Even better, come and see them for yourself. They are proudly displayed in the office foyer and in the corridor outside Room 7.
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.
Tuesday, 24 November 2015
van Gogh variations...
This term we were exploring visual arts in context and attempting to understand famous art works, and why they became so important and valued. As part of this we developed our own ideas and created our own versions of Vincent van Gogh's famous Sunflowers painting that he did in 1888. He used lots of short dabbing brushstrokes to create the effects. Check out our masterpieces.
Thursday, 19 November 2015
What's been happening in Room 7
What a whirlwind the last few weeks have been. This blog post is a quick update on what we've been up.
Last week we had two trips out of school. On Wednesday the whole school went to the Manaiakalani Film Festival at Hoyts Xtreme Screen in Sylvia Park. We went there tuakana - teina style, so Room 7 got to take care of our new entrants children in Room 4. There we got to sit in the plush seats and see all Glenbrae School's films on the big screen. When we got back to school we got to re-watch our favourites and some we'd missed, and post thoughtful positive comments on people's films. If you would like to check out some of the films yourself you can view them on the Manaiakalani website. Be sure to watch Room 7's "We're going to be friends" and "They're Coming"
On Thursday last week we went on another trip, this time to the Auckland Stardome. Here we learned lots about the Solar System and in particular the way the earth spins on it's axis and orbits the sun. We discovered that this is what causes the seasons: Summer, Winter, Autumn and Spring.
Unfortunately we were unable to take pictures inside the Stardome, but we do have some wonderful pictures of us reading books on the bus ride there and playing in the playground during lunch time!
Also yesterday, half of Room 7, along with half of Rooms 8 and 5, got to go on a special science adventure to Auckland University. Here we went into the Chemistry lab and got to participate in 5 awesome science experiments. It was pretty high-tech stuff, and I'm sure we have a few budding scientists in our midst.
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| Buddied up with our teina |
On Thursday last week we went on another trip, this time to the Auckland Stardome. Here we learned lots about the Solar System and in particular the way the earth spins on it's axis and orbits the sun. We discovered that this is what causes the seasons: Summer, Winter, Autumn and Spring.
Unfortunately we were unable to take pictures inside the Stardome, but we do have some wonderful pictures of us reading books on the bus ride there and playing in the playground during lunch time!
Also yesterday, half of Room 7, along with half of Rooms 8 and 5, got to go on a special science adventure to Auckland University. Here we went into the Chemistry lab and got to participate in 5 awesome science experiments. It was pretty high-tech stuff, and I'm sure we have a few budding scientists in our midst.
Friday, 13 November 2015
October Blogger of the Month is Setaita
Setaita has really taken to blogging this month. Even though she doesn't take her netbook home, she still logs on and continues her learning. Setaita successfully completed our Holiday 10 Day Blog Challenge and has begun putting extra effort into making sure her blog posts look good as well read well.
Congratulations Setaita and keep up the good work. You can see her blog at gbssetaitam.blogspot.co.nz
Congratulations Setaita and keep up the good work. You can see her blog at gbssetaitam.blogspot.co.nz
Wednesday, 11 November 2015
They're Coming
Who's coming? Well the Glenbrae Kids film club were doing some investigating about topics that interested them. This took them on an amazing adventure ... an adventure of a lifetime.
We're going to be friends
At Glenbrae Primary School we value respect and work hard to respect one
another. As part of a happy connected learning community we made this
video to give you an insight into our world. Monday, 9 November 2015
Manaiakalani Film Festival at Hoyts Cinema this week....
As part of a digital school we create things to share via digital mediums.
This week is our annual film festival at Hoyts cinema. Every Manaiakalani school will be there showcasing their movies, and sharing in one another's learning.
Check out the previews for our 2015 films.
This week is our annual film festival at Hoyts cinema. Every Manaiakalani school will be there showcasing their movies, and sharing in one another's learning.
Check out the previews for our 2015 films.
...and THEY'RE COMING...
See the preview trailer below
Thursday, 29 October 2015
Sports this term
This term is going to be fun filled with plenty of sports and physical activity.
We have our dance fever coaches. We are learning hip hop, the samba, and the waltz. Dancing is a great source of fitness, and we get really puffed keeping up with the beat.
We also practice Just Dance clips on rainy days instead of doing fitness outside. You can view these on our class site.
In kiwi sports we are learning hockey skills. It's pretty tricky moving the small ball around with a hooked stick, but as always we are learning quickly thanks to our great coaches.
We'll also be practicing our athletics skills as the inter-school athletics tournament is coming up. Last year Glenbrae school competed and did really well in sprinting, shot put, and discus... This year we might even have some champion jumpers.
We have our dance fever coaches. We are learning hip hop, the samba, and the waltz. Dancing is a great source of fitness, and we get really puffed keeping up with the beat.
We also practice Just Dance clips on rainy days instead of doing fitness outside. You can view these on our class site.
In kiwi sports we are learning hockey skills. It's pretty tricky moving the small ball around with a hooked stick, but as always we are learning quickly thanks to our great coaches.
We'll also be practicing our athletics skills as the inter-school athletics tournament is coming up. Last year Glenbrae school competed and did really well in sprinting, shot put, and discus... This year we might even have some champion jumpers.
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