Preparing for our snow experience...

Over the next four weeks we will be learning about different aspects of the mountain environment. First up we looked at what to wear. After discussion, reading and recording, we headed outside to play 'dress the invisible skier'. Some made good choices and some needed to rethink.

Not sure that those psychedelic nylon leggings from the '90s will get group approval? 

Careful selections are made, hunting for a merino or polyester base layer.

'Mr Invisible' looks all set for the slopes, good choices team!

You are fabulous!

Wow, Room 19, what fabulous design and creativity skills you have... 6 'Highly  Commended' awards at Cantamath. Big congratulations to Beth, Dom, Georgia, Tahlia, Julia and Flynn.

Awesome Cantamath Entries

Wow, Room 19, I was so impressed by your Cantamath entries. Here are just a few ...

Dylan's geometry game.

Tahlia's cute maths model.

Dom's written project on maths in music

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Julia's stunning model.

It's speech writing time...

Next week we will start writing speeches for our Year 7 & 8 speech competition. This week we are looking at examples of good speeches and picking them apart to work out what features we should include in our own.

Today we watched a speech given by a Year 13 student, Joshua Losefa. The features we identified were:

• he had a real purpose
• used repetition
• gave lots of examples, told stories
• used pauses effectively
• knew his speech really well, lots of eye contact
• used hand gestures

At home, start brainstorming speech topic ideas.

Slippers take shape...

We had a wonderfully soapy time last week creating our felt slippers. This week we finish the shaping and add the design. Can't wait for you to see the finished result!

Go the Master Chefs

Today the school got together to wish our Maggi Kitchen Countdown regional finalist team all the best at their upcoming competition. Our team are one of 12 representing the South Island. We hope their spinach and feta crepes with a spicy salsa wow the judges; the sure do sound scrumptious! What's more, three of them come from Room 19 ... go girls!!! All the best Ella, Beth, Lucy and Georgia.

Creating Fabulous Felt

Laying out the fleece and pattern.

Rubbing and rolling...

Peeling off the protective net, before the rolling begins.

A perfectly felted bunny!