ROC Day

On Friday we had ROC Day which means Respecting Our Community.
I did 3 activities which were:
1. Picking up rubbish
2. Using leaves to make flowers (Flax weaving)
3. Play games
My favourite activity was playing games because I played with my group and we were all happy.
Something I found difficult was walking and picking up rubbish  because the sun was very hot and we walked a long way.
Next year I would like to plant the Sunflowers.

- Viola Lu 

On Friday we had ROC Day which means Respecting Our Community.
I did 3 activities which were:
1. A challenge when you had a map and you got to do fun things.
2. We walked to a swampy place and we walked with Miss Steel.
3. We got to go to Room 17 to make a Sun flower plant
My favourite activity was the sunflower activity because we got to decorate the cup to put the soil and the seed in.
Something I found difficult was walking because it was tiring.
Next year I would like to do more activities on ROC Day.

- Breanna Reti 

On Friday it was the Middle's ROC Day (Meaning Respecting our Community).  I did three activities, which were lifting up the rainbow parachute. I also did jumping in the big sack or bag. After that, it was morning tea, when I walked to Malborough Park. I got a cicada and I went holding it the whole way to Malbrough Park. I also picked up a big piece of wire and plastic. Then, when it was finished I made a putiputi out of Harakeke - NZ Flax. I made it by winding it to a right angle. My favourite activity was making putiputi. It was my favourite activity because I like winding flax to a right angle. Also I created something I could take home and keep it as a memory of ROC day. Something I found difficult was walking on the stilts because I had to stretch it and walk on it.

- Larry Liu

How We Use The Sea

This term we have been looking at How we use the Sea and have had a lot of fun learning new things. For our quick writes we have been looking at different ideas to link in with this topic - and here are some of them for you to enjoy. 

What if we lived under the sea?

If we lived in the sea, we would all be fish and I would want to be a starfish. I would live with the other starfish in the sea. I really want a jellyfish for  a pet.

-       Viola

If we lived under the sea, I would be friends with the fish like a mermiad. I would go to a under water school. In there the games we could play would only be swimming. When I go home, sadly I would eat fish for dinner.

-       Gunn

If I lived under the sea, the front door would be made out of coral. In my house I would have cooked seaweed and what I would drink is jellyfish water. My bed would be able to play the sound of the sea. My bed would be made of rocks. Don’t worry – I would have a matress on top of the rocks. My tower would be made out of seaweed because seaweed is really strong.

-       Molly

If we lived under the sea we would have to have a massive air tank shop so we could survive. It would be awesome if I saw a baby Angler fish. It would guide me back to my amazing underwater house. I would have a pet stingray in a 10 metre by 10 metre tank. It would stay with me. The stingray’s name would be Bobby or Stingray.

-       Amy

If we lived under the sea it would be really freaky because you would see scary great white sharks. I would want to be in the midnight and twilight zones because it would be fun to have more space in the water and to have fun with the whales. But scary too.

-       Oliver

What if there was no sea?

If there was no sea I would be happy beause no one would drown and we wouldn’t have any tsunamis. But is we have no water, we can’t get water from the sea. We might have a massive city!

-       Evan

If there was no sea there would be no home for the fish and the other sea creatures. We couldn’t eat fish and shrimp and other things that live in the sea. The human’s could not go swimming, surfing and diving. Human’s could not get their daily water.

-       Shiv

What if we made the sea like a zoo and put creatures in certain places?

It would be cool and I would work there. There would be a gaint pool that fits all the sea creatures in the world. They would go in special cages and I would control a machine that has all food that the sea creatures like to eat. I would control the line that makes it move.

-       Maddox

MOTAT

As part of our Topic about Heroes, this week we got to go on our syndicate Trip to MOTAT!!!! 

We wish we could have taken you all. It was the most amazing day full of lots of information and fun. Enjoy reading some of our reflections about our trip! 

On Tuesday, our Syndicate went on a trip to MOTAT. Something I enjoyed was the trampoline because it was fun playing the game. Something interesting I saw was the picture projector because you could take a picture and put it on the big screen. 

- Harlen 

On Tuesday, our Syndicate went on a trip to MOTAT. Something I enjoyed was going on the tram because I liked looking at the birds and their babies. I saw a lot of birds. I could see very big birds and very small birds. I saw some swans and geese, starlings and black birds.

- Larry

On Tuesday, our Syndicate went on a trip to MOTAT. Something I enjoyed was the school because I liked the old things in the school. 

-Viola 

On Tuesday, our Syndicate went on a trip to MOTAT. Something I enjoyed was the bus ride because it was calm and MOTAT was crowded and loud. Something I found out was the sun is a giant star. A hero I learnt about was Edmund Hillary. He is a hero because he saved people in the mountains. 

- Gabby

On Tuesday, our Syndicate went on a trip to MOTAT. Something I enjoyed was going on the arcade because it was so fun and you shoot the enemies. Something interesting I saw was in the Sun place. Inside it had a telescope and when you press the blue button, it showed planets. A hero I learned about was Edmund Hillary and other interesting people. They are heroes because they make the world a better place. 

- Evan