On the 5th of April Room 7 was shown how to use Microsoft Excel.
Microsoft Excel can be used for making charts and graphs. To make your graph or chart press and hold the button command or apple and while holding apple press X. Now your graph will disappear. Now minimize your excel by pressing the little yellow button and open Microsoft Word. Hold apple and then press V. Now your graph is in Microsoft word.
By:Jacob
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
PE Assessment
On Monday Room 7 did a PE skills assessment.
We did it in our thinking pairs. The activities were throwing a tennis ball into a hoop, throwing a big green ball and a tennis ball to each other and the ball bouncing at least ten metres across the court, another one Mrs Browne watched us and throw a tennis ball to each other. At the end of every activity you and your partner assess each other-eg circle the face you got. There were three smiley faces, one of them was happy, one of them was felling ok and the last one looked grim and angry.
By Olivia
We did it in our thinking pairs. The activities were throwing a tennis ball into a hoop, throwing a big green ball and a tennis ball to each other and the ball bouncing at least ten metres across the court, another one Mrs Browne watched us and throw a tennis ball to each other. At the end of every activity you and your partner assess each other-eg circle the face you got. There were three smiley faces, one of them was happy, one of them was felling ok and the last one looked grim and angry.
By Olivia
Monday, April 11, 2011
PE assessment
On Monday Room 7 did a PE assessment.
We went round PE stations with our thinking pairs and
marked them on how they completed the task. [There were five stations]
My partner was William and I got full marks.
The stations were mostly passing skills except for one activity,which involved throwing into a target. They
were quite fun.
By Josh
We went round PE stations with our thinking pairs and
marked them on how they completed the task. [There were five stations]
My partner was William and I got full marks.
The stations were mostly passing skills except for one activity,which involved throwing into a target. They
were quite fun.
By Josh
PE Assessment
On Monday we did a PE assessment. We did a throwing and catching assessment. We had to do the activity with our thinking partner. Then we had to either give ourselves a smiley face, a straight face or a sad face depending on how well we did.
The activities were throwing a ball so it bounces in a hoop on the full, throwing a ball to our partner from 10-20 meters away, throwing a ball to our partner in front of Mrs Browne, throwing a big green ball and a tennis ball to our partner from varying distances and doing one handed throws to our partner with a big green ball. My favourite one was the one where we had to throw the ball into the hoop. It was my favourite because I like aiming and throwing things at targets.
By PE Star
The activities were throwing a ball so it bounces in a hoop on the full, throwing a ball to our partner from 10-20 meters away, throwing a ball to our partner in front of Mrs Browne, throwing a big green ball and a tennis ball to our partner from varying distances and doing one handed throws to our partner with a big green ball. My favourite one was the one where we had to throw the ball into the hoop. It was my favourite because I like aiming and throwing things at targets.
By PE Star
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Microsoft Excel
On Tuesday room 7 was leaning how to use Microsoft Excel.
Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet and you can use it for scores, which is what room7 used it for. You also can use it for financial things like shares. We were allowed to mess around with Microsoft Excel me and Dominic made a 3D line graph. Mrs B said it was a bit hard to read. Dominic's favourite graph was the donut graph and mine was the pie graph, but nether was appropriate for what we were doing and that was graphing spelling scores.
By Excel Minister
Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet and you can use it for scores, which is what room7 used it for. You also can use it for financial things like shares. We were allowed to mess around with Microsoft Excel me and Dominic made a 3D line graph. Mrs B said it was a bit hard to read. Dominic's favourite graph was the donut graph and mine was the pie graph, but nether was appropriate for what we were doing and that was graphing spelling scores.
By Excel Minister
Using Excel
On Thursday for in Inquiry we used Microsoft Excel. We found out that you can make graphs out of it and display scores like our weekly spelling tests.
First we made a graph about spelling then we got to explore what other type of graphs there were. My group found out there are a few graphs. We also found out that you can get take your graph onto a word page. When you first went on Excel you needed to know how to work a spreadsheet. We had to all work together. Once we had entered the scores onto the spreadsheet, we had to highlight the scores and put them in the graph. By putting your scores in a graph you can see if you have doing better or worse.
By Excel Champ
First we made a graph about spelling then we got to explore what other type of graphs there were. My group found out there are a few graphs. We also found out that you can get take your graph onto a word page. When you first went on Excel you needed to know how to work a spreadsheet. We had to all work together. Once we had entered the scores onto the spreadsheet, we had to highlight the scores and put them in the graph. By putting your scores in a graph you can see if you have doing better or worse.
By Excel Champ
Monday, April 4, 2011
Wahine Blog
On Monday Room 7 did a diary entry about the Wahine disaster in 1968 . We wrote it during our Quick Write.
This is my Quick Write.
I was on the wahine and when I looked out of the window and I saw huge waves crashing onto the boat. I felt really scared. The boat was shaking heaps and it crashed onto a rock and sank. There was lots of water going into the boat.
I was lucky because I got in a life boat and I got to the shore.
By Wahine Passenger
This is my Quick Write.
I was on the wahine and when I looked out of the window and I saw huge waves crashing onto the boat. I felt really scared. The boat was shaking heaps and it crashed onto a rock and sank. There was lots of water going into the boat.
I was lucky because I got in a life boat and I got to the shore.
By Wahine Passenger
The Wahine Disaster
On Monday Room7 did a diary entry about the Wahine Disaster in 1968. We wrote it during our Quick Write time.
This is my Quick Write.
I was looking out the window of my house when I saw the Wahine slowly sinking. I tore out of the house screaming,
"The Wahine is sinking! "
People were running with gear to help all the people. I was crying because all my friends and my dad were on board. We ran to the closest shore and started pushing and pulling at boats and some people were even swimming out. The people that were helping only rescued a few people but at least they managed to save some people.
I hope I don't see anything like this in Wellington again.
By Wahine Rescuer
This is my Quick Write.
I was looking out the window of my house when I saw the Wahine slowly sinking. I tore out of the house screaming,
"The Wahine is sinking! "
People were running with gear to help all the people. I was crying because all my friends and my dad were on board. We ran to the closest shore and started pushing and pulling at boats and some people were even swimming out. The people that were helping only rescued a few people but at least they managed to save some people.
I hope I don't see anything like this in Wellington again.
By Wahine Rescuer
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
The Peer Mediation Meeting
On Tuesday the 29th of March the peer mediators from Crofton Downs Primary School went to their mediation meeting in Room 6.
There were a lot of people there, about 30 maybe less. We discussed things like our roster and knowing if we were still able to do our shift on our particular day. Mrs G had to take a photo of all of us one by one and a group photo of the peer mediators. We also talked about the problems we had. There were two plays about a problem that some peer mediators had, but they didn't solve it themselves, so we discussed that if we have a problem and it's between two peer mediators that we have to solve it our selves.
By Peer Mediator
There were a lot of people there, about 30 maybe less. We discussed things like our roster and knowing if we were still able to do our shift on our particular day. Mrs G had to take a photo of all of us one by one and a group photo of the peer mediators. We also talked about the problems we had. There were two plays about a problem that some peer mediators had, but they didn't solve it themselves, so we discussed that if we have a problem and it's between two peer mediators that we have to solve it our selves.
By Peer Mediator
On Tuesday the peer mediators had a meeting in Room 6.
It was about what peer mediation was about and talking about how to solve problems if the mediators have problems of their own. We had some plays about people who are fixing their own problems making no one feel left out.
We learnt about what peer mediators do and why where here. We also learnt what are the rules of mediation are. The rules are: no name calling or putdowns, no interrupting and agree to solve the problem. We also discussed our roster.
By Aaliah
It was about what peer mediation was about and talking about how to solve problems if the mediators have problems of their own. We had some plays about people who are fixing their own problems making no one feel left out.
We learnt about what peer mediators do and why where here. We also learnt what are the rules of mediation are. The rules are: no name calling or putdowns, no interrupting and agree to solve the problem. We also discussed our roster.
By Aaliah
Monday, March 28, 2011
PE lesson
On Monday the 28th of March our class did P.E. on the back court. We played three games. The first game was called Pattern Ball, the second game was called Zig Zag the last one was Corner Spry.
Pattern Ball was about following a pattern by remembering who passed to you and who you passed to. Zig zag was about a group of six people standing in a Zig Zag position and passing the ball in a zig zag. Corner Spry was when you had a group of four and were standing in a fan shape with one person at the point of the fan and you had to pass to the other people back and forth and once you had passed it to everyone you had to run round and group and take up a new position.
We were doing all of these activities to improve our learning with passing and catching large balls.
By Great Catcher
Pattern Ball was about following a pattern by remembering who passed to you and who you passed to. Zig zag was about a group of six people standing in a Zig Zag position and passing the ball in a zig zag. Corner Spry was when you had a group of four and were standing in a fan shape with one person at the point of the fan and you had to pass to the other people back and forth and once you had passed it to everyone you had to run round and group and take up a new position.
We were doing all of these activities to improve our learning with passing and catching large balls.
By Great Catcher
Learning Throwing and Catching
On the 29th of March Room7 went out to P.E.
First we did a ball skill game called Patten Ball and then another game called Zig Zag and finally a third game called Corner Spry. We did these games to improve our throwing and catching ball skills.
When we did Pattern Ball we stood in a circle and had to remember who we passed the ball to and who threw it to us and try to do it as quick as possible. Next we did a game called Zig Zag where we threw the ball diagonally to our group of 6. The last game was called Corner Spry where you and your team were spread out like a fan and 1 person was in the middle and you had to pass and then run around the group.
By Rebecca
First we did a ball skill game called Patten Ball and then another game called Zig Zag and finally a third game called Corner Spry. We did these games to improve our throwing and catching ball skills.
When we did Pattern Ball we stood in a circle and had to remember who we passed the ball to and who threw it to us and try to do it as quick as possible. Next we did a game called Zig Zag where we threw the ball diagonally to our group of 6. The last game was called Corner Spry where you and your team were spread out like a fan and 1 person was in the middle and you had to pass and then run around the group.
By Rebecca
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Today in Literacy I introduced some of Room 7 to our class blog. We began by looking at an old post that was written by a student in 2010. The students are going to begin adding regularly to this blog about things that they have been learning in class or activities they have been participating in. The class would like people who read the blog posts to make comments. The blog also gives the students to have some of their quality pieces available to be shared outside the classroom.
By Teacher B
By Teacher B
Friday, May 28, 2010
Selling the Old Couch
One day a group of children decided they wanted to make some money. After a long time they decided to sell their old classroom couch on TradeMe. Each of the children wrote an advertisement and voted on the best.
After a few weeks they got a horrible email from TradeMe saying the couch didn't sell. The children were so disappointed when they found out. They decided to try and sell their old couch another way.
One of the children called Rick came up with fixing the couch up a bit since it was quite tattered. The rest of the class agreed.
So the next day they walked down to a small shop selling various types of fabrics. They bought a beautiful green material with pale yellow and pink flowers that looked just the same as the original couch fabric.
It took hours fixing up the couch, but the children enjoyed sewing up the holes since they didn't have to do actual work although they were a school. When they'd finished the couch looked great. The children wished that they could keep it at school.
They wondered where to sell it. Then one of the children said that one of her friend's was having a garage sale. Everyone was delighted. They rang the friend's mother to ask if they could sell their old couch at the garage sale. In reply they got a yes!
The next week they got an email saying the couch had sold for thirty dollars. The children were so happy to find that it had finally sold, for a lot more than one dollar!
By Emily
After a few weeks they got a horrible email from TradeMe saying the couch didn't sell. The children were so disappointed when they found out. They decided to try and sell their old couch another way.
One of the children called Rick came up with fixing the couch up a bit since it was quite tattered. The rest of the class agreed.
So the next day they walked down to a small shop selling various types of fabrics. They bought a beautiful green material with pale yellow and pink flowers that looked just the same as the original couch fabric.
It took hours fixing up the couch, but the children enjoyed sewing up the holes since they didn't have to do actual work although they were a school. When they'd finished the couch looked great. The children wished that they could keep it at school.
They wondered where to sell it. Then one of the children said that one of her friend's was having a garage sale. Everyone was delighted. They rang the friend's mother to ask if they could sell their old couch at the garage sale. In reply they got a yes!
The next week they got an email saying the couch had sold for thirty dollars. The children were so happy to find that it had finally sold, for a lot more than one dollar!
By Emily
An Amazing Sale
It was a cold winter's day. As the rain poured down, a group of kids were thinking about the class trip at the end of term. Suddenly one of them realised that they didn't have enough money to go because of the rise in GST. One of them had an idea.
"Why don't we sell the couch in the cloakroom?"
That's a great idea," said one of the kids.
So that day the kids put the couch on TradeMe with a description about it.
As each day went past, more and more people were viewing the couch, but nobody was bidding on it. After a week the kids received an email saying that it didn't sell, not even for a dollar.
The next day the kids decided to fix the couch so it might sell. So they worked for hours fixing the couch, making it look better.
"Hey, isn't one of our friends selling lots of stuff in a garage sale today?" asked one of the kids.
"I'll go and check," said another kid, hopping on his bike and pedaling away fast.
After 10 minutes he came back on his bike smiling.
"He is," he said with joy.
So they wheeled the couch on some skateboards to the friend's house.
The next day the friend called to say that it didn't sell! So they decided to give the couch to the school fair. With each half hour that went past the kids would check and see if it had sold. Hours went past and people still wouldn't buy the couch.
It was the end of the fair and the kids sat on the couch and watched time go by. Suddenly a big man came over. He spoke in a deep voice.
"Can I buy that couch? How much?" he asked.
The kids jumped up.
"Really!!" they asked.
"Yeah. $100," the man said.
The kids were jumping with joy singing, 'Deal, deal, deal, deal!"
They were now able to go on the school trip after all.
By Jack
"Why don't we sell the couch in the cloakroom?"
That's a great idea," said one of the kids.
So that day the kids put the couch on TradeMe with a description about it.
As each day went past, more and more people were viewing the couch, but nobody was bidding on it. After a week the kids received an email saying that it didn't sell, not even for a dollar.
The next day the kids decided to fix the couch so it might sell. So they worked for hours fixing the couch, making it look better.
"Hey, isn't one of our friends selling lots of stuff in a garage sale today?" asked one of the kids.
"I'll go and check," said another kid, hopping on his bike and pedaling away fast.
After 10 minutes he came back on his bike smiling.
"He is," he said with joy.
So they wheeled the couch on some skateboards to the friend's house.
The next day the friend called to say that it didn't sell! So they decided to give the couch to the school fair. With each half hour that went past the kids would check and see if it had sold. Hours went past and people still wouldn't buy the couch.
It was the end of the fair and the kids sat on the couch and watched time go by. Suddenly a big man came over. He spoke in a deep voice.
"Can I buy that couch? How much?" he asked.
The kids jumped up.
"Really!!" they asked.
"Yeah. $100," the man said.
The kids were jumping with joy singing, 'Deal, deal, deal, deal!"
They were now able to go on the school trip after all.
By Jack
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Skating Demonstration
On Monday at lunchtime the whole school came to the hall for a demonstration of inline skating and sports on rollerblades like speed skating and uni hockey. The eighth best skater in the world came in and some famous hockey players did some cool tricks like twirls, spins and all kinds of other things. My opinion is that it was really cool and that they should come again next year.
By Chris
By Chris
In-Line Skating
Last week the whole school rushed into the hall at lunch to see four skaters talk about what they do and why they were here. Artyom got chosen to go up and put a pair of speed skates on and try to skate around in them. One girl/lady came up and did a few spins and twirls that were very impressive. Then one of the boys/men came up and showed us an ice hockey stick and everybody got to feel how light it was. He also could flip the ice hockey stick without the hockey puck falling off, but he said that about ten out of one hundred people could in New Zealand that he had met. At the end Artyom came back up and showed us how much he improved. At first Artyom kept on falling over and everybody was laughing.
By Abby
By Abby
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Sleepover
Sleepover
We were in the car going to my friend’s house for a sleepover. It was going to be so cool and fun. We were going to do heaps of stuff at his house. We parked outside their house and leaped out of the car and raced to the door and rang the bell. Ding Dong the bell rang, then my friend swung the door open.
“Hi,” I said.
“Come in, “said his mum.
My friend and I raced up the steps and into his room. We were in there for 2 hours playing lego and top trumps.
Later we came in the kitchen and got a snack from the pantry and asked his mum if we could go to the school and she said, “Yes”. We walked to the school and played ball tag in the playground. It got boring playing ball tag so we went back home.
The time when we got back it was 6 o’clock so we sat down and watched a movie called ‘Happy Feet’. After the movie we had some dinner then we went to bed and read.
In the morning we woke up and went on the PS2. We had French toast and it was so nice that we hat to go back for seconds. Then we had to go outside and play. At 2 o’clock I had to go home. The last thing we did was to take shots at goal.
After that my mum was there so I had to go home. That was so much fun. Next time he will come to my house.
By Hamish
We were in the car going to my friend’s house for a sleepover. It was going to be so cool and fun. We were going to do heaps of stuff at his house. We parked outside their house and leaped out of the car and raced to the door and rang the bell. Ding Dong the bell rang, then my friend swung the door open.
“Hi,” I said.
“Come in, “said his mum.
My friend and I raced up the steps and into his room. We were in there for 2 hours playing lego and top trumps.
Later we came in the kitchen and got a snack from the pantry and asked his mum if we could go to the school and she said, “Yes”. We walked to the school and played ball tag in the playground. It got boring playing ball tag so we went back home.
The time when we got back it was 6 o’clock so we sat down and watched a movie called ‘Happy Feet’. After the movie we had some dinner then we went to bed and read.
In the morning we woke up and went on the PS2. We had French toast and it was so nice that we hat to go back for seconds. Then we had to go outside and play. At 2 o’clock I had to go home. The last thing we did was to take shots at goal.
After that my mum was there so I had to go home. That was so much fun. Next time he will come to my house.
By Hamish
Monday, May 10, 2010
Nanny Piggins and the Wicked Plan
This extremely hilarious book is great for children aged eight to twelve. It is a book about a very funny flying pig that is a nanny to three children with a horribly mean,grumpy dad called Mr.Green. His children's names are Michael,Samantha and Derek.
Nanny Piggins has a really fat brother who is a bear. He loves honey and is Russian.
Join the five of them as they adventure the world and miss school (a lot).
I think it is really enjoyable and funny.
By Hila
Nanny Piggins has a really fat brother who is a bear. He loves honey and is Russian.
Join the five of them as they adventure the world and miss school (a lot).
I think it is really enjoyable and funny.
By Hila
Thursday, May 6, 2010
The Zoo Sleepover
It was Friday afternoon and the bell had rung for the end of school and me and my Friends were all jumping about screaming.Mrs Gusterson dismissed us. My mum picked me up and we went home packed my bag,had dinner and left to go to the zoo.On the way there we saw Mr Riely walking past so we picked him up. We were nearly there and Mum was having trouble finding a park. So I asked mum if I could jump out of the car, get my bag and run to my friends. She said yes and so I did. Mum parked the car. She came out and I kissed her goodbye. Mum left and I played tag with my friends. Me and my friends were shouting, screaming and jumping. Shanon,the man who was in charge of the key, the zoo and taking us on the night tour, came to talk to Mr Riely and and Mrs Gusterson.Then he told us he was staying here too. He asked us if we could follow him to the back of the zoo. He opened the door and we all walked in. We walked to our camp site. You could run from one side of the room to the other in only 1minute. We dumped our bags and all our stuff on the floor. We got our mattresses and put out our sleeping bags and pillows. That took us about 10-15 minutes. After that we got told the emergency exits. Then we went on a spooky night tour. We were all shivering and quivering like mad. We were lead in the cave and we had to tip toe all the way to the end of the cave. We all got back about 9:00 or 9:30 and got a hot chocolate with 2 biscuits. My hands were really cold. We went to bed at 12 o'clock. We had competitions of who could go to bed the fastest. Olivia won! I fell asleep eventually.That morning we woke up and had breakfast and cake and went home.
By Margot
By Margot
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