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Thank you room 33 for an amazing year! I wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas and a safe and happy holiday! See you in the New Year!



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= Students will face many different challenges in order to become Room 33s 2012 champion. May the most super kid win.... =

Term Four Timetable



Term Four Over the school holidays you should be working on one reading log (if you needed too) as well as starting to thinking about your seminar which is due in term 4.



Firstly you need to think about ...
 * What do I do well? What skills do I have? How can I share my expertise through a seminar? **
 * What would you expect to learn from listening to someone else’s seminar?
 * Y Chart – What do you think a good seminar would look, sound, feel like?
 * Length – minimum of 10 minutes - can be longer depending on the topic
 * Interesting ways of presenting ie: use of posters, whiteboard, computer presentation, audio, power point, props, drama, demonstration, song, poetry,game,model
 * Creating in front of the class, eg. science experiment, cooking, craft
 * Posture - this is a different form of presentation from the formal speech of Term 2.
 * You can work on this project in pairs.

Check out the Seminar page for more information and we will talk about this in more detail early in term 4.

Photos of our latest project... check out our inquiry page to find out more about it...

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Well done to those who took part in AIMS this week!

Congratulations... To Alia for getting PBs at the swimming pool! To Chloe & Holly for representing us proudly in football! To Teaabo for the great results in sevens rugby! To Melanie for trying her best at gym sports! To Sam for excellent results at tennis!

Extra big congratulations... To Heather & Caitlin for their great results in aerobics and cheer- leading! Heather for bringing home bronze and Caitlin for getting both bronze and Gold!

Mrs Lowe and room 33 are very proud of you all!!

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= To Zac Dell for being chosen to receive the Young Sportsman U16 Award. = = Room 33 and Sheppard are proud of your success!! =

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Just letting you know my contact details if ever you need to contact me. r_lowe@pukekoheint.school.nz

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With Maths Week next week, you all need to sharpen up your skills and practice...

 * 1) Basic Facts knowledge
 * 2) Splat add and decimals
 * 3) Code cracking

Click on the below link to take you to a new website with more games to help you with your practice! Have fun! = Homework you should be doing every night! = = Check out our homework page to see what you should be doing... =

= **Reading** for 10-15 minutes at least, but don't forget to talk to an adult about what your reading. Think about what is the author trying to teach you (theme/message). What you disliked and liked about the book. Remember the types of questions we talk about in reading and what you write in your reading logs. There are also reading activities on the wiki page. =

= Spelling practice...(use your words from the activities sheets as well as use the spelling games on the English page). =

= Maths...practice your basic facts every night! Each week chose a different times table to learn. There are also maths games coming....so watch this space!! =

Homework week 5 -week 10
==We will not be doing any more wiki challenges this term as we concentrate on our inquiry project. Still do your essential homework listed above, and don't forget your three book reports. For more information on your inquiry project check out our inquiry page.==

= Homework 10-12th August =

It's Maths Week next week...practice your skills! (No need to write a report on splat).
= Homework 9th August = = Homework 3rd August - =
 * 1) ===Finish sketching of 4 or 5 of your favourite toys===
 * 2) ===Finish ancient toys worksheet (Cut out toys out and put in starting with young child's toy). Then compare toys (similarities and differences), what are the made of? Are the ancient toys similar to something you played with? Are they totally different compared with today's toys?===
 * 3) ===Then finish comparing ancient sports to modern sports (think Olympic Games)===
 * For example: Ancient Greek running races were done naked or in full armour (and their were no women competing) whereas in the modern Olympics we have both men and women races and they are clothed (these races are measured by both time and distance).
 * Google search ancient Greek sport to find more ideas.

Olympic Challenge, this needs to be completed by 13th August!
=Homework 31st July=

Please bring in small boxes like muesli bar boxes
=Homework 30th July=

Please remember to finish your name written in the Greek Alphabet and your Olympic Mascot.
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Every week I will select a focus game on the wiki for different groups to do. Over the week you must play the game, then in the weekend you must write a short report about the game you played.
=Watch this space.....=

= Week Five Challenge = ===This week I want all students to use the Maths week link above to try and find a new game that you enjoy that challenges you! (You can list other maths games from other websites, but you have to include the web address.)===

= Week Four Challenge = http://www.active-maths.co.uk/games1/splat/index.html (use this link to access splat...don't forget password is puke1)

===Delta and Kappa group to practice splat decimals (while this is a 2 player game...challenge yourself and each day record your highest score and whoever has the highest points will be involved in a challenge in class).===

Omega group to practice splat add (same as a above record your highest scores and whoever is the highest will be involved in a challenge in class).
= Week Three Challenge =

Our focus this week is on reading and writing skills. Each reading group will be allocated a game. You must play this game over the week and towards the end write a brief review, as you did last week.

Kauri: Go to this link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/english/games Click on the "Double negatives game"

Totara: Go to this link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/english/games Click on "Is this a compound sentence game"

Kowhai: Go to this link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/english/games Click on "Homophones game"

Pohutukawa: Go to this link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/english/games Click on "Homophones game"

Good luck...remember I will be watching for your report!

= Week One Challenge =

Our focus this week will be on mathematics games. Each group will be allocated a game on the wiki which they must play everyday and over the weekend they must write a brief review of the game and upload this to their wiki page. In the review you must include the name of the game, a brief description (ie by playing the game you are learning what skill and how you play it), how well you did, if it was too easy...or too challenging, followed by whether or not you enjoyed it and if you recommend it.

Imperials: Tut pup...add like mad! (There is also multiplication version you could try)

Perimeters: Active maths...Up the wall 1 (Start at level 1...but remember challenge yourself)

Newtons: Grand Prix... (Remember this is about speed and accuracy)

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=** Random Acts of Kindness (R.A.K) **=

With R.A.K day on the 1st of September as a class we are looking at ways to 'Pay it Forward'!

As a class we are going to design R.A.K cards, to give to our benefactors; As well as come up with a class idea to 'Pay it Forward'.

As individuals our challenge is to do Random Acts of Kindness to at least three people around us. These ideas need to be written up on your wiki and later in the term you will write about one of these acts of kindness.

Go on challenge yourself to make a difference in someone's life...remember "Community is more than me"

= Speeches 2012 = Thank you room 33 for the effort you all put into your speeches, you should be proud of the result. Special mention to Lachlan Hume ; Heather Ineson ; Caitlin Norvill ; Eseta Afu ; Amelie Blackett, Connery MacLean ; Tommy McKerras and Kaitlin Whiteman. All of your speeches were very good and you definitely made my job very hard.



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=** Our Punctured Balloon experiment **= Last week room 33 had a chance to attempt to thread a skewer through a blown up balloon.

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= This term we have been learning about the Mummification process... =

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= Well done Connery and Tommy for making it as far as you did, the competition was of a very high standard. Extra special congratulation to Locky for winning the Year 7 model division, Kaitlin for placing second for her model and Sam for earning a merit. All of you created amazing investigations and deserve recognition for all your hard work! =