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!

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

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!

Antonia's Alien Madness

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

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?

Samoa by Antonia

Here is Antonia's speech about Samoa that she shared with the class. Well done Antonia!

Talofa lava, my name is Antonia. The country I have chosen is Samoa because my family comes from there. Samoa is in the Pacific Ocean and it has a population of 217, 083 people who live there. The capital city is Apia which is on the island of Upolu. My family come from a village called Sataoa and it is two hours away form the city, if you take the Samoan buses. The people in the villages plant their own vegetables and taro and raise their own animals for eating. Chickens, pigs and cows. My family have a shop in our village and we have a delivery truck that comes 2-3 times a week to bring us our supplies. We sell everything from flour and rice to tinned fish and lollies. Because Samoa is a tropical island, it is very hot most of the time even when its raining it's very humid. Most people wear lavalavas or i'es in Samoa, to keep them cool. The clothes I am wearing are what I wear to a Samoan church. This is called a pe's. From 1890 to 1894 the famous author Robert Loius Stephenson lived in Samoa. He wrote the books Treasure Island and Kidnapped. Robert Louis Stephenson is buried in Samoa and they turned his home into a museum. I hope you can go and visit some day.
Thank you for listening about my country Samoa.

Room 9 Cross Country Runners

Last week on Wednesday we had our school cross country. Here is a short clip of the beginning of the race. There is also a photo of the children in Room 9 that came either first, second or third.

7 year old girls 1st place was Enyahlee, 7 year old girls 3rd place was Antonia
7 year old boys 1st place was Zaphanta, 7 year old boys 2nd place was Zane, 8 year old boys 3rd place was Taimana.

Congratulations and well done to all the children who took part and really tried their best.

Room 9s Rugby Movie

Ever wonder what it might have been like playing rugby in 1840? Do you know how it all began? Listen as we share with you a brief explanation of what it might have looked like? And at the end of our movie, watch and quiz yourself on your knowledge of flags from around the world. Here's the clue: they're all in the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

Antonia's Handwashing Animation

This is Antonia's handwashing animation that she has made using Hyperstudio and iMovie. Well done Antonia!

Antonia's Noodle Eating Competition

Here is Antonia's recount writing about our Noodle Eating Competition on Monday 11th July, 2011.

Guess what room 9 did yesterday? We had a noodle eating competition. Noodles were served on five plates. Then give people got chosen to eat the noodles. People shouted, "Eat it!" and some people won. Some people were laughing because some noodles went up their noses. After that we had to suck juice up off the plates and went outside to clean it with water. The noodles tasted delicious and yummy.

Frogs Comprehension

Part of the Frogs reading group activities is comprehension. They have to read a story and answer the questions. These are the questions and answers to an article called 'Books are Great'. You can find this activity here.

Antonia's Swimming Paragraph

This is a paragraph to explain what we thought swimming means. Listen as Antonia explains.

Swimming is when a person goes into a body of water and tries to stay afloat. Or sometimes it's just for fun. A body of water is a swimming pool, a beach, a lake and a blow up pool too.

Welcome to Room 9 Antonia

Welcome to Room 9 Antonia! Click here to view her previous posts.