Saturday, December 31, 2011

Ariana's Acrostic Simile Poem


Here is Ariana's acrostic simile poem that she has written about herself. Well done Ariana!

Active as a bee
Responsible as Mrs Burt
Incredible
Agreeable
Nice as Santa Claus
Assertive as a lioness

Friday, December 30, 2011

Taimana's Outta this World


Here is Taimana's animation that he has created of our solar system using Hyperstudio!

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Stevenson's Outta this World!


Here is Stevenson's animation that he has made our solar system using Hyperstudio! Well done Stevenson!

Monday, December 26, 2011

Sateki's Outta this World!


Here is Sateki's animation of our Solar System he has made using Hyperstudio. Well done Sateki!

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Ngairie's Outta this World


Here is Ngairie's animation that she has made using Hyperstudio. Well done Ngairie!

Friday, December 23, 2011

Enyahlee's Acrostic Simile Poem


Enyahlee wrote an acrostic poem with similes to describe herself. Well done Enyahlee!

Engaging as a good person
Nice as Santa Claus
Young
Attractive like a princess
Helpful like my mum
Loving like a prince
Enjoyable as a helpful teacher
Elegant as Kate Middleton

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Zane's Outta this World!


This is Zane's animation of our Solar System that he has made using Hyperstudio. Watch and listen as he shares with you some information about our Solar System. Well done Zane!

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Merry Christmas from Room 9


It's our final day of Term 4, 2011 today. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. See you all in 2012 on February 2nd. We will still have work being posted up-so watch this space!

Room 9 Aboriginal Art

This is our class art that we created in Term 3. Can you see the process?

Sarai's Outta this World


This is Sarai's animation that she has made of our solar system using hyperstudio. Watch and listen carefully as she shares with you her work. Well done Sarai!

Monday, December 19, 2011

Outta this World by Junior


This term Junior has worked hard to draw and animate using Hyperstudio. He has also worked extremely hard on writing his voice over. Listen and watch as he shares with you his creation. Well done Junior!

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Sarai's Acrostic Simile Poem


Here is Sarai's poem that she has written to describe herself using similes. Well done Sarai!

Skilled like a pro
Awesome as a rugby star
Responsible like a teacher
Amazing like a dancer
Independant like a traffic light

Friday, December 16, 2011

Taimana's Acrostic Poem with Similes


Here is Taimana's Acrostic Simile poem that he has written independantly. Well done Taimana.

Talented like a pro
Awesome as a rugby star
Incredible like a dancer
Magnificent as a flying machine
Amazing like a famous sports player
Noticeable like people
Agreeable with other people

Outta this World by Cyrus


This is Cyrus' animation that he has created this term using Hyperstudio. Listen and watch carefully as he shares with you his work. Amazing work Cyrus!

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Our Film Festival on What Now!

Earlier this term we had our annual Manaiakalani Film Festival at Sylvia Park. We were really lucky to have it aired on What Now!!!

What Now - Manaiakalani Film Festival from KPE TV on Vimeo.

Antonia's Acrostic Simile Poem


The children in Room 9 have written acrostic poems about themselves. Here is Antonia's.

Adorable as a rabbit
Noisy like a barking dog
Tremendous as a helper
Obedient
Nice as candy floss
Incredible like Superman!
Able to do my homework like an expert

PJ's Solar System Animation


PJ has worked hard this term. He is one of the best graphic artists in our class. Watch and listen carefully as he shares with you his work. Well done PJ!

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Michael's Solar System Animation


This term our topic is Outta this World. Michael has worked hard to create an animation using Hyperstudio. Listen as he shares with some facts that he has written. Well done Michael!

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Harlem's Outta this World Animation


Here is Harlem's animation including a voiceover that he has made with help. Listen as he shares with some information about the planets in our Solar System. Well done Harlem!

Brooklyn N's Solar System Animation


Brooklyn N has just started at Pt England School at the beginning of the term. He has done an amazing job animating and creating an animation in Hyperstudio. Well dome Brooklyn N!

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Our Solar System Dioramas

As part of our topic "Outta this World" we made dioramas to show the order of the planets in our Solar System. We also wanted to show the estimated sizes of the planets. Do you know all the names of the planets in our Solar System? Check out dioramas and leave us a comment.

Antonia's Solar System Animation


Here is Antonia's movie that she has made in hyperstudio. She has animated them and converted them into iMovie and exported it into a quicktime with help. Well done Antonia!

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Sohel's Solar System Animation


Here is Sohel's animation that he has made of our Solar System.

Friday, December 2, 2011

Tihi's Solar System Animation


Here is Tihi's animation that he has made using Hyperstudio. Listen as he shares with you his understanding of the Solar System and some interesting facts he has learned. Well done Tihi!

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Our remake of the Planets Rap song


Room 9 have remade the planets rap song that you can find here. We hope you like the animations that the children have drawn.

Friday, November 11, 2011

Harlem's Guy Fawkes Night


Here is Harlem's writing that he has written and edited with help.

Hey do you want to hear about my story? On Guy Fawkes I went to the Waitakere Fireworks show. There were marching bands, dancing, motorbike treks, a rescue helicopter and a wheel boat. It was night time all the lights turned off and the fireworks started. There were glow sticks and the fireworks were loud. After that we went to Action World.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Everybody Dance Now!! 2011 Film Festival


Here is our entry into the 2011 Manaiakanlani Film Festival. We hope you've enjoyed it and everybody dance now!!

Gonna Make You Sweat Room 9 from KPE TV on Vimeo.

Monday, November 7, 2011

Alien Madness in Room 9


Last week for writing we had a fun filled experience. As Antonia explained in her previous post, the children had to put their hands into a bucket that was covered and try and figure out what was inside. It was a lot of fun!

Friday, November 4, 2011

Antonia's Alien Madness


Here is Antonia's recount of our Alien Madness in class. Listen as she explains what happens. Well done Antonia!

Thursday, November 3, 2011

I wonder....


Here are some questions that children in Room 9 are curious about. If you are able to help with any of the answers, please leave us a comment.

Is there gravity in space?
How big is a comet?
by Kyan

Why are Saturn and Uranus the only planets that have a ring around them?
by Zane

Which planets have more than one moon?
by Enyahlee

What is a black hole?
Why do astronauts go to space?
by Antonia

How do the planets orbit around the sun?
How hot is the sun?
by Cyrus

How do objects float around in space?
by Sarai?

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Harlem's Questions for our Topic


This term our topic is Outta this World. We are going to be learning about our Solar System. Here are five questions that Harlem has come up with.

Monday, October 24, 2011

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Brooklyn's Australian Animation


This is Brooklyn's Australian animation that she has made using Hyperstudio. Well done Brooklyn!

Friday, October 21, 2011

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Australian Outback by Michael


This is Michael's animation that he has made of the Australian Outback. Well done Michael!

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Leprachauns and Rainbows by Taimana


Here is Taimana's animation of a leprachaun. Listen as he shares with you briefly some facts about a leprachaun.

Monday, October 17, 2011

Australian Outback by Jalen


This is Jalen's animation that he has made using Hyperstudio. Well done Jalen!

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Dublin Castle by Lorenzo


Here is Lorenzo's animation of the Dublin castle in Ireland. Well done Lorenzo!

Friday, October 14, 2011

Michael's New Zealand Animation


Here is Michael's animation that he has made of a New Zealand landmark. Can you guess which landmark it is?

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Australian Outback by Zaphanata


This is Zaphanta's Australian Outback animation that he has made using Hyperstudio. Well done Zaphanata!

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

The Eiffel Tower by Sohel


This is Sohel's animation of the Eiffel Tower. Well done Sohel!

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Monday, October 10, 2011

Enyahlee's Australian Animation


This is Enyahlee's animation of the Australian Outback. Listen as she shares with you some information about the native animals.

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Canada Skylon Tower by Brooklyn


Here is Brooklyn's animation of the Skylon Tower. Well done Brooklyn!

Saturday, October 8, 2011

The Australian Outback by Stevenson


Stevenson has animated the Australian Outback with native animals of Australia. Listen as he shares with you some information about it.

Friday, October 7, 2011

PJ's Australian Animation


This is PJ's Australian animation that he has created using Hyperstudio. Well done PJ!