Principal for a Day

Aiden won the raffle for 'Principal for a Day' and was in the hot seat on Friday.

It looks like he had a wonderful time and thanks for the pay rise Mr Holland.

Multiplication Madness

Over the last week or so, we have been doing some multiplication work. We are learning to solve complex problems by making easier ones that we can work out. The slideshow below shows some of our thinking (Its not always correct).

Speeches

Today Pohutukawa Syndicate had its annual speech competition. Three members from Team 15 competed against the other Year Four classes with two placing in the top three. Congratulations to Sarah, Lawrence and Brooke. Here is a picture of the winners.

All members of Team 15 presented speeches and some of us wanted to share them. They all did a fantastic job and I was thoroughly impressed. You can see them below.

(Sorry about the sound quality.)

Brooke's Speech from Brent on Vimeo.

Ben's Speech from Brent on Vimeo.

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Hayley's Speech from Brent on Vimeo.

Aiden's Speech from Brent on Vimeo.

Sarah's Speech from Brent on Vimeo.

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Guy's Speech from Brent on Vimeo.

Liam's Speech from Brent on Vimeo.

Matthew's Speech from Brent on Vimeo.

Eleesha's Speech from Brent on Vimeo.

Pataka Trip

We had a wonderful time at Pataka last week and learnt so much about the good old days.

Here is a slideshow with some of the highlights.

Being a Good Classmate

We have been experimenting with a programme called Comic Life.

We decided to create scenarios showing how to act appropriately and be good friends.

Kai

We have been learning all about kai. Here is a video some of us have made to show what we have learnt. I'm very impressed.

Maori - Kai from Brent on Vimeo.

Calendar Art

Here is a sneak peak at our calendar art. We have drawn 'Hueys' from a wonderful book called 'The New Jumper', written by Oliver Jeffers.

To see the full artwork, pop into the office from Week 11 onwards.

Olympic Ring Designs

What an amazing job we have done with our Olympic Rings. We had a look at some interesting designs and then created our own.

Fantastic!

Harold - Life Education

Over the past couple of weeks we have had Harold and Jane at Redwood School teaching us about Space Invaders. Here is a video from one of our lessons.

Harold from Brent on Vimeo.

Created by Eleesha and Arthur.

Book Reviews

Olympic Ring Designs

Whale Paintings

We have created some more amazing whale art.

First we experimented with blending acrylic paints to make an ocean background. We also used different brush strokes to create different textures.

Once it had dried, we used crayons to draw our whale silhouettes. We also used them to add some shadows and detail.

Pop in to have a look at them in the flesh.

Whale Poems

Whale Silhouette Art

We have created some cool artwork based on the illustrations from 'Lost and Found' written by Oliver Jeffers.

Our silhouettes are a birds eye view of some whales migrating in a super pod. I wonder where they are migrating to?

Whale Writing

We have been writing all about whales.

Here are some excerpts from three of our students. Pop on in to read the rest.

Whales

Whales are LONG creatures and are way bigger than dolphins. Now here is an idea about how long a whale is; an orca is bigger than an elephant! They have 4 limbs (2 in their tail and one in each flipper). Beneath their skin is a fat called blubber. Seals and Seal Lions also have blubber.  

DIET:

A whale’s diet depends on whether you are a toothed whale, or if you are a baleen whale. If you are a toothed whale you eat squid, seals, sea lions and blue whales. If you are a baleen whale you eat krill shrimp and…

plankton.

POPULATION:

Varies with every species. I don’t know what a single whale’s population is, apart from a few dolphins population, so ask a scientist who studies whales.

MH

Killer Whales

The Killer Whale is black and white. It kills sharks and it has a blowhole. Its fin looks like a sharks fin and it has a white eye. It likes to chase sea turtles and its really fast, in fact, even faster than a human. They can also defend themselves against sharks and other kinds of dangerous icy water animals.

FM

Blue Whales

The Blue Whale has a pleated throat, a giant tail and an enormous mouth. If feels a bit wet, touchy and soft. The Blue Whale looks like an enormous sea sausage. Its eyes are the size of grape fruit. It has a blowhole. With its tail, it can kill a Toothed Whale like the Orca. Its baleen looks like a big bunch of hair. Its tongue is big and fleshy. Its the biggest thing on Earth. If you just read that, now you know about the Blue Whale.

Jane Lloyd Art Workshop

Jane Lloyd popped in to do an art lesson with our class. She conducts art workshops on behalf of Graham Braddock. This lesson was all about still life drawing. The children did a fabulous job! Take a look at their pictures below.

Paul Klee Portraits

Here are our Paul Klee portraits. We wanted to create colourful portraits and practise ruling lines.

What do you think?

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