My robot

Today at free time I made a robot to put on this blog you are reading right now. I made a robot because we are making robot models out of recycled ingredients. Please comment on my story and robot picture.



by Sam

My Dr Pepper Robot

We are making robots in Room 8 from recycled materials. Mrs Fale's favourite drink is Dr Pepper so she is making a Dr Pepper robot that can drink . Here is the sketch.

Bees Knees

My sister and my dad found the swarm of bees from Grey Lynn School and caught them.
At first they looked like a nest but they were all of them squashed together.
It was very freaky.
My dad found one of my old lego boxes and got one of his old boxes and put my lid on top. Then he brushed the bees into the box and took them home and put them next to my other bee hive.
In order to get the honey, my dad needs to use his bee smoker. Once my dad got stung from using it.
It took about 20 minutes to catch the bees.
It took more than 24 hours to make a bit of honey.
They make the honeycomb in their hive.
The honeycomb is made out of bees wax.

By Jasper

Our class trip to Waitakere Gym

LAst term we went on a class trip to the Waitakere Gym and also did a sculpture walk. WE had heaps of fun and learned how to do gymnastics where real gymnasts practice. Enjoy our movie, Room 8.

Class Reporter Day.

This morning after fitness we had class reporters: Julz, Charlotte, and Matthew. Charlotte did her reporting on a book called, "Utterly me Clarice Bean" by Lauren Child. It was about Claris Bean and she had to do a report and when she handed it in they saw that she spelled hippo rong insted she wrote hippy pottermis. Matthew did his about going to his nanas for dinner. Matthew's nana was knitting his brother a green jacket and then his nana taught Matthew how to knit. Matthew knit a row in front of the class and we all thought it was cool. Then it was Julz'turn. He did his on going to Foodtown and seeing Mahele with her mum and her sister. Julz bought some snow balls then he went home. There will be more reporters and exciting new tomorrow. by Ariana and Sam

Snorkeling

The sun is touching my back and trying to pull me up.
Bubbles are rising up to the surface.
I feel like a fish with fins and gills.
I am snorkeling.

The sun is touching my back and making my back look like gold.
Coral is tickling my toes and making me swim faster into the deep.
I am now camouflaged to a rock or at least I feel like that.

By Alex

Maths Games

Sharks should be kept in backyard pools.

We used the RIDICULOUS KEY. HOORAY. We had to justify why sharks should be kept in backyard pools.

They might be a nice pet. by Kiamana and Floyd.
So you could go diving even deeper by Georgia and Alyssa.
Because they can eat your homework. by Alex and Alice.
You could have a guard shark instead of a guard dog. Raiden and Matthew.
You can train it and it then will not bite or kill you. by Emma and Mahele.
Sharks can eat more people in the sea. by Tavita and Cole.
The shark may be a vegetarian.By Sofia and Maya.
They eat all the fish so there's nothing for us. by Sam and Charlotte
Sharks will eat your leftovers. by Bryn and Malachi.
Becouse the fish can be safe without the sharks and they would eat the fish. By Tom and Julius.
Sharks should be allowed in back yard pools so other animals don't get extinct.
by Frederica and Ariana.

A report on Sea Snakes.

By Charlotte and Matthew

A report on Number Plates.

By Raiden and Emma

Our Tribute to Kashin the Elephant

Today our class is a bit sad as we heard that Kashin has died. We just went to the zoo last Thursday and we feel very lucky to have seen her one last time.

We are writing a group poem to share our feelings about her.


Kashin.

Big and grey she stands looking at the smiling children.
Starring into their eyes like glimmering crystals.
Her incredible spirit was shared when she came out to visit.
She was our dancing queen.
Kashin - you were our Elephant Princess.

Love Room 8

Fish drive - Julius' re-telling of his journal story.

One day 80 village people made nets so that they could get fish. First they got big leaves off tree's. On the next day they got ready into there snorkeling gear and went into the water. they made more net's they made a almost half sqaure. The water was so deep they almost drowned but then the water went down a little bit.Then the fish came floating to the right. Then people put all there net's under the water then fish were everywhere. Making the nets helped the people get the fish to feed the village.

Julius

Our 100th BLOG!!!!

YAY ! This our 100th blog entry so we are writing this together with our teacher's laptop and watching it all happen on our new large screen and projector.

Yesterday we went to zoo and we walked all the way there. It was hard walking there for some people. When we got there we had our morning tea and headed into the classroom to look at pictures of animals and learn about them. In the classroom we saw frogs with baggy legs and a polar bear skin and lizards.
We walked around and looked at the animals. We had to write reports about 2 animals. This meant we had to stop and look at the animals for a long time while people in the groups gathered their facts.

One group got to feed the giraffe celery . Another group got to see the lemurs get fed. The keepers fed them honey and pumpkins filled with pineapple. There is only 1 male in the Lemur family at the zoo. Another group found three baby chicks. A fourth group looked all around and saw the elephants and saw them doing a dance.

A group was entertained by the orangutans and we watched the baby tease the grown ups and he as learning how to play.

The zoo was a very good trip and has helped us learn about animals and their habitats. Check back to see how we present our reports later in the week.

Ka kite and keep those comments coming !


Room 8

Room 8 has an Ant Farm !

Bryn and Mahele's Report on Baby Birds

A Report about Snails

Snails.
Snails move around slowly all day and eats plants and food scraps. Snails come out at night and they look for food.
You find snails in gardens, plants and even on plates in France!
We catch snails to eat them and maybe for scientists to look at what they're made of.
Wow! Did you know that there are maybe snails in your garden right now? You should check right away!

By Tom and Jasper
Diagram by Charlotte

Room 8's Art

We have entered into an art competition. We are entering our Scraffitos. Firstly we got a blank piece of paper. Then we got some crayons and coloured in a pattern.Then we painted two layers of black paint on the pattern. Then we scatched off the paint and a new pattern showed up. Then the jusges jusge who is going to win.

Kavela

Library Week

Today John Campbell came to Room 8 to read a book for Library Week. He read The Hobbit to us. It was about this little person who doesn't like going on adventures at all. He was fat liked talking to all his friends and especially liked having food. John didn't read all of the book because it would take to long to read all of The Hobbit. When John finished some kids asked questions. I enjoyed being read to.

by Georgia

Library Week in Room 8

For library week my dad, John Campbell came and read to Room 8. He read from the book,The Hobbit. It was written more then 50 years ago and is one of mine and my dad's favourites. Alice thinks that a Hobbit's home is too small for an adult but just right for a kid so her parents wouldn't be able to come in or tell her off. Room 8 loved the Hobbit ! I think you should read it too.

Alex

Library Week

Today Nicky, the teacher in Room 12 came to our classroom and read us her favourite books. Nicky read us Captain Felonious, and showed us a book called Clubs.Caption Felonious was about a Captain and when he got anrgy he wold say swear words. But one day his wife told him when he needs to say a swear word, he would run down to the cabin and write the swear word down on a piece of paper, and put it in the chest.He buried it because it got to filled. So Captain Felonious stopped swearing.

By Alice