Gymfest 2013

 On Tuesday 19th September we took a team of 24 gymnasts to the South Otago Gymfest competition at the South Otago Recreation Centre.

 Four teams competed in the women's artistic event and one team competed in the group display event.

 All teams competed exceptionally well, accumulating scores in the beam, floor and vault routines. Scores were then averaged for the team and certificates were awarded.

 We were very proud of everyone who competed, as many long hours had been spent practising in the weeks leading up, and these efforts were rewarded when Lawrence won the Conduct Cup for the event.

 We would like to thank Maria Jopp and Sally Benington for all of their help with the preparation for the event.

Poetry

Room 4 have been enjoying experimenting with a variety of different poetry styles and elements.  Today we all chose one poem that we wanted published on the blog.  These are all poems that are special to us.  Happy reading!

Love
Love is getting hugs from your mum and dad and Kelly.
Love is playing with your sisters and brothers.
Love is snuggling with your pets.
Love is watching the sunset.
Love is the best feeling in the world.
Venessa

Anger
Anger is when my Mum tells me off.
Anger is getting growled at, at school.
Anger is getting woken up in the morning.
Anger is when someone breaks my arm.
Anger is when someone tells me to do something.
Hamish

Lucie
Lucie is a really good gymnast.
Who feels sad when she hurts herself when she falls off the beam.
Who needs to learn handsprings and land in the bridge.
Who wants to take gym more seriously.
Who fears gym competitions when the judges stare at her.
Who would like to keep on doing gym.
Lucie

Mum
Mum is a nice lady.
Who feels happy when it's her birthday.
Who needs her children around her.
Who wants her kids.
Who fears rats.
Who would like to win lotto.
Lucy

Blake
Blake is an amazing rugby player.
Who needs to be a great rugby player at every game.
Who wants to become an All Black.
Who feels sad when he doesn't make it into the All Blacks.
Who would like to be a flanker in rugby.
Blake

Happiness
Happiness is the hydroslide.
Happiness is fighting with my sister.
Happiness is Christmas morning.
Happiness is my ponies.
Happiness is missing school.
Happiness is going farming.
Happiness is my birthday.
Happiness is gymnastics.
Happiness is dancing.
Rubie

Dion
Dion Bell is a good farmer.
Who feels annoyed when the stock get out.
Who needs a day off.
Who wants to have a boy.
Who fears when dogs run away.
Who would like to win Lotto Powerball.
Lanie

Mossburn
Mossburn
Big stag
Lovely sunny weather
Nice holiday camping ground
Warm
Jessica

Happiness
Happiness is going on my motorbike.
Happiness is Christmas morning.
Happiness is getting a pet.
Happiness is winning a race.
Happiness is hugging my dog.
Happiness is sleeping in bed.
Happiness is scoring a goal.
Happiness is LOVE!
Max

Dad
Dad is an awesome farmer.
Who feels happy when his dogs do what he says.
Who needs to fix his fences
Who wants to have a break.
Who fears nothing.
Who would like to be a billionaire.
Connie

Sadness
Sadness is being alone.
Sadness is getting my name under the sad face.
Sadness is losing a family member.
Sadness is failing a test.
Sadness is breaking up with someone.
Sadness is losing a favourite toy.
Sadness is what I'd rather forget!
Toby

Spoodles
Spoodles
Fluffy, energetic
Fast, floppy ears
Dances like a maniac
Puppy
Abby

Josie
Josie is an active kid.
Who feels proud when she has just run a race.
Who needs to be on the go all the time.
Who wants to learn the guitar.
Who fears being left alone.
Who would like to be a nice girl for her whole life.
Josie

Jenaya
Jenaya is a good athlete.
Who feels excited on Christmas Day.
Who needs a part for her motorbike.
Who wants a pony or horse.
Who fears spiders.
Who would like to be a hose riding teacher.
Jenaya

Student of the Week - Max

A very well-deserved 'Student of the Week'.  Most of the Room 4 children thought that it would be Max as he has been working really hard in the last couple of weeks.  Keep up the great effort Max!  We look forward to seeing more achievements from you in Term 4.

Lolly Maths

 

Today we had the BEST maths session ever!!!! We wanted to investigate if Pascall Lolly Scramble packs had the same number of each type of lolly in them and also if each pack had the same number of lollies altogether.  Mrs O doesn't like the Milk Shakes so always finds it a waste of money when she buys a pack and it has lots of these type of lolly.  She wonders if it is lucky dip depending on which packet she picks up off the shelf or if ALL packets have the same number of milk bottles.

 

 We began by sorting and tallying the number and type of lollies.

 After we had tallied all of the data, we had to present the data in either a bar graph, pictograph or dot plot graph.  Once our graphs were complete we had to come make some statements about our investigation.

Connie's bar graph

Toby's dot plot

Jessica's pictograph

Lastly we got to share out the lollies amongst our group.  Yummo!  Before we could eat them we had the challenge of working out how to share the lollies equally amongst our group members.  One group worked out that each child should get 5.6 lollies, then figured that it would be tricky to have 0.6 of a lolly so decided that 5 lollies each with 3 left over was the best option.

So what did we find out?

• All Pascall Lolly Scramble packs have the same number of lollies - 28
• All three groups found that Milk Shakes were the most common lolly found - we are still not sure if this would be the case for every packet of Lolly Scramble lollies.  They suggest that Mrs O should perhaps buy a different sort of lollies as there were 6 or 7 Milk Shakes in each packet.
• There were different numbers of each of the other types of lollies so we predict that a machine sorts 28 random lollies into each packet.

About Us

Check out our new page in the top bar called ABOUT US. This was completed today by the class as part of our first blogging challenge, to tell YOU all about our class, our school and our community.  
Happy reading!

Alliteration poetry

The students in Room 4 have had great fun in the last two days creating tongue twisters and alliteration poems about animals.  It has been especially fun to read them aloud to our classmates.  Here are a few snippets from our poems - you will have to wait to see the final published poems.

Limping lamb likes licking lovely lollipops. (Alyssa)

Freaky fish frighten friendly fishermen. (Lucy)

Humungous hippopotamus hugs Harold.  (Blake)

Wobbly wombats wander about for walnuts.  (Emma)

Terrible tigers tore a turtle like a toy.  (Connie)

Wildlife wide weka does the wiggle waddles walk.  (Rubie)

Lions like licking lollipos in the sun.  (Lanie)

Cruel crocs crawl quite quickly.  (Alesana)

Magnificent monkeys munch mosquitos and get malaria measles.  (Jessica)

Giraffes are jerky giants.  (Max)

Tigers tip-toe to town.  (Venessa)

Gigantic giraffes greedily grill grapefruit.  (Kate)

Pandas proudly prance to Paris.  (Toby)

Sneaky spiders snatch snails silently.  (Jenaya)

Each elephant eats earrings for Easter.  (Josie)

Lazy lion drinks lumpy lemonade.  (Ryan)

Flashy fish float flowers and flick flies. (Hamish)

Awkward orcas obey odd octopus.  (Lucie)

Baby birds balance bouncy balls on their beaks.  (Abby)

Printmaking (including student voice)

Welcome to our first attempts at print making using a foam block and also our first go at using 'fotobabble' as a class to record our thoughts about our art works.  We have chosen our favourite prints and framed them in a way that we think best shows these off.  We then recorded some of our thoughts about our print making process and products.  Click on the photos to hear some of our self-assessments.  

Gymfest cheerleading routine

Here is a the video for the cheerleading chant and routine so that cheerleaders can practise over the weekend and leading up to the competition in Balclutha on the 17th of September.

It looks great so far, so keep up the good work!!!

Cheerleading chant and routine

Chant:
We are the kids from LAS
We're here to show you we're the best.
We jump! We spring ! We roll, we fly,
We set our goals to reach the sky!
We are the kids from LAS
And we are better than the rest!!

Shining Star

                                   

Blake - you are a shining example to the rest of the school! It is great to see someone showing compassion and kindness to his classmates and knowing what the 'right thing to do' is. We love having you in Room 4 Blake!

Student of the Week - Lucie

What a delight Lucie is to have in the classroom.  Mrs May and Mrs O love how she focuses on her work and perseveres with her learning.  She is a great role model to others.  Lucie is also always so helpful in the classroom.  Today, like many other days, she put herself forward to help out when we had a situation that required maturity and someone sensible to take on a role to help out.  You are thoroughly deserving of 'Student of the Week' Lucie.  Top job!