Come Alive with Room 5 - 2010

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2011-02-07T20:52:00.001+13:00

Well this the end of a great year! Our year 6's are off to Intermediate School and our Year 5's are moving on to different classes. Thanks for following us!
If you would like to keep up with what is happening in Room 5 for 2011 click on this link-
http://room5hhs2011.blogspot.com/ - it's a work in progress!

Camp 2010 photos

2010-12-16T20:50:00.004+13:00

What an awesome time we had! There are quite a few photos to look through here. Hope you can take the time to see how good it was! If you want a copy of any of these photos, contact me. Many thanks to the fantastic parents who came with us- you were brilliant!

SOLO Taxonomy

2010-12-09T21:11:00.001+13:00

Debating!

2010-12-08T20:31:00.000+13:00

Totara Reading Group have been learning how to debate. They presented a debate on "school uniforms- for or against". A fantastic effort for the first time at this! Look out for some fine debaters in the making!! Thanks to Sarah for coming and helping out with this:)

Vortex throw results

2010-12-08T19:59:00.004+13:00

Our champion vortex thrower came 2nd in the Wellington Regional Competition.
Fantastic Effort! When you become famous, don't forget all your friends from Hampton Hill School- especially your teacher!!

Camp 2010

2010-12-05T20:18:00.001+13:00

Year 6 Camp 2010

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To infinity and beyond!

2010-12-03T14:54:00.003+13:00

Reilly has really done us proud with his amazing vortex throw. He has won the Wellington Zone vortex competition for the last 3 years.
This year the Vortex event has been recognised at the regional level so Reilly will be trying his amazing throw next Tuesday at Newtown Park.
Go Reilly! Kia Kaha!

Go Pack The Bus!

2010-11-22T16:59:00.004+13:00

The Go Wellington Bus, along with Nick Tansley as the entertainment for the day, visited Hampton Hill School today. Wellington's Easy Listening Breeze and the Wellington City Mission are "Packing the Bus" for Christmas. They collected non-perishable food items and toys from us to add to their collection that will be distributed around disadvantaged Wellington families this Christmas

Tawa Zone Athletics

2010-11-10T22:59:00.008+13:00

On Tuesday some of our class were involved in the Tawa Zone Athletics over at Kura Park in Titahi Bay. It was a beautiful day and everyone did very well. I am so proud of you all!
Fantastic effort from Reilly, winning the vortex throw by almost 4 metres with an awesome 42.32m throw. That vortex has got him into the Wellington competition!

Market Day Term 4 2010

2010-11-04T22:55:00.002+13:00

We had a fun time with our Market Day today. The last one for the year and we raised just under $1000 that will go towards our Year 6 Camp.Lots of interesting stalls- well done everyone!

Young Tilley Rugby Cup

2010-11-02T14:03:00.004+13:00

On Thursday 28 October, Hampton Hill played Green Acres for the 'Young Tilley' Rugby Cup. Mr Tilley used to teach at our school. It was a fun game. We had trained hard for quite a while before the big game which was at Green Acres School.
The score was 73-15 to us.
A special thanks to Mr Barnao and Mr Surrich for making the game possible.
By Reilly

Poetry Recitals

2010-09-24T17:27:00.003+12:00

We have had a fun time learning and reciting poetry over the last 2 weeks. We used a criteria based on SOLO (click on chart to enlarge).

Here are some of our favourite ones- hope you enjoy them!

Many thanks to both Kenn Nesbitt and Greg O'Connell for giving us permission to perform their poems.

Kaiapoi North School

2010-09-21T23:36:00.005+12:00

The 'High Achiever' group organised an Earthquake Appeal Fundraising Day held today. We've raised $171.40! All funds raised will be going to the families of pupils at Kaiapoi North Primary School in northern Canterbury.

Road Patrol March

2010-09-18T21:14:00.000+12:00

On Friday a group of our School Patrol went into Wellington for the annual march. This was the first time we have been involved in this. Lots of schools participate in this march from Parliament to the Old Town Hall.
It was a really windy day but at least the rain held off until after the entertainment that was put on for us at the end of the march.
A special thanks went out to the parents and teachers who help out each day at the crossing. You are awesome!

Tawa Goes To Town - Performance time!

2010-09-17T07:17:00.003+12:00

Here are some photos from the show. It was such a great night!

Tawa Goes To Town

2010-09-14T05:44:00.010+12:00

Dress rehearsal went well last Sunday and we are all excited about the big night.
For those of you out of the Wellington area, here is a link for the webcast of 'Tawa Goes to Town' on Thursday night from the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington NZ.

A special thanks to Mr Garside and Mrs Edmonds who have walked
over to the rehearsals at Tawa College every Wednesday with us. We couldn't have been involved in this music festival without your help!

Parent Evening

2010-09-08T05:28:00.001+12:00

Thanks so much to all of our fantastic parents who made it to our premier of 'Little Red Rocking Hood'! It was a great night!

Powhiri for our new Principal

2010-09-06T11:58:00.001+12:00

Today our new Principal started school! We welcomed Ms Bray-Burns with a powhiri in the hall. Reilly did us proud!

Little Red Rocking Hood- It's in the Can!

2010-09-04T23:58:00.000+12:00

We've finished filming and after some very long hours editing with Windows Movie Maker, 'Little Red Rocking Hood' is in the can! - well as good as we can get it!

Looking forward to our Premier screening at our Parent Evening this coming Tuesday night.

Button Extension Group

2010-09-01T20:51:00.001+12:00

Alexi, Shana, and Elikana have been part of a "Button craft" extension group with Miss Lowther. Here are some of their creations they had fun making.

Filming of Little Red Rocking Hood!

2010-08-25T21:42:00.006+12:00

We have been busy filming 'Little Red Rocking Hood' and it hasn't been as easy as first thought. We've had a big learning curve with using a blue screen. Even "blue" and not "yellow" lighting is needed as well as a wrinkle-free screen.
We nearly had it right today but have discovered that you can't wear any shades of gray, purple, green, or pink with the blue screen unless you want an invisible body!!

Te Papa Visit

2010-08-25T20:14:00.000+12:00

We had a trip into Te Papa today and got to see members of the NZSO perform for us. It was a fantastic time! We had already been on the "LEARNZ" field trip with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra so knew what to expect, but nothing beats a live performance!

Market Day Term 3

2010-08-19T21:30:00.005+12:00

We had another sensational Market Day, raising over $1000- and all for our Year 6 camp at the end of the year. Our class was looking at improving and refining our stalls this time round, using the SOLO taxonomy as a guide. (click on the chart to enlarge)

Tawa Goes To Town

2010-08-17T16:27:00.005+12:00

We had a special guest at school today.
Mrs Murray, from Tawa College, came over to help us with our songs for the music festival. We only have 29 days to go until the big night! (See the side bar for more info)

Rakau

2010-08-12T16:10:00.000+12:00

We have been having fun making our own rakau sticks and learning to use Te Rakau for the stick song 'E papa Waiari'.

Jigsaw challenge

2010-08-04T07:44:00.001+12:00

Violin viola

How long does it take you to complete this puzzle? Enter you time as a comment - just don't forget to add your name:)

Violin and Viola

2010-08-02T12:31:00.003+12:00

Mrs Brieseman brought her violin and viola along to school today. We all got a go at playing the viola and violin. The viola is heavier and bigger than the violin.
Now we know the difference between the violin and viola. And of course the viola is the best instrument in the whole wide world!
- Shayna

Zebong, Teller of Tales

2010-07-28T15:36:00.004+12:00

Zebong is an enthusiastic performer
Zebong has been storytelling for 17 years
Zebong’s stories are original, dynamic, and different.
Zebong was also the winner of the Toast Masters International New Zealand Humorous Speech Competition
Zebong’s unique style of story telling totally involves the children listening and responding.
Zebong’s performed stories at Hampton Hill School
No one knows his real name- it’s a secret!
By Shayna
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Zebong- Teller of Tales
Hampton Hill School
Review: Pratik

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The storyteller, Zebong came to Hampton Hill School. It was a hilarious performance.
People were laughing all the way through his show. He got people up to act. Zebong told us lots of stories. He has got lots of actions and pulls funny faces. His voice is loud and full of expression. He is a professional story teller.

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Zebong- Teller of Tales
Date: 27 July 2010
Venue: Hampton Hill School
Review: Sydney-May

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This storyteller involves everybody in everything. Anybody could be picked to play a part in one of Zebong's outrageous stories which were all about his strange family. Everyone laughed at least once throughout the hour. My favourite part was when Mr Stuart cut off everyone's head! It was really funny! Everyone seemed to love the show. Each story had a moral. Zebong, in my opinion, is the best storyteller ever! Children and adults of all ages will love this amazing story teller

2010-07-27T21:39:00.006+12:00

Today we had a fantastic visitor come to school...

Reviews for Zebong, Teller of Tales coming. In the mean time have a look at these...

Little Red Rocking Hood!

2010-07-22T21:58:00.005+12:00

This term's Inquiry is all about Performing Arts. We're going to look at producing Jeff Leask's "Little Red Rocking Hood". While doing this we will have to do heaps of research into all that is needed to put on a production- auditioning, set design, costuming, advertising, directing, lighting and sound to name a few things! Yahoo!
Today was our first reading of this Rock Opera and the creative juices are already flowing!

Presidents

2010-07-01T19:42:00.003+12:00

As part of our Inquiry into 'What makes a Nation', we have created our own make-believe nations.
Each nation needed a president! See how Renee, Elikana, Jackson, Hashzyre, Josh, and Matt did with their campaign speeches.

2010-06-29T11:58:00.003+12:00

2010-06-29T11:23:00.001+12:00

We're representing New Zealand!

2010-06-18T15:46:00.005+12:00

We're representing New Zealand! We heard back from Northwood Primary and you will find this photo, along with other countries on their website.
Just click on "World Cup Project" to find us there.

Market Day Term 2

2010-06-17T20:33:00.001+12:00

The Great NZ Quiz!

2010-06-16T21:09:00.001+12:00

We've got a NZ General Knowledge-a-thon coming up next Thursday as a school fundraiser. Don't forget to round those sponsors up!
Here are the questions...See how well you can do!

The Great NZ Quiz! » test maker

Northwood Primary School, Kent, England

2010-06-14T15:44:00.003+12:00

We have come across a school in England that asked us to download a drawing of a English football player and then take a photo of their football player with us!
We've emailed this photo back and hope to hear back from them.... soon!

World Cup Schedule 2010

2010-06-10T20:30:00.003+12:00

Here is a link to an amazing website. Very handy for all you football/soccer fans out there!

What in the world??

2010-06-09T22:19:00.002+12:00

Click on the image and have a go at the jigsaw.How fast can you do it?

world map

One very foggy morning!- a mini inquiry

2010-06-04T12:10:00.008+12:00

What we thought.......
1. Rob thinks it is just low cloud
2. Brydon thinks it is the water that rose to make the cloud come down.
3. Nathan thinks that it rained, then the sudden heat evaporates the water and made lots of misty moisture.

What we found out.....
Fog is warm water from the ground that evaporates and creates a low cloud.

Tawa Zone Cross Country

2010-06-01T22:03:00.000+12:00

Mrs Cowan's Farewell

2010-05-31T13:24:00.003+12:00

We had a farewell assembly for Mrs Cowan last week.The place doesn't seem the same without her!

Papier Mache

2010-05-24T21:53:00.001+12:00

Papier Mache Masks- Building up from a paper plate base.

Self Portraits

2010-05-24T19:24:00.000+12:00

The Wonkey Donkey!

2010-05-21T20:22:00.005+12:00

The other day when we visited Tawa Library, we heard the story of the Wonkey Donkey. This picture book has won the Children's Choice Award for the NZ Post Children's Book Awards. Here is the author Craig Smith, with his musical version of the Wonkey Donkey

Some Special Visitors!

2010-05-20T21:18:00.001+12:00

Eugene gt a couple of turtles for his birthday last week. Today they came to Room 5 for the morning!

Cross Country today...

2010-05-11T22:11:00.001+12:00

Sir Peter Blake

2010-05-10T14:53:00.003+12:00

From 25 June-2 July the Peter Blake Trust is promoting 'Leadership Week' across the country. As part of this we will be part of a Red Socks Day on Friday 2 July.
Who was Sir Peter Blake? Find something out about him and post a note on our wall.

Cross-country training

2010-05-07T20:52:00.002+12:00

We have been having a lot of variety in our preparation for the school cross-country. Beep tests, hill training, fast/slow speed work, hill training, extended course work, hill training, distance work, oh, and did I mention hill training!
Today we worked on the field in a circuit. All this training is paying off!

2010-05-06T23:33:00.003+12:00

We've been busy training for the school cross-country next Tuesday. Here is a link to "Map My Run" A site where you can mark out your training run and measure how far you've run!

Look up your starting location by entering it into the QUICK START box in the left-hand column and press or click Enter.

Once your address is found, take your mouse and start clicking on the map following your route. You'll see that the ROUTE INFO box will automatically update the total distance of your route as you go.

If you make a mistake, click the Undo button in the DRAW IT toolbar on the upper right-hand side of your map to undo the last point.

To start again and clear the whole map, click the Clear All button.

Blending Colours

2010-05-06T23:24:00.000+12:00

We've been experimenting with paint, trying to get colours to flow into each other....

A Violin Duet Concert

2010-04-29T21:31:00.007+12:00

We were really fortunate to have Vincent Aspey and Julianne Payne visit us today. They both play the Violin and performed a wonderful couple of pieces written by a Belgian virtuoso called Bériot.

Looking at our Class norms

2010-04-23T21:08:00.002+12:00

Today we had a fantastic discussion about our class norms. It's all very well coming up with a group of norms and putting them up on the wall, but it takes thought to actually use these all the time. We focused particularly on "Respect" and what happens when we do and dont use respect. Here is a "Fish" graphic organiser summing our thoughts up

Click here for full screen version

Under the Mountain

2010-03-19T13:53:00.004+13:00

We've just finished reading "Under the Mountain" by Maurice Gee.
Here are some thoughts about the story

Talking Breakfast

2010-03-17T21:34:00.001+13:00

Here is one of our favourite songs that we like to sing. It is off an album called "Jellyfish" and written by a cool song writer - Jev Telford

Tawa Landscapes

2010-03-08T21:35:00.004+13:00

We looked out across the valley and sketched the hills. Here are the fabulous finished products!

Reilly- our Softball Sensation!

2010-02-17T22:33:00.002+13:00

Reilly is part of the Under 13 Western Bays Softball Team. Last weekend they won a major tournament in Wanganui- the final being against Wellington! Kia Kaha!
Here is the trophy the team brought home.

Trip to Te Papa

2010-02-17T22:23:00.001+13:00

We had a great time visiting TePapa today- have a look!

Keeping up with our Blog

2010-02-15T15:54:00.001+13:00

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Mediation

2010-02-12T21:28:00.009+13:00

We use Mediation at Hampton Hill School to help us solve disagreements. Here is a video showing what Mediation is all about.

What is learning?

2010-02-12T16:15:00.002+13:00

We've been discussing what 'Learning' means to us. Click on this 'Wordle' to see what we've come up with...

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Quote of the week

2010-02-09T15:17:00.002+13:00

You don't have to blow my candle out to make yours glow more brightly.

Quote of the Week

2010-02-01T20:15:00.000+13:00

"One may walk over the highest mountain one step at a time" - John Wanamaker

2010- What a great year!

2010-02-01T19:42:00.001+13:00

Looking forward to an exciting year- What a fantastic class!