Yasmine"s Kittens Visit Room 5

We have been very interested in the regular updates that Yasmine provides us on her kittens since they were born.  We were all so excited when they came to visit us.  Tyrone loved spending time with them and was very careful and respectful towards them.

Safety Walk Through Clive

We went for a walk around Clive to discuss the various dangers around us and how we can keep safe in our community.  We also enjoyed a treat beside the river.

I-Pads in Room 5

We enjoy our time with the i-Pads in Room 5.  We have used a new game called "Slide" to help us with the quick recall of our basic facts for maths.

A Moment in Time

We wrote these thoughts as if we were looking out of the window of an aeroplane.

My Adventure in a Plane

I can hear the pilot talking to us.  His voice is loud and croaky.

I can see some small houses and some fluffy clouds.

I feel happy because it is my first time in a plane.

I wonder how they drive the sparkly plane?

By Tyler O

The Amazing Plane

I can hear the small propellers on the side.

I can see the metal wing.

I feel confident because I know the pilot won’t crash.

I wonder what is going on in the blue, shiny sea down below?

By Reuben

The Magic Plane

I can hear the rumbling when I’m landing on the ground.

I can see the fluffy, white clouds and the tiny houses and the white plane wing.

I can see the sparkling sea.

I feel sad and nervous because we might crash land.

I wonder what is in the shiny, blue sea?

By Juel

The Jetting Plane

I can hear the rumbling engine.

When we land I will hear the bumping aeroplane.

I can see the fluffy, sparkling clouds.

I feel excited because there are ipads on the squishy seat.

I wonder how they drive the Air New Zealand plane?

By Louie

My Get Away

I can hear the noise of the screeching wheels.

I can see the white wing of the plane.

I feel the plane tipping.

I wonder when the plane is going to stop?

I wonder what it is like to be a pilot?

By Jerzy

Milk Poems

We brainstormed some interesting adjectives and verbs to describe milk.  We wrote wonderful poems.  Here are a few of them.  Please come and view the others on our classroom wall.

Kapa Haka

We all love going to Kapa Haka with Mr Bassett every Wednesday.

Maths - Fractions

 We have been learning about fractions.  We know what fraction of our pizza we ate and what fraction of the pizza is left.

We have been using our interactive board to help us learn what fractions equal the same.

De Bono's Thinking hats

This week we have been using the thinking tools of De Bono's Thinking Hats.  We have used the hats to help us discuss and write on the topic of "Milk in Schools".

Our Daily Milk

This week we have been lucky enough to start the "Milk in Schools".  We have all loved the milk and we are learning how to fold our cartons to help with the recycling
of them.  In class we have been learning more about cows and milk.

Rectangles Maths Group

The clever children in the "rectangle" maths group have been learning how to solve subtraction problems by rounding down to the next whole ten and then subtracting the remaining amount.  Here are some of their working out and use of this strategy.

Junior Cross Country

Well done to all the children of Room 5 who competed and completed the Junior Cross Country yesterday in the windy conditions. Your training over the last 3 weeks paid off!
Room 5 place getters were...

Tyler W - 1st 6 year boys

Sian - 3rd 6 year girls

Max - 1st 7 year boys (only turned 7 two days before the cross country!!)

Spring Swimming Lessons

Ranfurly Shield

We were lucky enough to have two Magpie players visit Clive School to show off the Ranfurly Shield.

Thank you for your letters!!!

In Term 2 we wrote and posted letters to our friends and family.  We got lots of letters back from all over New Zealand and on from Australia.  We learnt found all the places on the map and loved reading them.  Thank you so much to you all for taking the time to share in our learning by writing back to us!!!

Eric Carle Reports

Eric Carle is a famous artist.  He has written over 70 books.  His most popular book is …The Hungry Caterpillar.  When he was 6 he did not know how to write because there was a war going on around him.  His Dad was a prisoner in the war.  He used to live in Germany.  He makes his own paper. He draws his outline.  He cuts his paper. Most of his books are about animals.  He is a collage artist.  He wrote the book Mr Seahorse.

By Jerzy

Eric Carle is famous.  He is a creative guy.  He makes his own paper.  He blends his colours.  His dad was a prisoner in the war.  He has made over 70 books.  The most popular book is the Hungry Caterpillar.  He lives in Germany.

By Juel

Eric Carle is a famous collage maker.  Eric Carle makes books about nature.  He wrote a book called The Hungry Caterpillar.  He wrote over 70 books.  He is famous.  The Hungry Caterpillar has sold the most.

By Reuben

Tyrones trip to the "Leg Up Trust"

Tyrone, Max, Juel, Joanna and Mrs Wilson were lucky enough to visit the "Leg Up Trust".  They met the horses and learnt a bit about how to look after them.

Inquiry - Collage

We have been learning about the art technique of collage.  We have discovered an interesting collage artist - Eric Carle.  We have learnt a lot about Eric Carle and we have been using his collage techniques to create our own paper and collage art.  He are our seahorses that were inspired by Eric Carle's "Mister Seahorse" picture book.

Physical Education - Gymnastics

We have been doing gymnastics for the first four weeks of Term 3.  We have learnt how to do a front, rear and shoulder support.  We have learnt how to do a forwards and backwards roll.  We have learnt how to land correctly and how to use the beat board and vault.

Maths - Measurenment

We have been learning how to measure in metres and centimetres.  Here are some photos of us measuring and drawing lines of different lengths on the concrete.  We worked together to solve problems.

The World BMX Champs

In the holidays Tyler W represented New Zealand in the World BMX Champs in Auckland.  Here is his recount of his experience.

When I went to Auckland I went to the Vector Arena.  I went BMXing in a stadium.  I went up the start gate.  I balanced and I ...  ZOOMED down!  We all went around the track.  Someone fell down on the corner.  He got back up and rode the whole track.  After we were finished we watched the pro's race.

By Tyler W


Tyler got 2nd in race 1, 1st in race 2, 3rd in race 3 and 5th in the quarter finals (just missing out on a spot in the semi-finals).
Well done Tyler!!!  A super effort.  We are so proud of YOU!!!!

Earthquake Stories

During the last week of Term Two we had an earthquake at school.  Room 5 wrote about that morning.


Today we were doing reading.  It was our turn on the mat.  We were in the middle of our book when Mrs Cornelius felt the floor shaking.  It was an earthquake!  We had to go the under tables.

By Roy

On Monday at reading time there was a little earthquake at Clive School.  Mrs Cornelius told us to go under the table.  She said to duck down and hold the table legs.  We got to come out.

By Tyler W

When we were reading there was a small earthquake.  We had to go under the table.  Then we went to the mat.  We talked about the earthquake.

By Reuben

In our class we were doing reading.  Suddenly we felt the ground shaking.  It was an earthquake!  We had to go under the tables really fast.  I was scared.  Then the earthquake stopped.  We had to get out.  We talked about it and then we started reading again.

By Miah

Wonderment and Awe

In Term Two we enjoyed doing Wonderment and Awe with the Junior School.  Here are some photos of some of the different things we did.

Letter Writing

We have finished our inquiry study on "Communication".  We decided that we would write letters the "old fashioned" way (pen and paper).  We wrote to friends and family.  We walked down to post them.  We are looking forward to receiving some letters!

If I was a goldfish . . .

I would swim around to the try to find a secret cave.  

I would eat my crunchy fish food.

I would hunt in a secret cave.

I would play with my friends.

By Reuben

If I was a goldfish...

I would go behind a big rock to hide.
I would swim slowly in the bouncy coral.
I would go up to the top of the tank and get
the Bumpy fish food.
 I would find a cave and go in.
By Miah

If I was a goldfish...

I would swim around soft coral .
I would swim around enormous rocks.
I would swim in to a  hard humungus cave.
I would hide behind tiny rocks.

If I was a gold fish

I would be hiding in dark bouncy caves
I would be swimming through the hard rocks.
I would nibble the fish food.
I would swim through the deep coral.
By Tyler W

Statistics - Graphes

We have been learning how to make and read bar graphs.  We wanted to know...
What Room 5's favourite Fruit Burst flavor was?
How many of each flavor there is in each packet of Fruit Bursts?

Here is the graph we created on our interactive board.

Here is the graph we made to find out how many of each colour there was in a packet of Fruit Bursts.