Throughout this week we have been learning about the body and its functions, this topic includes puberty, the much dreaded subject. During these weeks we will be learning what happens to us during this period of time we will also be learning information that will help us to get through it.

By Sarah H (Week 4 Class Reporter)

Evie's Report About the Human body

This week we have been learning about the human body and all the different sytems and how they work. Some of the systems were the digestive system and the nervous system. There are many more. The nervous system helps you feel things. The digestive system helps you break down your food so it can help you grow. The body uses many different ways to absorb nutrients from food. The most interesting thing I have learnt is how all the organs work together. It is important to learn about the human body because you know how to look after it and take care of it.

By Evie

Respect Rap

atTENtion: Assembly: Here is the finished product!

Tino pai rawa Room 13!

Well done to everyone involved for such an outstanding assembly. It was great to see everyone contribute and get involved. A big thanks to Room 10 and an even bigger thanks to Mrs Cooper (a.k.a. Jane Campion) for her hours of editing work. I will add the rap video to the blog as soon as I get my hands on the file. Next stop… the year 7 assembly in week 6. Let the ideas flow!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Mr Cooke

Moro Marathon

This term Room 13 have been doing the kids moro marathon in parts each day. The moro marathon, is not eating Moro bars, (unfortunately) but is running 40km in small parts. Mr Cooke is getting us to run at least 2.1km every day. This is 5 laps around the hall and certain classroom blocks. Everyone does their very best. Some do 5 laps a day (like me), and others have done up to 10 laps. After each run, we write the number of kms in our book. We also got maps of the marathon. We were told to colour in one bar of the track for every km. Also for $2.50 we can run the last 2.195km on the day of the moro marathon. So far, this has been great for our fitness and health and it will carry on doing so. And maybe we might be able to have some Moro bars after all that running. 

 By Abe (Week 3 Class Reporter)

Respect Assembly

This week we teamed up with Room 10 to run this weeks whole school Assembly. The theme is respect and how we treat each other. Mrs Cooper had come up with a respect rap and a video to go with it. Some children had been given solos and even the teachers get their own solos! The class got divided into 6 groups, five of them are doing role play and the other one was the interviewing students around the school. I had to interview Evie. The role play groups had been given items (eg. Mint, band aid, etc.) and each had a meaning like the juicy fruit meant to stick with it and you can accomplish anything. The role play will be live tomorrow at Assembly.


By Sarah d (Week 3 Class Reporter)

Before:

Friday is near... GET PRACTISING!

Chance to win the class a Lone Star meal

If anyone is interested in entering this competition please let me (Mr Cooke) know so I can give you some feedback on your menu (as I'm told I have a refined palate - e.g. I'm fussy).

Open Day

On the  6th of August it was the open day for Balmacewen. Students came to our school from all across Dunedin to check out what we do here at Balmac. I was assigned to help in the fabrics room. We had some great fun making hanging decorations. I thought the year 6's did very well, some struggled but at the end of the day they had a great product. It went for the whole day and I enjoyed it a lot. There where also other technology classes open that the students from different schools went to such as Art, Hard Materials, Cooking, Robotics and of course Fabrics. The process of making the hanging decoration was fun. First of they had to pick 2 shapes of the same design to sew together. They next had to pick a button of there choice to sew onto there shape. After they had completed that they sewed a ribbon onto the top of there back piece of fabric. There where lots of different ribbons they they could choose from. The next stage of the process was to sew together there two pieces making sure they had sewn on the button and the ribbon. they didn't sew all the way up they left a little gap so they could stuff the inside of there decoration with fluff. They thanked us helpers and left with a cool hanging decoration! I'm glad that there are going to be lots of friendly faces to see next year at Balmac!

By Solomon

Here are some finished products made by the Year 6 students:

 

Mandarin

Ne How

Over the past two weeks room13 has been learning Mandarin with our Lao Shi (Our Teacher).

Here is a video of us singing our first song.

The name of the song is Ne how(Hello)

Volleyball

Volleyball

This week we have been learning volleyball skills. Some of the skills are the  dig, serve and the underhand serve. One of the skills I did not like is the dig because it hurt my arms.

The one thing I like about volleyball is learning the underhand serve.

The way you do the underhand serve is place the ball on the bad hand and swing your good hand towards the ball, then hit it with the top of the palm.

We all had fun learning some new skills with the volleyball.

KFC Not so Good For Rainforests

Green Peace has been trying hard to stop the rainforests being destroyed by KFC using mulch from the trees to make there packaging. 

The Colonel’s been keeping his chicken fresh with packaging made from rainforests. Despite the impact on Sumatran tigers KFC have been using rainforest packaging made by Asia Pulp and Paper, a company also exposed for using illegal timber. KFC thinks turning the tigers’ home into trash is timber rippin’ good – but rainforest makes revolting packaging.

We need thousands of people to join the revolt to change the Colonel’s secret recipe for destruction. Sign up by creating your own revolting packaging. Pick a character, fill in your details and watch them come to life. Then share with your friends and build up the biggest revolt. GET revolting!

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 I used to be big in Indonesia ,now look at me. I just get covered in sauce and thrown away. That’s rubbish!!

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Fractions in action

Cross Country

Cross country

The 2013 cross country was an extravaganza.

All room thirteen pupils tried their hardest.

When I started running nearly everyone was trying really hard to get to the front some people ran competitive and others ran for fun.

When we got up to running past the large turf (where the crowd was situated) the crowd was roaring, cheering for Lynn,Chapman,Highgate and shetland.

Their raucous cries could be heard from the far side of the track.

On the second lap I got so puffed I had to take a break, after that I ran until I got to the finish.

I came 68th.

I then walked to the house scoring desks and gave my placing to the lynn score representative.

One room 13 student Emese came 11th place which was an excellent place and there are many others that did welll.

-Kelvin