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Archives for May, 2009

Great writing!

We are writing narratives and one of our focuses is to use exciting language.  This is a great piece of work from Hayley that does exactly that.  Well done!

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Plant Experiment Conclusions…

Overview… My experiment was to test whether plants need soil to grow.  My prediction was that plants do need soil to grow.  Pictures of the plant I planted in soil…   Pictures of the plant I planted in cotton wool…   Results… As you can probably see, both plants grew.  My prediction in this case [...]

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Upcoming events for the month of June…

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Week 4 update!

Hi everyone!  Lots of things happening in Room 1 at the moment.  We have just posted our new basketball video which looks great!  We are also working hard at our narrative writing, hopefully I will be able to post a few great examples here. You will also be able to view other pieces of great [...]

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Priming for the BP Tech Challenge…

       Yes, we are priming for the BP Tech Challenge.  This is us having a go at making wind wands, some reached the dizzying heights of almost 3 metres!!!  Others…well, despite the lack of height we had fun making them for sure!  That tennis ball is quite a lot heavier than you would think when [...]

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How well do you know your world?

Check out this GREAT game to test your knowledge of the world!!  Click on the link below to play! http://www.travelpod.com/traveler-iq

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Finally! A new “What in the World” challenge!!!

Well, we finally solved the “What is behind Ele-boy” challenge. It was the big barrel just outside the office with the flax plant growing in it. That took a while, but we finally got there! Well done Courtney and Kate. These two girls have created “What in the World is Behind Nancy?” challenge. Post your [...]

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Basketball coaching by Trent Adam!

We were super lucky today by having Trent Adam, the Taranaki Dynamos basketball coach, at our school taking our own miniball teams through a few drills. We were amazed at how good he was and had a great time trying out the skills he was teaching us. Thanks heaps for your time Trent! We are [...]

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House Points Update!! Come on Kakariki!!!!

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