Poetry By Natasha

Flowers

Flowers grow on plants

different colours I admire

Roses are the best

Acrostic Poem

Magnificent

Understanding

Mature

Magical

Yummy food she makes

Acrostic Poem

Nice

Angel

Tall

Awesome at dancing

Singer

Helpful

Admirable

You

I have different coloured hair than you.

In your lunch you had a pear.

I had a bunch of grapes in my lunch.

But you still love me and I still love you.

I Love Cats

Comforting

Always on your side

Trusting

Smoochy

Room 22

We're perfectly great,

and never are mean.

We've got the awesomest

teacher you have ever seen.

Our toilets are so perfect

because there is no pong.

Our tests so perfect,

that nothing is wrong!

Our maths is amazing.

Our reading is swell.

We're so good at sport,

because we practise so well.

Our teacher never gets angry

and not very mad.

And the other classrooms...

well they sometimes are bad.

By Niko

Asteroid passes earth

Here is a link to an article about the asteroid that we discussed in class this morning:
http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/science/space/earth-s-close-shave-with-asteroid-1.1089948

Maths to do for 'must do' homework

I know some people have asked me about maths work for the 'can do' part of the homework sheet.
This website could be helpful.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/wholenumbers/

It is arranged around different sections of maths e.g. Whole Numbers, Measures Shapes and Space etc. (these are the purple tabs at the top of the page). Within each section there are subsections e.g. within whole numbers you can find: multiplication, ratio and proportions etc.
Each subject has a collection of mini lessons, fact sheets, worksheets, games and quizzes.
You could select parts of maths that you find especially difficult or would like more help with. You could print out the worksheets and stick them in your homework book.
Have a good evening and well done for the great effort with your paper mache solar system today:-)
Ms Watson

Acrostic Camp Poem

Hot pools for healing me up,

At a very good time,

Naughty people not behaving,

Mighty trees really BIG!,

Eating yummy dinner,

Right time to be on camp.

Silly people acting bad,

Pick what you want for lunch to eat,

Running to breakfast so you are not late,

In warm places,

Now to get some sleep,

Groaning because people were homesick

Setting up our cabin

Everything is possible...

Niko has been telling me for a few weeks that I MUST check out the video called 'Everything is possible (New Version)'. I have just watched it and it shows some incredible talents that people perform. I was especially impressed with the soccer & basket ball skills and the rubber dancing guy. Watch for yourself and see which ones most impress you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CVMqTPlYZ8
It also reminded me that we are going to start offering 'cup stacking' as a game that you can practise at lunchtime and then start competing against each other. Miss Smith-Palmer has given me a set to take home and practise with (I am rather afraid of my lack of skills) and she is planning to come in an teach anyone who is interested during wet lunchtimes. Check out the boy who can do it in this video.
See you in the morning,
Ms Watson

Sport, grammar and other Saturday thoughts...

Hi Rm 22,
I know that it is winter when I find myself needing a blanket over my legs while I work on my computer! I hope that you are all keeping warm.
How did sport go this weekend? I know that some of you had some big games (and that Josh had a trip all the way to Hanmer for his rugny!). Post on our wall and let the rest of the class know how the games went.
I have just marked the homework that was handed in on Friday. Some people have put an incredible amount of time and effort into it which is very pleasing:-) I have noticed that a number of you are still finding getting the correct tenses tricky (past, present, future). So, I have re-posted a link to some activities and games that you can use to help you improve this knowledge.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/tenses/getting_the_right_tense/worksheet.shtml

Land Report Announcement

Hi Room 22,
I know that today is a hard day for a lot of your families.
Please let me know if there is anything that I can do over the following days, weeks, months to support you and your family.
Feel free to pop in for a chat or give me a ring if you have any concerns.
It is great to see some people using our 'wall' to post messages about their families.
Well done for a fantastic day of class work - I am so incredibly proud of the effort you are putting into your work and into meeting your individual goals!
See you in the morning and know that I am thinking of you,
Ms Watson

Emperor Penguin on NZ Coast

Here is a link to an interesting article about an Emperor Penguin that has been found on the Kapiti Coast in the North Island (near Wellington). This is interesting because Emperor Penguins are usually only found in Antarctica!
http://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/5172214/Rare-NZ-emperor-penguin-appearance
If you read this article (and watch the video link on the page) and would like to share the story with the class, just let me know in the morning and it can be shared at current events time.
Ms Watson

Code Cracking

Maddie, Millie and Andrea.
Thank you for you code that you left me under my lunchbox.
I cracked it and I can say that yes, I did enjoy your message:-)
I will welcome any codes from other people in the class (or if you have codes that you would like the class to try and crack - I can upload them onto the blog).
Ms Watson

Would you like to be posting on our blog?

Hi Rm 22,
Thanks for another great day! I was telling Ms Watts after school how proud I was of the effort that you put into your planet projects and your space timeline work. You have once again shown me what creative people you are with the different ways you chose to share your information.
If you have something you would like me to add to our blog either e-mail me: bethwatson25@gmail.com or bring it into school so we can type it up. It might be something you have produced for homework; something you have written (poem/play/story/article/review etc.); something you have been reading about or saw on TV. Anything that you think is interesting and worth sharing.
Have a great night and stay warm.
Remember that the dinosaur challenge is due on Friday!
See you in the morning,
Ms Watson

The Mother Who Only Loves One Child

Hi everyone,our names are Maddie, Angelica, Isabella and Kiranjeet. We are going to write down our camp play for all of you. People found this funny and we hope you do too.

The characters are MOTHER, VICTORIA, CATRINA, LUCY(ONLY LOVED ONE).

Scene: children doing homework, mother dusting house (giving answers to her favourite child as well)

Mum, can you help me?

No Victoria.

Why?

Because I don't like you.

Oh.

(Kids continue homework)

Mum theres this really cool place cal...

I don't care.

But...

Go to time out, we don't talk about butts in my house!

Fine.

Mum, can I have an IPOD TOUCH, a laptop and an IPHONE 4?

Sure darling. Why don't you go get yourself a nice outfit too? Here's some money.

Thanks mum!

Mum, why do you only love one of us?

I don't, I love all of you but I only like Lucy.

Why?

You ask a lot of questions. Oh and because Lucy isn't adopted.

Geez! so thats why....umm I might not say that.

What?

Nothing.

TELL ME!

NO! NO! NO! NO!

Mum, can I come out of time out now?

No. Well sure... I guess just don't talk about butts anymore.

I wont and are we adopted?

Yes.

Where are we from?

I don't know. I found two baskets with babies in them on the doorstep and I acted like a mother to them to stop them from crying but they didn't.

Sorry about that.

You should be.

Oh.

Mum I'm home and look at what I got!

You look a little bit messy.

Yeah well I went to Westfield but there were too many people so I went to Northlands but there were too many people still so I went to the palms.

You do know that the palms is closed due to earthquake damage... right?

Oh so thats why I was the only one there...

Do have any leftover money?

Let me see........ (15 minutes later) yes I have one hundred and fifty dollars.

(Victoria comes in)

Mum I'm really sorry and yeah but I was just upset and confused but I'm really sorry.

You should be now take this money and do the groceries and feed the animals.

Catrina?

Yes?

Go do the dishes and tidy your room.

What can I do?

Nothing..

Thank you MAMA!

I would like to thank all those people who read this and I would really like it if you could post a comment and tell me what you think and how we could have improved.Thanks to you all.

Maddie, Angelica, Kiranjeet, Isabella.

Maths Games!

have you been wanting to do some extra maths practice at home?
Check out this website: http://www.mathplayground.com/index.html

There are words problems, logic puzzles, maths games and lots more!

Have you ever wondered what astronauts eat......

click here and you will be able to see a 10-day menu for a Russian astronaut.
http://suzymchale.com/ruspace/isssozh.html#water
If you scroll down to the very bottom of the article, there is an interesting fact about why the Russian and American water supplies on the space station can't be mixed.

Kindness during the earthquake

This morning I received this e-mail from Misty:

Dear Miss Watson
I would like you to know that Tom and Elena were very kind to me when the earthquake struck.
From Misty

Once again each one of you proved to me during the earthquake what wonderfully kind and caring people you are. Well done. I am very proud.

How was New Zealand formed?

All the earthquakes we have had recently have got me thinking about the way New Zealand was formed. Because we are on two tectonic plates, our mountains were largely formed by the collision of these two plates. I found this video which explains how NZ was formed in a really simple and interesting way. Click on the video 'When Continents Collide'.

Click on this link to watch it: http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/earth/natural_disasters/earthquake#p00fzsnd


Could you now explain to someone how NZ was formed? Try to explain it to someone in your family, or to the class next week. Maybe you would like to draw some diagrams or write some notes to help you remember the main ideas.

Weekend Quiz

Here's a weekend quiz for you (click on the image to enlarge it). How many can you answer? You might like to do this with your family and you might need to use an atlas or encyclopaedia to help (try not to google the answers!).

Word Builder

I know that we can't do one together as a class until Monday. But give this one a go and see how many words you can make. Post your words on our wall: http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/banksaveroom22

Black Holes

Here is an incredible image of a black hole shreds a star!!

Click on the link here to read a short article about it: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13783877
Can you answer these questions?
How did they capture the image of the black hole?
How long can the energy burst from the star be seen for?
What intrigued researchers about this gamma ray burst?
What allows a black hole to become visible?

Weekend Sport

Good luck to anyone who is playing sport this weekend. I had a chat with Kiranjeet when she popped into school this morning and she told me that Friday netball was going ahead.
Post your sports results on our class wall: http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/banksaveroom22
That way we can all see how your games go.