Digital Art

Today we were learning how to create some digital art using Pixlr on the Chromebooks.

Back from Bailey Road

It was a tough and muddy morning at Bailey Road for our cross-country runners last Wednesday.  Was there anyone who didn't fall over?

Azonto, Azonto

Skipping, stepping, slapping, clapping ... we danced our way very quickly around the Commonwealth showing our moves and skills to family and whanau visitors this afternoon. If you'd like to see the video, please come and watch in our classroom ... Now watch me do my Azonto, Azonto, Azonto ...

And the certificate goes to ...

Congratulations to our outstanding Room 10 runners as they were presented with their school cross-country certificates by Mr Reid today.  They will all be picking up the pace again at an inter-schools competition on Wednesday. Run, run ...

Cross-country 2014

Thank you, Nelly, for creating our audio.

Cross-country 2014

We watched the juniors run around the school field with so much energy ... and 

then it was our turn to show our speed as we ran around the road course.

Sione and Sebastian showed their amazing pace from start to finish.

Running shoulder to shoulder, Sione was the first Year 5 boy,

while Sebastian was the first Year 6 boy home.

Check out our video tomorrow ...

Crouch, touch, set ...

The Year 5/6 under 50kg rugby team enjoyed running, passing, tackling and scoring a few tries at today's interschools rugby tournament.  Mr Reid was very proud of your efforts and your positive attitude.  We enjoyed hearing your stories about the games in class this afternoon.  Well done!

Writing about Kahurangi

After watching the Kahurangi Maori Dance Theatre, we chose how we wanted to write about this experience.  Here are some examples of our work.

Aloha!

Orana! Aloha! Talofa lava!  Kia orana!  Kia ora!

The Kahurangi Maori Dance Theatre visited Ruapotaka this afternoon.  The performers sang and danced their way from Tahiti to Aotearoa via Hawaii, Samoa and Rarotonga, sharing something of these cultures with us.  

How many players on a netball court?

While the rest of the world is glued to the soccer world cup, we are learning to glue our feet to the ground ... while we pass the netball without stepping.  Chest pass, bounce pass, overhead pass, shoot!  There are 14 players on a netball court all together as there are two teams with seven players each!

The Wheel Deal

It's the Final Countdown ... Touchdown!

Today we hosted our syndicate assembly, performing a play which took us on an intergalactic journey to Planet Glix.  5, 4, 3, 2, 1, touchdown!  The aliens, Blurf and Flurb, outwitted the adventurous astronauts who soon wanted to return to Planet Earth.