar, who has been cursing around the north island, and I know Georgia was having a special girls trip with her mum.
George has been watching the Fifa World Cup, and I know Tarshay and Paige have been busy with some blog comments.
Has anyone done anything fun?

Second semifinal

In the second semifinal today, Argentina beat the Netherlands on penalties, so exciting!

This means on Monday morning the final will be held between Germany and Argentina.

Who do you think will win?

World Cup updates

George has found out the soccer World Cup scores from these holidays.

From the quarter finals
Germany 2 France 1
Brazil 2 Colombia 1
Netherlands beat Costa Rica on penalties
Argentina 1 Belgium 0

Semi finals
Germany 7 Brazil 1
What an amazing game that was!

And congratulations to Miroslav Klose, who today became the best goal scorer ever at a World Cup.

Donation Circle

This is one of my favourite things that we do in Room 12.

We run a fern dollar system where children can collect money that they can then spend on catalogue items. Students who earn more money can buy more/better items.

This is a video of the donation circle. Students are each given 5 fern dollars and must donate to another classmate. They can give it for any reason they like.

It is a great way for the students to recognise each other for their achievements during the week, or the qualities they possess.

Postcard Person- Week 9

Well done to Paige who was this week 9'd Postcard Person.
She has an excellent week at school, and really pushed herself to get all of her work up to date and completed.
She came 2nd in the quiz, and managed to come 2nd in the colouring competition as well.
She always has a positive attitude and a lovely smile in the classroom. She is a beautiful friend to all of her classmates, and can treat everyone with respect.
Paige is such a lovely student to have in Room 12.

Victorious Victoria

Well done to Victoria who was our quiz champion. She scored a 70 out of 100, which is a great score.
There was hardly any points splitting up the top 15, so many kids did so well!

Victoria did especially well in the Solar System section getting a 10/10. This was the only ten scored in any category by anyone.

People who scored 9
Victoria- Famous faces
            -Colours
Oskar- Solar System,
Mya- Maths
Liske- Maths
Ruby- Colours
Bodie- Maths
Connor- Solar System
Georgia- Flags
Tarshay- Flags
Skyla- Flags
Keighan- Famous faces
Caitlin- Colours

Highlights from writing today

Today we did some quick writes in Room 12. They are exactly what they sound like. The students write on a topic for a very short period of time, and then share.
Here are some of the highlights from today.

If I had $1000 I would......

put it in the bank and save it. Izrael

save some of the money and use the rest to buy a survival kit. Ruby

give it to the hospital so they can help more people and so they could have some puzzles and games for the children. Liske

give it to an orphanage to help people. Georgia

buy medicine to help sick people in hospital around the world. George

buy a pool with a bottom to make it bubble. Logan

spend it on the things I need, like food, clothes, shoes, bed, pillows and blankets. Tia

If I could be an animal, I would be a......

puppy because they are cute and cuddly and I would get patted a lot. Paige

shark because the sea is all mine, and if anything bad came, I would just eat it up. Caitlin

bulldog because their tails never stop wagging. Georgia

leopard because they are cute and fast. Khushi

cat and purr every day and every night. Nikita

The worst thing in the world is.....

when my favourite pair of pants gets a hole in the back. Victoria

my brother because he is mean to me and makes me cry. Skyla

A tornado because they are scary, you can die from them easily, it breaks everything, and you can lose your family. Khushi

an earthquake because it can shake down a bridge. Logan

a shark attack because you get eaten. George

The person I would really like to sit by is.......

Emma because she is nice, not silly, and positive. Jamie

Mya because she helps others and is focused on her work, Tarshay

George because he is a great role model and he never gives up. Also he is one of my best friends. Georgia

Tarshay because she is a good friend. Connor

Liske because she shows pride all the time and she doesn't talk during work time. Nikita

Georgia because she doesn't talk much during work time, and she is really good. George

The best things about me are......

that I am fast, smart and friendly. Caleb

that I am really friendly to play with. Bodie

that I am a good role model to younger kids, I never give up with my school work, I try my hardest with fitness and I never say "No" if anyone asks me to play. Liske

that I have got the postcard, and that I have good friends like Georgia. George

my talented running and how I love my family. Keighan

I wish my parents knew.......

about what I am like at school. Daniel

that I love them sooooo much. Jasmine

that I really want a horse of my own. Victoria

about everything I do at school because it is hard to explain. Ruby

that I was great at tidying up. Emma

thousands of high tech computer skills. Then I would be one of the most expert in the world. Oskar

that I have a great attitude and behaviour at school. Skyla

that when we fight at home, I have done nothing bad and they blame it on me. Liske

that I know they are gentile and sympathetic to me. Georgia

how to play T-Ball and do Kung-Fu. Logan

how to make ice-cream. Mya

that my brother Julian takes my things. Keighan

that I am always happy to help and that I show enjoyment. Tia

that I have good behaviour at school. Casey

A blog that might interest you

This is a blog written by the Author of Hollie Chips.
She gives information about each of the characters.
You can even send her an email!

Hollie Chips

Quiz update

There are two more categories to be told about today.
1. Solar System
2. Famous Faces
3. Current events (things on the news this week)
4. Flags of the world (not just the ones we practiced in class)
5. The Fifa World Cup
6. Animals- You will have to say what each animal is
7. Colours
8. Music