Making Music in Room 6

In Room 6 we have been making instruments from recycled rubbish.
Here are some of our instruments.
Eru

Book Character day!!!

Pipi Longstockings, Harry Potter, the turtle and the hare...
These were just a few of the cool, crazy characters at the Book Character day on the 27th of August. It was so much fun, and it was great to see how many people participated, especially the Juniors. The teachers too dressed up, as characters such as the Wishy-Washy woman, the mouse from the Gruffalo, and so many more. Mr M was nowhere to be seen, and he missed the guest appearance from Clifford the big red dog, but he must have seen him, because he came back to class with a piece of crimson fur on his shirt...
Anyway, Book Character day was great, and I really do hope it continues in the years to come, because I know how much joy the younger children get out of it. (Okay, and some of us seniors too! =))

Aimee

Novel Study Plots

Room 6 have prodeuced Novel Studies this term. This Voice Thread is the students sharing the "Plot" from their novels. Enjoy.

MATHEX 2010

Catching Fire!

The second book in the captivating Hunger Games trilogy, Catching Fire is an exciting,thrilling read that is guaranteed to have you on the edge of your seat.
Based in the future, Katniss Everdeen from District 12 has just returned alive from the horrifying Hunger Games. After pulling a rebellious stunt in the arena, the Capitol wants her killed, along with any hope of uprisings in the Districts. With many twists and turns in the book, and a shock cliff-hanger ending, Catching Fire is a great read that i would recommend to anybody 12+.
I cant wait for Mockingjay!

Aimee

The Hunger Games - by Suzanne Collins

Great book - the 1st in a series (Catching Fire & Mockingjay are the other two). Set in the future at a time when the people in the Capitol are the wealthy and they control the poor in the districts who fight for survival on a daily basis. Each year a boy and girl from each district are chosen to compete in the Hunger Games - a no rules fight to be the last one standing and to bring food and wealth to your district. A strong example of the Capitol's control over the poor, and a wonderful story of a 16 year old girl, Katniss, who fights against them.

Super Speakers

Congratulations to the members of Room 6 who competed in the EWES Cluster Speech Finals today. An awesome job from all the students. In the Yr 7/8 category Kristian was victorious and Aimee 2nd - a very close decision by all accounts. This is great news for two students who have put a lot of time and effort into their speeches this term. Luke and Rebecca from Room 5 also placed 2nd and 3rd, respectively, in the Yr 5/6 category - well done.

CONGRATULATIONS

Well done Daniel and Jamie for getting into the Rodney-Otamatea Taniwha Cup rugby team. It will be lots of fun when we go up to Dargaville to play the competition on July the 6th. We are staying at a Marae just out of Ruawai - that will be fun as well. We are also selling rafle tickets to fundraise for the trip and team tracksuits. The tickets are 5$ each and you could be into win 2 draws for half a side of beef.

By Jamie

CHILLY

The wind whistles through my hair as I walk through the cool air. There's a shiver down my spine as another huge gust of wind slaps me in the face. There is a pitter-patter on the pavement as the rain starts to fall from the grey clouds. There are a few screams from two girls running to find shelter. "We should probably get back to class," says a chilled voice from behind me. But I am frozen! The thing is, I don't exactly know why. I get a nudge from my best friend who is standing beside me as she runs back to class. I follow her as the wind whistles through my hair.

Hannah

Our netball tournament!

As I walk down the hill, my eyes wander over the grey, concrete courts, searching. Out of the corner of my eye, I spot a glimpse of red and blue uniforms, and I jog down to join my team. It was Sunday 30th May, and we had a netball tournament. Two teams from Tomarata were entering, and I was really excited to get on the court and play!
We won our first game 18-4, and our second 14-22. We then played a team from a college down in Auckland, and we lost 13-7, but won our next game against Dargaville.
Because we won most of our games, we got to play off for third, and we won!
I was so pleased that we got third place, but I was pretty puffed afterwards!

Many thanks to all our parents, and of course our wonderful coach Vanessa!

Aimee, Tomarata 4