Guinea Pigs!!!

Vote for Havannah!!!!

Havannah from Rm 33 has designed a logo for Google and made it into the final. She needs us to help her, you can do this by voting for her design at the website below. Get your family and friends to vote too.
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Term 4

Well here we are -on the final stretch of the year. Once again it's a very busy term. We have major production intensive in wk 3, then the shows in wk 4-get in quick to get your tickets!
We have lots of athletics this term, as we well as the marathon running. The last 2ks will be run on the 29th November. It would be great to see lots of you there as you deserve getting recognition for your efforts.

We also have the dreaded seminars this term!!! They aren't as bad as you think. I always really enjoying listening and watching seminars, it's my time to do the learning and time for you to teach.

http://facesinplaces.blogspot.com/ Check out this cool blog, maybe you could find faces too!

Character Descriptions

A monster just walked into the room. There was dribble coming from his mouth and his eyes were big and scary.
He's got big red and yellow eyes, a big yellow nose with snot dribbling out.
It was a gross bloated beast with big black and purple horns protruding from his head.
He has 15 extremely sharp teeth and no tongue.
He has a big tummy with wrinkles all over him.
He is very mean and loves to eat kids.

This is a description of the monster in the picture. It is a combo of descriptions from Aimee, Beverley, Aidan and Georgia.

Catch up

A big catch up on all that's been happening.
Congratulations to Ben, Aidan, Cameron and Woojin on their fantastic effort at the Year 7 Mathex Competition. It was exciting to watch and the boys did a fantastic job.

Cross country was a huge event and everyone should be very proud of their efforts, not only on the day but with all the training.
Special mentions to Kerwyn and Cindy for their hard work at the all trainings.
Results:
Yr 7 girls
Ebony 5th
Maxine 7th
Georgia 22nd
Alice 24th
Nikita 27th

Year 7 Boys
Lucas 1st
Lagani 10th
Devon 12th
Ben 27th
Woojin 29th

Lucas, Ebony and Maxine went onto zone and have all made it into the Interzone competition.
Maxine placed 10th, Ebony 21st and Lucas 7th. Well done to you all.

Oh Baby!!!!

While discussing the changes we go through in puberty is came up as to how much we have changed since we were babies. So we have decided to hold a Guess the Baby competition. Those that wish to be involved are bringing in baby photos and they will be displayed on the classroom window from Wednesday until Monday.
We will all try and guess who the babies are and invite the staff to do the same. There will be a prize for the person with the most correct. Of course Miss Austin will be the cutest baby there!!!! Hehe

Conferences

Wow!!!! I have been so impressed with your parent conferences. The ones I have seen so far have been fantastic. You have chosen your work wisely and have set yourselves realistic and meaningful goals. I know some of you have been very nervous, that hasn't stopped you from doing a great job. I hope your parents are as proud of you as I am.
Well done guys!!!!

Term 3

Welcome back to term 3!
Another very busy term ahead.
Week 1 brings us the Puberty Evening at 7pm in the school hall, as well as the science roadshow on Wednesday.
Week 2 is student led conferences. Appointments are going fast so make sure you get that slip back in.
In week 2 the science fair will be on display in the hall. We will all get the chance to have a look as well as any parents that want to have a look.
Hope you all had a great holiday and are looking forward to the term.

Maths

Today in maths we looked the mode, mean, median and range of a couple of things.
We discovered the following:

Shoe size: Girls Mode 5,7,8 Mean 6.3 Median 6 Range 7
Boys Mode 7 Mean 5.8 Median 7 Range 7
Class Mode 7 Mean 6.1 Median 6.5 Range 9

Height:(cm)
Girls Mode 150, 156 Mean 154.9 Median Range 28
Boys Mode 143, 152 Mean 141.4 Median Range 19
Class Mode 150, 142 Mean 151.9 Median Range 28

From the USA

We heard back from Walter G Byers School recently. Miss Abraham sent us photos of her class reading the letters. We really hope some of them write back to us. We are a bit jealous that they are starting summer holidays very soon.

Congrats!!!!

A huge congratulations to Maxine for winning the Yr 7 speech competition. You made us all very proud and it was great to see Maxine's mum there.
Maxine will be presenting her speech to the whole school tomorrow-good luck for that.

Also congrats to everyone for the great work they have done at ICT this week. I can't wait to get the planet fact sheets finished and displayed around the room.

Make sure you check out the astronomy websites on the page, there is a lot of very cool pictures and interesting information there.

Speeches

Well done everyone on getting your speeches done. I know some of you found them rather scary, considering that you did really well.
Special mention to Daniel who presented a very funny speech all about public toilets, and Ben who spoke about why 12yr olds should be able to drive.
Congratulations to Maxine who is going to the Yr 7 speech finals tomorrow.

Maths Week

A huge congratulations to Ben, Aidan, Woojing and Cameron for winning the Year 7 Mathex competition this week. I am sure it was purely due to all my cheering :-) Well done boys. There were many comments as to how well you worked together as a team.

Everyone else has been enjoying the chance to solve problems, either by themselves or as a class. The maths quest was great fun. A gigantic thanks goes out to Miss Jones for organising such a great week. I wonder what other weeks we could have-a chocolate week????

Lucky Nikita!!!!

Dear MIss Austin,

Today I was'nt at school because I went down to Pukekohe race track with my mum , sister , stepdad , Poppa & other patience from the Mercy Hospice. My poppa arrived by helicopter from Auckland. We thought we were just going to watch poppa have a few laps around the race course and a helicopter ride, but we all got to have a go and I went on the helicopter over pukekohe and had a few laps in a race car. I went in a little white hatch back, we got up to 200 kms. It was awesome. We all got t-shirts and VIP passes.

Here is a photo of me getting strapped in the race car.

From Nikita

New Years Question

Question for you to find the answer to:
Why do we celebrate our new year on the same day every year but Chinese New Year, Maori New Year (Matariki) and Ramadan(Muslim New Year) aren't celebrated at the same time every year? The same applies to Easter, why is it never celebrated on the same dates?

It's a tricky question but I am sure you can find the answer.

Rugby

Phew, what a busy week!!! Today we had a rugby session with Jeremey and Dean from Counties rugby. It looked like fun and there were lots of dirty knees by the end of the session.

Don't forget to keep up the work on your speeches, time will run out fast for you.


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Our Day at the Zoo.

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Today I went with Mrs Wright's group to the Franklin Zoo. It was a fantastic day, I highly recommend you visit the zoo.

Parcel!!

My WeeMe of Miss Abraham!!!
We opened the parcel today from Miss Abraham's class at Walter G Byers Elementary School in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. In the parcel were letters for us plus a great big bag of lollies-thanks Miss Abraham, they were very yummy.

The letters were interesting to read, they showed the differences between our school and theirs. One major difference we discovered was the school hours. They start at 7.30 in the morning and finish at 1.45!!!! Devon thought this would be pretty good, maybe he could suggest it to Mr Sweeney :-)

This week we are writing replies to the class.

Welcome back to Term 2!

Hope you all had a great holiday.
We have a busy term ahead of us

• speeches

• science fair

• learning pathways

plus a whole lot of other things.

Remember to keep up those basic facts, we will still be having weekly tests and your 5 facts a week to learn. Also reading logs are still due every Monday starting in week 2. You need to be reading for 20-30mins a night.

I received an exciting parcel yesterday that I am sure you will be interested in as it's for all of you!!! It's come all the way from the USA. Can't wait to tell you all about it.

My Wildself!!!

Use the Build your Wildself website in the links over there----->to build yourself!!! You can email them to me at r_austin@pukekoheint.school.nz Have fun and be creative.!!
Can you guess what animal parts I have used??

Cinquain Poems

• Thunder
• Long, zig zag bolt
• Flashing, shocking, falling
• Bright lightening shows objects
• In dark
• Darkness
• By Woo Jin

• Green Frog
• Small and slimy
• Jumping, splashing, swimming
• Flexible climber in the tree
• Croaker
• By Devon

• Spring time
• Flowers growing
• Playing beach volleyball
• Lambs breeding, sunflowers blooming
• Season
• By Nikita

• Meerkat
• Small, brave, in groups
• Silently observing
• The guard chief bravely stays on
• Watching
• By Anton
  

Hara Mura Students Visit Our Class!

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This week our sister school from Hara Mura, Japan, has been visiting us. On Wednesday the ten students came into our class to teach us Japanese calligraphy and origami.
In the afternoon we went out for a game of nonstop cricket and some tug of war games.

More Poems

• I used to live in Brazil
• But now my home is New Zealand.
• I used to hate cucumbers
• but now I like them.
• I used to play with my barbie doll
• but now I draw animals.
• I used to speak only Portugese
• But now I speak English as well
• By Nany.

• I used to live in Tuvalu
• But now I live in New Zealand
• I used to play soccer
• But now play rugby
• I used to like light
• But now I like dark.
• I used to like gray
  
• But now I like green.
• I used to be mean
• But now I will be kind.
• I used to hate lollipops
• But now I hate poisonous snakes.
• I used to be fitter
  
• But now I am strong.
• I used to like dogs
  
• But now I like lions.
• I used to go to Patumahoe
• But now I go to Intemediate
• I used to be small
• But now I'm big
• I used to hate swimming
• But now I love it
• I used to swim every day
• But now I go sometimes.
• I used to like PE
• but now I love it more.
• By Lagani
  

Me Poems

• I used to despise brussel sprouts,
• But now they're my favourite treat.
• I used to play soccer,
• but now I play hockey.
• I used to dread dogs,
• But now I think they're so cute.
• I used to want a Mini,
• But now I want a Camaro.
• I used to love U2,
• But now I listen to Nickelback.

By Cameron

• I used to have a cat,
• But now I own a dog.
• I used to hate cheese,
• But now I don't mind it.
• I used to rip heads off Barbies,
• But now I know better.
• I used to run away from bees,
• But now I stay away from them.
• I used to like cars,
• But now I'm over the moon about them.

by Harmony.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!

A huge congratulations to everyone who competed in the swimming sports, especially Jarlyn, Kerwyn and Lagani who made it into some of the finals. Everyone swam to their best and made me proud to see you strive to do your best. Well done!

Also a giant congratulations to Maxine who came second in her age group at the Franklin Primary Schools Triathlon this week. That's a huge effort.

Things to Remember

Every Day you need:
*your hat
*your PE gear.

If you are unable to do fitness or sport please remember to bring a note to let me know.

Mondays: your reading log is due.
You need to read for 20-30 five times a week and then hand your log in on Monday mornings.

WELCOME TO ROOM 42!!!

Hello and welcome to you all. I am sure we are going to have a fabulous 2009 together. I am looking forward to finding out more about you all.
Make sure you check back here regulary as I will update this often.
Miss Austin