Thursday, 31 August 2017

Calendars

We started work on our calendar art today with Mr Betman.  Watch out for our finished collages which can be made into calendars, cards and diaries.



Friday, 25 August 2017

Daffodil Day

Some of Room 9 with their Daffodil Day flowers and accessories to support people who suffer from cancer.

Saturday, 19 August 2017

Thursday, 17 August 2017

Hosting Whole School Assembly

It was Room 9's turn to run the Whole School Assembly this week.
Riley explained our investigation into o-wing gliders.

Jazmin did an oral book report.
Trent's coupon was pulled from the bucket for great playground behaviour. He will get to have morning tea with Mr Canning.

Daniella introduced Mr Canning's item - a Te Reo Maori Challenge for this term.
  


Thursday, 10 August 2017

Adaptions to "The Princess and the Pea" story.

Once upon a time, there was a princess who needed a husband to marry because her dad and her mum wanted her to. A year later, a soaking prince knocked on the castle door and the king opened the door and let him in. They didn’t know if he was a real prince. That night he felt a rotten pea under the bed. Then they knew that he was a real prince because he did feel it. They were thinking that he put it there because none of their beds have a rotten pea in it. He said that he didn’t put it under the bed. Then they believed him. They lived in the stone castle happily ever after.
                        By William 

The king rushed over to the queen to tell her about the princess. Later, the queen got 50 soft mattresses and a small piece of wire at the bottom of all the mattresses. At night, the princess slept on all the mattresses.
The next morning, the princess went to have breakfast. The queen asked the princess how she slept. The princess exclaimed, “I barely went to sleep. There was something in the bed, and it felt like a wire!!!!” The queen thought she was a real princess, but the king wasn’t sure. The king asked the princess who her parents were. She said, “My mum is the Queen of England and my dad is the King of England.” Soon, the king believed her.
Later, the prince and the princess got married. They lived happily ever after. She had long, blonde hair and a purple dress.
                        By Tom 

One day there was a dragon. He was sad and looking for a friend who didn’t breathe fire and burn down homes. On a stormy night, somebody was knocking on the door and a red dragon came in his home and said, “Do you want to be my friend?” He said, “Yes,” and all night they played Tic-tak-toe. The next day they went to find treasure. The city they lived in is Pokemon City and they had Pokemon guarding the treasure. They lived happily ever after. The end.
                        By Darius 

One dark night there was a princess standing in the wet soaking rain. There was a knock on the brick castle door. Then the old prince opened the door. “Hi. I lost my way. I need somewhere to stay,” said the Princess. “Be our guest,” said the old prince. Then they put 20 mattresses on the Princess’ bed and they put a tiny bitty pea under them. “Oooh. Something is digging into my back. I can’t stay here because I won’t be able to get to sleep.” Then the old prince said, “You are a real princess.” The prince and the princess got married for ever and ever and they lived together happily ever after.
                        By Zaida

Once the Princess knocked on the door. An insy winsy pea went in. The princess lay down. The prince put mattresses on her. The pea jumped up on her so she said, “You will pay for this.” The prince took the mattresses off her. She said, “Thank you. Sorry that I was shouting at you.” “That’s okay,” said the prince. The pea went back in the rain like a flood. The prince and the princess played the instruments very loudly. Then the princess laughed then the prince fell asleep on the ground. The prince and the princess lived happily ever after.
                        By Katie 

One dark night when the rain came down there was a knock on the castle door. Someone said please let me in. The prince opened the door. “Pile those duvets high as they can be,” said the Queen. “Now we will find out if she is a real princess.” The princess is going to have a baby. The baby needed help to get out of her tummy. The baby is here. She is a girl. I like this baby because it plays with me. The baby is growing to be a princess. The princess is going to get married. The princess is going to get ready. They lived happily ever after.
                        By Gabrielle 

Once upon a time there was a princess who was lost one stormy day.  The king heard someone at the door.  It was a princess.  The king said "I'm coming", he opened his door.  He said "You can come in because you are wet.  So she came in.  She said "Can I stay for one night?"  The king said okay.  He put down 20 mattresses and before he made the bed he put a pea under the bed.  In the morning the king said "Did you have a good sleep?"  The princess she said " No, no".  The king said "Why?"  She said "Because I've got bruises all over me"  Now the king knows she is a real princess.
By Trent

On a sunny day the princess was knocking and knocking on a door of a castle and inside the castle is so big.  The princess was hungry, she said "I am a princess".  She sat on the chair and ate.  She wanted to go to sleep.  She saw a pea.  She sat up and held the pea on her hand.  She threw the pea "Oh no!!" said the princess
By Jaycee

Once upon a time there was a prince, pea, princess, Queen and a KIng.  Once there was a prince who was looking for a princess because his mum said to.  So the prince had a line of girls that had dressed in a princess gown.  But none were his type.  They were not even really princesses.  After a while he went back to his carriage  becasuse he needed to get home.  He lived on Writing Street and it started to rain and thunder.  When he got home, he went to the top of his bed that had 20 mattresses and went to sleep.  He didn't know that his mum put a little bitty pea at the bottom of the mattresses.  The next day his mum asked "How was your sleep?"  He explained "I slept very badly"  Then they heard a knocking at the door, so the king opened it and there was a girl standing at the shiny castle gates.  The girl was all soaking wet and her makeup was running down her face as the queen, king and prince all said "Come in".  So she came in and the queen said "You want a cup of tea, dear?" "Yes, I would love a cup of tea, please"  She yawned "You are tired, do you want a little nap?" asked the queen.  "Yes, I would enjoy a nap" So the queen replied "Honey, can she use your bed?" "Yes, sure mum"  The girl climbed the ladder and lay down on the bed and she didn't know that the queen still had the pea under the 20 mattresses.  Then the girl went to sleep.  The next morning the king, queen and prince commented, "How was your sleep?" "Very awful", she whispered.  They just knew now that she was a real princess.  The prince's wish came true and they got married and lived happliy ever after.
By Jazmin

"Son" said the King, "Travel around the world and find yourself a wife".  Fifteen weeks later the Prince came home. "Father" said the prince,  "I found 32 women but none were my type".  One dark night when the winds did roar, with the pouring rain, came a knock, knock, knocking on the castle door. The prince opened the expensive gates.  There stood a wet girl.  When the prince first looked at her he gasped.  The girl was soaking wet from her head to her toes.   "Mother" cried the prince, "There's a girl at the door".  The queen let her in.  They gave her a test by putting a little bitty pea at the bottome of 100 sheets, but she failed the test.  So the prince decided to marry the pea and they lived happily ever after.  The End.
By Ella

Once upon a time in this stone castle was a princess who wanted to marry a prince.  So she went to find a prince but suddenly a scary dragon bolted and picked her up.  She tried running from the scary dragon but the scary dragon was too fast for her.  After a few days a prince went to find a princess.  Suddenly the princess discovered that a prince was trapped by the scary dragon.  The prince fought the dragon and there was lava everywhere.  Still the prince wanted to still fight the scary dragon.  He opened his mouth and shot out some fire balls.  It bolted to the prince but he hit it with his sword and bounced back to him.  Suddenly he fell down the scary hill.  Then the prince went to get her, suddenly he flew back to them.  At last the prince got his sword and killed the scary dragon.  The prince now finally found a princess.  The End
By Aaron

Once upon a time there was a bright castle in a dark forest.  Inside the castle there lived a prince who wanted a wife.  So he decided to look for a beautiful princess.  He searched nearly the whole world and came back home sadly.  Then one night there was a terrible storm.  Thunder and lighning crashed around the castle when the prince heard the gates knocking.  He did not know that it was a princess.  But to see if it was true the queen sent her to a barn.  If she did not like it here then they would know if she was a princess and they did and lived happily every after.
By Daniella

One dark night there was a knock at the castle door.  The king and queen answered the door, it was a princess.  The princess called "I lost my way and I need some where to sleep."  The queen said, "Okay dear, come in and be our guest"  Then the prince called, "Who's at the door?"  The queen called, "It is a princess"  The prince ran to the door and jumped up, down and said, "Do you want to stay with me darling?"  The princess said, "I would be delighted to".  Then the next mornig the princess said "What will we have for breakfast?"  Then the pincess snuck out and they where alreday eating breakfast without her.  She call "Why did you start eating without me?"  When the princess went back to bed, the queen whispered, "Should we sneak out and get some lemonade and say it is water?"  The prince said, "Yes".  The king said "Yes".  The queen said, "Lets go and get some lemonade".  Then once they got to the door the princess woke up and saw them about to leave the castle without her.  She said, "Why are you leaving me here by myself?"  She ran down the stairs.
By Bella

One night there was a knock on the door.  There was a wet, cold princess who said "I'm very cold, would you mind if I could come in?"  "I lost my way home and I don't know where to stay."  So the prince said, "Yes, you can stay here."  The queen piled up mattresses then she climbed up.  The princess couldn't get to sleep.  In the morning she woke up then said, "I couldn't sleep, there was something bumpy in the bed and I got blue and purple."  They found out that she was a real princess, they got married and lived happily ever after.
By Grace

Once upon a time there was a prince who was looking for a princess but even after a couple of weeks the prince still couldn't find one princess.  Until one stormy day there was someone knocking on the old castle door.  Then the queen said "Who is it?".  "I'm a princess", answered the soaking person outside.  Then the queen said, "Come in", and the girl did come into the castle.  As soon as the girl came in the queen asked her if she was a real princess and surprisingly she said, "Yes I am."  Next the king asked where she lived, so the girl said, "I live in the castle."  Then the queen said, "Who are your mother and father?"  she said, "They are the king and queen of fairy land."  "Are you looking for a prince?", asked the prince and the princess said, "I'm just looking for a real prince",  "Well, I'm a real prince", he replied, in a staisfied voice.  "There will be a wedding tomorrow",  said the queen.  So the very next day the prince and the princess got married and lived happily ever after.
By Lukas

Once upon a time there was a princess, she wanted a prince, so that she could get married.  One stormy night there was a knock on the castle door.  "Coming," said the princess and she opened the door.  A prince was standing there, soaking wet, "Brr" said the prince, shivering.  "Oh my, come in and go find some clothes," said the princess.  So the prince found some clothes.  The princess said loudly, "You can stay the night."  The king came downstairs and he said, "I'm going  to make you a bed", and he put a little walnut at the bottome of the mattresses.  The prince laid down and felt the walnut.  He said "I can't sleep, there's something in the bed."  Then the princess said  "He's a real prince."  She yelled over and over again.  They got married in the church and all their children started with W.  They lived happily every after.  The End.

By Max

Soccer Skills with Ben










Thursday, 3 August 2017

Science Demonstration

Mr McLellan, from Nayland College, demonstrated some different investigations we might want to take further this term.  He also showed us how to write about them with our question, a prediction or hypothesis, the method, results and conclusion.