After the assembly we had a sausage sizzle and our lunch break, then we gathered in house groups and played some fun relays for the afternoon. It was great to see the teamwork and fairplay happening.
This is the classroom blog for Room 7 at Glenbrae School. We are in Years 5 & 6 and our teacher is Mrs Parker. We will share our learning with you, please leave a positive, thoughtful and helpful comment.
Friday, 4 September 2015
Friday Fun Day!
Today in Room 7 we had a great afternoon filled with celebration, food, fun activities and laughter. First we had a short assembly to celebrate the new murals that have been made for our school by our Kiwi Can leaders and the Lion Foundation.
After the assembly we had a sausage sizzle and our lunch break, then we gathered in house groups and played some fun relays for the afternoon. It was great to see the teamwork and fairplay happening.
After the assembly we had a sausage sizzle and our lunch break, then we gathered in house groups and played some fun relays for the afternoon. It was great to see the teamwork and fairplay happening.
Thursday, 3 September 2015
What's really in our snacks?
Over this week we have been focusing our maths learning around reading the food labels on our most popular snack food. All of our packets told us how many grams of sugar was in a serving, but we wanted to know how teaspoons of sugar that was. We found out that 1 teaspoon of sugar is equivalent to 4 grams of sugar.
This meant that we had to use our knowledge of four times tables to solve the problem. Some of the labels however could not be equally divided by four! Those ones we had to use fractions as well to solve the problem.
1 teaspoon of sugar is equal to 4 grams
A 250ml cup of Whittaker’s Chocolate Milk has 30 grams of sugar.
How many teaspoons is that?
7 ½ teaspoons
A Banana Calci-Yum has 21 grams of sugar in it.
Once we solved the problem we measured the sugar out into a clear bags so we could all see, just how much sugar is in the food we eat.
We know that too much sugar, is not good for our health. It can damage our teeth and is linked with obesity and diabetes. By knowing how much sugar is in the food we eat we can be more mindful about the food choices we make and remember that sugary foods are an occasional treat. Not something to be eaten all the time!
Also, we need to remember to brush our teeth every day, so that we don't end up with big dentist bills!
We know that too much sugar, is not good for our health. It can damage our teeth and is linked with obesity and diabetes. By knowing how much sugar is in the food we eat we can be more mindful about the food choices we make and remember that sugary foods are an occasional treat. Not something to be eaten all the time!
Also, we need to remember to brush our teeth every day, so that we don't end up with big dentist bills!
This meant that we had to use our knowledge of four times tables to solve the problem. Some of the labels however could not be equally divided by four! Those ones we had to use fractions as well to solve the problem.
1 teaspoon of sugar is equal to 4 grams How many teaspoons is that?
7 ½ teaspoons
How many teaspoons is that?
5 ¼ teaspoons of sugar
A triple chocolate chunk cookie has 20 grams of sugar.
How many teaspoons of sugar is in it?
5 teaspoons of sugar
Once we solved the problem we measured the sugar out into a clear bags so we could all see, just how much sugar is in the food we eat.
We know that too much sugar, is not good for our health. It can damage our teeth and is linked with obesity and diabetes. By knowing how much sugar is in the food we eat we can be more mindful about the food choices we make and remember that sugary foods are an occasional treat. Not something to be eaten all the time!
Also, we need to remember to brush our teeth every day, so that we don't end up with big dentist bills!
We know that too much sugar, is not good for our health. It can damage our teeth and is linked with obesity and diabetes. By knowing how much sugar is in the food we eat we can be more mindful about the food choices we make and remember that sugary foods are an occasional treat. Not something to be eaten all the time!
Also, we need to remember to brush our teeth every day, so that we don't end up with big dentist bills!
Tuesday, 1 September 2015
Assembly Presentation - Ghostbusters Flash Mob
Saturday, 29 August 2015
Netball Tournament
In the year 5 team our most valuable player awards went to Danny and Mary, with Amelia getting most improved player.
In the year 6 team our most valuable player awards went to Luisa and Fineasi, with Angelica getting the most improved player award.
Well done to everyone who came along and made it a great successful day.
Thanks to the parents for coming to support and coaches Mrs Tofa (Year 5), Mrs Parker (Year 6), and Ms Atuahiva (Year 7/8). Also a big thank you to Ms Maruariki for coming along on the day to support the Year 5 team.
Friday, 28 August 2015
Kākāpō's reading activity
Kākāpō reading group read a narrative called "The almost rescue" by Diana Noonan from School Journal P.3 N.2 2009. It's about a girl who nearly saved a whale... Honey interviewed the main character Ella (Luisa), see what they learned about the story, and their technical skills of green-screening....
Weka's Reading activity
This week the Weka reading group read a narrative called "When I grow up" by Barbara Berge from School Journal P.2 N.4 2006.
Whitney, Sean, Fasi, Setaita and Litia interviewed some of the main characters - see what they learned.
Whitney, Sean, Fasi, Setaita and Litia interviewed some of the main characters - see what they learned.
Assembly Presentation Term 3
This week Room 7 had the pleasure (and nerve-wracking job) of presenting our school assembly. The last presentation was done by Rooms 8 & 5 and they did a dance battle to "Watch me", it was so good, with some amazing freestyle dance moves.
We knew it would be a tough act to follow and weren't sure how we could beat it... Until some of us had the great idea that we could do a flash mob!
A flash mob is when the dancers are scattered through the audience and the dance just begins randomly without announcing it to anyone.
Well, we had 6 days to practice, and practice, and practice, luckily we're all pretty good at dancing in Room 7, in fact some of us are really good, so when it came time to present we were ready!
While we were waiting for everyone to arrive in the assembly, some of us started to get nervous, but Mrs Parker just reminded them that the nervous feeling was just excitement.
Charlie, Salote, Honey and Loto were in the middle of presenting, the music started... and gradually, by 2, by 3, by 4, then everyone was dancing and rushing onto the stage.
We knew it would be a tough act to follow and weren't sure how we could beat it... Until some of us had the great idea that we could do a flash mob!
A flash mob is when the dancers are scattered through the audience and the dance just begins randomly without announcing it to anyone.
Well, we had 6 days to practice, and practice, and practice, luckily we're all pretty good at dancing in Room 7, in fact some of us are really good, so when it came time to present we were ready!
While we were waiting for everyone to arrive in the assembly, some of us started to get nervous, but Mrs Parker just reminded them that the nervous feeling was just excitement.
Charlie, Salote, Honey and Loto were in the middle of presenting, the music started... and gradually, by 2, by 3, by 4, then everyone was dancing and rushing onto the stage.
Stay tuned the to video recording of our dance.
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