Room 5 - 2011

Room 5, what a busy year we have had! We have had heaps of fun and we have learnt so much! You were an awesome class and Mrs O'Donnell and I enjoyed every minute with you! Thank you for being so special. Have a fantastic holiday and a wonderful Christmas! Always stay as amazing as you are! Love Mrs Watt and Mrs O'Donnell

Pirates Ahoy

Ahoy me hearties!! Shiver me timbers, the scallywags in Room 5 have been raising the mainsail, we have been scrubbing the decks and walking the plank!



The diary of Davy Jones.
One warm summer day on the Caribbean Sea four silly old pirates were on the most dangerous island ever. A terrifying dinosaur approached. Finally they escaped on the row boat. Meanwhile English were on the boat. They had a big battle but the English sank the boat but it can survive under water. “Arr!” I was in jail but other pirates shot the jail and we escaped. They made us join in the crew. We left in Port Royal. On the massive bridge we escaped before it blew up. When they got on the ship it was all broken destroyed. We got a new boat. – Viggo






Dear diary
I woke up with a big noise. I leapt out of bed, someone stole the precious treasure map! If we find him I will make him walk the plank. He would be shark bait. We sail the sea with gusty winds! We found a secret cave with treasure as shiny as gold. “Beware of booby traps!” So we went in the dark slimy cave. We walked in the cave. “Treasure, treasure!” said one of the pirates. We sailed back to our secret cave. “Adios!” - Zac




Dear Diary
The pirates got out of bed in the morning with a storm coming towards the massive ship. The ship started to wobble like a dogs tail swaying. Four good tough pirates flew off the humungous ship. One of the tough pirates survived. When he got back on board he was broken. - Ethan

Aliens at Red Beach School

The children in Red Beach School made awesome aliens! We had so much fun!

My alien's name is Mr Number. He lives on planet Zuba. My alien's favourite food is kid's lunch. It can run fast, count to 10 000 and it can do bowling. It has two big eyes, he is dark blue, big ears, short arms and big legs. My alien is a shy alien. - Cassie

My alien looks funny. It has three big eyes, one small eye and my alien has big antennae. My alien has a star. - Kane

My alien's name is Mr Morth. My alien can do two tricks, it is a flip and it can do a jump. It lives on the moon. It was fun. - Jessica

Yesterday Room 5 made crazy space aliens. We used materials like wriggly fingers, play dough (the body), colourful straws, sparkles, white plastic plates, googly eyes and stars and dots. Mine had a round body which was dark blue. - Stirling

My aliens's name is Zomay Domno Key. His home is called Saturn and his letter box number is eleven. He likes to eat teachers and drink blood. It is as big as a computer. - Ava

My alien's name is Beney. He lives in the classroom. Beney has super sharp spikes around his round head. Beney also has three big eyes and one little eye. He likes to swing on the umbrella next to the light. He really likes to drink chocolate milk and eat shapes. Beney is a crazy alien and sometimes I let him come home. - Ben

My alien has got huge ugly eyes. The play dough is made out of food colouring. He likes to drink cactus juice and eat cactus, but not the spices. His name is King Brady. He lives underground. - Jasmine

Yesterday Room 5 made aliens. My one was blue. Her name is Whanga. She lives in Pluto. Whanga is blue because she lives on the coldest planet. She has one eye. - Charlotte

Yesterday Room 5 made aliens. We made aliens by using play dough, sparkles, plastic plates, googly eyes, vivids, scissors and stars. I think mine looks a bit funny. I think everyone put a lot of effort into their aliens. I loved making aliens. - Zoe

The Champions

GO THE MIGHTY ALL BLACKS




We are so proud of you!

Our World Champion All Blacks! from Jared Brandon Productions on Vimeo.

When the Rugby World Cup was on, the All Blacks won every game they played. My dad went to the last game which was France V the All Blacks. Dad said he went bananas. - Zoe

On Sunday I watched the Rugby World Cup 2011 final. The scores were very close. The All Blacks fried the French. France tried to crush the Kiwis. I was scared, but they won! - Logan

In the Rugby World Cup people were nervous if France was going to win or the All Blacks were. They were biting their nails so badly they had no more left. I was hoping France was going to win. I had a great time! - Kelvin

When the Rugby World Cup was on I was at my aunty's house. I stayed up until 11.30. My mum was shouting and jumping. It was the best time of my life. When we won I felt so proud of the All Blacks. Go the mighty All Blacks! - Sophie

The Rugby World Cup. In the Rugby World Cup I went crazy when the All Blacks won. The Rugby World Cup 2011 final was a very close game. The results of the Rugby World Cup were New Zealand won, France came second and Australia came third. I liked the Rugby World Cup. - Ben

On the last game of the Rugby World Cup, the All Blacks fried the French's bottoms. I was feeling like a scaredy cat, but they actually WON! The Kiwi's are the best. - Lucas

The Rugby World Cup was super exciting. We went to Tony and Hippo's big house. It is very new. We went to watch the Rugby World Cup final. We were all shouting and screaming and jumping like mad frogs when it was all over. I was so nervous because at some parts of the game it looked like France was going to win. It was great. - Aysha

The wonderful Rugby World Cup. I went to Ben's house to watch the scary final. Ben and I were freaked out at the end. At the end we all jumped up and said, "Yay, yay, yay!" - Olivia

Red Beach School Art Attack

Red Beach School held an amazing Art Attack this term. Have a look at some of the awesome work that was displayed and auctioned. Wow! What talented artists we have!

Art Attack 2011 on PhotoPeach

South African Community Rugby World Cup Day

The South African community had a wonderful day celebrating the Rugby World Cup. We all had banners and chants and we dressed in our country's colours. On the day we did the Haka and we shared interesting facts about our countries. We all learnt so much! After that we had a sausage sizzle and then after lunch it was time for the Rippa Rugby games. We all cheered for our teams and in the end New Zealand won the junior games and Ireland won the senior games. We had an awesome time!

Room 5's Feeling Poems

Counting on

We are learning to add by counting on.

Adding tens and ones

We are learning how to add tens and ones.

Equal sharing - Part 2

Stirling came up with this great problem. Have a go at figuring it out using equal sharing. Tell mum and dad I highly recommend that you use real pieces of chocolate! Don't eat it before you figure out the answer. Great job, Stirling!

The blocks of chocolate that we had to sell for the school had 21 pieces in them, me, my sister and my mum all wanted some - how did we divide it equally?

Happy Father's Day

To all our wonderful dads out there ...



I love my dad because he makes delicious pancakes. He plays tickle time with me. He made a helicopter. I feel happy. – Zac

I love my daddy because he cooks the best breakfast in the whole wide world. Thank you for taking me on holiday, Daddy. You take me to McDonalds. – Amber

I love you, Daddy, because you work so hard to get money for us. You are an excellent Dad. I love you, Daddy. – Kayla

I love my daddy because he takes me out fishing on the boat and also he takes me to the park sometimes. He makes us wonderful dinners on the barbeque! He earns money so we can go on holidays to some places we have not been to. My dad is the best dad in the world. He helps me pack my bag. – Cassie

I love my daddy because he is the tallest person in the world. You are the best because you give me horsey rides. Sometimes you play cars with me. You’re the best. I love you so much. – Kelvin

Happy Dads Day, Terry. Terry, you are like my dad because you look after me. – Sophie

I love my daddy because he gives me lovely things like Xbox Connect, Nintendo DS, a camera and some other lovely things. He works hard to make me and my sister lots of lovely things. You are the best daddy in the whole wide world. I love you lots and lots and lots, Daddy. – Ava

I love you Dad because you always protect me from scary things. You build everything. I love you. I enjoy you walking on the beach with me. Thank you for helping me on my bike. – Olivia

Me and my dad went to the Warriors and Cowboys game. It was fun and exciting. I had fun. - Ethan

I love my dad because he bought Transformers 1 and Transformers 2. Once he took me out to a playground I have never been to before. My dad is great. – Ben

I love you Daddy because you work hard for lovely long holidays. You look after me when I’m hurt. You make my bed nice and sort of warm. You are the best dad. – Stirling

I love you Dad because you know cool tricks and bounce me so high on the trampoline. My dad is the best. He is so smart. He tells me awesome things. I love my dad. – Logan

I love my dad because he keeps me safe when people are mean. I love you Dad because you teach me new fantastic things like football. You play good and let me play with you. I love you. – Jessica

I love you and you are my favourite person in the whole world. You take me to McDonalds every day. You let me stay up on the weekend. I love you Dad because you buy me chocolate all the time. – Kane

I love mummy because she goes to work and rushes home to see me. I love my mother because she lets me have a cat. I love my mum and she loves me too. – Gemma

I love you Dad because you give me nice warm hugs. You are the best dad in the world. You always give me all your love so I want to say love you, Dad, and I always will even when you’re gone and I know that you remember that. I will always love you. – Aysha

I love you Daddy because you are a crime fighter. I am glad you are a policeman. I love you and you take me to McDonalds. It was lovely. Thank you for fighting crime. – Jasmine



I love you Dad because you are so special because you are fun and cool. There are so many things I like about you. – Viggo

Dad! I love you. I love you because you have the biggest heart. You have the best smile. I love you because you love me and let us play war. You’re the best dad but no-one knows it. You’re AWESOME. - Charlotte

Near doubles

If 6 + 6 = 12 then what would 6 + 7 be?

7 is one more than 6 so ... 6 + 7 is one more than 12 which equals 13.



Give this one a go ...

We are learning about equal sharing

If mum had 18 lollies and she had 2 children, how many lollies would they each get?





If a farmer had 4 fields and 16 cows, how many cows would he put into each field?

If I was an animal, I would be a ...

If I was an animal I would be a horse because I think I am a gentle person. Horses can run fast and so can I. I think I am a friendly person just like a horse because they like being with people. – Nathaniel




If I was an animal I would be a lizard because I am as fast as a rocket. I have dry skin and I like lying in the sun. I can be as still as a statue. I’m good at hiding. – Ethan



On Tuesday Room 5 was seeing which animal they are like. I think I am an eagle because I am fast and it is the fastest flying thing. Also they protect their family and so do I. Sometimes I like to be alone and quiet. – Cameron




If I were an animal I would be a gecko because they are very fast and good at escaping like me. They also lose their tail when they are scared that’s a bit like me, when I am scared I try to camouflage myself. I am shy like a gecko. I am gentle like a gecko too. – Logan





If I was an animal I would be a horse because I am friendly and so are horses. I am gentle and I like to be with people. I can run really fast but sometimes I get really tired and have to stop. I have good eye contact and I am good at jumping and so are horses. – Aysha



If I were an animal I would be an Ankylosaurus because I don’t like things disturbing me. I’m strong and an Ankylosaurus is strong too. They’re sometimes dangerous and I’m sometimes dangerous . I would like to be like one of them. - Stirling

Why do we need homes?

Room 5 has been discussing what we need homes for. These are the ideas we came up with ...



We need homes for privacy and to sleep but the most important thing is we keep dry. I love my home because it is as clean as a sparkle. It is nice and warm. We need homes for safety and to relax. - Jessica

Everybody needs homes to keep them warm. I love my home because we get to play. You also have space to put your things away. Do you like your house? - Kelvin

If I didn't have a home I would be in danger because animals could attack me. I am very lucky I even have a home. It keeps my family together. I have a home to cook and to sleep. I love my home. - Kayla

Everybody needs homes for safety, to keep your family together and to keep your things in. We need homes to protect us and keep us dry. We can also keep safe from wild animals. We can keep our food dry. - Ava

We need homes for cooking and to have fun. If we didn't have homes we won't be able to sleep in a bed. I love my home because I can put my stuffed animals on my bed. If we didn't have a home we won't be able to watch TV. I love my home because it keeps me safe. - Sophie

Everybody needs homes. We need homes for safety, privacy, to sleep, to relax and for electricity. We have homes for clean water, being together, to be warm, for shelter and to wash ourselves. If we didn't have homes we would be in danger and might get a cold. I love my home because it is snuggly. - Olivia

Book and Movie Character Day

Room 5 had a wonderful celebration of book and movie characters. We used our imaginations and designed wonderful costumes. Some of us even brought our books to school. We also had a shared lunch. We had a fantastic fun-filled day. Look at our awesome costumes!

Hi Paris!

Hi Paris

Thank you for commenting on our blog. It was so sad when you left for Singapore and we miss you very much! We hope you are having a great time! It is so good to keep in contact with you! You are still a very important part of Room 5! Missing you stax!!

Love Room 5

Making Puppets

Puppet Shows on PhotoPeach



The South African Community got together and made puppets to use in a short play. We wanted to teach others about being inclusive. We had to work in our buddy groups to make our puppets and work on a script for our plays. We needed to have characters and create a situation where we could show the characters being inclusive. We all collaborated and participated and had heaps of fun! Our puppets look so awesome! We enjoyed watching the puppet shows too!

Hands

Hands save lives. They help heal people. Hands do sport and give love. They feed people and talk for the deaf and dumb people. If you are sad, you wipe the tears. They are your tools so don't lose them. - Cameron.



Hands help you when you talk. They help you a lot. They hug you. They save you from falling. They feed you. They are your best friends. - Charlotte




Hands talk in conversations. They help you drink and eat, they help you swim and stay strong and healthy and most of all they show love. - Aysha

Hands are good at driving to school and reading books. My dad's hands are good at working. I like my hands. - Lucas

I have hands that do mostly everything for me. If I fell over, my hands would save me. My hands can write, my hands can work like a tool. I would really hate to have no hands. - Zoe



We need hands to talk and to wash ourselves. We had hands for giving love. I love my hands. We have hands to eat. - Tami

Hands give mum and dad a wonderful hug. They are also like tools and help you to run very fast and play. When we read books we have to hold the book up. Hands wipe away tears when you cry.- Ben



You use your hands to hug people when they are sad and give love. You use your hands for activities like sport and exercise. You also use your hands to ask questions and heal people. You use your hands for washing your dishes. You use your hands to play. - Amber.

Waka Waka

This is another amazing song for our assembly. It was used at the South African Soccer World Cup. It has wonderful, lively music for the children to sing along with and to celebrate being part of the South African Community. The main message of the song is Never give up, pick yourself up, dust yourself off and do it again! In other words, you need to persevere to be a success! Have a listen ....

In The Jungle

We are learning a fun African song for our assembly. Our homework is to try to learn the words. This is a great song to get little (or big) brothers and sisters involved. It is guaranteed to have you humming all day long! Have heaps of fun!

Saving Water

Room 5 has been learning all about water. We have a new song that teaches us how to save water. Please discuss this as a family so that we can all save water to make a difference. Do you have the nerve to conserve?

Cross Country

Cross Country 2011 on PhotoPeach



Today Room 5 and the rest of the school went to Shakespear Park to take part in the 2011 Cross Country. We all took a risk and persevered to the end! Everybody ran beautifully and put in such a tremendous effort! We had an amazing day. Well done Room 5, you are all CHAMPIONS!

Autumn

Autumn Leaves - Cameron

Golden, red and green
Old, crunchy and fragile
Windy and crackly
Spinning and whirling
Autumn is a red carpet showing an adventure to winter.

Autumn Leaves - Jessica

Red, golden, green
Wet, soft and brittle
Noisy, rustling and crunchy
Turning, dropping
Autumn is when the leaves fall from the trees.



Autumn Leaves - Olivia

Green, red orange and yellow
Crunchy and soft
Whistling, rustling and noisy
Whirling, turning and falling
Autumn is lots of stars falling down to the floor.



Autumn Leaves - Ben

Golden, orange and yellow
Crunchy, old and wet
Noisy, windy and crackly
Turn, tumble and fall
Autumn is a blanket of leaves for winter to sleep in.



Autumn Leaves - Stirling

Magenta, green and golden orange
Crunchy, brittle, rough and fragile
Rustling, noisy, whistling and crackling
Whirling, spinning, tumble turns
Autumn is colourful with bright colourful leaves.