On the 24th of June room 22 and 21 went to Corban's Art Centre and we made a Korowai
it was so cool. First we had hession material and we had to fold the top down to about 3\4 then we had to put two fingers down at the bottom and put a line across then do it again but this time we had to do it up above the line. We had to get the long grass and cut it up the top diagonal and stub it in the first line and up through the top line and back down [like a fish].
Then turn it around and pull it so it won't came out. Then we had to get same more long grass a keep on going to the end.
Next got yellow leaves [called kenko] and do the same it is just like diving down like a fish and coming up like a dolphin and then back down and pull at the back. Then we got some feathers. This time we had to flip our korowai over and thread the feathers through. then we were finished and had to sew it together along the fold line. it was really awesome working with the fibres - but the bits of grass gets everywhere. check out our photos here
also look at Mr Qadir's awesome shots here too

By Sasha and Liutu

New iPad

On Monday the 21 of June 2010 Miss Chesseman bought in a new ipad. When everyone saw it they were amazed,the ipad was huge and the colour was silver and a little bit of black. Everyone was saying wow it is huge and everyone was trying to touch it and Farhiyo and I was the first one to go on the new ipad. It was awesome and exciting but when we went to one of the internet games we couldn't play on them because there was no Adobe Flash but instead we found a really cool game called Aurora Feint 3 the game was like those puzzle game where you had to click on one of the blocks and move it to make the same three pears , and the blocks looked like water, earth, fire and air and we had to do it really fast because time was running out and if you don't do it fast your lives will disappear and we also got to battle different evil characters and so it was very awesome but it was loading very slowly it took like 3 minutes. So any way Hannah got to go first and then I went on the ipad, the ipad is so cool and huge we had a lot of fun, the ipad is so usefull because it has internet so if a laptop or computer doesn't have the internet or someone else is using it we could use the ipad instead of the laptop. The ipad has maths games so we can practice maths in different ways so we wouldn't forget it because we could just play on it again. The iPad has more games and apps then a laptop could have and the iPad is like a mini laptop because it has most of the things that a laptop has like the internet and games.
A ipad is just like an ipod but the ipad is bigger. You have no keyboard you just use your finger to move around or you move the iPad itself.


By Hannah and Farhiyo

Football Quiz

Interactive quiz

Use your arrow keys to go left and right, up and down moves the cannons position. Hold down spacebar to fire the shot - hold it down longer to get a higher shot. You have to answer the questions. Choose an answer and try and shoot the cannon ball onto the top of your answer.

By Kevin and Vik

The Modern School Of Music Competitions - Keyboard and Piano

Last weekend on saturday Vikram, Dain, Tori-Grace and some other kids from our school competed in a competition, for the competition we had to play the keyboard. The competitions went on all day but each competition took 40 minutes. On the keyboard we had to play two songs. Each song took 10 minutes or less. One own choice and a test piece. The test piece was Rock Around The Clock. He had a beat to go with the song. We had a lot of fun playing keyboard for everyone. When we were ready for playing the judges rung a bell to tell us we could start playing. Tori-Grace won first place for the test piece and got a Casy R Riketts trophy. Her name will be carved on the back of the trophy. Another boy from another school school won in the own choice and Vikram came second! After six months Tori-Grace has to give the trophy back to the other guy who came first in the own choice and then he will have it for six months and then by that time it will be the competitions again but next year. It was a great experience and would like to do it again next year.

By Vikram and Tori-Grace

Battleships and Knowledge

Test your knowledge against the computer.
How much do you know about world cup countries?
Have a go at beating the computer at battleships here
http://www.quia.com/ba/405921.html
let us know how you get on!

Matariki

Book Character Parade!

On Friday 18th June at 9:15 AM at Summerland Primary, we had a book character parade. Most of the students in the school are dressed up as their favourite book character. First there was a small introduction by Ezrah, Atarah and Aashay. Afterwards they would call out a pod then that pod would come up on stage and do a catwalk. Before they walk down the stairs, the person has to do a pose! There were cameras snapping pictures of some people they really liked. Then it was the teachers turn to strut their stuff!!! After all that applause, we finally can stand up and dance to the music for a few minutes before we walk out. The most popular characters were Princesses, Superheroes and Cartoon Characters. Students felt really nervous, some students were very excited, and some people didn't even want to go up on stage! As for me, I felt a 100% embarresed because I wasn't wearing any costume at all! I Bet Sahville had a good costume. I felt really shy because it was really nerve racking! After all that dancing we can finally go to morning tea!

By Isabella & Sahville

Book Character Parade Madness! on PhotoPeach

Go the All Whites

Check out our write up here http://newzealand.blogtheworldcup.net/

Matariki

Matariki

Matariki is about a group of stars which you would call the seven sisters. It is also known to be the traditional Maori New year.

The Maori new year is marked by the rise of Matariki and sighting of the next full moon.

The Matariki can be seen in the winter solstice in the eastern sky. Which this year it can be seen around the 14th of June.

Matariki is celebrated with education, remembrance and the planting of new trees and plants signaling the new beginnings. By the meaning of education, schools participate the maori new year with flax weaving, learning a haka, making seven stars and for the little kids they color in the stars.

The celebration lasts for 3 days after the new moon had risen following Matariki bec

oming visible.

In room 21 and room 22 we were celebrating Matariki by making clay necklaces that represents something.

Hook: Strengt

Twist: Friendship

Heart:Friendship

Square/ circle:Future

By Louisa

Disco Night!!!!!!!!

On the 11th of June 6:30pm. We had a disco in the hall. It was 5 dollars to get in. The things the parents were selling was candy floss, zombie chews, finger lights, glow sticks, fizzy drinks and water. When a Justin Bieber song came on all the girls started screaming and when it was about 7:30pm all of the finger lights were sold out. All of the games we were playing were amazing. The game we played where called Musical statues, Michael Jackson dance 0ff, Follow the leader. The songs were great I knew the songs were great because most people were singing along. The disco was so cool because we got to get out of our houses . At the disco people wore awesome clothes and some people wore some dresses. At the disco there was REALLY LOUD MUSIC!!!!!!! Some people were wearing T-shirts saying I love Justin! when the disco was finished people were angry because people wanted to stay at the disco longer and dance and have more fun!!!!

By Sasha, Hannah, Rhiannon, Sahville

Rm 22

templates art

In room 22 we did awesome project that was ink printing we did printing with ruber templates we had all sorts of ink colour to peace of paper then we put the ruber template on the paper then printed it on to the paper by rolling it hard then we went to go and put other colour to do more pattens I first used blue then suck it on my paper then rolled it on hard on the paper it was fun at the same time but try not to smudged it and put it down when you have all ready put it down there .The ruber templates were flower plates number 17 plates that has been carved they were awesome.

By Dahria

Game On!

Game On football fans!

Check out our online collaboration project across the world too - a football crazy blog covering the entire world!!!
http://newzealand.blogtheworldcup.net/

Follow us on twitter too as we follow the blog #btwc

Nie Newspapers - creative footie cartoon

Our creative cartooning of an image from the newspaper - check out the others on our school website pages here

Go LG MYSTICS!!!

We walk to the gate, we're inside the trust stadium and we see our home team....the LG MYSTICS!! They were versing the pulse team. Beep as the whistle goes! The game has started...wow the mystic's goal shooter has the ball in her hands ready to shoot! Beep the whistle goes again the mystics have a goal!! The crowd goes wild and then very quiet...soon the whistle goes again now the crowd is waving there blue banners, shouting and screaming, then everyone is suddenly quiet then the ball has been thrown to the pulse team then the whistle blows. The timer goes its a quarter gone already the mystics have 21 goals already. Pulse has 30 goals they have got in the lead I wonder what happens next! The whistle blows its the second quarter already the mystics have 31 goals and the pulse team are still on 30 goals.....But wait a minute? Something awesome is coming out? it is, it is, a HUGE DICE!! What happens with the dice is when you get a number from 1 to 6 that is the time you will get for the game, and if you get the smile face we get 15 minutes to go,so that is quite a long time for the mystics and the pulse team. So the dice has been rolled and what number do we get???? We get the number 6!!!!So then we get 6 minutes for the game to end, so then the mystics have 59 and the pulse team had 59 as well so then the talker guy said that we should have 14 minutes left to the finish. So this is what he meant, so we have 7 minutes for the mystics and pulse, then they have 1 minute to have a drink, then have a talk, then they will go play again for 7 minutes then have another drink and then another talk. Then we all look at the Score board and OMG!!!! pulse have 60 goals and we have 61 goals and the CROWD GOES WILD by screaming and shouting and cheering and then we all clap and cheer some more, and then everyone starts walking outside so they can go home and then the game was finished, and if you wanted to you could meet the mystics and get something signed.

written by Rhiannon and Tori-Grace

another voicethread - more Teaching Maori

awesome maori words.

Tamir & Jarred like doing things for you and we love to do any thing for any body. we would like to do maori for you and please send us more. We would like to thank you by saying tena koe.

here is our second voicethread with more maori words that Martha's Vineyard school wanted to know

Woodhill Racing

wood hill mountain bike race!!!!!!!!

on Sunday 16th may 2010 at wood hill mountain bike park. you had to bike ride on the avanti bike trail. I did the meridian bike jams.

it was ausome you showed came to it next year!!!! you get a goody bag and a magazine, and two milo drinks.

the trail was 5km I came 1st in my race.

it was an assume day. I fall off my bike two times trying to overtake someone on the first km.there was an ambulance there too just in case.

later on in the day I went to the bike shop there was a bike there it cost $7,450 and anther one with carbine fibre forks in the front. suppression in the front & rear of the bike with 6 gears.

then wen I went to the starting grid.

I saw some cool cars on the way back. then it was time to go it was geting late in the day so we paced up the bikes & went back to home.

on the way back dad said wen we get home you wii have to wash your bike because its rally dirty and so is yours luke

THE END

The HIGHLY COMMENDED Letterboxes

On Friday evening last week, there was a post box competition. Many schools were competing and getting prizes for all their hard work that they had done. Jay Yu and Dain got 'Highly Commended' certificates. All the certificates that were given out to everyone that won a prize each. When we went up, we got given two black bags with goodies in them. In the bags we got some roses and the certificate. We are quite proud of our class and all the people that made a letterbox. We were so happy when we went up stage. Dain couldn't take the smile off her face! It looked like it was going to be on her face forever and ever!!! When we went off the stage we gave our bags to Miss Cheeseman so she can look after them. On Monday morning, we found out what was inside the bag. There were gift cards for the class and the 'Roses' chocolates enough to hand out to the whole class! YUM!!! Everyone had so much fun making the letterboxes! Well done to Tenera, Tori-Grace, Alex, Farah, Isabella, Sahville and Dain and thanks for coming!!!

By Dain and Tori-Grace :)

How to use text edit

Vikram and Jae used TextEdit for the first time yesterday and created a 'how to' video for others.
TextEdit is a free piece of software on an Apple Mac computer

Maori Voicethread

A group of 3 boys were keen on making this voicethread to teach a school in Martha's Vineyard some Maori - they are 9 and 10 years old and their names are Jarred, Tamir and Kevin.

We had a good time with helping you with your maori numbers.

Cross country.

What a awesome day. People are running and running trying to be 1st. As soon as you pass them they give you a BAD look like you let them all down. Some were cheering you on some weren't. TICK TOCK TICK TOCK the time went fast in your head people were getting ready for the next race. By time it was my turn to race my heart was pounding, my pod was telling me to go faster. I started to pick up my speed. I started to past some girls. I was coming first in the start but then Hannah past me and Sarsha and I was coming in a tie together. When everything finished everyone was very happy and some weren't just because they never made it in the finals.It was hard for some people because you had to try come in the top 8. hi my

by Sasha & Aaliyah.

The Values Filming With Rm 21

On Friday, we did some filming about the Summerland values.

We did it with room 21. Before we started filming, we had to get into a group, watch a few videos then we planned about how, where and when we were going to film it. After we planned it, Miss Cheeseman showed us how to use the camera with a tripod. She showed us how to change the size of the tripod and how to record with a camera. After, we told Miss Cheeseman where we were going so she didn't have to go looking for us all the time. When we went to go and do our filming, we weren't allowed to go where all the other groups were. After we filmed, we imported it to Imovie. Nobody got to the editing part yet because we had to get ready for home-time.

But when we get up to it, we will update this post!!!

By Dain, Olepa and Farhiyo

Mailboxes

Eleven children have made mailboxes over the school holidays. Their names are Tenera, Farah, Jae Yu, Hannah, Isabella, Alex, Tori-Grace, Dain, Vikram, Kevin and Sahville.

They made mailboxes for a competition that was for some books. The books they had to choose were: Cowshed christmas, piggity wiggity jiggity jig goes to dad's cafe and Sting. This is how the mailboxes are made, Tenera's mailbox is made out of a paint container and cardboard. Farah's mailbox is made out of cardboard. Jae Yu's mailbox is made out cardboard, popsicle sticks and foam letters. Isabella's mailbox is made out of cardboard, pink cellophane and plastic plates. Alex's mailbox is made out of recycling cans, cardboard, containers and paper. We are entering the NZ Post book awards competition and it will be on at Westcity on May 14th at 7pm.

Mind-bender

This will seriously FREAK you out!
This will seriously make your BRAIN MELT!
This will seriously make you go 'HOW DID THEY DO THAT???'

Don't believe me???
Well give it a whirl!

http://www.quizyourprofile.com/guessyournumber.swf

PS - it is Appreciate a teacher week - how will YOU show you appreciate a past or present teacher??

Google Lit Trip - testing learning

First Google Lit Trip completed.....click here to open it in Google Earth and follow my trip!

The apprentice

The Apprentice has reached room 22 and their been chosen for the challenge.....

So what's the challenge......

Getting ready...

*First Challenge: Getting Sorted, Everyone in the classroom had to get in to teams and think of what their Motto is,Team name is and what is their logo.

*Second Challenge: Make your business cards, bring your logo and motto design and create your team wiki page.......???