Ross Home

Last week the Bi Lingual class and room 5 went to Ross Home to perform the Kapa Haka polyfest ruperta.   They walked up to Ross Home with 3 teachers.   When they got there, they had to wait out side in the hallway. The leader of Maybank came out and told us to come in .  They had finished their morning tea.  The children walked inside and got into their lines. They got ready to sing.  The children sang and danced their hearts out.  The people in Maybank really enjoyed their performance. The children enjoyed their time at Ross Home and are looking forward to visiting them again.

Jordan

Cricket

 

On Tuesday the year six children of  room 5 took part in a cricket session. Unfortanutly it was raining so it took part in the hall. First, they did some catching drills.  Next they practiced their bowling and throwing skills. After that they played some cricket games. Everyone was enjoying themselves and really getting into the activities.   At the end the children packed up and Ewen told them about the up coming "Hooked on Cricket" tournament.  Matai said a big thank you and the children returned back to class.

Meihana

Spelling Quiz

 

This is a group of our speedy spellers who competed in the ODT Extra Spelling Quiz. I was one of them. There were spelling groups from all over Dunedin. The man running the quiz told us that we were the best 200 student spellers for our age group in the Dunedin area.
We went through diffrent rounds with a time limit.  When your group finished,you had to nomanaite one person from your group to take your sheet to one of the  sheet markers.   Each round was a different form of spelling. There was about 20 rounds.
At the end they anounced the winning groups then we had trival questions [they were popular because the prize was a lolly]   Most answers were in the form of a joke.
When we all finished we all got ODT pens and went home.

Sam

By Sam.k

Kapahaka Polyfest

That time again when all our practicing pays off.  Singing.  Dancing. Remembering the different moves. Everybody worked very hard to give the best performance .  Each year we travel to the Edgar Centre and take part in the Polyfest.  This is enjoyed by all.  We can't wait for the DVDs to come out and let us watch some of the other children that performed at the festival.

Visit to D.N.I

What a busy day we had.  Ukulele's in the morning and now visiting D.N.I.
The year 6 children from N.E.V.N. went to Dunedin North Intermidiate School to have an afternoon working on technology.  The groups where cooking,metal work,wood work and fabrics.  Two other school had joined N.E.V.N to take part in these activities.
First we waited for the principal to come, Mr Leach.  Then  he introduced us to the teachers who were going to work with us in the afternoon.  He left after we had been placed into groups.
Then we went off to work in our groups. It was so much fun.   After we finished we got a little drink and a piece of fruit. We left on the bus and when we got back it was time to go home.

Turi

Ukulele Time

This is my recount of our time we participated in the 2012 Ukulele Jam.

0n Friday the 3rd of August, room 5 of North East Valley Normal School went to the Ukulele Jam being held at George Street Normal School.  When the children got to George St , they walked into the hall and sat down in rows.  There was around 400 children all ready to go.
The children played six songs and then went outside to have a break.
They all came back in and the teachers played their song,Surf'n U.S.A.  Next they played six more songs.  The children's fingers were strumming and their voices singing.  The hall was alive with music.
Some Highlanders arrived and they judged the best ukulele design.  The children had put in a lot of effort to make their ukulele's bright and colourful.  After that they joined in with the rest of the songs that the children were playing.
Finally, they played Rock around the Clock.  The hall was rocking!
One of Jasmin's favourite parts was when the teachers played their item.  They even did a little twirl halfway through their song.
It was also nice seeing some of the children from North East Valley getting up on the stage.
Anyway, see you all because I have to go home and put band aids on all my fingers from all my great playing.  Can't wait until next year.

Jazmin