POPPY ART

To make our poppy pictures we looked at pictures and models of poppies. We sketched them in our books first, then onto some paper. We went over this with oil pastel and then put coloured dye over our picures. They look really neat!

ANZAC DAY

We have been learning about ANZAC day. It is a special time to remember the people who died and were injured in the war. We have made some beautiful poppy pictures. The poppy is the international symbol of rememberance, and in New Zealand we use it to remember the people who died in Gallipoli.
We also made some ANZAC biscuits which were really yummy. These biscuits are special because they are nutritional and they also last a long time. They were sent to the soldiers in Turkey and had to last the long boat trip - sometimes for two or three months.
Today we made ANZAC biscuits. It was exciting. We used:
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/2cup coconut
1/2 tablespoon golden syrup
75 grams butter
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 tablespoon boiling water.

We had to cook them in a really small oven! We can’t wait to eat them.
By David and Sam

End of Term 1

Well, the end of the term is here. Room 13 has had a GREAT start to the school year. We have been on some neat trips -including a virtual field trip to Goat Island Marine Reserve to learn about the Rocky Shore. A lot of wonderful work has been produced and some fantastic learning achieved. Have a relaxing break and see you all back here next term. Feel free to leave a comment on the blog so we can catch up with each other over the holiday break. Ka kite ano.
Helen

The photos are of Room13 children working on the Alphasmart portable word processors. We use these to publish some of our written work for our wall display or books. Come in and have a look at some of our super writing!

Nelson Symphony Orchestra visit

On Saturday 31st March the Nelson Symphony Orchestra are performing a concert for children called 'Peer Gynt'. Some of the orchestra members came to Nelson Central School to talk to us about their music. David plays the violin, Francis plays the oboe and Veronica plays the clarinet.
They all showed us how their instruments work. The oboe and clarinet are woodwind instruments and need a reed to make a sound. We all got to listen to some music and pretend that we were trolls, creeping around and jumping out from behind rocks. David dressed up as the Troll King from the story and they played us some of the music from the concert.

Suter Art Gallery Trip: Nga Tangi o te Tangata

Well, we have had another fantastic trip to the Suter Art Gallery. On Tuesday 27 March Room 13 went to see the exhibition 'Nga Tangi o te Tangata' . We learned about the history of Nelson and Tasman through songs and arts. Esther told us the story about Kupe and Te Wheke a Muturangi, which tells how Kupe tricked the giant octopus to save his family. Some of the story was a bit gruesome and we got to draw a scene from the story using koru. The trip to the Suter was great fun and we heard some cool instruments. Thanks again to the wonderful parents that support Room 13 on these trips.

Swimming Carnival

The Kahikatea Syndicate had their swimming sports - it was great fun and everybody from Room 13 took part!

Welcome to Room 13's new blog!

Hi everybody. Welcome to the new blog for Room 13.

We are a year 2 & 3 class living in Nelson, New Zealand. We will add items of interest to the blog to keep you up to date with what we are learning and some of the fun things we get up to. Please feel free to add comments!

We are all just learning how to do this so be patient.

Regards, Helen Zachariassen and Room 13