Cross Country 2016

Congratulations to all the VAS students who competed in the recent Cross Country event. A special mention to the many place getters from Room 20...

Yr 4 Boys event; 1st Ethan, 2nd Sam J (plus Sam B who came 4th!)

Yr 4 Girls event; 1st Isla H, 2nd Phoebe, 3rd Nina B

Room 20 place getters receiving their ribbons.

Room 20 Assembly 2016

Life Education

We have had two sessions in the Life Education van and our learning focus was "Eating for Health". 

We looked into healthy and unhealthy food options. This linked to our inquiry unit of Powerful Plants because we focussed on the nutrition we can get from fruit and vegetables. Lynn discussed these three key questions with us:

• Why do we need to eat different kinds of foods to stay healthy and give us energy?

• How do our bodies get energy from the food we eat?

• Why is physical activity good for our bodies?

We even got to meet Harold!!

How do you tie a shoelace?

In writing, we have been learning how to write a procedural text to give instructions. Last week, we were asked to write instructions on how to tie a shoelace. We worked in a group to try figure out the best way we could explain to someone who didn't know how to do this. The steps needed to be in chronological order and we had to use bossy (imperative) verbs in our instructions.

Pablo Picasso Artwork

After studying the great artist Pablo Picasso, we created our own amazing self-portraits inspired by his abstract work. This is some of our art that is on display in the main corridor...

Auckland Botanic Gardens

Early on in Term 2, the Year 4's went to visit the Auckland Botanic Gardens. We had a fabulous day learning more about our inquiry topic of 'Powerful Plants'.

In our educational session, we got to use a variety of tools to prepare and mulch soil, and plant and water the garden. We prepared seeds for germination, then we got to examine and feed the worms in the worm farm. We were also introduced to the life-cycle of plants and learnt what they need to survive. After this we got to explore the huge variety of plants around the Botanic Gardens.

Check out some of the photos from our trip...

Year 4 Camp

Earlier in Term 1, the Year 4 classes went on an overnight camp at Auckland Zoo. We all had a fantastic time at the zoo and also had great fun working with our teams on the activity day. Room 20 would like to say a big thank you to all the parent helpers! Here are some photos of our time at camp...

Welcome to Room 20's blog for 2016!

Throughout the year, we will post our learning and events so people can see what we have been up to in Room 20. We love to receive positive comments on our blog posts.

Athletics Day

On Tuesday 17th November, we had Y3-6 Athletics Day at the Millennium Stadium in Rosedale. It was a great day that ran smoothly.

Room 20 students got to participate in 60m sprints, 100m sprints, ball throw and long jump. We all participated, tried our very best and had fun!

A special congratulations the students from our class who got a place in the finals! We are all very proud of you.

Results:

Y4 Girls 60m... 1st Summer,  2nd Maria
Y4 Boys 60m ... 1st Hudson,  2nd Henry,  3rd Benicio

Y4 Girls 100m... 1st Summer, 2nd Maria, 3rd Mila
Y4 Boys 100m... 1st Hudson, 2nd Henry, 3rd Benicio

Y4 Girls long jump... 2nd Summer
Y4 Boys... 1st Hudson, 2nd Henry

Y4 Girls ball throw... 3rd Summer
Y4 Boys ball throw... 1st Hudson, 2nd Henry

Y4 Trip to MOTAT!

Last week, Room 20 went on a trip to MOTAT. This was to help consolidate our learning from our inquiry topic this term 'Curiosity Can Lead to Innovation'. We have been researching a variety of inventions, and looking at the pros and cons of these. We have learnt that we live in a world of constant change and we have to learn to be open to it, connect with it and sometimes question it.

At MOTAT, we got to see a range of inventions and innovations from New Zealand and around the world, and how much things have change over time. Have a look at some photos from our trip...

Surf to School

On Tuesday, Room 20 and Room 21 participated in the Surf to School programme. This was an hour Beach Education session that was run by surf lifeguards who taught us surf safety. We learned how to be both water and sun safe at the beach, and we also learned the role of a surf lifeguard!

Scooter Skills

As part of the Travelwise Programme, Constable Gordon took us for a Scooter Skills course yesterday. The aim of this course was to promote health and physical wellbeing through movement and skill. We learned how to ride our scooters safely, how to identify hazards and how to react safely when travelling by scooter.

Gingerbread Men

Yesterday, Ms McCabe organised for us to bake gingerbread men. How lucky are we?! We learned how to follow a recipe, which is an instructional piece of writing. Check out our photos of our exciting day below...

Reading

We have been learning to identify and summarise the main events in the books we have read. We have completed a 'Filmstrip Summary' which are in the photos below, to help us with this. In each box, we have drawn a picture for each main event from our favourite books...

Cross Country

Today VAS held their annual cross country day at Martyn Wilson Field. I want to say a huge congratulations to all Room 20 students who participated in cross country. Everyone tried their hardest and pushed themselves right to the end of the race. 

A special mention to Henry who placed first and Richie who placed second in the Year 4 boys race. Room 20 is very proud of you both, what an achievement!!