How to care for your integrity

On Tuesday, we decided to turn the value of integrity into a pet! We then wrote some instructions on how best to care for your pet integrity. Here are some of the many great instructions Room 6 students wrote.

How To Look After Your Integrity Pet!


1. You need to feed your integrity twice a day with yummy honesty bites. This will make integrity always tell the truth.
2. DON’T feed integrity yucky lie biscuits because this will make integrity a bad friend and a big fat liar.
3. Integrity should play with Respect, Self Management and Empathy these pets will be a big influence to Integrity and help him become a great pet.
4. Make sure that Integrity doesn’t plat with Disrespect, Liar and Meany.
5. If you follow these instructions your Integrity pet will be Gangstariffical!
By Caleb F!!!!!!!!!

how to look after integrity


Step 1
To feed integrity give it daily servings of honesty but never lies as they will make integrity sick.
Step 2
To exercise integrity regularly take It and show it off. This will increase integrity’s confidence
Step 3
To keep Integrity healthy and safe let it visit other pets but not lies, dis loyalty or bullying
Step4
To keep Integrity working use it every day & don’t neglect it. If integrity runs away be sure to get it back with Honesty, Respect, and Empathy
Step 5
Never ever let integrity fall asleep no matter how hard it is.
Step 6
To keep integrity alive always feed it, exercise it, always keep it awake and never let it stray

By Pako

HOW TO LOOK AFTER YOUR PET INTEGRITY


1. You need to feed it honesty once a day and make sure it wont go hungry or thirsty. Do not feed it lies.
2. Make sure you wash integrity in a bath of loyalty every second day.
3. You must be kind and respectful to it otherwise it will become horrible and it will die.
4. Show it to the world so you can encourage people to buy integrity because it can help you lots.
5. You must make sure you fix it or take it to the integrity vet if it is hurt or broken because it will die if it gets hurt or broken.
6. Always teach it how to be focused. I would recommend you teach or tell it how to be focused at least twice a day.
7. Make sure it gets entertained everyday. You could let it listen to some smooth music or take it to a pet show. You could also let it play with respect.

By Sophia

HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR PET INTEGRITY.


1: To keep your pet Integrity healthy first you need to show it to the world at least once a day and let it play around and let it just be what Integrity should do, be honest and loyal to the people or animals around it. If you don’t show Integrity to the world it will forget all the things you have taught it and will go away to the deepest corners of earth and turn into a DIS loyal pet.
2: If you don’t want Integrity to turn out like that another thing you can do is feed Integrity twice a day every day. The most respectful food to feed it is Honesty Crunch, Loyalty Bites or even Respect in a Can. Don’t feed it canned lies or Disobedient meat or else once again it will go to the darkest corners of earth.
3: Last of all for your pet Integrity will have to trust you for it to be able to play with you and always stay by your side ways to keep it trusting you is to NEVER tell lies to it, play with it and don’t forget about it.
4: If you follow all these steps Integrity will be happy, healthy and trusting and wont go to the darkest corners of earth!!!

By Tayla

Integrity


While I am on holiday please look after Integrity. Here are the instructions.
1. Feed it honesty it helps him become fit and healthy. Don’t feed it lies because it will grow week and ill.
2. When dirty put it in a bath of loyalty to clean of the disloyalty that has grown on his fur.
3. Give him some good thoughts if he has been good if he has been bad tell him not to do it again don’t shout.
4. When it has been really good take him to the Integrity show if he has been really bad take him to his doctor.
5. Sometimes let him out so it becomes happy and ready to help and not shy and sad. Only let him out for two hours before you have to feed it again.
6. Its best friends are Helpfulness and On task invite them round to your house once a day for two hours. Don’t let him in the garden after 9 because of evil and Off task.
Take care
From
Me (Pete)

Speech contest

This week we have been presenting our speeches to the class. They were all fantastic and I am very proud of everyone in Room 6. Yesterday we even had a Giants player come in for Laura's speech! It was quite exciting and most students got his autograph at the end.
3 students were chosen to go to the syndicate finals and these students were.... Laura, Tayla and Holly. Congratulations girls! We look forward to seeing you speek again at the syndicate finals on Monday week 6.

Pyramid game

Click on the link to build a pyramid online. Use your knowledge of pyramids that we have learnt in class.
Pyramid

Effects of smoking

In room 6 yesterday we learnt about the effects smoking has on the body. One of the activities we did was to upload a photo of ourselves to a site that showed us what we might look like if we smoked! It was very fun and gross. Here is the link to the site to have a go.

Effects of smoking game

Let's explore Egypt

Click on the link below to learn more about Ancient Egypt. You can read, look at diagrams and play games.

Egyptian map interactive

Egyptian name translator

Today we are learning about the Egyptian form of writing; Hieroglyphs. Here is a site that translates your name into hieroglyphs. Give it a go.

Translator

The Nile

This week we have been learning about the Nile in Egypt. Here are some of the things we have learnt...
The Nile is used for irragation- Brian
It's big- Aidan
It's named after the greek Neilios- Pako
The water increases in the summer- Mikayla
The Nile and the Delta are the most eccessive Oasis on teh Earth which was created by the second longest river in the world and inexhausted sources- Tayla
The Nile is 4132 miles- Kate

Here are some of the research projects we did. We have died them in coffee and torn the edges to make it look like papyrus paper.

Maths week

This week is maths week! Here is the link to the maths week website where you can play the daily challenges and have loads of fun.
maths week

EGYPTIAN hangman

Test your knowledge of words that relate to Ancient Egypt by playing this hangman game that uses words that relate to Egypt. I reckon in a few weeks time you'll be able to beat the computer easy! Hmm.. I wonder why...??

Hangman

Springbok Tour still making headlines!

As I was reading the news this morning I came across this article about the Springbok Tour! It is about a former All Black who played in the 1981 games and his changed views about if hte tour should have gone ahead or not. I thought I would share this with you as this was our main focus last term. Click on the link below to go to the article.
Hewson puts the boot in 1981 tour

I hope you are all enjoying your holidays!

Brick shooter Egypt

A wee thinking game to keep your brain working over the holidays!

Brick shooter

Bridges strategy game.

<>Games:
Play Bridges and Strategy Puzzles on PrimaryGames.

Protest songs/raps/chants/rhymes

Room 6 was given the challenge of turning a popular nursery rhyme into a protest song/chant etc. about the Springbok tour. First we watched a video about the purpose of protest songs so that we knew what would make an effective song. Then, the students were given rhymes which they needed to put into syllables and turn the lyrics into words about the Springbok tour and the ideas behind it. The words had to fit in with the syllables and rhythm of the original rhyme.
Here are some of the fantastic songs the students produced.

Ben, Brian and Pete

Joseph and Adam

Our beat boxers! Thuon, Brook, Stuart

and a wee blooper....

Our amazing poets!!

Wow, we have some very exciting news in room 6 at the moment!!!
Yesterday our four poetry recital finalists (Brian, Tayla, Caleb F and Alyssa) competed against 13 other finalists from the Kakano syndicate to show off their recital skills.
I am very pleased to announce that 2 of these students are going through to the year 7 finals this Friday!!!
Congratulations to Tayla and Alyssa!! Room 6 is very proud of you!

Spongebob in Maori!!!

Who likes Spongebob??
Well if you do I've got a cool we clip for you to watch for Maori language week..... Spongebob has learnt Maori!! Take a look at this video that shows the Maori version of Spongebob squarepants.

Maori Spongebob

Maori language week

Kia ora!!

This week is Maori language week.
As part of this I would like you to have a go at this Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori quiz.
Click on the link below and  get started. There is information to help you on the website and we will learn some things in class.

NZ history quiz

Kia waimarie!!

Ka kite anō :)

Room 6 poetry recital finalists

Over the last week we have been presenting poetry recitals to our class. Miss Keall thinks they have been amazing! Four students were chosen to represent our class at the syndicate finals. These students are.....
Tayla
Caleb F
Alyssa
Brian

Congratulations to these four students, you certainly earnt the opportunity!!

Keep practicing for the syndicate finals in week 10.

Kiwi kids new

Check out this great site for all the recent news...

kiwi kids news

Writing arguments

In writing time we have been learning about argument writing. Today we chose and brainstormed an issue or topic we want to persuade someone about. Here are some of our topics:

Jamie- For school uniforms
Pako- More sport
Caleb F- Why people should come to NZ for the rugby world cup
Julia- Against School being shorter (less days at school)
Blake- We should wear mufti
Britney-Re-open the canteen

We will post some of our arguments soon so watch this space!!

Can you do this...??

Click in the link and give the logic puzzle a go... comment if you can achieve it. It's very tricky!!!
http://www.thekidzpage.com/freekidsgames/games/peglogic/squaredpegs.html

Brain power game

See if you can beat my score of 294. Use the arrow keys to copy what lights up in the game.

Brain power 2 | Flash game with To14.com

Ben's and Caleb's poetry anthology

Over the last couple of weeks we have been doing poetry.Ben and Caleb were the first people to finish and we are going to share some poems on the blog.


Ben's Limrick

There once was a man,
Who ate out of a pan,
Until he was a old man,
With a beep and a bop he went pop,
So he went to his mate Dan.


Caleb's Limrick

There once was a little young boy
Who was sadly allergic to soy
He drunk some champagne
which gave him a jolly great pain
His allergies he does not enjoy

Caleb's Haiku
My body froze while
Listening to lovely birds
Cheeping all day long

Ben's Haiku

Chirping Birds Flutter,
A Loud Ear Bursting Aeroplane,
Crispy Brown Leaves Fall.


We hoped you liked reading them rather than playing computer games.

Saxton Field trip

On Friday, the Kakano syndicate went to Saxtons Field for some fun and games. Unfortunately Miss Keall was unable to go but Mrs English went along and kindly took some photos of the days events.
Have a look at all the fun the students had....

Word blocks challenge. Give it go!

Word Blocks

Protest art

This term we have been learning about the ways people bring about change. In particular we have focused on the 1981 Springbok Tour. As part of this we are creating some Protest art. Have a look at some of the great pieces of artwork we are creating. Most of them are anti the tour and some are anti apartheid.

hard at work

Tayla's poster

Chris working hard

kate and Sophia

A very focused Mikayla

Great painting guys!

Jamie's poster

Meaning fall

Try this game and write your score as a comment.


Meaning Fall

End ball tournament

Today Room 6 finally got to play their first game of endball against another class. The opposing team was Room 5. We were a little disappointed that we didnt win but everyone involved (including our cheerleaders) had a fantastic time. Well done Room 6! You played well.
Here are some photos of the game.

Some team spirit to begin!

The opposite team

Nervously waiting to begin

Luke getting ready to pass

3 cheers for the winning team. Well done Room 5.

Poetry practice

Today in Room 6 we played a drama game to help us with our speaking and hand gestures, ready for poetry recitals. Have a look at some of us having a go saying a poem while someone else does the hand gestures to match. It was heaps of fun!!

 Jamie and Julia

 

Joseph and Pako

And now we present to you.... Ben the amazing 4 armed comedian!!!...

It seems he got VERY excited about his story. I am certainly looking forward to hearing Ben's poetry recital!

Well done also to Pete for the added hand gestures.

Try this poem riddle

I am small as an ant and big as a whale,
I can soar through the air like a bird with a tail.
I can be seen by day and not by night,
I can be seen with a big flash of light.
I follow whoever controls me by the sun,
but I fade away when dark fell like a ton.
What am I?

Comment your answer

Tree of acknowledgement updated!

It seems this morning whle the students of Room 6 were having a wonderful time at technology, the tree of acknowledgment had a wee growth spurt!!

See if you can spot the new leaves...

This is what they say...

I wonder if the tree will grow any more this week?!

Room 6's tree of acknowledgement

In Room 6 we like to acknowledge all of the fantastic things each other does in and out of the classroom. We do this by writing notes on leaves and sticking them onto our tree of acknolwedgement.
This is what our tree looks like so far!



Some of the comments on it so far are...

We will keep you updated as the tree continues to grow!!!

Inferring

At reading time we have been learning how to infer. On Tuesday, one of our groups made inferences about the poem "Power" by Tui Matelau. What can you infer from the poem? Write a comment about what you can infer about the character, and the message the author is trying to portray. What can you infer about the relationship between Manu and the narrator/character? What clues help you to know how the narrarator/character is feeling?

Power

I have the power to change the world.

Every day,

on my way to school,

I power up my battery.

I know I look funny,

but my job is very important.

With my backpack on

and my sandels flapping,
I power up.

When I walk through the school gates,

I'm ready.

Manu says hi, waving,

and I put my power to use.

I stand up tall and proud,

lift my hand,

and SMILE!

Manu SMILES back.

I have the power to change the world.

By Tui Matelau

Word challenge

Play this game by making as many words out of the scrambled letters as you can in the time frame. Once you have played, post your best score as a comment to this post. See if you can beat my score of 75! Good luck!!
http://www.vocabulary.co.il/word-play/8-letters-in-search-of-a-word/

Poetry recitals

In room 6 we have been reading and writing a lot of poetry! We have been doing this because later on in the term we will all be reciting poems to our class. The best from our class will compete with the best from rooms 3, 4 and 5 in week 9 THEN the best from the syndicate will compete with the rest of year 7 in week 10 of term 1! We will be doing lots of practicing of our speaking skills through fun games and activities over the next few weeks to ensure that room 6 blows everyone away with our AMAZING poetry reciting skills!!!
We will keep you updated with our progress throughout the term :)