Room 1 Ramblers

Book Week

2011-09-13T17:21:00.000-07:00

Last week we celebrated Book Week in style. We were involved in a variety of activities to get us hooked into reading. During the week we had a guest reader every day, we had authors David Elliot and Kyle Mewburn visit and we had great fun at our Book character day on Friday where we all dressed up.

Jup Brown

2011-09-13T16:22:00.000-07:00

Jup Brown is currently running the length of New Zealand to fund raise money for people who have suffered from a stroke. He visited us on his Milton to Dunedin leg on Monday and the whole school showed their support by running two laps around the field with him. Their was great excitment when TV1s Close Up team arrived and filmed us. This will air some time this week. We wish Jup all the best for the rest of his journey.

Stars on Stage

2011-09-13T15:56:00.000-07:00

On Tuesday 22 August over 100 students became stars for a night when they performed at the Regent Theatre in the biennial Stars on Stage. Based on Scooby Doo their was ghosts, witches and mummies and of course the Scooby Doo team dancing around on stage. The children had a wonderful time and they looked fantastic on stage. Congratulations to everyone for their hardwork and dedication.

History Trip

2011-08-13T18:23:00.000-07:00

On a cool Dunedin day we bused to town to extend our knowledge about early Otago History as part of our inquiry. We visited the Otago Settlers Museum and completed an orienteering course around the streets of Dunedin.

During the orienteering we were divided into small groups and given a map to locate various historical buildings around Dunedin and find answers to our questions.

At the museum Sara talked to us about the early settlers and we dressed up in olden day clothes and acted out parts of the long journey they experience on the migrant ships. We also visited the Chinese Gardens which celebrates the importance of Chinese migrants in Otago's history.

We had a great day and learnt heaps about early Dunedin and our settlers. Thanks to our wonderful parent helpers.

Geometry Race

2011-07-14T16:52:00.000-07:00

This term we inquired into Geometry. We swapped classes for maths and learnt about transformation, mapping/direction and shape. After learning about these aspects of geometry we were put into teams for the 'Amazing Geometry Race'. To win the race we had to work as a team to complete a four geometry activities.

DARE Fun Day

2011-07-14T14:29:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was our DARE Fun Day. This day was a celebration of our learning during our DARE unit with Constable Greer and a really fun way to finish the term. The day started with a great demonstration from two members of the Police Dog Team. We then hopped on the bus and headed to Dunedin for an action packed day during which we went to the Action Games Indoor Centre and Lazer Force. We had an awesome day!

Room 1s Assembly

2011-07-14T14:24:00.000-07:00

Friday 8 August was our turn to organise the school assembly. During our assembly we dramatised our version of the Saddle Hill legend and shared a poem, artwork, and our historical items. Everything ran very smoothly and we are very proud of our efforts.

Jump Rope for Heart Day

2011-05-16T14:31:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Tim,Libby,Holly and my self attended a day at the Edgar Center hosted by the Heart Foundation.

World champion Peter Nestler from America taught us all to skip many different ways. We learn't backwards cris cross,under over ,a flick back and many more tricks we hope to be able to share them with the pupils for the jump rope for heart programme we are having at school soon.

Peter talked about what makes a world champion, his experiences and demonstrated his extraordinary jump rope moves.

We also learnt about healthy eating and ways to look after our heart. He highlighted the importance of eating a good breakfast and lunch to be able to do well at school.

Luke

Cams Big Pumpkin

2011-04-12T14:34:00.000-07:00

On April 4 East Taieri had a pumpkin competition. My Grandad brought down the biggest pumpkin that I have ever seen. Luke, Sarah, Jordan and I judged the competition and handed all the prizes out. There were a range of different pumpkins in all shapes and sizes. My pumpkin was 142kg and we had to roll it into the library. A man from Taieri Herald came to interview me.

Super Easy Chocolate Fudge

2011-04-12T14:15:00.000-07:00

450g dark or milk chocolate
400g can condensed milk
50g butter

1 Line the base and sides of a 20cm square cake tin with foil or baking paper.

2 Chop the chocolate up into small pieces.

3 Put the chocolate,condensed milk and butter into a medium saucepan and stir them over a low heat until the chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth.

4 Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and smooth the surface with a spatula or flat-bladed knife.

5 Put the tin in the refrigerator for 3-4 hours or until the fudge is firm.

6 Take the fudge out of the tin and cut it into squares or triangles to serve.

Emma's Visit to the Mahinerangi Windfarm

2011-04-03T16:20:00.000-07:00

In the weekend Emma went to the Mahinerangi Wind Farm Open Day. During news toady she presented a poster about wind turbines and told us about her visit.

Here is the information she wrote on her poster:

How does a windfarm work?Wind turbines capture energy from the wind and turns it into electricity. As the wind blows and passes across the blades of a turbine, it creates lift and slowly turns the blades. The blades are connected to a main shaft, which also spins and leads into a generator. The generator converts the rotational energy from the blades to electricity. Electricity passes through a transformer and transmission t=lines to reach the main grid where it can be transported to homes, businesses and other consumers.

Facts:
* The 12 wind turbines generate enough electricty to power 13,000 Dunedin homes.
* The turbines are 132m tall.
* A turbine blade is 44m long.

Great poster thanks Emma!

Studio 1

2011-04-03T13:39:00.000-07:00

In Room 1 we have an oral language programme called Studio 1. The children have a range of oral presentations to choose from and they present these on a Tuesday or Thursday. On Thursday Blake taught us how to make friendship bracelets. We were very impressed with his organisation and love our new bracelets. Thanks Blake.

Swimming

2011-03-29T13:10:00.000-07:00

Room 1 has been having swimming lessons for the last 3 weeks at the Mosgiel Pool with JC Swim School. Swimming was fun and it has got everyone involved. We really enjoyed the flipper ball game on the last day and improved our swimming skills.

Red and Black

2011-03-21T18:37:00.000-07:00

We had a very successful Red and Black Day to fundraise for the Christchurch Earthquake victims. We had a barbecue lunch, a cake stall and wore red and black clothes, Canterbury colours. We raised over $2500 dollars. Thanks to everyone who supported our day.

Rugby Cups

2011-03-21T18:13:00.000-07:00

This term we were very lucky to have the World and Bledisloe Cups at school (Thanks to Mr Thorn's contacts). It was amazing to see them up close even though we were not allowed to touch them. We hope they both end up in the All Black cabinet this year.

Welcome to Room 1 2011

2011-03-21T18:04:00.000-07:00

Hi we have had a busy start to the term with lots of wonderful things happening. We will add pictures and information throughout the year so please keep checking. We would love you to add some comments.

Orokonui Trip

2010-10-12T12:35:00.000-07:00

On Tuesday 12 October the Senior Syndicate went on a trip to the Orokonui Sanctuary. The sun was shining and we had an awesome day as we rotated around the 8 different activities. Orokonui is an amazing place and we had a great day. Thanks to Tahu and her team.

First Aid

2010-10-10T23:21:00.000-07:00

Shoes off Please!!

2010-10-10T22:32:00.000-07:00

Over the holidays the tradesmen were very busy in the Senior block, laying new carpet, removing benches, putting in new cupboards and shifting our bag hooks. We love our new carpet and are looking after it by taking our shoes off when we enter the room.

Motivational Speaker

2010-09-16T20:12:00.000-07:00

Today Richard a tryathlete came to school to share his story with the Senior Syndicate. It is a very inspirational man. Ten years ago he was involved in a nasty accident in which he was knocked off his bike and went under the wheels of a semi trailer crushing his pelvis. He promised himself to get fitter when he left hospital and recovered which is why he now competes in a wide range of events. What an inspirational man!!

Bible in Schools

2010-09-16T18:06:00.000-07:00

This term we have had the pleasure of having Mrs Karen Reid teach us 'Bible in Schools. We have learnt alot about the Christian beliefs and had alot of fun along the way. Thanks for all your hard work Mrs Reid.

Today we were learning about Christmas. Mrs Reid brought some shortbread angels and stars along for us to decorate. They were delicious!

Oceans Alive

2010-09-16T16:15:00.000-07:00

This week we had 'Oceans Alive' at school. We learnt lots of interesting facts about our worlds oceans and the creatures that live there.

Here are a few exciting facts:
* Plankton eat each other
* Blue whale is the biggest living thing and is the length of 3 buses
* Without plankton there would be no other life
* A squids eyes are as big as soccer balls
* 3 layers of the ocean sunlight, twilight and midnight
* Angler female fish are very ugly and the males are very small and ride around on the female all the time.

Flooding at East Taieri

2010-06-01T19:41:00.000-07:00

Last Week we experinced a week of continous downpour. Our creek was nearly touching the rim of the bridge and our Orchard had about a inch of water in the weekend. Alot of us went for a drive round to have a look at the flooding around the Taieri. It was great to look at all the flooding.

Golf

2010-06-01T19:35:00.000-07:00

Recently Mel from Sport Otago visited us to teach us some Golf skills. We learnt how to tee off and how to chip the ball onto the green. It was cool because we learnt some awesome skills.

Our week

2010-02-25T17:45:00.000-08:00

This week has been another busy week with lots of things on: During our reading time we have been doing research about an animal of our choice. We have to collect a range of information about our animal to display on a poster.

On Wednesday Emily brought along the biggest apple we have ever seen. It grew on her families apple tree and weighed 716 grams. It would be great for making apple crumble.

Studio 1 started this week and we had lots of interesting presenations. We are really looking forward to next weeks presentations.

On Thursday a large number of children competed in the TSSA Swimming Sports and East Taieri retained the sheild AGAIN!!

Year 6 Tirohanga Day

2010-02-21T19:32:00.000-08:00

On Friday 12 February the Year 6's went for a leadership and team building day at Camp Tirohanga. They were in 4 groups and rotated around 4 activities spending 45 minutes at each. The activites included trust games, team building tasks, the confidence course and a dayline activity. The weather was fantastic and we all had lots of fund. Thanks to all the wonderful parents who took cars and helped on the day.

Highlanders Come to East Taieri

2010-02-15T12:15:00.000-08:00

Yesterday the Otago Highlanders came to our school. They trained and signed autographs while the whole school watched on. Some children received 'Golden Tickets' which will enable them to get into a Highlanders game free if accompanied by an adult. It was really exciting to have the Highlanders come to our school because we got to see them up close and watch them train. They were way bigger than we thought. We were very lucky.

Room 1 2010

2010-02-15T11:47:00.000-08:00

Welcome to Room 1s 2010 blog page. We are looking forward to an exciting year ahead with lots of learning and interesting activities and events along the way. Please keep checking our page to see what we have been up to.

1st Aid

2009-08-10T18:19:00.000-07:00

Last week Belinda from St John's taught us some basic First Aid that we may need to use in the playground or at home one day. We learnt how to deal with a bleeding nose, put someone in the recovery position, treat a bee sting, tend to a cut or graze and assist someone who is choking. We received a certificate, a small first aid kit and created a booklet to take home.

D.A.R.E Fun Day

2009-08-10T17:52:00.000-07:00

Over the past 3 weeks the Senior Syndicate has been involved in the DARE to Make a Choice Programme run in association with the police. We have been learning about making good choices in a variety of situations. To celebrate our learning we had a run day on which we watched a police dog demonstration, rotated around a wide range of activities and had a share lunch. It was an awesome day enjoyed by everyone involved.

Fun Run

2009-08-10T17:09:00.000-07:00

On Friday 31 August the circus hit town as the children of East Taieri School dressed up for their inaugural Fun Run. The children each set running goals for event and collected sponsors. We had a great day with lots of children getting into the spirit of the day by dressing up. Everyone worked really hard to achieve their goal and as a school we raised lots of money to purchase new P.E. equipment.