Final Prizegiving 2010

Prizegiving 2010 on PhotoPeach

Starry Starry Night

Van Gogh Art by Room 15 Budding Artists on PhotoPeach

Year 5/6 at ICA Palmerston North

Year 5/6 Sports at ICA on PhotoPeach

Memories 2010 - Room 15 signing off

Hi I'm Bethany I really enjoyed being in the chior, and I'm looking forward to Mrs Pearce teaching me next yeat at Intermediate. By Bethany.

Hi I have enjoyed being a part of the Maori performance group this year, and I'm looking forward to being part of Nga Toi next year as a Year 7. By Alexa.

My best memory of Year 6 is camp because I had awesome fun, especially the night time activity. By BaileyI

Hi this year I was in the choir and I loved every minute of it and next I will be at Intermedite with my new teacher Mr Allen. By Anya.

This year I have enjoyed maths especially the games. I'm off to Intermediate next year and I will miss Mrs Trembath and Mrs Bowater. By Dylan

Hi I'm Rosie, my favourite thing this year was Forest Lakes camp. The thing I'm looking forward to next year is wearable arts and I will really miss Mrs T and Mrs B.

Hi this year I loved camp best of all. At Forest Lakes I especially liked the water slide. Next year I hope to go on another camp like Forest Lakes. By Logan.

Hi I have enjoyed being in the choir and I hope to be in the choir next year. By Natalie

Hi I have really enjoyed my time at LSS especially being a school councillor and I'm looking forward to next year at Intermediate but I will miss this school. By Natasha

Hello I have really enjoyed being in the Maori Performance group this year because I have learnt heaps while I have been doing it. I can't wait until we go to the Forest for camp at Intermediate. From Gage

My best memory of this year is helping Mrs T around the class and with the PE gear, and I'm looking forward to year 7 next year. From Micheala.

My favourite thing that I have done this year has been the hip-hop, because we have been all over the place performing it was cool especially being on the float in the Xmas parade. By Iri

My favourite thing this year has been bing a part of the choir and singing my favourite songs. By Jack.
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The best thing that I have done this year has been Mrs Bebbington's music group, because I get to play all types of instruments. By Andrew.

My favourite thing this year has been being in the choir and getting the best maths result in the class. BY Lachlan.

Flynns favourite thing this year has been mediator training and the production because I didnt have to be a tree. From Flynn.

My favourite thing this year has been being in the best class in the world ROOM 15. By Ethan.

Camp was the best thing that I did this year, it was really really cool. By Sam.

The best thing I have done this year was going to camp because it was full of new challenges. By Barrie

My best thing this year at LSS has been spending time with my best mates and also the jump jam team I'm in getting first place at the national champs. By Phoenix.

Hi the best thing at LSS this year has been camp because it pushed me do things that I have never done before like abseiling because I'mI really afraid of heights. By Riley.

I enjoyed camp best of all because of all the activities that we got to do. By Joel

This year the best thing I have done was to go horse riding every Wednesday, it has been good. By Grace

I have loved going horse riding as well. It has been good fun. By Hamish

My favourite thing was camp and at camp I loved the horse riding. - Katie

Year 6 Graduation Social

Year 6 Graduation Social - Friday 10th December on PhotoPeach

House Relays and Fun Races on Thursday 9th December

House Relays and Fun Races on PhotoPeach

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Class blog voted the country's best
MARIKA HILL - Manawatu Standard Last updated 12:00 20/11/2010
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MURRAY WILSON/Manawatu Standard RELUCTANT BLOGGER: Russell Street School teacher Stephen Baker helps his "Digiridoos'' class update their award-winning blog
The buzz of creative learning has transformed a Palmerston North teacher from IT-illiterate to the country's top classroom blogger.

Stephen Baker and his Russell Street School class, the Digiridoos, won Best Class Blog at the Interface magazine awards recently.

Mr Baker admitted to being a "reluctant blogger" three years ago, but the tech bug took hold, inspiring him to use a blog to capture children's attention.

The students post videos, photos, games and daily lesson updates on theinsandouts.co.nz, drawing about 100 viewers per day.

Mr Baker said children learn more when they're having fun and interacting.

"The blog makes our class open 24/7. The kids don't realise they're learning things.

"It's visual, it's their language – games, videos, iTouches – that's what kids know. They're only nine- or 10-years-old but they've grown up with it."

The blog has attracted viewers from the United States, Europe and Asia, including expat grandparents interested in their grandchildren's learning.

Children publish their work online and write personal blogs that are linked into the main page.

"It's communicating to the world. That's what the blog does, it brings everyone to you," Mr Baker said.

The children's IT knowledge would baffle most adults – a position Mr Baker was in when he began teaching nine years ago.

The buzz of being creative online spurred him to learn about making the most of technology.

Something must have clicked, as his former class at Hokowhitu School came runner-up in the blog competition last year.

The Russell Street School pupils are thrilled by the win.

"The children are stoked because it's like our little baby."

The school benefited too, winning a laptop valued at $1500.

GO TO 'WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OTHER BLOGS' for the address - a blog well worth looking at

Gravity Experiments

Room 15 have been working on things to do with space and gravity. We have done 3 experiments with paper and a shoe. The first experiment was with a flat piece of paper and a shoe to see which one would land first. The second experiment was with a piece of paper folded twice then third it was a screwed up piece of paper. The results are in the videos above. After this we had to write our results in our books. It was fun learning too.

Young Cyclists

Hi my name is Jack
At the Young Cyclist event we started off with a practise of the course, then we headed to the middle of the fire station to do the written test. We had 20 minutes to do it then we headed over to the course. We formed a line, I was 7th. This is the skills course - we had to start with the 10 second course then the u-turn, then we had to ride through half tennis balls then the road course. We started with a swerve, then we turned right, swerved through some cones turned left, over the bumps, turned right and over the fire hose.
After that we had a sausage sizzle then the prizes were given out.
I felt nervous at the start but came through and was not so afraid. Being a part of the Feilding finals was big for me.

Vignettes

Writing vignettes - what are they, you may say. Some new learning for Room 15 on what a vignette is and also how to say the word (especially for the teacher). Thanks Andrew - can't do without you.

Read these vignettes on our thoughts of cross country training.

Energized is what we feel, running non-stop, making us have an adrenaline rush, our heart beat is pounding. Trying to make it to the end. Yes I make it, new record for training. Great practice for Cross Country.
Written by Bailey and Barrie


“Run, run, run,” says the teacher. I’m exhausted and my legs are killing me as I run the cross country track. I’m so puffed and my heart is pounding like waves crashing against lumpy rocks. Oh how we love cross country so so so very much... NOT!
By Alexa & Rosie


Boom, boom, boom! Our hearts feel like they’re going to pop out of our chests. Well, we have only done half the course and it feels like it gets bigger every time! We feel tired, but we get fitter every time!
Written by Lachlan and Flynn.


Exhausted is how we feel when we are running around the training track for cross country. My legs feel like rubber and my lungs are about to explode, my head is getting dizzy.
Oh, how do I do all this cross country training!!!
By Bethany and Grace

We like running like an athlete running fast. My lungs felt like they were going to explode. My legs were burning like fire on our legs.
By Andrew and Hamish.

Exhausted is what we feel after the cross country training every day at school. After the training our lungs are on fire and our legs feel like they’re broken. Cross country training is not our favourite activity but we are training for the real cross country.
by Katie and Gage

Exhausted as I was running, I was huffing and puffing tiredly. I felt fit, proud and energised.
I felt excited like I was waiting for my birthday. It felt like my legs were going to explode like a volcano. My heart was pounding like a boy drumming.
by: Michaela and Irihapiti

Ba boom, Ba boom my heart pumps as we race around the cross country training track. My lungs are searching for air, my brain is telling me to continue but my lungs are telling me to stop. Man cross country makes me exhausted but I'm still excited.
by Natasha and Jack

As proud as a happy puppy, everybody got ready for the training. Our hearts were pounding like thunder and lightning. Our legs were burning like fire. Glad was how we felt after the training.
BY PHOENIX AND NATALIE.

Tired, thats what we feel like when we are running the Cross Country training course for the real Cross Country at Timona Park held in Feilding. Our heads feel like they are bouncing up and down on a trampoline while we are running the course. We are feeling exhausted as well as tired.
Written By Logan & Ethan

Creativity Term 3

Term 3 was all about creativity. We have looked at the different areas we felt we were creative in and have completed a snapshot of how we felt we did.

Duffy's Big OE

The whole school went into the hall to watch the show Duffy's Big OE. (Overseas Exploration) There were three people who guided us as to what happens in Duffy's Big OE. They came up with some very interesting words that would help us in our reading. After the show every body asked some very interesting questions and then they came up with some just as interesting answers about their job of taking the show around to lots of schools in New Zealand. We sang a cool song at the end of the show.
Always remember to read was what we took from the show.

Creativity making Dioramas

In term 3 We made Dioramas. We had to choose 1 out of 6 Aesop's fables we read,to choose for our Dioramas. We made some wonderful scenes for them.Here are a couple of Aesop's Fables our classmates used for their Dioramas. The Lion & the Mouse,Big Fish & Little Fish and one you will all know,The Tortoise and the Hare and much,much more.

Aesop's Fables

Room 15 have been doing art work on Aesop's fables and have been blending colours and using our crayons in different ways for different effects. We have also been using black colour flow which is a P.V.A glue based substance that dries to make our picture stand out and we have been working on doing a back ground that would make our picture look amazing.The type of colours we use to blend is EG red and white = pink
Take a look at some of the brilliant artists doing their pictures and the finished products.

Horse Riding-by NATASHA

Flying Fox-by Joel

Water Slide-by Riley

Water Slide-by Alexa

Term 2 Evaluation by Bailey,Dylan and Lachlan

Term 2 Evaluation by Jack Andrew and Sam

TERM 2 evaluation barrie Ethan Joel

Term 2 Evaluation by Bethany Anya Natasha.

Term 2 Evaluation

The class has looked at this term and evaluated different curriculum areas in which we have worked. Watch out for the different comments they are going to be making.

My Greatest Feat

Well we are 1 193 kilo metres into our journey hoping to get to 1600 kilo metres before the holidays. Along the way we have picked up lots of new information about South Africa and collected 15 All Whites who are walking with us.

Most of our pedometers have survived the journey. We are just competing with the bad weather to get more steps each day.

We have also been very interested to read a newspaper article about the Vuzuvela - Thousands of people wanted it banned from the soccer games.

The 'diski dance' is another way of showing support at the World Cup - you can log onto this and learn the steps of the diski dance on our blog.

My Greatest Feat - WEEK 3

Room 15 is making great strides to get to the stadium in time for the All White's first game. We have managed to pick up 3 more All Whites to join us on our journey and are learning lots of new information about South Africa along the way. The quizzes have been challenging. One of the questions was even answered form the reading text dancing Dragons is doing this week - 'How fast is fast?'

My Greatest Feat - WEEK 2

Well we have certainly made in roads into the map now and along the way we have been picking up many facts about South Africa.It has been fun to do the quiz questions as we walk. We now have three All Whites walking with us.

Hamish reading 'The Picnic Boat'

Grace reading 'Red Puppy'

Forest Lakes Waterslide

This is Mrs Trembath with a new ICT tool she learnt about today and having a practice with.

Waterslide at Camp on PhotoPeach

MY Greatest Feat - WEEK 1

After 5 days Room 15 has walked a total of 611 079 steps amounting to 253.5 kilometres. We can now actually see where we are going on the map.

Our pedometers seem to be doing some funny things - resetting themselves for one thing. So far none are broken, quite a feat in itself with all the running around and climbing that is done during the day.

We have even gone on a couple of extra walks to build up our total.

25 May - My Greatest Feat

Today Room 15 walked a total of 128 430 steps and 53.3 kilometres on their first day. Our average for today was 4888 per person. We all had fun with our pedometers, working out the best position to have them on us and being careful not to break them.
They do seem to have minds of their own though especially with the counting of steps!!!!!
Mrs Trembath is taking our daily totals and averaging them out which means she adds up our daily total and divides it by the number of people walking that day.

Tune in tomorrow to see if we can beat our first days total.

My Greatest Feat

Room 15 is beginning their virtual walk through South Africa today, escorting the All Whites to their historic FIFA World Cup kick off match on 15 June 2010.

By wearing their pedometers and counting steps daily Room 15 will enter their results onto www.mygreatestfeat.org With their combined steps they will unlock stages of the journey through South Africa, along the way learning about South Africa, the All Whites and FIFA World cup.

As active participants online and offline, Room 15 will keep you updated about their journey.

It's been a long wait for the All Whites - 1982 was the last year they made it to this special sporting event.

Their achievement is one that requires great courage, skill and strength - feat and we'll be using our feet to see how far we can get around South Africa on our virtual journey.

Camp Experiences

wooo!!!! Mr Whale explains to the group what they are up against in abseiling!! (Jack)

STRIKE. STRIKE as Grace nervously Bowls A HUGE Heavy bowling ball to the Ten little pins. (Bailey)

Splash!Logan suffer a big splash as he enter the muddy water. (Andrew)

Strike!!:Gage is about to and he might get a strike.(Lachlan)

Wet time: Trent going down the wet and slippery water slide into the freezing lake below.(Gage)

Fire:Ping goes the string, Nicholas fires the bow. That arrow skimmed the target. (Barrie)
Dizzy Dummy: Riley comes shooting down the flying fox, spinning round and round as she hurtles towards the tyre. {Sam & Mrs B.)
Thats cold: Sam hops into the freezing, cold pool and says to herself "That was a big mistake!!!" (Riley)
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Alister's journey:WOW!!! Look at Alister go down the awesome water slide and into the freezing cold lake.(P.S)

Awesome Water slide: Riley gets a brainfreeze going down the very high and fast water slide into the amazingly cold Lake.(Alexa)

Chilly time: Nathan has just survived coming out of freezing Lake Waitawa after braving the steep water slide. (Room 15)

Camp booklet: Quiet time!!!!! - writing their daily diary, remembering the challenges they had faced that day. (Mrs T.)

Water slide fun: "Hands on knees," was the last instruction Logan heard as he sped down the water slide to the chilly lake. (Mrs T.)

WALT: write an effective caption

SUCCESS CRITERIA:

*choose a camp photo

*write a specific sub heading

*write one expressive sentence that sums up the photo

*use habit of mind 'create and innovate' when summarising photo

*read the captions from the full page of photos that were in the Feilding Herald

Appreciation At Camp.

This wordle was created by Riley and Emma

Appreciation At Camp.

This Wordle was created by Andrew, Ethan and Joel

Appreciation At Camp.

This Wordle was created by Sam and Bethany