LIFE ON ICE

Today we were lucky enough to have the "Life on Ice" interactive roadshow come to our school. We learnt so much about life in Antarctica....

Did you know there are 6 sorts of penguins in Antarctica? By Fenn
Did you know the longest dive was 500 metres, by an emperor penguin? By David
Did you know elephant seals eat penguins? By Crystal
Did you know the emperor penguin is the biggest penguin in Antarctica? By Isabelle
Did you know Antarctica is the coldest, driest and windiest place in the world?

We broke the record and managed to fit 74 children onto a life-size model of an elephant seal!

Dylan looks at the Weddell seal - the smallest seal in Antarctica

TEAPOT VALLEY CAMP

5 September 2007

Dear Rebekah,
Thank you for driving me to camp. It was kind of you to take me to camp! My favourite part of camp was doing the maze because I liked getting trapped. I also liked eating lunch because it was yummy. It was fun and I hope we can do it again.
From Tracey

Dear David,
Thank you so much for coming on camp with us. I had a great time and loved those fun activities we did. My favourite thing was the jeep ride because I got to have 3 turns. I felt very happy. I also liked the maze because we went in a circle. I had a great day. It was a fine sunny day and I can’t wait until next year.
From Troy


Dear Peter,
Thank you so much for staying with us at camp. It was awesome having you there. My favourite activity was archery because I study bows. My second favourite was the Burma Trail because it was fun. I hope I can come next year. I like it.
From Fenn

We have chosen our favourite camp activities and written instructions on how to do them. Check out the 'Room 13's Writing' blog and read our writing. Click on the link on the right hand side of this page.

'It Makes Me Want to Jump, Dance, Move About!'

Room 13 were lucky enough to have another visit to the Suter Art Gallery. We went to a session called 'It Makes Me Want to Jump, Dance, Move About!'. We looked at some art by Katie Walker and in groups turned ourselves into statues about the art work. Then we chose a painting to make up a dance routine about. We had a fantastic time - a BIG thank you to Esther and all of the wonderful parents that came with us.

CROSS COUNTRY

On Wednesday 15th of August we had our cross country. It was at the Botanics Park. The class walked in two lines. My dad came. The whole school was there. Before the race I felt really nervous because I thought I was going to come last. When I was running I felt like I was going to come first. It was hard. After the race I felt happy because I did my best. The best part was when I went to the finish line because I came fifteenth. It was a great day and I hope we do it again.
By Caleb

On 15th of August 2007 Nelson Central School had the cross country at the Botanics. The whole class went in a straight line. All of the school took part in it. Before the race I felt very nervous because I thought I was going to be last but I didn’t, I came second in my age group. In the ‘Open’ I came 8th. It felt easy when I started to run really fast. I felt really exhausted because it was hard work when I came 8th in the ‘Open’. I would have loved to do it again the next day.
By David

On August 15th we had our cross country. It was at the Botanics. We walked with some parents. The whole school was there and some parents were there. We lined up in our age groups. The five year olds went first and the 11 year olds went last. When a teacher clapped the snappers I was ready but at the start I was last. Before the race I felt nervous because I thought I was going to come last but I came 14th. I felt proud and my mum felt proud too. My best part was coming to the finishing line because it looked like I was coming second. It was a nice day. I could relax. I’m going to come first next time.
By Rohan


On a spring day in August we had our cross country. I walked there with all of my friends and we walked to the Botanics Park. Lots of people were there and I was so lucky because my mum was there with my little brother. Before the race I had butterflies in my tummy. When I was running the wind was rushing through my hair. I felt cool because I came 7th. The best part was when I bet Kelle and Tracey. It was really fun and I want to do it again next year.
By Isabelle

FOR SOME MORE FANTASTIC STORIES CLICK ON THE LINK TO 'ROOM 13s WRITING'

THE HANGI

THE HANGI
First they made a bonfire, then they waited for it to die down. After that they put the food into the trays and put the food onto the hot metal. Then they covered the food with wet sacks and waited for two hours. Next they dug it up and got the food out of the bonfire. Then they took it to the front field. After that the food was dished up onto our plates and we gobbled the food up. The food was smoky and yummy.
By Isabelle, Kelle and Natayla.


THE HANGI
First they built a fire. Next they waited for the fire to die down. Then they put the meat and vegetables on the hot metal and covered it with wet sacks and then soil. The food cooked for three hours. At about 12 o’clock they took the dirt off the wet sacks. Next they got the vegetables and meat off the hot metal and put the food on the truck. Then the food was taken to the front field. The food was put on long tables and dished onto plates. It smelt yuck but people liked it.
By Hannah and Crystal.
SLIDE SHOW MADE BY SAM AND ALBIE

SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS WITH JIM WILDE

On Tuesday Mr Jim Wilde came to Room 13 to talk to us about science investigations. We put 4 gobstoppers into the corners of a dish of water. First we talked about (PREDICTED) what we thought might happen. After we put them into the bowl we OBSERVED the changes that were happening. We had predicted that:
* the gobstoppers would change colour
* the water would change colour
* the colours would run into each other
What actually happened amazed us. The colour started running into the water but it stopped in 4 perfect square shapes. WOW!
We look at channging some of the VARIABLES to see what would happen. We changed:
* The places we put the gobstoppers
* the size of the container
Then we PREDICTED what would happen next and OBSERVED the changes.

It was a fantastic lesson. A HUGE thank you to Jim for coming in to Room 13 to show us these great experiments.
Check out the photos we took - well done Caleb for making the slide show!

MAKING MUESLI BARS

Last week Room 13 made some muesli bars. It was a great learning experience because it involved reading, maths and writing. It will also give us something to bring for a rubbish free lunch! Here are some photos of us making the muesli bars.

Well done Baimon for making a fantastic slide show!