Who is who? (Book Week-book parade)

Last Friday during BookWeek, we had a book parade. Every one came to school dressed up as a character from a book.

There were lots of excellent costumes. Lots of children (and teachers) dressed up as very creative characters!

The teachers also dressed up as a book character like everyone else. 

Three people from each block came first, second or third place. 

One by one each block walked around to music while showing their costumes. Here are some spectacular photos. We hope you had a wonderful time.

By Antonia and Gauri

The Cup Song

Some of the girls in Room 20 have become "Cups" experts. "Cups" also known as "Cups (Pitch Perfect's When I'm Gone)" is a song by American actress Anna Kendrick from the film Pitch Perfect. It is a cover of "Lulu and the lampshades" song "Cups (You're Gonna Miss Me)", a rendition of a 1937 old-time folk song "Miss Me When I'm Gone" by J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers. Here they are performing "Cups".

Our Trailblazer logo becomes a banner!

In Room 20 we have been creating logos and slogans to represent our trailblazer community. We had a competition to create these and after voting decided that Tamzin's logo with a big letter T trail and blazing base fitted the concept perfectly. We still needed a slogan and chose Nicole's "Blazing the trail of learning together". Next, Tamzin and Nicole drafted their design on a huge banner. All that was left to do was to paint it. Which a group of girls did.

Here are photos of our banner and those that helped create it.

Waiake beach personal experience writing

The day is here!     By Gauri Raj.

'Splish, splash, crash,'  Trembled the shivering waves. The boiling sun was finally melting against the shivering waves. The Trail Blazers were forced to spend a day on the beach that was on fire!
The salty sea salt was making me unconscious. 'Crash, splish, splash!' A huge wave was piling upon us. 'Splish, splodge, splish' The trembling waves faltered. I could hear laughing kids and teachers shouting.
Suddenly I groaned, our time was up, we had to get out of the lovely shivering water. Like a sloth I slipped and slid out of the water. 'Shhhhhhhhhhh' I shivered. The air was cold and damp against my skin.
After changing into my lovely warm uniform, I was at the playground. 
'Whow!' I shouted as I gripped the rope with both hands. We were allowed to play on the playground for 15 minutes. I was on the huge jungle gym.

It was the best school trip ever!!!!!!

 The beach Trip.    By Kieran Elcombe

"Aur" went the seagulls, as they flew above my head. "OK parents," can you all form a u in the water so the children are safely contained commanded Mrs Millett. When the parents walked over you could fell an electrical force of laziness pound into my body.

"As they dragged their soulless bodies across the beach'" and into the cold refreshing water. Then the shivering adult's formed a unruly u in the sea. 

"OK everyone lets go!" I screamed with enthusiasm. Everyone charged like a herd of buffaloes into the water.The water was sandy and you could not see through an all but I had a great time.       

Room 20's leaders

This week some of the Room 20 learners have been finding out what it's like to be a leader. 
Every day this week a number of Room 20 students lead UHPS students through conflict resolution as peer mediators. 

On Wednesday, Tyler and her sister Jade taught us all how to play a fantastic new board game. 

On Thursday, Harrison, Joseph, Liam and Mitchell organised and ran a game of Tee Ball on the field at lunchtime for some Year 3 and 4 children. 

Wow! How fantastic to be so good at something that you can teach others how to do it. I wonder what other leaders will emerge next? Is there something you might to lead?

Welcome back to Room 20- 2013!

Hi and welcome back to Room 20 at UHPS. I'm looking forward to this blog becoming everyone's place to share our learning journey. There will be loads of stories and posts about our learning this year, and you can also link to some cool games and resources available in time too. Enjoy the ride...