Awakeri School Room 7

Room 7

Who are we?
Room Seven's teacher is the beautiful Miss Taggart.
Our class is made up of 26 cheerful people.
Our class is full of laughter and fun.
Making new friends and learning new things.

Some of us are 7, others 8.
Every day we learn something new.
Very talented in our own way.
Enjoying 2009
Now we are a year older.

On Wednesday, Room 7 and the other junior classes are going to see the production, Sheik, Rattle and Roll. Most of the Middle School and Senior School have been working hard on this production, and will be performing it at the Little Theatre. Term 3 is nearly over and if I don't get any more news on this page until next Term I hope you have a good holiday.

Diplopodsaurus. Did you know that this actually means something? No, it isn't just a random name that makes things sound ferocious and smart. It actually means something. Diplo means double, Dino means terrible, Pod means foot and saurus means.......well, I don't really know. I think it just means like creature or something. So what does the name of that dinosaur I said at the start mean? Yup, Double footed creature thing. Well, you learn something new everyday. Narrative stories are also the focus this week. I'll have to get them to explain exactly what they are, seeing they explained that diplo thing so well.

Lately, Room 7 have been working on making projects.When your a senior the thrill of making projects is pretty much gone! Nah! We all enjoy making informative projects.YAY!!!They have made projects onhealty eating,that shows how our food gets digested. To follow that up they have written acrostic poems about fruit.
They have also been studying dinosaurs. They can now name 9, with the help of their dinosaur poster.
They have made cool shape art as well. I finally got some photos so......

Room 7 have been studying dinosaurs. The funny thing is the people who were interviewed could only name 2! They must have just started their study.
They have also learnt about poems and limericks, using their 5 senses to help describe what they are feeling. Ball skills and winter sports have been their focus for fitness.
They have also been making engine sounds in music. Not exactly an award winning symphony but but if there was an Oscar award for the Waltz of the Trucks they would have a pretty good shot!

With Shirley and Harold, Room 7 have been learning about a healthy lifestyle.
Well they have created these really cool paintings of something healthy. A piece of fruit!
They could choose an orange, a banana or an apple. I'm sure most of you have never really cut a piece of fruit in half and stared at it's.....beauty I guess. Well this is what the students did. And some of them are quite the little artists. I will try and get some photos soon!

Welcome back to Term 3! Wow we are already halfway through the year! I hope everyone had a great holiday. Well on Wednesday we had school photos and I'm sure some people took a few minutes longer getting dressed and ready. This term should be as good as last term was so I'll have to keep up with all the exciting things Room 7 will be doing.

I just wanted to say that this term has been jam-packed and so will next term, so I hope everyone has a really good holiday and is ready for Term 3. Happy holidays!

Room 7 was very excited today because they had Mr Hawkes teaching them! They really enjoyed playing house soccer in the Events Centre. And today was another rainy day, but the kids were entertained at lunchtime by MAGIC PENS!
They have also been doing skits on what life would be like as pioneers.

This week Room 7 have been creating Observational Drawings. They have been drawing things like drink bottles, drums and ukeleles.
Room 7 have also been learning more about letter structures. They have been writing letters to Miss Taggart's friend Russ. The thing is Russ signs his letters off with a paw print. So is this mysterious Russ a person or an animal? Some of the people in Room 7 are suspecting Russ is a dog.

Room 7 have been writing thank you letters for the people who helped them on their trip to the NZ Postal Service. They have been really excited about having the senior 'babysitter' kids look after them during the wet lunchtimes this week. And we have had a few of those! The kids have heaps of fun building things, playing Poptropica and hide and seek. It has been fun looking after the kids but I can't wait until the weather clears up!

Last Thursday Room 7 went on a trip to the NZ Postal Service. They learnt about all the different types of mail like Free Mail and Fast Mail. They also learnt about this really cool machine that reads and sorts the mail at record speed. When I asked some of the kids what their favourite part was they said 'definitely riding on the bus'.
They have also been learning about the pioneers. They told me about how the girls had to wear dresses and the boys had to wear ties. I'm not sure about them, but I'm glad we don't have to wear these today!

During the last couple of weeks, Room 7 have been studying recycling. They made some cool pictures, and they even made some costumes out of recycled materials. They are now studying pioneers- the school life of pioneers and home life of pioneers.

Room 7 have just finished their 45 minute badminton lesson. This includes warm ups, skills and a game. They really enjoyed it and it was great for a morning like this. It's freezing!They warmed up pretty much straight away.

And get ready for a jam packed Term 2! And didn't Term 1 go fast!
Room 7 have had a fantastic holiday and are all ready for Term 2.

They have been doing a couple of tests to put them at the right levels .
They have also been in the computer suite checking out Spelling City, Mathletics and Magic School Bus.

Top School went great! It was a fantastic day and our Top School and cheerleader teams did a very good job.
This week Room 7 have been getting lessons by Zero Waste Education. They have been learning about our Earth's water. Did you know that only 1% of it is able to be used? They have been learning about ways to save water. They have also been learning about recyclable materials. They also have Zero Waste work booklets with activities about what they have learnt.
Next week is the last week of Term 1. And hasn't it gone fast! We also have next Friday off because it is Good Friday.
If I can't update the website before Friday, have a good holiday!

Room 7 have been writing reports on whales. They're very colourful and are displayed in their window. They include what a whale is, what whales are like and where they live.
They also have been making prints for art. They printed very colourful whales.
Everyone is really excited about Top School this Sunday! I'm sure everyone will have lots of fun! GO AWAKERI! Have a great week and I'll update you soon!

Room 7 have been doing a lot of writing this week, especially about the different types of whales.
They have also been learning a lot about Mathletics. They are also really excited about having two half days, due to parent interviews.
It's getting REALLY close to Top School (22nd of March) and here is a big thank you to everyone for all the donations of food, items and time you have given so far:

And there is still help needed so please contact the school if you can!
I've just published the first teacher's message, so scroll down to read it.
Update you really soon!
P.S. Congratulations to Miss Taggart for being one of the coaches of our Cheerleading Squad! Can't wait to see them in action!

Hey everyone! School is already in full swing getting ready for Top School (22nd March. A great activity for kids is to make lucky jars. All you have to do is decorate a jar (empty jars available in the school office) and fill it with a couple of little things like balloons, lollies, stickers,etc.
Those in Room 7 who have bought Mathletics have been learning how to sign in, so they are all ready for when they use it at home.
They have also been painting. They have painted pictures all about what they do in the weekend.
Have a great week! Update you again soon!

Hey everyone! Week 4 already! Everyone has been really busy getting settled in.
Room 7 have written Me, Myself & I poems. That was cool because they got to know everyone.
Right now they are studying Marine Mammals, like whales,dolphins and porpoise.Then, in Writing, they had to write a report about the mammals.
Everyone had lots of fun at the Fun Raiser last Friday. No one could stop talking about the Haunted House. They loved all the sweet treats!

Welcome everyone to a brand new year. The big 2-0-0-9. I'm Susannah and I'm the new website monitor for Room 7. I can't wait to get to know all the talented children in Room 7 and telling YOU about all the fun things they are doing and sometimes the....not so fun things. I'm sure that we will all have a fantastic year.

Teacher Comment - Term One 2009
It has been a busy term so far in Room 7! We have completed many tests this term to find out how clever we are and we are now focusing on an exciting topic, Marine Mammals.
For our study, we have been learning about different types of marine mammals such as whales and dolphins. We have been discovering where they live in the ocean, what they eat and what they look like. It has been an interesting study so far!!!
For Art, we have started learning about printmaking and how you can create many different types of prints using different materials.
So far we have made layered cardboard prints and have printed these pictures using different coloured ink. We have also tried crayon rubbing on top of our cardboard prints. It was great watching our picture emerge on the page!
For P.E. we have been focusing on swimming and becoming confident in the pool. We have learnt how to blow bubbles under water, float on our backs and on our front and we are beginning to work on our freestyle strokes.
Miss Taggart :)