On Friday the 21st of August we had the Balmacewen Cross Country in our class - room 13 Bailee Porter came second and she will be going off to the Otago Cross Country Champs as well as Grace Perry and from the boys we have Kieran Allnatt . Kieran Allnat is in Highgate , Grace Perry is in Shetland and Bailee Porter is in Lynn so we are looking forward to that !!!
By Bailee and Fallon
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Josh Askin - Squash Competition
In the weekend I played in a squash competition that if you came a good placing you would get in the Otago or Nationals team. I came first and got in an Otago team and a Nationals team so in the holidays I am going to the North Shore. I played three games and won all of them the scoring was first to 15 and point a rally and best of five games. I won a squash bag that I sold for 100 dollars and got a voucher worth 150 dollars for Otago Sports Depot. I am lookng forward to the competition in the Holidays!
Year Seven Shield Challenge
Two weeks ago Room 13 challenged Room 1 to a game of stopball for the Year seven shield. We won the game 10-4 to us. Today Room 11 has challenged us to stopball for the shield. If they win they get the shield if we win we keep the shield. I hope we win to retain the shield!! Photo coming soon
Writen by Natasha
Writen by Natasha
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Update From Hanna
Hi Room 13,
This week was a week of museums. First there was the science museum, plus planetarium. A dark dome and silence welcomed us into the space theater, except for the occasional murmur of voices. All of a sudden a loud voice blared from somewhere in the room. I switched on my audio guide to hear the babble in English.
We sat in amazed silence, soaking everything up like sponges. My mum managed to get a few photos. A few dozens of experiments and loads of hands on exhibits later, we decided to go home.
After spending half a rainy day inside our flat, Kiasmar, a modern art gallery, seemed very attractive. I didn’t get what most of the artworks wanted to tell, and none were very eye-catching. Who knows what the artists thought! Next came the ‘old masters’, century old artworks. The paintings were fascinating, a huge contrast to the Kiasmar. On the same day we went to the Natural history museum of Finland, with beautifully presented exhibitions, including loads of Finnish mammals, common household bugs, and skeletons. It was pretty cool!
Hey hey (goodbye) from Hanna.
This week was a week of museums. First there was the science museum, plus planetarium. A dark dome and silence welcomed us into the space theater, except for the occasional murmur of voices. All of a sudden a loud voice blared from somewhere in the room. I switched on my audio guide to hear the babble in English.
We sat in amazed silence, soaking everything up like sponges. My mum managed to get a few photos. A few dozens of experiments and loads of hands on exhibits later, we decided to go home.
After spending half a rainy day inside our flat, Kiasmar, a modern art gallery, seemed very attractive. I didn’t get what most of the artworks wanted to tell, and none were very eye-catching. Who knows what the artists thought! Next came the ‘old masters’, century old artworks. The paintings were fascinating, a huge contrast to the Kiasmar. On the same day we went to the Natural history museum of Finland, with beautifully presented exhibitions, including loads of Finnish mammals, common household bugs, and skeletons. It was pretty cool!
Hey hey (goodbye) from Hanna.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
BRAINPOP
Check out this fantastic site we have been using in the class, There are some great things relating to the body that we are learning about. You will need to log in to use the interactive games,
User Name: anna3
Password: anna3
There will be a new user name and password next week to use.
check it out http://www.brainpop.com/
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Hanna Ott - Greetings from Helsinki
Dear room 13,
This sunny week we went exploring Helsinki. First we wandered around Lauttassari which is where we live in Helsinki and found a beach five minutes away! I was wrong when I thought Helsinki didn’t have a beach. After a night’s rest we went to the National History museum of Finland where they had lots of cool things to see and do, but there was one painting that really caught my eye. It was called “Attack” and had a maiden and a two headed eagle on it, and the eagle was trying to pull the Finnish book of law out of the maiden’s hands. The maiden symbolized Finland, and the eagle Russia (no offence, Russia!). The two countries are neighbours, and there were a whole lot of wars between them.
On a sunny day we drove to an outdoor swimming pool where the swimmers trained for the Olympics in 1952. There were 10 meter diving boards and a wading pool, plus an aqua jogging lane!
We have a sauna in our house downstairs; it’s on 2 days of the week, men and women on separate days. Saunas are a Finnish tradition. Lots of Finnish residents have a sauna in their house or back yard, and if they live near a lake, they will jump into it to cool down!
Sunny greetings from Helsinki,
Yours,
Hanna.
This sunny week we went exploring Helsinki. First we wandered around Lauttassari which is where we live in Helsinki and found a beach five minutes away! I was wrong when I thought Helsinki didn’t have a beach. After a night’s rest we went to the National History museum of Finland where they had lots of cool things to see and do, but there was one painting that really caught my eye. It was called “Attack” and had a maiden and a two headed eagle on it, and the eagle was trying to pull the Finnish book of law out of the maiden’s hands. The maiden symbolized Finland, and the eagle Russia (no offence, Russia!). The two countries are neighbours, and there were a whole lot of wars between them.
On a sunny day we drove to an outdoor swimming pool where the swimmers trained for the Olympics in 1952. There were 10 meter diving boards and a wading pool, plus an aqua jogging lane!
We have a sauna in our house downstairs; it’s on 2 days of the week, men and women on separate days. Saunas are a Finnish tradition. Lots of Finnish residents have a sauna in their house or back yard, and if they live near a lake, they will jump into it to cool down!
Sunny greetings from Helsinki,
Yours,
Hanna.
Monday, August 3, 2009
Hanna Ott - Greetings from Finland
Dear Room 13,
After a few days at my grandparent’s house, we went to a zoo in Cottbus. There were a lot of animals and we watched some getting fed. There was also a paddock full of goats that we were allowed to brush. It was pretty cool! A day later we caught a train to Berlin and took a plane to Helsinki in Finland. We arrived after 1 and a half hours’ flight and, when we had gotten our bags, took a bus to the city. Helsinki is a modern city near the sea, but I don’t think they have a beach! However, there are scattered historical buildings, including a huge cathedral in the middle of the city. Here they speak Finnish and Swedish, which are the two main languages, but most Finns can also speak quite a bit of English.Finnish looks strange like this: PYÖRÄVUOKRAAMO which means "rent-a-bike". We are not renting bikes at the moment, but a 1 bedroom apartment which has wonderful high ceilings and is very comfy to live in. I sleep in the living room on a spare bed.
That’s all for this week,
Yours,
Hanna.
After a few days at my grandparent’s house, we went to a zoo in Cottbus. There were a lot of animals and we watched some getting fed. There was also a paddock full of goats that we were allowed to brush. It was pretty cool! A day later we caught a train to Berlin and took a plane to Helsinki in Finland. We arrived after 1 and a half hours’ flight and, when we had gotten our bags, took a bus to the city. Helsinki is a modern city near the sea, but I don’t think they have a beach! However, there are scattered historical buildings, including a huge cathedral in the middle of the city. Here they speak Finnish and Swedish, which are the two main languages, but most Finns can also speak quite a bit of English.Finnish looks strange like this: PYÖRÄVUOKRAAMO which means "rent-a-bike". We are not renting bikes at the moment, but a 1 bedroom apartment which has wonderful high ceilings and is very comfy to live in. I sleep in the living room on a spare bed.
That’s all for this week,
Yours,
Hanna.
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