Entertained by JAZZ!

Today we had a special treat...entertainment by the 'Tauranga Boys' College Big Band'.

It was fantastic to see the instruments many of the class are learning to play through music tuition, being played with such style and enthusiasm. I am sure many students have new found drive to persist with their music!

Social Dancing has begun!

Our new PE focus for term 3 is Social Dancing. We had our first lesson today- recapping on our dancing etiquette and also on what moves we learnt last year. It's a bit like riding a bike- some pretty smooth moves on the dance floor!  

Class novel going strong

This term we are reading 'There's a boy in the girls bathroom' by Louis Sachar as our class shared novel.
It is proving to be a very popular read, with plenty of opportunities for class discussion and reflection. It is filled with many valuable lessons about school, people and believing in yourself. It is certainly is an easy book to make personal connections to. Keep an eye open for future reviews posted by students in Room 15!

Kei hea te tuna? waiata lyrics

This week we have learnt how to ask where something is..and answer using a position.

We used the well known waiata-"Kei hea te tuna? as a template to fashion our own original lyrics around- we've got the tune down pat now!

As an aside... we have learnt a lot about the reliability of google translate!

Thank you Joseph for sharing your creation: Check out individual blogs for more!

Kei hea te ārani?  Kei hea te ārani?

Kei runga i te rākau, Kei runga i te rākau

    

Kei hea te ārani?, Kei hea te ārani?  

Kei runga i te whenua, Kei runga i te whenua

Kei hea te ārani?, Kei hea te ārani?   

Kei roto i te roroi, Kei roto i te roroi

Kei hea te ārani?, Kei hea te ārani?

Kei roto i te toa, Kei roto i te toa

Kei hea te ārani?, Kei hea te ārani?

Kei roto i te whare, Kei roto i te whare

Kei hea te ārani?, Kei hea te ārani?

Kei roto i te puku, Kei roto i te puku

Sensational Science fair

Check out some of our awesome science fair projects. While the majority of the students in Room 15 shared their projects with the class, 16 students took the next step and transferred their presentation onto Science boards for school testing. Five of these have since been selected to progress onto the Hawkes Bay Science Fair next week. A fantastic effort by Room 15- You rock!!
Science fair entries on PhotoPeach

 

'Turning Japanese'

I was lucky enough to have a visitor in class for my Japanese elective this past week.

Midori Muramatsu came into class to show us the traditional kimono, with three lucky students being transformed.

She also taught us some moves in the art of traditional Japanese sword fighting. The students showed great restraint with no one walking away with contact marks but instead with a new understanding of the balance and precise movements needed to be a Samurai.

It was a wonderful treat for the class....Arigatou gozaimashita!

Room 15 Cross Country Athletes

The HNI School Cross country was on Friday....and Room 15 rocked it! 

It was fantastic watching the Te Kanawa blue coming down the home straight.

An awesome effort by all those who took part- Well done!

Passion project sharing has begun!

As part of our inquiry "healthy bodies, strong minds" we have been researching and exploring Passion projects. It is an opportunity to learn more about one another and take our interest in a topic we are passionate about, a step further by applying the inquiry process.

Kayla shared her passion with us all this morning...a combination of business and cooking/baking. She has really set the bar high for the rest of the class. After presenting her passion with a slide show, she demonstrated how to decorate a cupcake...with the whole class following her lead. There are definitely some newly discovered cake decorator extraordinaires!

Protecting our reputations: Cyber safety

One of our tasks this week was to explore the site "protect my rep" and then come up with one key point that, we as individuals felt was the most important thing to remember when we are online. Zethan, Mark and Flynn used the information they encountered to create this poster to inform others on what they need to always keep in the forefront of their minds when online.
Excellent advice boys!
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Applying Algebra

In maths so far this term we have been learning about expressions and formulae in algebra. This week we applied our learning to creating spreadsheets. Students were required to use formula to create their spreadsheets rather than manually entering their data. This was a challenge for many, but once we had completed a few, most were impressed with the convenience and ease that calculations and tables can be created. Early finishers also explored how tables of data can be transformed into informational graphs.
We used real life problems and dilemmas as a basis for our spreadsheet creations.
Here is an example of one Lucy created- she was solving the problem of which saving behaviour would be the most successful when analysed over a period of time, and if slight chances were made in individual saving choices, the impact this would have on achieving their personal targets.  .

week	bill	mandy
0	86	47
1	95	58
2	104	69
3	113	80
4	122	91
5	131	102
6	140	113
7	149	124
8	158	135
9	167	146
10	176	157
11	185	168
12	194	179
13	203	190
14		201

Team success

Finally the results from the Technology Challenge competition held on Tuesday have been announced. 

The task was to create a contraption that could suspend an object. Measurements were taken from the base of the 'tower' to the suspended chocolate bar, and the height from the floor. 

Lucas and Zethan worked really successfully as a team...thinking outside the square, to take home second place. Well done, an awesome result