tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79834293269060633752024-03-13T23:31:25.648+13:00Room 8 Super StarsRoom 8 Super Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06887382121789521324noreply@blogger.comBlogger207125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983429326906063375.post-15271978283032455482011-01-01T09:05:00.000+13:002011-01-20T09:09:58.664+13:00Hello and Goodbye!Welcome to the new year! <div>All the kids in Room 8 have officially graduated to Year 4 and have moved on to other classes. Some of them will be in <a href="http://glsscaries.blogspot.com">Room 12</a> with Kerry and Sandie, and the rest will be in <a href="http://glsfale.blogspot.com">Room 13</a> with Andrea. Mrs Hamilton has moved too, to <a href="http://www.stonefields.school.nz">Stonefields School</a> in Mt Wellington.<div><br /></div><div>Thanks to all our readers for your comments and engagement with us all through 2010. We hope you have enjoyed watching us grow and change over the year. Please follow us to our new blogs so that you can keep up with our learning!</div><div><br /></div><div>Ka kite,</div><div>Room 8 2010.</div></div>Room 8 Super Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06887382121789521324noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983429326906063375.post-8180679225961659772010-12-15T15:08:00.002+13:002010-12-15T15:25:27.803+13:00Puriri Celebration Picnic<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxtvGzh6CxeyxPR1CPjH_DBMpNzcxTwlrPxa6jD4ltnxGqeHTuKzqekrPlq0RIxp0-831ndQFO3sLeEohwsmg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div>Here we are at the Puriri Celebration Picnic at Grey Lynn Park. We had lots of fun! Hope you enjoy looking at the pictures, thanks to Maddy for taking such great shots!</div>Room 8 Super Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06887382121789521324noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983429326906063375.post-49024548537322027182010-12-06T09:38:00.003+13:002010-12-06T09:49:55.389+13:00EOTC Day!<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx9ST67G501ybcIRUfLpka4Sqa2NVfwZs51G0A_pw3yWm5sJ4Z9x1Qpv0y_GpWutrBdLWCxMfQc0VUznWlx-g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div>On Friday, it was the Puriri Team's EOTC Day. EOTC stands for Education Outside The Classroom. We went on an amazing race around Grey Lynn. We were given old photos of buildings in the past and we had to walk to them and complete a challenge in order to get the next photo. Finally we ended up back at school! It was lots of fun. Watch the slideshow to see some photos of one team competing.</div>Room 8 Super Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06887382121789521324noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983429326906063375.post-58335034478258510182010-12-02T11:03:00.003+13:002010-12-02T11:25:09.332+13:00Reading Groups A and C perform Three Billy Goats Gruff<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy9LvYIhg0r_z3erurIneuK-Os2O5oVgsP3El5-BiCiLZVhuyKy_s6OrDzcHPyYG3Aw5V4BzgO5DNDlrmAF' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div>Here are Groups A and C to show you their fantastic retelling of the story of the Three Billy Goats Gruff. We hope you enjoy watching!</div>Room 8 Super Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06887382121789521324noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983429326906063375.post-3039228469082897242010-11-22T15:09:00.004+13:002010-11-22T15:39:52.063+13:00Room 4 and 8's Zoo Trip<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxIen3IQOkKZ9C38gEuTCFs08UmLC_p256rdtN4j8c4Glj2gnyT6_ROGbqgyhUpxCNUbg5luD_AViDZj0_5CQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div>On Friday Room 8 and Room 4 went to the Auckland Zoo as part of our inquiry into changes in the Grey Lynn area in the last 100 years. We got to see lots of changes, even since some of us had last visited! Check out our photos to see what a great time we had, and see if you can recognise any changes to the zoo since the last time you were there!</div>Room 8 Super Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06887382121789521324noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983429326906063375.post-36667397122329015122010-11-18T15:07:00.003+13:002010-11-18T15:26:16.511+13:00Charlotte's Writes: Clare and the Seven Witches<div style="text-align: center;"><i>For narrative writing this week, Room 8 kids were given a book cover. They were then told to work with a friend or on their own to write a narrative using the book cover. Here is Charlotte's one. See if you can find her orientation, problem and resolution.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Clare and the Seven Witches</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4lxsZsETe18/TOSOo2DRETI/AAAAAAAAARE/7od6FZM0WoI/s320/clare_and_seven_witches.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540710273927680306" /></div><div>Once there were seven witches. They lived in a small cottage far away in the jungle. The witches were mean witches, but they were nice to each other because they all knew they had to stick together or die in the terrible jungle.</div><div>One day, a little girl passed their cottage. Her name was Clare. In the window Clare saw a pizza and she felt really hungry, so she went into the house to take a bite. Clare didn't know that the witches were hiding in the little cottage. They were hiding up on the roof. When they saw her take a bite of the pizza, they jumped down the chimney behind her. They reached out and grabbed her. "Oh no," she said. "It's a trap." </div><div>The next day she woke up in a cage. Then she saw one of the wicked witches and the witch said, "ha ha, you have to do our cleaning for the rest of your life." "Oh no," said Clare. "I don't want to be here the rest of my life." </div><div>Clare had to wash the dishes, the floor, the walls and everything else in the house. It was hard work. Two days later she was still cleaning without a break. She was so hungry and tired of all the world. She started to think of a plan for running away. She said to herself, "I am going to try to get away tomorrow." So all night she washed, did the dishes and cleaned until it was almost the morning. Then she checked to see if the witches were still asleep. They were! </div><div>Her first job was to find the key to their bedroom so that she could lock them in and then to find the front door key. She looked in the wardrobe and found a marvelous gold key. It said "bedroom" on it. She kept it in her hand and very silently she looked in the bookcase to find the other key. At the end of the shelf was a hollow book shaped like a diamond. Inside she found a very clean silver key that said "front door."</div><div>Quietly she went to the witches bedroom and locked the door. Then she went to the front door, which was locked. She got the silver key and unlocked the front door. She crept through the door silently, locked it again and then raced away, chucking the key into the bushes on her way. She sprinted all the way home and into her own house. When she got there, she thought, "well I guess I learned my lesson about stealing." After that, she lived safe and happy in her house, never doing the dishes again.</div>Room 8 Super Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06887382121789521324noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983429326906063375.post-81652009449384570972010-11-18T10:46:00.002+13:002010-11-19T08:54:21.175+13:00The Ngarara: A narrative<div style="text-align: center;"><i>Here is the Ngarara narrative written by James. Check and see if he's used any time connectives, adjectives and similes to make his writing interesting. If he has, leave him a comment saying so!</i></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4lxsZsETe18/TOWEN8mGjUI/AAAAAAAAARM/6GnWC7rUatM/s320/james%2Bngarara.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540980291688369474" /></div><div>Once upon a time there lived two girls called Molly and Sophie. They wanted to paint a Ngarara on the wall because they had learned about him at school. First they drew it on a piece of paper for a rough copy. It looked as good as a real painting. Then they started to paint it on a blank space on the wall.</div><div>When they were finished, they thought they heard an earthquake! They heard a rattle and a shake and a thunk. Then suddenly they heard a swish that came from the wall. </div>Room 8 Super Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06887382121789521324noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983429326906063375.post-38374261936589172132010-11-18T10:31:00.003+13:002010-11-25T11:00:25.133+13:00Narrative Writing: The Ngarara<div style="text-align: center;"><i>Here is Toby's narrative about the Ngarara, based on the School Journal story. Can you see if he has an orientation which explains the setting, problem and resolution? If so, leave him a comment!</i></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4lxsZsETe18/TO2K2kmBtDI/AAAAAAAAARU/FNrjn8z0Oog/s320/toby%2B.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543239386503689266" /></div><div>Once upon a time there was a Ngarara trapped in the wallpaper of an old house. The house was owned by a man names Bob. He was 39. He had brown hair and green eyes. </div><div>One day he took down some of the wallpaper. Then suddenly the Ngarara sneezed his way through the hole in the wallpaper! Bob was terrified. He ran to the phone and called 111 as quickly as he could. </div><div>When Bob turned around again, he couldn't see the Ngarara. He sat down on his chair and suddenly realised that he was sitting on the Ngarara. The Ngarara said, "I will eat you." Bob was very upset.</div><div>Then the police arrived. When they saw the Ngarara, they ran away because he was so scary. Bob tried to run away with them, but as he was running, he tripped over some paint. It splattered everywhere, all over the carpet, all over the walls and all over the Ngarara. "Ahhhhhhh," cried the Ngarara. "It's burning me!" Then the Ngarara turned to dust and everything was ok again.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Room 8 Super Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06887382121789521324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983429326906063375.post-39619668305379417882010-11-17T13:42:00.002+13:002010-11-17T13:51:33.222+13:00The Ngarara: A narrative based on the School Journal story<div style="text-align: center;"><i>Last week, Reading Group C read "The Ngarara" by Melanie Drewery, from School Journal Part 1, Number 5, 2007. Then they set about writing a narrative with the Ngarara as one of the characters, based on what they had learned about him in the story. Here is Elijah's narrative.</i></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4lxsZsETe18/TOMm2OyJIAI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/1a9ayZyo87I/s320/elijah%2Bngarara.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540314679719043074" /></div><div>Once there was an old and creaky house. Living in the old house was an old, happy man. However, he didn't know that his house was in the woods where the Ngarara lived. </div><div>One stormy night, the old man wanted to go for a walk. He opened the door and there was a flash of lightning and in the flash, he saw the Ngarara! He was very frightened. He ran back into his house, slammed his door and locked it. Then the Ngarara flew up to the roof. He blew hard and the roof fell off. </div><div>The Ngarara flew inside the house and then saw that the old man was wearing a uniform. It was a Air Force uniform, complete with a walkie talkie. He used the walkie talkie to call the Air Force. They came as fast as thought with their jets and fired at the Ngarara. That was the end of the Ngarara.</div>Room 8 Super Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06887382121789521324noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983429326906063375.post-24697572937457580442010-11-12T10:54:00.000+13:002010-11-12T10:54:00.762+13:00Narrative Writing: The Enchanted Anklet<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4lxsZsETe18/TNn9OlLFH5I/AAAAAAAAAQs/LPWJkQYATNA/s1600/the%2Bencaranted%2Bankelot.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4lxsZsETe18/TNn9OlLFH5I/AAAAAAAAAQs/LPWJkQYATNA/s320/the%2Bencaranted%2Bankelot.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537735643767316370" /></a><br /><i><br /></i><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Oli and Maya got a book cover with a picture of a foot with an anklet on it. Here is their orientation and problem. Leave them a comment if you'd like to read the ending...</i><div><br /></div><div><b>The Enchanted Anklet</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Once upon a time there was a beautiful princes. Her name was Angelina. She lived in a palace with her mother and father and she was a really happy girl. She always listened to her father and mother. She had blonde hair and blue eyes.</div><div>One day, it was her birthday and she wanted to wear a very pretty dress. She ran to her closet and picked a splendid dress. Behind the dress there was a gold box which said "birthday jewellery." She opened the jewellery box and saw an outstanding anklet. She had never seen it before. She took it out of the box and slipped it on her right ankle. Then she hurried downstairs for her birthday breakfast. On the way down, she tripped and ripped her pretty dress. "Oh no," she said. "I wish I had a better life." Suddenly a portal opened. She fell into it. There were clocks and pianos and all sorts of strange instruments. She sank down to the bottom and landed in some sort of school. The teacher said, "this is a new student called Angelina..."</div></div>Room 8 Super Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06887382121789521324noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983429326906063375.post-19087848589963784072010-11-11T10:44:00.000+13:002010-11-11T10:44:00.188+13:00Narrative Writing: Weaving Earth and Sky<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4lxsZsETe18/TNn8-MBLsNI/AAAAAAAAAQk/9Ejdb5ffgkM/s1600/weaving%2Bthe%2Bsky%2Band%2Bearth.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4lxsZsETe18/TNn8-MBLsNI/AAAAAAAAAQk/9Ejdb5ffgkM/s320/weaving%2Bthe%2Bsky%2Band%2Bearth.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537735362137010386" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4lxsZsETe18/TNn6kkEBYYI/AAAAAAAAAQc/GMBut04kt6g/s1600/nina%2Bboat.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4lxsZsETe18/TNn6kkEBYYI/AAAAAAAAAQc/GMBut04kt6g/s320/nina%2Bboat.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537732722891514242" /></a><br /><i>Here is the interesting narrative that Nina and Juanita have come up with so far. Can you tell what parts of the narrative they have written? They also received a book cover, and this is what they came up with!</i><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Weaving Earth and Sky</span><br /><br />Once upon a time there was a boy named Maui. Maui had three brothers named Kae, Kia and Matua. Maui was the most powerful. He lived in the wharenui with his brothers. <div>One day he went to the beach while his brothers went fishing. Suddenly he saw a taniwha in the water. "Oh no," he said. "There's a taniwha in the water! It might attack my three brothers in their boat." Maui ran as fast as a moa back to the wharenui and got a taiaha. Then he ran back to the beach, dove into the water and said...</div>Room 8 Super Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06887382121789521324noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983429326906063375.post-26541392688278054672010-11-10T10:36:00.007+13:002010-11-10T13:18:19.268+13:00Narrative Writing: The Great Big Enormous Turnip<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4lxsZsETe18/TNnkixp886I/AAAAAAAAAQU/zsPoyLJ161c/s1600/the%2Bgreat%2Bbig%2Benormous%2Bturip%2Barlo.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4lxsZsETe18/TNnkixp886I/AAAAAAAAAQU/zsPoyLJ161c/s320/the%2Bgreat%2Bbig%2Benormous%2Bturip%2Barlo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537708502924719010" /></a><span style="font-weight:bold;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i>Here are Nathan and Arlo to share their orientation and the complication of their story with you. They were given a book cover and told to make up the story that went with it. Leave them a comment if you'd like to hear the end of this exciting narrative!</i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><br /></i></span></div>The Great Big Enormous Turni</span><b>p</b><br /><br />One Saturday evening a man had just remembered that the King was coming to his cottage to have turnip stew for dinner the next day because he had won a stew contest and the King wanted to try it. He had all the ingredients for it, EXCEPT for fresh turnips, so he walked to the seed store to get turnip seeds. On the packet he took it said, "Magic seeds in this packet." "Yeah right," the man said to himself. When he got home he planted his seeds, then went straight to bed.<br />When he woke up in the morning, there was a great, big, enormous turnip blocking the window. He went outside and mumbled, "Wow!" then said "this could serve a million people. I could invite the Queen, the Prince, the Princess and thousands more!" He ran up to the turnip to pull it out but the problem was, it wouldn't come out! He twisted and turned and tugged all about but it just would not come out...Room 8 Super Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06887382121789521324noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983429326906063375.post-49545702109929300242010-11-04T12:34:00.002+13:002010-11-04T12:39:37.293+13:00Calendar ArtOur photos are finished! We are very proud of our spring tapestries and the nature photos we took of them. We have decided to use them for the calendars that will be sold in the next few weeks. Parents, get your child to show you which photo is theirs so you know what you're buying, or come into Room 8 and look at a hard copy. Also, if you click through to the vimeo website you will be able to view them full screen. We hope you enjoy looking at our fantastic spring tapestries!<div><br /></div><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/16480181" width="400" height="250" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/16480181">Spring Tapestries</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user4770839">Georgie Hamilton</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Room 8 Super Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06887382121789521324noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983429326906063375.post-81779649068337657592010-11-03T15:11:00.003+13:002010-11-03T15:25:17.265+13:00Spring Tapestries<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzwMSNAYd9pzA_e4SKTNcnFllKGbfruQcyklqzXK5Np45ld76se9vjmWvDPj-m0RZNU1D2rmlqjjcK3c3E0Wg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div>Here are some of our finished spring tapestries. Once the border had been sewn, we went stick hunting and found a stick to thread through the material at the top of our tapestry. Then we plaited wool, using colours that would compliment our work, and tied it to the stick to give us something to hang our tapestries with. Next we took them outside and placed them in natural surroundings. We took photos of our tapestries in three different locations and then chose the best photo. Watch the clip to see the results!</div>Room 8 Super Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06887382121789521324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983429326906063375.post-42999400453246952232010-10-29T15:10:00.002+13:002010-10-29T15:14:24.916+13:00Weaving: Creating Spring Tapestries<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzJua9Lvhdak0rdlUo2JeKg2xKmwocbrqt_A5ej8Yzk4WfT9Sp14OVR84rqHG9uYlPXO3jV06hNFZsDNNwJQg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div>The last few weeks, Room 8 have been learning all about using fabric and fibre in visual art. This week we have been concentrating on creating a spring tapestry using hessian as the backdrop and sewing patterns or objects that represent spring to us into the hessian. They are almost finished and are on their way to some lovely mums who are going to frame them for us. Have a look at the clip to watch us in action and to catch a glimpse of what the final product might look like!</div>Room 8 Super Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06887382121789521324noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983429326906063375.post-52192315049348847802010-10-27T10:30:00.004+13:002010-10-27T15:09:31.191+13:00The Castle: An orientation<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4lxsZsETe18/TMeJxbWgP-I/AAAAAAAAAQM/99L7D_VXgFA/s1600/the+castle+james.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4lxsZsETe18/TMeJxbWgP-I/AAAAAAAAAQM/99L7D_VXgFA/s320/the+castle+james.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532542149496684514" /></a><b>The Castle</b><div>Once upon a time there lived a Prince called Edmund. He was on a quest for his father to find a special castle made entirely of metal. He walked for hours and hours until he came to a steep hill. He walked up the steep hill, his cloak swinging side to side and his gold hair swirling in the breeze. Finally he was at the castle. His blue eyes popped out like they were going to explode from his head when he saw a beautiful princess in the doorway. She had long blonde hair and a purple dress. Her eyes were the colour of the sky. Her name was Sophie.</div><div>Sophie saw the Prince walk up to her castle...</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4lxsZsETe18/TMeJrdAhfoI/AAAAAAAAAQE/IeMph2DaZJI/s320/the+castle.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532542046862147202" />Room 8 Super Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06887382121789521324noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983429326906063375.post-42677844876701786082010-10-25T12:36:00.000+13:002010-10-25T12:36:00.392+13:00The Gruffalo: An Orientation<div style="text-align: center;"><i>Arlo and Ernie have written a very interesting orientation all about the Gruffalo. We can't wait to read the rest of the story and find out what happens! Please leave them a comment and tell them whether you could see the gruffalo in your mind by reading their orientation. Picture by Arlo.</i></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4lxsZsETe18/TMDOnqmhU2I/AAAAAAAAAP8/Hts8CZm5k8g/s1600/the+gruffalo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4lxsZsETe18/TMDOnqmhU2I/AAAAAAAAAP8/Hts8CZm5k8g/s320/the+gruffalo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530647523257045858" /></a></div><div>The Gruffalo</div><div>One day something very bad happened. Something very, very bad. It started when an ugly gruffalo walked into a town and that town was made of gold. There were 16 buildings in the town all made of gold except for one, made of silver. The silver building was the building for the sherrif, who was a gruffalo fighter. </div><div>Just to tell you, the gruffalo wasn't only ugly. He also had purple prickles down his back that he could shoot at you. He had orange eyes that shot lazers and he had claws that he could rip out and throw at you. As well as that, he was twice the size of a sky scraper. So watch out, the gruffalo could be anywhere...</div><div>But don't worry, right now he was approaching the town.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4lxsZsETe18/TMDOnqmhU2I/AAAAAAAAAP8/Hts8CZm5k8g/s1600/the+gruffalo.jpg"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></b></u></span><br /></div>Room 8 Super Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06887382121789521324noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983429326906063375.post-49872156069561511932010-10-22T09:52:00.003+13:002010-10-22T09:59:30.733+13:00Another Narrative Orientation<div style="text-align: center;"><i>Here are Madeleine and Anetema to share their orientation with you. They focused on making sure the reader knew who, what and where, and that when the reader read her orientation they would be able to see the characters in their minds. Were they successful? Leave a comment. Picture by Madeleine.</i></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4lxsZsETe18/TMCogGKvZSI/AAAAAAAAAP0/M--ihWZoW9Y/s320/Mads+Pet+Store.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530605611775911202" /></div><div><b>Where's Lilly?</b></div><div>Two girls named Chloe and Bridget were walking to a pet store because they desperately wanted a rabbit. Chloe and Bridget were twins and they liked wearing the same clothes! Their gold hair shone in the sunlight as they walked, and their new chuck tailors were as pink as could be! Chloe and Bridget were 16 years old. </div><div>As they walked, they went by a fish and chip show. They could smell all the fish and chips. It made them feel hungry. In the distance they could see the pet shop. Chloe ran ahead. She could see on the roof it said, "get pets here, get pets here!" There were so many pets in the huge windows! As Chloe ran to the door, she shouted, "HURRY UP BRIDGET!"</div>Room 8 Super Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06887382121789521324noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983429326906063375.post-4998715664150010902010-10-21T09:46:00.000+13:002010-10-22T09:52:00.825+13:00Narrative Writing: The Orientation<div style="text-align: center;"><i>We are learning how to write a narrative in Room 8 at the moment. We know that a narrative needs an orientation, a problem and a resolution, and this week we are focusing on the orientation. The orientation sets the scene and tells the reader who, what and where. Here is Josie's orientation. Did she explain who, what and where? If she did, tell her so in the comments!</i></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4lxsZsETe18/TMCnFHnjaPI/AAAAAAAAAPs/iRVi-JgVpfo/s320/josies+house.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530604048797100274" /></div><div><b>The Problem With The Triplets</b></div><div>Once upon a time there lived three girls who were identical triplets. They even liked to wear the same clothes! Their names were Torey, Maya and Emma. They had black straight hair and their favourite outfit was a denim skirt and a violet top. </div><div>They lived in a small, old brick house with their mum and dad. The house was two storeys but it was very skinny. The bedrooms were upstairs and the lounge, bathroom and kitchen were downstairs.</div><div>The girls were lying on their beds in the room that they shared, listening to the storm that night. Their parents were downstairs in the lounge, drinking a cup of tea when . . .</div>Room 8 Super Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06887382121789521324noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983429326906063375.post-78344733829737191872010-10-20T10:59:00.003+13:002010-10-20T11:26:27.084+13:00Term 4 Goals continued...<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyOKVR-zyQe_CDkN3hKgXkAp4c154U-tNqVJviSrCRzRMaHRMNzzfGL5IsftEOxu5w-i7eVcYEjNUS-3OLZVA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div>Here are the rest of the Room 8 learners to share their goals with you!</div>Room 8 Super Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06887382121789521324noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983429326906063375.post-13430114727053280852010-10-19T10:45:00.002+13:002010-10-20T11:26:02.693+13:00Term 4 Goals<div>Last week we reflected on our learning and set ourselves some new goals in reading, writing and maths so that we can continue to get even better at these things. Then we picked one goal to share with you! </div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyBwLOlyLl9TgRAKUeepdXLcvU-nSvw_hvRRkzVKK0TlBmDWmqrPARbw5vGaaSQ9fxZPe0N02xtctiJ3FUMmw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Room 8 Super Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06887382121789521324noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983429326906063375.post-88723003590120900112010-10-15T10:13:00.004+13:002010-10-20T11:27:10.937+13:00Term 4: Looking Forward<div>Here are some more Room 8 members to share with you what they are looking forward to.</div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwFokKJvUkzxXA5rhdCJdeDNKlLtOSfyysKGZxbcEfXKkT9MXgcbZg_gpjSncSoE9w84NP190IuRlQSol2Gnw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Room 8 Super Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06887382121789521324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983429326906063375.post-49890153807204013842010-10-14T09:58:00.001+13:002010-10-15T10:05:11.327+13:00Term 4!<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzliq9Au5nqh0WuT4hlQcIkEHycum1EhNy2E2SL3082E2pbz_RPWWwAkT0fBG2wrWdGO7me6wvPIvGKa6_DHA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div>Welcome to Term 4 in Room 8! We are back for the last term of the year and are very excited about all the things we are going to learn this term. Check out the movie to see what we will be learning.</div>Room 8 Super Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06887382121789521324noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983429326906063375.post-62205633160027593822010-09-24T10:18:00.002+12:002010-09-24T10:28:54.476+12:00Collage Cards<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxaR8THfv4aoqyeHM0CiGIb3fpRVP-2DDqWkRQ56yGJZMEFvOOiyRYpx7oT3Hchei8QQfzUziN3HPFADSqhTw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div>To say thank you to all the visitors we had over the Centennial weekend, we used our collage skills that we have learned this term to make beautiful thank you cards. We used ribbon, beads, cellophane, coloured paper, craft scissors, buttons, glitter and lots more to create the card we had designed. Watch the slideshow to see the results!</div>Room 8 Super Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06887382121789521324noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983429326906063375.post-40039887274418121102010-09-23T14:50:00.001+12:002010-09-23T14:50:00.470+12:00What we have learned in Term 3Here are some more Room 8 learners to share the most important thing they have learned this term.<div></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwY_WQHCstig3j_T4UvGN9qj-zqZ5guPzR_aNVl77rzcA0IIgyJtpgOWHVHtgEvzWSxEaNuV4EzdbO_qRTN' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Room 8 Super Starshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06887382121789521324noreply@blogger.com1