Room 7 Bug Houses

Room 7 Bug Houses...

We have been learning about New Zealand garden wildlife.

Bryan set us the task of planning and making bug houses.

First planned our bug house, then built and collaged them.

Next we painted them bright colours to attract the insects.  We had to cut holes in our bug houses so they could get air, light and fresh air.

Finally we are going to try them out in our own gardens at home.

We need to put food, crushed flowers and leaves, soil and dirt inside because insects like these things.

photosynthesis by Jasmin

we are learning about trees and how they grow.  If there wasn't any trees everybody wouldn't be alive right now because we breath oxygen. 

Photosynthesis is when trees use sunlight, water and carbon dioxide to make sugar for themselves to eat. 
Trees breath in carbon dioxide and breath out oxygen.

Kate & Sasha

Every Tuesday Sasha & me go to dance class. We are very exited that we are 
performing in 2 more weeks!!! We are on YouTube so you can see us!!!Our costume is pink with Leaped print on it. 
Our teacher is called Arini sometimes we call her dragon lady!!! We think she's wonderful and she's a great dancer.

Posting Letters By Room 7

Today we walked down to Grey Lynn Shops and posted our fantastic, fabulous letters.

We drew beautiful pictures on our envelopes.

Room 7 is really excited about our parents seeing our letters.

From Room 7.

Jaime and her litter free lunch.

In my litter free lunch I have a........
apricot with almonds, hazelnut's, sandwiches, strawberries, salary, blueberries, spicy crackers and tomatoes.    

Cha Cha Cheetah and the Cantankerous Jupiter

Clap, clap, clipity, clap goes Cha Cha Cheetahs bonkers shoes as he twirls into his gorgeous home because he was starving! like a hungry monkey.

Cha cha cheetah looked in his ginormous fridge. He gazed around it and he spied some bright red baked beans and he gobbled them up in one gulp then he needed to do a yuck cantankerous jupiter.... he did a big one!

Cha cha cheetah went outside to get some refreshing air! 

Thank goodness when he got out the stinky jupiter went away and everyone was happy..... and as for Cha Cha Cheetah, he never ate so much baked beans again.

My Litter Free Lunch Box By Marvin

 This is my lunchbox. There is no litter in it. It is important to not have plastic wrap because it's bad for the environment.

Litter Free Lunches

Room 7 had a litter free lunch day today.

Our aim was to pack a lunch that had zero litter and we did a pretty good job.

We want to try and reduce the amount of trash in our landfills and look after our school environment.

We learnt that it takes a very, VERY long time for plastic to break down so instead of using plastic wrap we can use containers!

Enjoy our video and song.

Our Litter FREE Lunch Box

 Finn

My lunchbox is litter free because I used containers.

 Nevan

In my lunchbox there's no litter.

 Siena

In my lunchbox there is no litter. 

Eli

It is important to reduce the amount of rubbish because plastic takes millions of years to break down.

Maia

My lunchbox has no litter because it's not good to make environment dirty and the birds could eat it.

Sasha

It's not good to have litter lunch boxes because it's not good for our environment and plastic takes millions of years to rot down.

Kate

I made my lunchbox litter free by shrinking the plastic by using containers instead of glad wrap. I made my lunch box litter free because if we put litter in our lunch box, when we are not looking, the wind could blow it to the sea and hurt fish.

Koen

I made my lunchbox litter free because plastic takes up heaps of space and it's nasty to our animals and environment.

Rita

Today is litter free lunch box day so we are reducing all the plastic. I made my radical lunchbox have it's own compartments so I don't need to glad wrap my food.

Ryder

I made my lunchbox litter free by putting some food in containers.

Jasmin

You make a litter free lunchbox by putting no rubbish in your box. This is how my Dad made my litter free lunchbox:

He didn't put any rubbish in my lunchbox.

It is bad to have a lunchbox full of litter because it is bad for our environment.

Tai

In my lunchbox it is litter free by containers and there is no plastic.

Otherwise if there was plastic it would be bad for the animals and environment.

Zephyr

I make litter free lunchbox by putting my food into separate compartments without using any evil plastic or any other evil products.

Lewcius 

My lunchbox is litter free because I have no plastic.

Micheal

Some of my lunch is litter free. It is important to have a litter free lunchbox because it's good for the environment. 

Imogen

In my healthy lunchbox I always have no rubbish.

How I made it litter free:

I made it litter free by putting different things into separate compartments to keep my food from getting soggy.

Kayne

I made my lunchbox litter free by putting my food into containers because I care about the environment.

Olivia

You make a litter free lunch box by putting no rubbish in it.

How my Mum made my lunch bag litter free:

I made my lunch box litter free by not using plastic and putting it into separate spaces.

The play-date by Siena and Maia.

On Saturday Maia went to fantastic Siena house for a play-date.First we played at sparkly                    Siena's house.Next we went to wonderful western springs to feed the ducks.Finally we went back to Siena's amazing house.

Our fab maths song by Tai & Zephyr

We have been learning cool shapes. One of our ultra favourites is the "Sphere".  We also quite like the "Cone" and "Cylinder". It is a REALLY awesome song and has a REALLY goooooood beat.

Unlimited Dancing by Kate & Sasha

We have been learning an amazing dance from

Unlimited dance Inc it is very exiting because our concert  is in 4 weeks!!! Our teacher is very 

organized and VERY good at dancing. We are 

Very proud of our-self's because we've tried so 

hared to do the dance moves. 

 

Fiafia Day Dance By Room 7

We are learning a fancy, amazing dance for our fantastic Fiafia day.

It is made from 2 different songs but we can't tell you because it will ruin the fantastic surprise.

We twist and twirl our hips like ballerinas and ninjas.  

Our dancing reminds us of Beyonce being a disco ball.

Otis O'Doodle part two

 Greedy cat sat on the mat. Meow,meow,meow?"No" said Katy . " You're a greedy cat!" Gobble,gobble,gobble and that was the end of Otis O'Doodle!!!

Immy's beans by Immy and Sasha

On shinning bright Friday Immy went to the planting club.
She planted Tomatoes zucchini and beans and our whole class is eating them and we think they're DELICIOUS! 

They tasted sweet but also bitter...

And one looks like this...

Zucchini are yummy.

Zucchini taste nice.

Beans taste bitter but also sweet and nice.

Race Day By Zephyr

I like the story (in the School Journal part 1 number 1 2010) "Race Day" because it will probably REALLY get you into racing.I quite like Connors racing cloths.One day I would like to be a racer!THE END :-)

Judy Moody saves the world by Sasha

This book is all about Judy and saving the world.
For Judy's project she has to try and make lots of people recycle much more than they usually do.
My favorite part is when the class thinks that the lady who's touring them is called mrs stick bug ha ha ha! Very funny. that is what I like!

My news by Jaime.

My mum went in the IRON MAORI. QUARTER IRONMAN 2013. When mum came back she picked up a parcel. It was a birthday present from my cousins Riley and Indy.

Our School Trip

On our school trip to Tiritiri Matangi we saw birds and tuis.  We had to do a treasure hut too.  I had a good time.                  

New shoes By Nevan

Last weekend me and my dad went to Rebel Sports and got Nike shoes. They were $30 and we also got a bag for  me to go to school. I got my brother some shoes as well. The shoes are waterproof!

Firecrackers By Sasha

Bam,crackle,pop! 

Last Saturday night I went to Alexandra's house for kids dinner. First me and Siena Scott went in the pool. I felt cold.

Next we went to the front garden by going in the secret passage-way it was very shooting star fun!

Finally we saw the fireworks after we ate pizza and made up a play. I love having kids dinner 

especially at Alexandra's house.

I felt EXHAUSTED!

THE END

Tiritiri Matangi By Room 7

Tiritiri Matangi - slideshows

On Friday we went to Tiritiri Matangi for a school trip.  

First we had to arrive early to school and catch a bus.  We felt excited.  Then we walked to the boat and that was a bumpy ride.  

Next we all went in small groups and walked up to the Light House.  On our walk we saw many native  birds.  We saw Tui, Kokako, Stitch Bird, Saddle Back bird, fantails and lots more.

Finally we reached the Lighthouse where we had lunch and played some games.  We felt sad when it was time to leave.  We walked down as a big group and caught the boat and bus back to school.

We are family!

We asked our Parents where our family came from.  Read on to find out!

Jamie...

(Jaimes Mum side) Jaimes Grandmother  is from Waiomio (north of Whangarei).  She is Ngati Hine.  Jaimes Great Grandmother was from Motatau.  

Jaimes Grandfather is from Waitangi, Te Puke.  He is Tapuika, Te Arawa. 

Jaimes dad is Lincoln

Jaimes Grandmother (on Dads side) was born in Matamata.  Her mum and dad were from Larne, County Antrim.  Larne is a port town in Northern Ireland. 

 Koen...

Koens Dads parents were born in Taranaki, New Zealand.

Koens Mums parents were born in Whakatane, New Zealand.

 Kayne...

Kaynes Mums parents were both born in New Zealand.

Kaynes Grandparents were all  Born in New Zealand.

Of his Great Grandparents one side Immigrated from Greece and the other side were already here.

 Kate...

Kate's Granddad John was born in Putaruru and her pop was born in Palmerston North.

Kate's Grandmum Jilla was born in masterton and her nana born in Palmerston North, New Zealand.

 Eli...

Elis Grandmother was born in New Zealand and his Grandfather was born in Portugal (me too). Brent's (Eli's Dad) parents were both born in NZ. Eli is an immigrant, he was born in Australia

 Finn...

Finn has 3 Grandparents from New Zealand & 1 from Australia.

Siena...

All of Sienas Grandparents were born in New Zealand. 

 Maia...

Grandmother was born in Aitutaki, Cook Islands.

Grandfather was born in Buckie, Scotland.

Maias Dads parents are Both from America, his mother New York and dad New Jersey.

The name Gomes is originally from Lisbon, Potugal where his family immigrated from originally to New Bedford, Massachusetts.

(This is Maias Dads lineage)

 Imogen...

Imogen’s 4 grandparents were all born in NZ – 3 in Auckland and 1 in Christchurch.

 Sasha...

Sashas Dads, Dad was born in Christchurch.

Sashas Dads, Mum was born in Wellington.

Sashas Mums, Dad was born in Auckland.

Sashas Mums, Mum was born in the Waiarapa.

All of our grandparents were also born in New Zealand.

I am a 6th generation New Zealander on both sides of my family. My ancestors on my Dad's side (Kelly) arrived in the Hokianga. My ancestors on my Mum's side (Eglinton) arrived in the Wairarapa. 

Nevan...

Nevan's grandparents were all born in New Zealand. 

 Zephyr...

3 of Zephyrs Grandparents were born in Aotearoa (New Zealand) and 1 (Zephyrs Mums, Mum) was born in Henley-On-Thames in England.

 Tai...

Tai's Grandparents were all born in Aotearoa.

Hamilton, Tamaki Makaurau, Kaikoura and Rotorua.

 Jasmin...

Jasmin's maternal Grandparents were both born in the UK (as was Jasmin), and they emigrated to New Zealand in 1973. Jasmin emigrated here in 2011.

Jasmin's paternal grandparents were both born in New Zealand, but her Nana's father emigrated to New Zealand from the UK

As for traditional foods - we make parking for bonfire night (guy fawkes) and also eat bangers and mash (sausages and mash) that night. We do traditional English Christmas pudding etc. We also try to do pancakes on pancake Tuesday. When we lived in England we used to carve a pumpkin on Halloween and eat pumpkin dishes because it's during autumn over there.

Rita...

Rita's grandparents are all born in New Zealand.