We Wish You A Merry Christmas

The school year is drawing to a close which means i'm going to have to say goodbye to you all!

I've had such a wonderful year in Room 16 with such an amazing bunch of kids! I'm super sad to see them go!

I hope you all have a fantastic Christmas, a very happy new year and enjoy spending time with your friends and family!

Love, Miss Cooper

Who's Checking Us Out?!

WOW! Take a look at our 'clustrmap' (on the right hand side of the blog called 'our visitors'). You can see that people all around the world are looking at our blog!

We've had visitors from:
New Zealand (NZ)
United States (US)
United Kingdom (GB)
Russian Federation (RU)
Germany (DE)
Canada (CA)
Japan (JP)
Australia (AU)
Indonesia (ID)

So Room 16 - what do you know about any of these countries?

If you are visiting us from somewhere around the world - tell us about yourselves!

Love, Room 16 and Miss Cooper!

P.S Room 16 - if you have any family members living in another country in the world, tell them about our blog - let's see what we can find out about other countries in the world! :)

The Class That ROCKS

Rainbow Patch Assembly Item

Last friday the whole of RBP put on a performance about fairy-tales. We would like to know what you all thought of it?

Leave us your comments here :)

Room 16 kids - what was your favourite part? why?

Shuffle v Jumpstyle?

Room 16 got into a discussion about which is better.... shuffle or jumpstyle!

If you've been walking around with your eyes closed... shuffle and jumpstyle are the two biggest crazes in dance right now...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfSIcx1YgVE

what do you think? shuffle or jumpstyle?

Rumplestilkskin vs Jack and the Bean Stalk

This morning, we watched both of these stories on youtube.

Tell me - which one do you like best, and why?

Love Miss Cooper

What is your favourite fairytale?

We've been talking a lot about different fairytales in Room 16. We have made quite a list of different ones. This morning during Oral Language time we talked about our favourite fairytales, and why. Now it's time to write it down.

Tell me - what is your favourite fairytale? Why do you like that fairytale so much?

Happy writing.

Miss Cooper

Fairytales

So, we are going to be learning all about different fairytales in the Rainbow Patch.

What fairytales do you already know?

List them there!!

Happy Holidays!

Hey Room 16 Kids!

I hope you're having a fantastic holiday! At the moment, i'm in Christchurch and having a great time!! I hope you're all being good!

Here's the challenge for you - post me your holiday stories. Looking foward to reading them!! Don't forget to check your spelling, capital letters and full stops!

Happy story writing.

Love, Miss Cooper

Oral Language

We are working on asking good questions. Today, we looked at a picture from the newspaper. Here are some of the questions we came up with based on the picture we looked at.


- Is the baby elephant covered in oil? Bryley
- Where is the elephant habitat? Phoenix
- Why is the elephant rolling in the straw? Kayleb
- Why isn't the baby elephant big like the mother? Kayal
- Why is the mummy elephant watching the baby elephant roll in the straw? Kayleb
- Who has seen the baby elephant? Madeline
- Who is going to look after the baby elephant? Emily M
- Where was the baby elephant born? Elisabeth
- When did the baby elephant come out of the mums tummy? Emily M
- What is the baby elphants name?
- What does the baby elephant eat?
- Are the elephants in Africa still? Kayleb
- How did the elephants get to the new country? Elisabeth

We are going to read the article that the picture comes from and hopefully we will be able to answer some of our questions.

The End Of Our Inquiry Unit

The end has come for our inquiry unit.

So tell me Room 16 - WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNT???

How can we be quake safe?

Wow!

Poor Christchurch was struck by a MASSIVE Earthquake on the weekend. In Room 16 we have been talking about being Quake Safe! What a great time to refresh our knowledge!

So - share your knowledge.

What things to we need to make sure we are ready if an earthquake strikes?

Our Next Inquiry Unit

So, our inquiry until about animals is drawing to a close.... We want your help! Give us your ideas on what you would like us to learn in the following weeks!

Can't wait to see what you write..

Love,
Miss Cooper
:)

Buddy Reading with Room 6

We really enjoy spending time with our buddy class in Room 6. We learn a lot from them, and we hope they learn a lot from us too. Here is a little video of us with our buddy class on Monday afternoon, sharing our love of books!

Gymnastics!

We just love going to gymnastics on a Thursday morning. Here is a little video of photos we took today. Enjoy

We are learning to be bloggers!

Hi Room 16
I've changed the settings on our blog so you can all post on here with me!

So, here's the challenge.

Who will get on a leave a comment on here about what you enjoy most about school!?

Looking foward to reading what you write.

Love, Miss Cooper!

Room 16 at the Zoo

What's The Time Mr Wolf?

In Room 16 over the last 2 weeks we have been learning to tell the time. At the start we thought you could only tell time on a clock. Now we know that time passes in lots of different ways. eg: the days of the week, and the months of the year are ways we can tell time is passing. Here are two songs that we have learnt this week to help us remember the 7 days of the week and the 12 months of the year.

Enjoy.

Love, Room 16

It's Duffy's Birthday

Duffy Books has been giving kids in Roslyn School and other kids all around NZ books for the last 15 years! Duffy turns 15 during the week of August 23rd and we want to make this week a special one in Room 16. But, we need your help with ideas.

- How can we celebrate Duffys birthday?

- How do you usually celebrate your birthday?

We would love to know what you think.

Love,

Room 16

Endangered Animals - What can we do?

Today we watched a video on youtube of endangered animals. The video showed us pictures of some animals that are endangered and it also showed us reasons why animals are dying and becoming endangered.

These are some of the reasons shown in the video:
- people are hunting animals for fun.
- people hunt animals for food.
- people cut down the trees and the animals have no place to live.
- people hunt animals like whales to make things like lipsticks.
- people are nuking places which kills animals and their homes.
- bad weather is killing animals.
- animals are killing other animals

From this video we decided the major reason animals are becoming endangered are PEOPLE!!

So, what can we, as individuals and a class, do about it?

Welcome Back To Term 3!

I can't believe the holidays are over already and we're back into the swing of things at school! Time goes so fast!

We would like to welcome Elisabeth and Jisoo to Room 16. Elisabeth joins us from Central Normal School and Jisoo is here all the way from Korea! We are thrilled to have these lovely ladies with us!

So, My question to you is: What do you want to see on our blog this term? Have a think about it and post your responses here!

Smiles,
Miss Cooper

Happy Holidays

Hi Room 16 Kids!

The holidays have started! Hope you're enjoying them. I'm a little bit bored without you! I miss reading your awesome stories, so here is your challenge!

Write me a story about what you're doing over the holiday and you'll be in to win a prize when we start back at school!

I'm looking foward to reading what you're up to!

Love,
Miss Cooper

Oil Spill - Can you help us with our questions?

Miss Cooper found this picture of a bird on the internet. We had a talk as a class and this is what we know from the picture and our own knowledge so far:

- the bird is covered in oil (Evan)
- the bird has oil on it because there is oil in the water (Madeline)
- there is a lot of oil on the bird (Emily M)
- the bird might die because it's covered in oil, so we need to help it (Ayden)
- to help it, we need to get the oil off the bird (Phoenix)
- someone needs to scrub the bird so it gets nice and clean (Emily M)




As you can see, we know, or have worked out, quite a lot of things from this picture. But, we have some questions we would like your help in answering.

- Who put the oil in the water? (Kayal)
- Are other animals going to be sick as well? (Madeline)
- How did the oil get into the water? (Madeline and Bryley)
- When did the oil get on the duck and into the water? (Emily M)

Inquiry! Can you help us?

We are learning about animals during Inquiry. We know that extinct animals are animals that are dead and they will not come back. Zara says that dinosaurs are extinct. We have been talking about endangered animals. Madelines says that endangered animals are animals that are nearly extinct and Emily tells us that we need to look after them so they don't become extinct.

So, we know that some examples of endangered animals are:
Tigers (Tsarine)
Elephants (Phoneix)
Lions (Ayush)
Some types of Bears (Kayleb)
Some types of Birds (Bryley)

We need your help. Can you tell us, what other animals are endangered?

Thanks,
Room 16!

Questions - Can you help us find the answers?

- Why are they so excited? Emily M
- Where are you playing? Bryley
- Why are the three people so happy? Kayal
- What are your names? Ayden
- Why are you hugging? Emily M
- Which team are you playing against? Tsarine
- Why is there a camera? Kayal
- What day did you play on? Sommer
- How do you feel right now? Miss Cooper
- Why are you yelling? Sommer
- Where was the field that you played on? Jakob
- What was the weather like when you played? Tyson
- Are you proud of yourselves? Ayden

These are some of the questions we asked while looking at this picture. Can you help us to answer any of these questions.

From Room 16

Our Zoo Stories

Here are some of the stories we wrote about Wellington Zoo!

Enjoy!!

Yesterday the Rainbow Patch kids went to Wellington Zoo. We got to the zoo on a bus. Our bags were put underneath the bus. When we got there the weather was really cold and we went to the Elephant house to have lunch. In the Elephant House were some bats. We looked around the zoo. My favourite animal was the baboons. They were really funny because they did poos. Before we got back on the bus my group got to play. The people in my group were me, Tsarine, Phoenix, Kayleb, Tipene and Ayush. My parent helper was my mum and Miss Cooper. I had so much fun at the zoo.

By Madeline


Yesterday the Rainbow Patch went to the zoo. We got there on two buses. We were on the second bus and Room 21 was on the first bus. Their bus was meant to be there before us but we were there before them because their bus broke down. I saw a giraffe and a baboon at the zoo. My favourite animal was a chimpanzee and a tiger. My least favourite animal was the cheeter because they freak me out. I had a fantastic time going to the zoo.

By Emily M


Yesterday we went to Wellington Zoo. We went on two buses. When we got there was saw sun bears and a pelican. Pelicans have long beaks. These were the people in my group: Kayal, Ashely, Ethan, Harmony and me. The leader of the group was Willie. My favourite animal was the sun bears but I didn't like the tigers because it sounded like it was hungry. On the way back to school I fell asleep on the bus.

By Tyson


Yesterday the Rainbow Patch went to Wellington Zoo. We went there on two different buses. I saw a baboon and a chimpanzee but my favourite animal was the giraffe because it had a long neck.

By Ashley


These are just some of the fantastic stories we wrote about Wellington Zoo. We would love some feedback/feedfoward on our writing. We are always trying to become better writers.

Love, Room 16

Here we are at Wellington Zoo

Here are some of the pictures we took down at Wellington Zoo. As you can see, we had a fantastic time. There are a lot of smiles on our faces.

Wellington Zoo

Well... We've had all kinds of problems trying to upload the pictures we took at Wellington Zoo.... BUT Miss Cooper thinks she has the the problem sorted! So keep an eye out in the next two days for photos and stories from the zoo. Don't worry, we haven't forgotten about you! But... If you're DYING to see some pictures we have put up a collage of photos down by Room 9.. go and take a look, they look fantastic. While you're there take a look at the pictures of the giraffe's we drew last week. We are very proud of them.

Keep commenting on our blog - we love reading your messages

Love,
Room 16

Our Day

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF ROOM 16

Petting Zoo

It was a couple of weeks now, but with Miss Cooper being sick we didn't get a chance to tell you about the petting zoo that came to visit Roslyn School.

We saw soft, white rabbits. Tsarine
We saw lots of different farm animals. Madeline
The 2 sheep were in the farm. Ayush
There were 4 guinea pigs at the petting zoo. Sommer
There were 2 ducks and they could swim. Kayal
There was a baby goat and a big goat. Emily M
There were 2 brown and white chickens. Tyson

We had heaps of fun at the petting zoo. Keep your eyes on this page to see a 'slide' of all the pictures! We tried to do one last week, but it didn't work!

Love,
Room 16

Music with Mr Mason

This week we started music with Mr Mason.

We learnt about the beat in music and we learnt about lots of different instruments. We got to play some of the different instruments. We played the drums, the triangle, the tamborine, the shakers and lots of other fun instruments. Miss Cooper and Tui even had turns on Mr Masons cool drums! We had an amazing, fantastic, super dooper, spectacular time. We are looking foward to music again next week!

ANZAC DAY

Welcome Back to Term 2!

We hope you all had a great holiday!

This week has been busy for Room 16.

This week we made poppies. We made them by ripping coloured paper and collaging it onto a poppy shape. We made poppies because it is ANZAC Day on Sunday. ANZAC Day is the day where we remember those we lost in the war. It is a special day for everyone in New Zealand and Australia.

Have a great weekend - and remember those we lost during the war on Sunday.

Lots of Love,

Room 16

Happy Easter

We hope you have a fun and happy Easter. Be safe and eat lots of CHOCOLATE!

We hope you get lots and lots of Easter eggs from the Easter Bunny.

Love,

Room 16!

xx

Duathalon

Wow!! We just came back from our super huge run down at the park next to Freyberg pool! Keep an eye out here for our stories about how we thought the day went!

For now... this picture sums up how we all felt at the end of the race!!

Superheroes!!!

Superheroes!!!

In Room 16 we read a book about Superheroes. It was called Nat Fantastic. It was about Nat, who, when he sneezed, he turned into a SUPERHERO!!! The book was SUPER! We decided that we wanted to make our own SUPERHERO MASKS!!!

In Room 16 we have: Wonderwomen, Catwomen, Ice Girl, Superman, Vampire, Spidergirl, Lava Girl, Spiderman, Waterwomen, Monsterwomen, Batgirl, Electric Shooter and many more crime fighting superheroes!!!

Whanau Class

Yesterday we went to our Whanau Classes because Miss Cooper was away for the day. Our Whanau classes are classes in the Rainbow Patch or AAA. We all had a super time. Here are some of the things we got up to (these are the stories we wrote in our story writing books).

Yesterday Miss Cooper was away. I was in my Whanau Class. The teachers name was Miss J. We made boxes. The letter of the day was X so we made a box with an X on it. My Whanau is Rom 10.

By Tyson.

Yesterday I went to my Whanau Class. My Whanau teachers name is Mrs Mackey. My cousin in Room 2. His name is Jaydon. My Whanau was spectacular. I know some of the people in there. They are Ana, Renata, Jaydon and Jake. I went there because Miss Cooper was in Auckland watching Lady Gaga. The team was AAA.

By Tsarine.

On Monday I went to my Whanau Class in Room 15. We played on the computers. Miss Cooper was away for the day. I had a great day in Room 15.

By Catherine.

We love getting feedback on our stories. Feel free to add a comment to let us know what you think.

From Room 16.

Week 5

We just got back from Discovery Time.

What great fun we had.

Here are some of the things we did.

I played in the sandpit and it was great. By Madeline

I played on the computer and it was super. By Ayush

I made a teddy bear out of shapes with Mrs Thompson. By Chloe

We had fun with the water paints. By Sommer

I played in the goop. It felt slimey. By Ashley

I made a paper plane with Miss Cooper. By Emily M

I made a caterpillar out of circles and crayons. by Tyson

We would LOVE IT if you could come along and join in Discovery Time with us. We always have heaps of fun learning and doing new things. Discovery Time is on Friday after morning tea.

Remember, if you visit our blog, leave us a comment or become a follower. We like to know who's watching us.

Love, Room 16

The Power of One

On Tuesday we went to a show called "The Power of One".

The show was all about bullying.

We learnt that there are 2 types of bullying:

Physical Bullying and Verbal Bullying.

The show taught us what to do if we are being bullied or if we see someone else being bullied. We learnt a lot from Claire and Shannon.

We hope you all learnt a lot and enjoyed the show too! We would love to hear what your favourite part of the show was, so leave us a comment. :)

From,

Room 16.

Writing about the Weather.

The children in Room 16 have created stories about the weather. Last week the weather wasn't very nice, so we wrote stories about HOW THE WEATHER MAKES US FEEL. We are working hard to use descriptive words in our stories. These are stories we wrote INDEPENDENTLY! Miss Cooper gave us the story starter "Today the weather is...." Then we had to write all by ourselves.

Today the weather is wet. It is pouring. I will have heaps of fun. I am going to play with my brother. The weather makes me feel happy.
By Tyson

Today the weather is wet. It makes me sad because I can't play outside with my friends.
By Jakob

Today the weather is wet. It makes me feel mad because I am not allowed to get my cast wet.
By Makenzie

Today the weather is bad. It makes me feel happy because I like playing in the rain. I like to play in the rain because I like getting wet.
By Madeline

We would love to hear your feedback on our stories. We would also love to hear some ideas on how we can improve our writing.

Love, Room 16

Memorial Park

Wow! What an awesome time we had at Memorial Park on Friday! We went swimming, fed the ducks and played on the playground. It was fantastic to get out of the school for Discovery Time. We all had heaps of fun. Keep checking back to read posts about our time at the park!

Love, Room 16

P.S make sure you take the time to look through all the pictures Miss Cooper and Chrysandra's mum took of us having a WOW of a time!

What A Week!!!

WOW! We have had such a busy week at school this week.

In maths we having been learning how to make a pictograph. We have been learning about the 'key', how to label our graph and about putting an appropriate title on our graph. We have also been learning how to read a pictograph. We are getting really good!

We had a great time exploring the school library on Thursday. Whaea Tracey always helps us find books we might like.

Discovery Time was awesome again this week. We made toast, ate sausages and turned into cats for awhile. What a great time. Miss Sorensen told us that next week at Discovery Time it might be a little different. We are looking foward to finding out what we might be doing!

Miss Cooper 'borrowed' a swan plant covered in caterpillars from Miss J. Check back next week to find out what we have learnt about our caterpillars!

It was another fun filled week at school. We are looking foward to next week!

From,
Room 16 :)

Meet the Kids!

Here we are!

The amazing, gorgeous talented kids in Room 16.
We thought it would be funny to pull funny faces when Miss Cooper was trying to take a 'nice' class photo! Hehe!

Up, Up and Away

Up, Up and Away

On the first day back at school for 2010, the kids at Roslyn School each let go of a balloon. Attached to that balloon was a wish. Lets hope some of these wishes come true!!

Our First Week Back

Wow!! What a busy week we have had at school. Read about some of the things we have done this week :)

Discovery Time
At Discovery Time this week we did some painting. By Harmony
I played in the water trolley. By Ashley
I played in the sandpit with my friends. By Makenzie
At Discovery Time I played on the Pirate Ship. By Fallon
I played with the cash register at Discovery Time. By Tsarine
I played on the computer with my friends. By Catherine
I played with the bucket of toys in Room 12. By Ethan
At Discovery Time I made a braclet for Miss Cooper. By Chrysandra


Balloons
There were purple and blue balloons. By Bryley
We made a wish and let them fly away. By Emily M
It was fun because we all got a balloon and let them off at the same time. By Tipene
I wished for a tramp. By Shayne
I wished for another baby sister. By Zara
I wished for a kitten. By Evan


The "New" Playground
You can climb up high on the playground. By Kayal
The playground is made out of wood. By Emily R
At morning tea time, only the Rainbow Patch Kids get to play on the big playground. By Paige
I like the playground because I get to play on it every morning tea time. By Tyson

Colouring In
We made a friendship paper chain and coloured them in. By Chloe
We coloured in a rainbow in all the colours. By Ayush
I liked making the people. By Kayleb

Writing
We wrote stories about our special place. By Madeline
My special place is at my Nan's. By Ayden
My special place is my house. By Jaxon
I like going to the Makino. It is my special place. By Jakob

Welcome Back

I hope you've all had a relaxing holiday and are ready for another busy, fun year at Roslyn School.

Keep an eye on our blog for regular, weekly updates from the kids in Room 16. Feel free to leave us comments - we are looking foward to hearing your feedback.

Smiles,
Miss Cooper