Friday, June 29, 2012
Students Teaching and end of Term 2!
Today is the last day of Term 2! It has been a very busy, but fun, Term 2.
For the last few weeks of term, each student in Room 3 has been planning something to teach the class for the last 2 days of term. Room 3 had a time period from about 0-10 minutes to teach the class. There were some very creative ideas from making origami to sushi and sports to rollerblading and scootering. The students would also be given an educational mark from Miss Marlow. Room 3 were also allowed to use the whiteboard and the projector screen.
Because we are learning Spanish in Room 3 we thought we should make a pinata! Our pinata was not meant to be something huge but just something to round up the term. The pinata was made from paper macheing a balloon then removing the balloon so it would just be a cast of paper. Then it was filled with lollipops and chocolate. But instead of a stick we had a cricket bat and it only took one hit to obliterate the balloon caste and shatter and dent the lollipops inside.
It was also Mufti today and there was a shared lunch too. The photo of the balloon pinata were found online.
Because we are learning Spanish in Room 3 we thought we should make a pinata! Our pinata was not meant to be something huge but just something to round up the term. The pinata was made from paper macheing a balloon then removing the balloon so it would just be a cast of paper. Then it was filled with lollipops and chocolate. But instead of a stick we had a cricket bat and it only took one hit to obliterate the balloon caste and shatter and dent the lollipops inside.
It was also Mufti today and there was a shared lunch too. The photo of the balloon pinata were found online.
Fun Run and Dodgeball
Wow! It is already the end of Term 2!
This term has gone really quick and Room 3 have been very busy.
If you have not already heard the news, Room 3 raised over $3,000 and were $15 behind Room 14, who raised the most money. Altogether Tawa Intermediate raised just over $30,000 which is a new record! Also, congratulations to Finlay Hamilton-Nolan, who is in Room 3, for raising the most money out of the whole school. Finlay managed to raise $350 all by himself.
Room 14 were very considerate and came into Room 3 and gave everyone a bit of chocolate and congratulated us on nearly beating them and raising over $3,000. Any class who raises the most money receives a $200 prize that they can spend on anything they want, and Room 14 gave us $100 and invited us to a game of dodgeball in the hall during the whole of lunchtime which was very generous.
In P.E Piwakawaka syndicate have been practising dodgeball by splitting into two groups, boys and girls. Then the boys would go inside the hall and play a game while the girls practice catching, dodging and throwing. The groups switch after about 10-20 minutes. And speaking of dodgeball: The dodgeball tournament will most likely be taking place in Term 3, as well as the football tournament.
The outside activities first involve getting into partners.
Activity 1#
Stand opposing each other on the courts outside the hall, have a cone in the middle of the court and stand on the outside of the court. Then try and hit the cone with the ball, whether it be a netball or a cannonball. This improves accuracy for when you play dodgeball, even though the cone isn't moving. The record used to be Sione with 7 in a row but now it is Ms Marlow with an amazing 9 in a row!
Activity 2#
This activity takes place on the avalon courts outside Pouakai syndicate. Your partner lines up on the wall outside the toilets while the other partner stands at the other end of the court. The partner on the wall has to try and dodge the balls that are being thrown at him/her.
Activity 3#
This activity is just catching. Because catching is the #1 rule in dodgeball because it not only gets them out, it also gets one of your teammates in.
This term has gone really quick and Room 3 have been very busy.
If you have not already heard the news, Room 3 raised over $3,000 and were $15 behind Room 14, who raised the most money. Altogether Tawa Intermediate raised just over $30,000 which is a new record! Also, congratulations to Finlay Hamilton-Nolan, who is in Room 3, for raising the most money out of the whole school. Finlay managed to raise $350 all by himself.
Room 14 were very considerate and came into Room 3 and gave everyone a bit of chocolate and congratulated us on nearly beating them and raising over $3,000. Any class who raises the most money receives a $200 prize that they can spend on anything they want, and Room 14 gave us $100 and invited us to a game of dodgeball in the hall during the whole of lunchtime which was very generous.
In P.E Piwakawaka syndicate have been practising dodgeball by splitting into two groups, boys and girls. Then the boys would go inside the hall and play a game while the girls practice catching, dodging and throwing. The groups switch after about 10-20 minutes. And speaking of dodgeball: The dodgeball tournament will most likely be taking place in Term 3, as well as the football tournament.The outside activities first involve getting into partners.
Activity 1#
Stand opposing each other on the courts outside the hall, have a cone in the middle of the court and stand on the outside of the court. Then try and hit the cone with the ball, whether it be a netball or a cannonball. This improves accuracy for when you play dodgeball, even though the cone isn't moving. The record used to be Sione with 7 in a row but now it is Ms Marlow with an amazing 9 in a row!
Activity 2#
This activity takes place on the avalon courts outside Pouakai syndicate. Your partner lines up on the wall outside the toilets while the other partner stands at the other end of the court. The partner on the wall has to try and dodge the balls that are being thrown at him/her.
Activity 3#
This activity is just catching. Because catching is the #1 rule in dodgeball because it not only gets them out, it also gets one of your teammates in.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Helping Hands Day
On Tuesday 26th of June Piwakawaka Syndicate went out on a day of volunteering (Helping Hands Day).It was apart of our school wide topic Citizenship and we were doing it so that we were giving something back to the community.
Some of us chose to go to a Refugee centre, Old folks home or the BMX track but some of us organised our own place to go to such as a Kindergarten or a school or anything else that you could think of that is volunteering work.
At the BMX track people would have planted trees and do gardening there but it was raining so they had to stay at school and learn about Refugees.
At an Old Folks home people cleaned windows, served morning tea and read books to them and other things that was helpful for them.
At the Refugee centre people listened to their stories about how and why they came to New Zealand and helped around the place when needed.The people who went to the Refugee Centre did a sausage sizzle to fund-raise for the Refugee centre too.
And if you organised your own place you just did whatever you needed to do that was helpful and that was giving something back to the community.
Over all it was a fun experience and was really worth while.
Some of us chose to go to a Refugee centre, Old folks home or the BMX track but some of us organised our own place to go to such as a Kindergarten or a school or anything else that you could think of that is volunteering work.
At the BMX track people would have planted trees and do gardening there but it was raining so they had to stay at school and learn about Refugees.
At an Old Folks home people cleaned windows, served morning tea and read books to them and other things that was helpful for them.
At the Refugee centre people listened to their stories about how and why they came to New Zealand and helped around the place when needed.The people who went to the Refugee Centre did a sausage sizzle to fund-raise for the Refugee centre too.
And if you organised your own place you just did whatever you needed to do that was helpful and that was giving something back to the community.
Over all it was a fun experience and was really worth while.
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