Bridge Valley Video

Check out our video from Bridge Valley Camp! We had an awesome time last Thursday and Friday!

Bizarre Bazaar

On Wednesday in Week 8 we had a Bizarre Bazaar which was based on a market in Africa. We sold toys, books, food and drinks and we also had games like hockey, golf a treasure hunt.

Why were we doing the Bazaar?
We used the Bazaar to rasise money for Geremi in Mali because he is our sponsor child.

What did our class do?
Our class sold decorated cookies and baking and some people made tiny teddy drivers and others did a game called beanbag throw.

What was my favourite thing about the Bazaar?
My favourite bit was selling the tiny teddy drivers.

By Abbey Markham

Bridge Valley Camp

Bridge Valley Camp

Hi. We're Riria & Connor and we're going to talk to you about Bridge Valley Camp.

What are we looking forward to at camp?
We're looking forward to all the fun games we get to do and play, like going down the mini water slide.

What's special about camp?
Something special about camp in the Middle Syndicate is that when you're a year four you get to stay overnight for 1 night!

When is camp?
Camp is in Week 9 so it is only 2 weeks away! Exciting. And it is on Thursday and Friday.

Riria and Connor.

Movie Trailers

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Powerboats

On the 9th and 10th of November the super fast power boats were at lake Rotoiti. Some were small and some were big and they had all sorts of colours including green, white, blue and red. Well those are the colours that I remember. 

The power boats are super fast boats, that go up to 200kph - that's fast! The water was rough and the boats were nearly flipping which was scary. I wouldn't want to drive power boats.

The boats look like these pictures: 

   

  

By Justin

Everyday Books

This week we got every day books.

What are everyday books?
These are boxes of books that have different levels of books. There are three colours: green, blue and orange. The blue is for the golden dragons, green is for fire dragons and blue flames and the orange is for fire breathers.

What sort of books are there?
There are 50 different books like in the blue box there is 'Flies are fascinating' and 'Take care of your teeth', in the green box there is 'Jet packs' and 'Antarctica' and in the orange box there is 'Amelia Earhart: Adventure in the sky' and the 'Killer hairdo'.

Why do we like everyday books?
We like them because there are lots of types of books. Some are funny and some are really interesting as well.

By Abbey and McKenzie

Reading Folktales

What have we been reading in Room 6?
We have bean reading folktales from countries like Mali and other countries in Africa.

Why have we been reading these?
because we are learning about third world countries and these folktales come from third world countries. It also helps us to practise our reading and our comprehension - that means understanding a story.

What do I think about folktales?
I really like them because they are funny and because I just like stories. These folktales all have a little message or meaning.

Here is a little bit about the folktale I have been reading, called 'Why the Hare has no Tail':

Long ago all the animals had no tail or they had very little ones. One day a lion told all the animals to come to him and get tails. It was raining and cold that day so the hare asked the other animals to get him a tail from the lion. The animals asked what kind of tail he wanted. He said "any that will fit me, but not too short and not too long." In the afternoon that day, all the animals came back with their beautiful tails but none of them came to the hare and gave him his tail. They had all forgotten and that is why the hare has no tail.

I think this story is trying to tell me that I need to just do stuff myself and not rely on other people to do it.

By Abbey Markham!