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Archive for June, 2009

Our Astrology Unit planning…

   
We have just started our planning for next term as a class.  This is our first stage in our Inquiry Process where we are deciding what we know, what we don’t know and what we are unsure about.  
First we stickered everything we know about astrology with blue stickers, then grouped them according to catagories [...]

House Points Results – Non-stop Cricket and T-Ball

Well.  It’s been a fantastic few weeks of competition and it has been GREAT to see you all get out there and give it 100% for your houses.  Well done all of you!!!  Here are your results…for the FIRST half of the season!!!  (You don’t actually think I was going to give you the overall [...]

Life Education with Harold…

   
This week we have had the Life Education bus at our school.  In Room one we have been talking about making informed choices about smoking and the consequences, and also about peer pressure.  We also looked inside the body with the aid of PAT and learnt heaps about how the body works!
 

BP Technology Challenge

We had a great time in New Plymouth recently at the BP Technology Challenge.  Our two teams did really well in creating bridges for cars to cross, sky high towers and creative hats to hide Marge’s hair, amongst other things.
     
     

What is that Habit??

Today is the big day for our BP Technology Challenge teams!  We are off to New Plymouth to compete against other year 7&8 students.  Good luck to us all! 
In class we have talked about those two missing Habits of the Mind.  Post your answers of what you think they are on this post.

Plant careers…

Boy oh boy we had a few problems finding this word!! Here it is again, and the first person to get it correct wins the Matamoney! Remember, it has to do with growing plants.
H O R _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E
We are starting our unit on finding out about different jobs in [...]

What’s behind Ellalesha??

If you think you know the answer, post it right here!!!