Holiday pics

It's holiday time! Hopefully everyone is having a great time.

Harrison and his family are in America at the moment. He has sent photos of some of his adventures. Here they are...

It looks like you're having a great time Harrison- Wish we were there!

Anzac Poppy Art

This week we have been studying about the historical significance of Anzac Day to NZ. We read a famous poem called Flanders Fields written by a Canadian lieutenant, John McCrae.



 In Flanders Fields

In Flanders fields the poppies blow 

Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly 
Scarce heard amid the guns below. 

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie 
In Flanders fields. 


Take up our quarrel with the foe: 
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields. 
Lt Col John McCrae (1872–1918) 

We also drew these poppies using chalk and oil pastel. 

Statistics Learning

Over the last 5 weeks Room 20 have been learning about how to conduct a statistical enquiry. We started by investigating all types of graphs, e.g. bar chart, pictogram, line graph, pie chart. We distinguished the purposes for each type of graph and analysed each type. We then had to think of a question that we would like our community to answer in our very own statistical survey. We worked in pairs. Some of our questions were:

• Where would the Trailblazers like to go on a school trip next term?
• How might we collect money in a hall fundraiser?
• In what ways could we beautify the school grounds?

With  these questions in mind we surveyed 24 students across our community. We then graphed our data using a range of graphs. We also tried to think of a numerical question that we might be able to tie into our initial question. We used a line graph or stem and leaf graph to show this information.

We learnt a lot by completing our statistical enquiry. 

Some of our survey questions have lead to small enterprising outcomes including a mini hall fundraiser, (thanks Nicole and Tamzin), and a confirmed trip to Motat (Cheers! Lauren and Cassady).

Luscious lolly learning!

Last week Room 20 had a fun toffee and easter egg experience. We paired up and took the roll of a controller where we directed our partner to eat the lolly or chocolate egg. We were able to stop our partner at any point in order to take detailed notes about the lolly or egg eating event. Here are some recounts about the event.

The Mouth watering lolly. By Lauren T

"Go!" I directed Tyler. She carefully twisted the wrapper off the creamy delicious Macintosh. She grasped the lolly in her hand and precisely brought it to her watering mouth. She was just about to pop it in then, "STOP!" I ordered Tyler.
As she had the toffee pinched in her hand the syrupy lolly started to melt into her fingerprints. "Go!" I chuckled. 
She inserted the caramel lolly into her mouth. She chewed the sweet as it molded into her teeth shape. As Tyler chewed, it got smaller and smaller.
Eventually the delicious treat was miniscule so Tyler took a final gulp and the lolly was gone.

Death for the Lolly. By Jack Cr

 "Go Mitchell!" I told him. Mitchell's hand rushed to the lolly sitting next to him. His index finger and thumb carefully pinched the two ends of the Macintosh treat like a crab. He twisted the lolly wrapper as fast as a tornado going round and round. "Stop!" I shouted. Mitchell froze and the lolly started to fall out, bit by bit. 
When I released him from the frozen state he grabbed the treat and threw the wrapper over his head while sinking his teeth into the the toffee like a vampire seeking blood. Slowly he ripped it in half and sucked on it. It was in his mouth and his eyes were transfixed on the yummy treat.
After he swallowed he closed his eyes and went into his own little land and hummed.

 "Gooey, gloop, Pop!" By Brandon

Sherrp, twist, twist! went Jack's lolly. "Stop!" I demanded in an angry voice.
"No...why didn't I eat the chewy lolly!" cried Jack.
"Sorry, but we have to." I explained. "Go!" I commanded.
Chew, chew.."Stop!" I said again.
"Not again! whined Jack. "My mouth is literally watering."
"Mine is too," I said with a glint in my eye, "but it's fun!" Then I let Jack eat his lolly.
"Yay!" said Jack gratefully. "That was awesome!"
"So was it good?" I inquired.
"Yes!"