NZ Money Exploration and NZ Heros

Today we have learnt that:

• On the NZ five dollar note is Sir Edmond Hillary.  Beside is an image of Mt Cook and if you look really closely to the left of the word five, you will find a very small Massey Ferguson tractor.  

• On the NZ ten dollar note is Kate Sheppard.  Beside her is an image of three white camillias which is a universal symbol for suffragettes in NZ

• On the NZ twenty dollar note is Queen Elizabeth the II.  Beside her is an image of the Beehive in Wellington.

• On the NZ fifty dollar note is Sir Apirana Ngata.  Beside him is an image of a Maori Meeting House.

• On the NZ one hundred dollar note is The Lord Rutherford of Nelson.  Beside him is an image of the nobel prize.  He is also known the "Father of the atom". 

Can you find the tractor?

ANZAC The Dawn Parade

Here is Nikita's letter to the parents of IMS telling them about The Dawn Parade:

1st of May, 2015

Dear IMS parents,

Have you heard about the dawn parade? Well I’m going to tell you why you need to go.  Before I tell you why, I need to tell you where.  The dawn parade is on the 25th of April 7:00am in the morning.  If you have a poppy pin it on your shirt and this place is across the road from McDonalds.  Bring a jacket.

We need to go because we need to remember the people who died for us to live. Now all we can do is go to the dawn parade and show our support. We go to the dawn parade because every family has someone who went to war even if you don’t know them, your mums will.   They were brave, they showed courage in their eyes and fought for our freedom.  Now it’s your turn to be brave and go to the dawn parade.  

Yours sincerely, Nikita. 

YUMMY ANZAC BISCUITS !!

You will need :

:  ½ cup flour

:  ½ cup sugar

:  ¾ cup oats (rolled)

:  ¾ cup coconut

: 100 grams butter

: 1   tablespoon golden  syrup

:  ½ teaspoon baking soda

:  2 tablespoon boiling water

1       First get out a bowl.  Chuck the flour, sugar, oats and coconut into the bowl and mix together.

2       Grab an adult to guide you and to keep you safe. Melt the butter and golden syrup in a pan or pot on a low heat.

3       Place the baking soda in a cup and carefully pour the boiling water into the cup and watch it bubble and foam up . Add this to the butter and syrup.

4       Tip the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir away.

5       Grease the baking tray. Plop the oaty mixture onto the tray about 5 centimetres apart in tablespoon sized balls.

6       Bake at 180C for about 15 minutes or until the biscuits are lovely and golden.

We make ANZAC bickys because that’s one of the ways to remember people that fought for us and because it shows respect for those that died in World War One .

By SAM MCCULLY

Rm 6 photo

The focus for writing this year is instructional writing.  On Tuesday Room 6 wrote instructions on how to make a bed.  Here are some examples of the children's amazing writing that I found quite entertaining in some places...

How to make a bed – instructional writing 21/4

YOUR ENEMY THE BED

Have you got a bed so dirty that it can’t look in the mirror? Well my friend or foe you need my help! I’ll give you seven simple pimple steps and your bed will be spick and span in no time. So get your bottom off the ground and get to work!

Step 1: Old sheets out new sheets in.  For starters you need to strip your sheets and get a new one from the cupboard and lay it out on the mattress.

Step 2: Tuck in the corners.  After you’ve laid it out you need to tuck in the corners extra tight!

Step 3: Puffy Pillows! Now it’s time for other pillows so get 1 or 2 fresh covers and wrap them around the inside.

Step 4: Make sure it’s even.  Once you’ve done that make sure both sides are even.

Step 5: Duvet cover.  Now you have to lay the duvet over the sheet.

Step 6: Styling time! Now I’m getting to that part you can style your bed up with a variety of toys!

Step 7: Go and get your parents and say ”Isn’t it wonderful?” but your parents will probably say yes but you haven’t cleaned the rest of the room!

By Kuku

 HOW TO TIDY YOUR BED

Have you always had a bed that is sooooo completely ball smacked your mum doesn’t clean it? Well I can turn your bed into a bed of a king.

Step 1: You need to wipe every single thing on your bed then run like an athletic champion to your new sheets.

Step 2: Put your bottom sheet on your mattress because they’re both little friends. Now make sure you tuck in the bottom sheet.  Very good - otherwise you’re going to go back to where you started.

Step 3: Get your pillow and your pillowcase on top or when you go to bed you might roll out of your bed and fall into a dimension of uncomfortableness.

Step 4: Put on your top sheet that you get from the evil lair the cupboard and gently place the top sheet on top of everything else.

Step 5: Now this is the cozy part - put your magical duvet also on top of everything. Now for this snuggly masterpiece - make your dreams more magical and tuck it in!

Step 6: Now just incase have some extra blankets and if something happens, you might want to have cuddly toys in your bed to play with or have as company.

Step 7: Crawl into your bed, snore and fall asleeeeep!

By Harvey

Have you got a bed that has a war going on between messiness and cleanliness?  So listen to this! Step 1: Clear your bed and leave the dirty sheets in the wash. Step 2: Get some bottom sheets on, tuck it into the corners, sides and under the mattress.  Step 3: Neatly tuck your pillow into the case and then neatly put your pillow on your bed.  Step 4: Neatly tuck on the top sheet and check if it’s clean.  Step 5: Put on the MASSIVE duvet cover so you can have a soft bed.  Step 6: Put on some extra warm snuggly blankets, some soft toys, and some comfy cushions.  Step 7: You need to chillax and fall asleep and all of your problems will be solved.  And that’s how you make your bed.

By Ethan Baker

STRIP YOUR BED AND PUT A FRESH DIAPER ON IT

Are you one of those human beings that has a bed so dirty that your going to move to a hotel any minute? Stop packing your bags! All you need to do is strip your bed and put a new fresh nappy on it!

Step 1: Firstly take your pillow off your bed by grabbing your pillow and chuck it on the ground your standing on.  But try not to stand on it.  Also, strip the sheet, duvet, and blankets off by pinching them and pulling them and put them in the washing machine – although after you do that – don’t look at your bed too much – because it’s naked!

Step 2: Now get a pillowcase and put it on top of your pillow by shaking it in just like you do when you’re about to drink a smoothie.

Step 3: Thirdly place your tidy, nice smelling sheet, blanket and duvet on the bed after they’ve been cleaned and dried by tucking them in.

Step 4: Congratulate yourself by having a sleep.

By Lily D

Term 2 Character Writing for ANZAC

On Monday we wrote a character description about a soldier in our book of the week "One Boy's War" written by Lynne Huggins-Cooper and Ian Benfold Hayword.  

The Army

One Boy’s War is a story about Sydney who goes to World War One.  A soldier is a person that is part of the army and fights for their country.  They need boots because the trenches are wet and muddy.  It’s not like Disneyland with warm weather and comfortable seats.  They are army coloured boots with no designs on them just plain.  The helmet protects their heads and also saves the delightful brain.  It is a very funny, gigantic, gorgeous slouch hat.  It protects the head from gunshots, bombs and flying objects.  The jacket is as army green as a swamp.  The jacket is army green because it make you camo to the tree and also hides you so the other army team doesn’t see you coming.

By Cindy

20/4/2015

Our Classroom Tree

Here is our classroom tree that sits waiting to be filled with our school values and what they mean to us.  Rm 6 children that find this post (a classroom challenge) are going to comment on this blog entry and tell me what E tu atu nei means to them so we can fill our tree trunk with our definition .... I wonder how many children in Room 6 will comment???

Miss Monteath

2015 - Term One and beyond...

Welcome to Room 6's blog for 2015!

The first term flew by so fast and it is amazing to think that we are now already in Term 2. 
Last term was filled with exploration and learning about what makes us unique and special and what community means to us.  E tu atu nei has been our main focus and we will continue to grow our understanding of this concept throughout the year - (stand proud and strong and this is our time to shine).

E tu atu nei writing by Nikaya:

Here are the shields we made that show why we are unique and why our class is special:

Here are parts of the waka we made to show our class community and what we bring as individuals to make the boat (or learning and classroom) move forward:

Room 6 created a manipulated image showing what E tu atu nei means to them.  Here are some examples of the amazing work the children have produced!

So if you're wondering what our classroom looks like during the day......here are the amazing students from Room 6 :)

We spent quite a bit of time last term working with Pic Collage and Luca created this manipulated image showing how we set a goal, know when we have been successful and know what our next step is:

I know this class is going to have a great Term 2 (and the rest of the year) and I'm really looking forward to the interesting topics we have coming up and also seeing the children all progress in their learning!

Miss Monteath