Tuesday, 21 June 2011

Riddle for beginners

Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?

See if you can answer this riddle and leave your answer as a comment

Riddle for experts

The man who invented it doesn't want it, The man who bought it doesn't need it, The man who needs it doesn't know it.

What is it ???

Monday, 20 June 2011

Diamante Poems

Last week we looked at Diamente Poems, which is in the shape of a diamond. Each line uses specific types of words, like adjectives and ing words. It does not have to rhyme.
Here are some examples.

Drawing
writing,shaping
scratching, scribbling, drawing
drawing is a way to stimulate the brain
scanning, reading, truning
action, comedy
reading
By: Sheamus

Horses
amazing, cuddly
jumping, cuddling, neighing
they are always there for you no matter what
running, pouncing, swimming
lovable, friendly
animals
By:Emily

Fire
red,hot
burning, flamming, smoking
heat,sun,icile,water
freezing, shivering, skating
cold, clear
ice
By: Natasha

Cats
playful, annoying
purring, meowing, stalking
cats always land on their feet
slobbering, barking, itching
fast, loyud
dogs
By:Luke

Summer
hot,warm
sweating, running,playing
theres nothing like summer
freezing, snowing, skiing
cold, white
winter
By: Mardi

Day
warm, sunny
playing, singing, learning
when it goes around, it comes back around
sleeping, freezing, listening
cold, dark
night.
By:Kendall

Thursday, 16 June 2011

Day 4 Science

This Science session we learnt about solvents and solutes. We looked at polar bonds and no-polar bonds. We tested these by doing experiments and using the bunsen burners.We found out that oil and water do not mix. Here are some photos of the stars in Room 2 working hard in Science.

All the stars in Room 2, working hard in Science.

Wednesday, 15 June 2011

The True Kiwi Way

Ben and I have put this video on for you to check out as it shows everything to do with our culture that we learnt last term.
We thought you would like it, tell us what you thought?
By Brandon

Life Education Bus

This week having been going to the Life Education Bus to learn more about drugs and alcohol. We have been looking at the affect and consequences they can have on our bodies and our life.


Room 2 focusing hard in the Life Education Bus.

Room 2 getting the street names for drugs.


Harold talking to Room 2.

Harold listening to what Room 2 learnt in the session.

Here are some comments students made about what they learnt:

Kerey said "In the life education bus I learnt that glue was a drug and it mucks up your brain!"

Cameron couldn't believe that there was "about 20 street names for marijuana!"

Kyle thought "that drugs and alcohol can make you do stupid things, like stand on tops of cars."

Regan was shocked "that some drug addicts started drugs at the age of 13 and that has since dropped to about 9!"

Thomas said "people can have a different personality when they drink a lot of alcohol."

Ellie learnt "that you don't have control over what you are doing when your wasted or drunk."

Lucy couldn't imagine that "some people had to take drugs just to get up in the morning or to do any little thing".

Science Week 7


Can you find yourself in this collage?
 This week we are learning about the periodic table and what they look like in atom form.

Friday, 10 June 2011

What if Poems.

This week we have been looking at What if poems?
We followed the structure of asking a strange question that the next line answers with a statement.
Here are the first few people who finished their poems today.

What if?
What if everyone was perfect?
I might get a bigger allowance.
What if sunlight made things wet?
I could go swimming in the desert.
What if cars were good for the environment?
I would drive everywhere.
What if this poem was true?
By: Regan

What if?
What if running made you unfit?
I might be fat.
What if I could be a chicken?
I could lay eggs.
What if I was a bouncy ball?
I would go to the moon.
Do you like eggs?
By: Luke

What if?
What if the rain was warm?
I might actually like the rain.
What if McDonalds made you skinny?
I could be just the right size.
What if Mars was the world?
I would live there.
What if the world never ends?
By: Amber

What if?
What if there was no winter?
I might live on a beach.
What if money made you poor?
I could be a millionaire.
What if school made you dumb?
I would quit school straight away.
What if there was no such things as poems?
By: Thomas

Do you have a what if question?

Thursday, 9 June 2011

Science experimenting

Session 2 in Science.
Trying to mix an acid and a base to make it neutral!

Science on PhotoPeach

What did you find at home that you thought was an Acid, Neutral or a base?
Write your find in the comment box.

Friday, 3 June 2011

Welcome the World Winners!!

Well done to Emily and Lance.
Emily won the students vote for the best idea to welcome the world to the Rugby World Cup. Her idea was to have a fountain of L'n'P outside the front of the stadiums and people could take a drink as they entered to the games.
Lance won the teacher's vote, because he went the extra mile and made a power point presentation to demonstrate his idea of giving postcards to ticket holders as they entered. The postcards would have images of New Zealand places on them.
Fantastic effort to Emily and Lance, great ideas, keep up the good work!