"Teach me Tuesday" with Gourmet Grace and Nimble-fingered Nicole!

It was "Teach me Tuesday" again today. This week we learnt how to make delicious Chocolate chip cookies with Grace. She shared a family recipe with us, that she learnt from her mum and grandma. They were heavenly!! Thanks for teaching us Grace.

While the cookies baked, Nicole showed us how to solve the Rubik's cube!! She was really amazing. We will be practising for weeks to try and be as good as her. Thanks for a great lesson Nicole! 

We can't wait till next "Teach me Tuesday!"

GPK day- Water Fun!

GPK was a blast! Here's a collage of the event.

Room 13 Experiences

We have been really busy in Room 13 recently with some really cool experiences. Last week we were lucky enough to go to Coatesville and compete in swimming sports. Some of us have also learnt about safe riding on our bikes. We have also been doing some fun things in the classroom to inspire our writing. Here are some recounts about these events.

The Mad Medley - By Amie HT

Mixed emotions were all over me I didn't even know what to say. I heard them call out my name. I slowly walked up to the pool getting ready to start. as I jumped into the pool water splashed into my face it tasted like salt mixed with butter and pickles. When Miss Byers called out, "On your marks, get set GO!" I swam as fast as I could. More and more water jumped into my mouth like my tongue was a trampoline. My teeth were chattering because the pool was freezing cold.I felt brave and calm about the race. I was now onto my breast stroke in the medley. Swimming as fast as I could but I wasn't worried about coming last. I knew I would catch up. When I got into the freestyle I was determined to finish. I kept on swimming to the end when I touched the wall I knew I had achieved my goal. 

Rustle, Snap, Pop - By Grace H
"BANG!!" "Ahhhhhh!" I squealed. "You can look now," Mrs Millett said calmly.  I open my eyes to find blood red shards scattered on the floor.

A few minutes ago I was being told to shut my eyes and that I wasn't going to get hurt (I wasn't sure I believed that).  I silently obeyed and felt fear overcome me.  I had no idea what was happening, and I don't like not knowing things.

I heard a noise and I had absolutely no clue to what is was. Something was rustling, like leaves against a moon lit window.  Abruptly, the rustling stopped, almost as sudden as a bubble popping.

"Snap! Snap!" the new noise sounded.  The room filled with confusion.  "Snap!" "What is that?" we all pondered in our perplexed minds.

Now someone was blowing something into something hollow.  "It's a balloon!" Daniel yelled.  At that sudden realisation, we were all at ease and comfort filled our minds. But the blowing didn't stop, the huffing and puffing didn't cease, it pursued on, like the big bad wolf blowing down the poor piggies houses.

Panic slowly crept back to us."Please don't .........."

"BANG!"

I jumped out of skin, screaming with the sudden pop. "Phew!" I breathed, wiping my brow.

Cycle Safety day- By Robert D
"Faster!", my friend Jack shouted as I went up the see-saw. I heard chains chattering and I felt my hands gets blisters on my sweaty grips. 
I was racing up to the jump and I lifted my bike as high as I could, and got loads of air. Then I bolted up the next jump. In a flash I made it over the mean looking ramp as I dodged some people in front of me. 
I went as fast as I could and I felt like a plane flying 1000 miles per hour!

Teach me Tuesday- Jaime teaches us to dance like Billy Elliot!

This Tuesday was our first "Teach me Tuesday". Jaime did an amazing job teaching us a portion of a contemporary ballet dance. After a warm up and stretch, she organised us into groups and taught us a few dance steps. Go Jaime!! 

We can't wait till next weeks "Teach me Tuesday!"

Terrifying blind walking

Last Wednesday Mrs Millett suggested that we participate in a blind walk to inspire our writing. We took turns to lead our buddy on a blind walk around the playground. Some leaders were very kind and helped us negotiate around the playground without bumping into things. Other leaders were not so kind and lead us up ladders and down the rope wall...all with our eyes closed. Here are three recounts about the event.

The Swirling Blackness- By Nicole
"Now take a big step up", instructed Lukas's amused voice. Swirling blackness surrounded me. My brain was whizzing around trying to locate where I was. I gripped the strong ropes which led me to another platform. I shuffled my feet and waved my arms wildly to hep me adventure around the evil playground.
Classmates were talking. It sounded very far away from me. I felt small and scared like a baby mouse. I wasn't too sure that I trusted Lukas.
The whistle blew. "At last!" I muttered. My eyes flicked open. I was so glad that I could see again.

The Blind walk- By Alvin

"WOAH" as I walked down the playground platform. We were doing a classroom activity which I thought was not fun, "BONK" went the sound of my head banging against the bridge.
" Don't tell me to do stupid things!" I yelled angrily at Ruben. 
"Okay, okay" Ruben replied in a silly voice. 
Finally the horrible tragedy of the evil commander was over. It was time for me to be the evil leader it was such fun having a slave at my command. 

The Blind walk- By Emily

Pitch blackness. Right behind me is Amie amazingly leading me on an awesome yet absolutely terrifying journey called the blind walk. An explosion of feelings crept up inside me when Amie suddenly said, "OK, we're starting!"
I slowly walked forward drowning in the voices of the other people shouting, "Left, right, stop and go!"
Tiny dots of light filled my eyes with light pictures. In a few minutes Amie led me around the playground. I stopped. "Are we done yet?" I squealed quietly.
"I think in a few more minutes..."
"OK everyone in the classroom!" Mrs Millett loudly shouted.

Team building in the Tipa team

In the first week of school back at Upper Harbour the Tipa team played some games to get to know each other better. Here are some photos of the team building games.

In this game we had to kick the ball up to the Tee and then run around it 10 times before kicking the ball back to our teams. Everyone got really dizzy!! 

Welcome to Room 13!

Hi and welcome to Room 13 at UHPS. I'm looking forward to this blog becoming everyone's place to share our learning journey. There will be plenty of stories and posts about our learning this year, and you can also link to some cool games and resources too. Make sure you get your family to comment on our learning and follow our blog too!