Inspiring video

In Room 6 our envio monitors (Logan and Finn). Shared with us this video of kids in Bali who are trying to reduce the use of plastic bags to save their environment. This video inspired us that if they can make a different so can we. We would highly recommend watching it! Thanks Mrs Daniels for sharing the video with the enviro monitors. Let us know your thoughts of the video in the comments below.

Emotion Poems

We have been writing poems about emotions. We did our brainstorm on Monday and today we wrote them. We used great descriptive words and similes. Miss Coffer was blown away with the great writing.

Anger

Anger tastes like lava

It tastes like hot chilli sauce

It smells like burnt steak on a barbecue

It looks like a traffic jam on a highway

It sounds like a volcano going to erupt

It feels like you are in a scandal
By Wilmer 

Depression

Depression is grey like rain clouds

It tastes like expired milk

It smells like a rotten fish

It looks like a waterfall of tears

It sounds like a silent village

It feels like soggy carpet all over the floor By Logan

Sad

Sad is blue like beached whales

It tastes like a soup of tears

It smells like damp soggy bread

It looks like dead flowers

It sounds like the wheezing wind

It feels like it will last for ever

By Matthew

Relaxed

Relaxed is white like white fluffy clouds

It tastes like fresh cold water

It smells like a field of roses

It looks like a huge room full of soft pillows

It sound like an orchestra lightly playing in harmony It feels like flying through the sky above the great view By Yoonju

 Love

Love is red like a heart

It tastes like like chocolate that you get on valentine's day

It smells like sweet ice cream on a sunny day

It looks like two chocolate hearts kissing

It sounds like smooching

It feels like you're the heart By Xavier A

Eco Friendly Islands

In Room 6 we are creating an island (thanks for the idea Mrs Wallace). Our islands will be a place the public can come visit to learn about how to care for the environment. Our islands will show a variety of eco friendly practices. Today we went to Room 2 as they have already started on their islands. They explained types of solutions they have come up with for environmental problems and how they will put these in place on their island. This really got us thinking on the types of things we might like to do on ours. 

Thanks Room 2 and Mrs Wallace for sharing your ideas and knowledge with us! You are awesome!

Marine Metre Squared Trip

On Friday we traveled down to the local estuary to complete our marine metre squared project. We had a look about what species are living down there. This week we are going to load our information up to the marine metre squared website. Big thanks to all the parents who came down with us - you rock!

Marine Metre Squared Trip - Friday

On Friday we will be travelling down to the shore line near Sunnyhills. We will be recording what creatures we find and when we arrive back at school we will enter this data on the marine metre squared website. Here are some videos that explain what we will be doing:

Justin Bieber is in NZ

This morning in Room 6 we were talking about Justin Bieber being in the country. We decided as a class that we would love to write him letters as we think he is a very talented performer. Here are our letters we hope Justin gets to see this!

Letters to Justin Bieber:

To Justin,

I am writing to tell how I think your music is very cool. I love your music.I think you are amazing. I am 9 years  old. I am a student at Sunnyhills school in Auckland and my name is Elise.
I have some questions to ask you what is your favorite song you have written? I like that your new album is called Purpose. What have you liked about New Zealand so far? My favourite place in New Zealand is Tutukaka it is the North Island. What is your favorite color? Mine is turquoise because it is my birth stone colour. What is your favorite animal? My favourite animal is cats because they are cute and fluffy.
We hope to hear back from you!
From,
Elise

Dear Justin,

We are writing to you because we love your music and we heard you are in New Zealand. Our names are Jamie, Wilmer and Riley and we are students at Sunnyhills school there is about 500 people in this school. Our teacher, Miss Coffer loves your performance too!
Here are some questions we are for you:

When do you release your next album? Will you ever come to Sunnyhills school? Will you come back to NZ? Where will you tour next?

In New Zealand there are LOTS of attractions. Here are some you may like:

Hot water beach (named after the hot water that you find under the sand).

Auckland Zoo, (A zoo where LOADS of endangered animals live) and

Piha (A good place to surf but Watch out for BIG waves). You could search all of them in Google Maps.

This year we are looking forward to new songs, new Albums that you may release. You may have to compete with Lorde’s Albums. Lorde is Our Kiwi Singer.

Hope you enjoy our letter.

Your’s Sincerely, Wilmer, Jamie and Riley.

To Justin Bieber,

We are  writing to you to tell you we enjoy your music, your singing and your dance moves. Our names are Sophie and Maia we go to Sunnyhills primary in Pakuranga, Auckland .We love your new album Purpose and we're hoping you could come to our school to meet us.
We would like to know what got you into singing because we love singing in our school choir, in the car , working in class and just at home. What your favourite songs that you wrote and what inspired them? We love your voice and your songs. Our favourites are Cold Water,Sorry and Love Yourself.
What do you like about New Zealand? Here are some good places in New Zealand

These are some of our favourites the sky tower , (Rotorua) , the luge, Waitomo glowworm caves and Maraes.  There are heaps more tourist attractions in New Zealand these are just are just a few of our favourites.

We would  also like to know how you choose the children that get to dance with you and how they learn the dance. How do you know how good they are at dancing? It’s inspired us to push the boundaries and achieve our dreams.
What's your favourite colour? Our favourite colours are  purple and  blue also what is your favourite food? Ours is macaroni and cheese also galo plus chop suey.
So that is all from us. Hopefully you have enjoyed New Zealand so far and we hope you come back soon and come to our school. We also hope you go to these places and we will get to go to a future concert so enjoy the rest of New Zealand.

Yours sincerely,

Maia and Sophie

To Justin,

We are writing to you because we heard that you came to New Zealand and we  wanted to ask you some questions. Our names are Yoonju and Kaitlin and if you are staying in New Zealand for awhile we recommend going to Cape Reinga,The Hobbit movie scene and the Great Barrier island. Where would be your favorite place to perform?

Did you like performing in New Zealand? Have you been here before? What is your favorite song that you wrote? We would have to decide that ‘sorry’ is our favorite song that you sang.

What types of pets do you have and have you had during your lifetime?

Pets that  we have had would be rabbits, fish, dog, hamster, birds,  frogs tadpoles, sea snails, and snails.

In conclusion we would like to say that It would be great to hear back from you soon.

Your sincerely

Yoonju & Kaitlin

To Justin,

I am writing to you about your great singing and dancing. My name is Xavier and i am 9 years old. We like your songs in Room 6 and  we would like you to come to Sunnyhills. I have some questions I would like to ask you:

1. Where do you come from?   
2. What's your favorite songs?
3. When did you come up with the songs?
4. Do you have any pets?
5. How did you get inspired to become a singer?    

I hope to hear back from you!

From Xavier M

Dear Justin Bieber,

We are writing to tell you about how we love your music and hear that you are in New Zealand.

Our names are Aya and Doreen and we come from Sunnyhills. We are two of your biggest fans in the universe. Aya is ten and Doreen is nine. We are best friends and we love your album.

We both love the songs that you write and sing, like Sorry, Children, Baby and What Do You Mean.

Do you like New Zealand? We both like NZ.  

Who inspired you into singing and writing songs?

What is your favourite colour? Doreen’s favourite colour is yellow and turquoise. Aya’s favourite colour is purple and blue.

What country do you like the most? We both like New Zealand.

Do you have a favourite animal? If you do what type? Doreen likes Kittens, puppies, tigers, horses and much more. Aya’s favourite animal is a pig.

As a kid what school did you go to and where was it? We go to Sunnyhills which is in the East Auckland, New Zealand.

We hope to hear back from you.

From: Aya and Doreen

Whio Competition

Did you know?!
The Whio bird (Blue duck) has only have a population of  2,500 birds, Whio are rarer than the kiwi! It is the bird that is currently on our $10 note.

Here is a competition to raise awareness of the Whio bird. All you have to do is pucker up and post a photo of yourself doing a duck face on the link below. You could win a five day family adventure for a Whio wilderness experience.

Check out the link below to enter. Kids you need your parents for permission before posting a photo:

http://www.whioforever.co.nz/pucker-up-to-win-a-whio-wilderness-experience/

Here is the three times table song we have been learning with our buddies

Six times tables song

In Room 6 we are working on our basic facts. We are trying to find a fun way to learn our times tables. We love this song that help us with our six times table! Give it a go too!

St Kents leadership coaching

Sent from my iPhoneWe were lucky enough to have some students this morning from St Kents to take us for some PE lessons. We had so much fun!

Letters to Room 7

In Room 6 we have been learning about letter writing. We are writing letters to a buddy in Room 7. We can't wait to get our letters in our letter boxes at home! 

Sent from my iPhone

Room 6 Song!

Each day in Room 6 we start the day with our song. This gets ready and excited for the day. We based the song off the Justin Timberlake song -  Can't Stop The Feeling by Justin Timberlake. Have a go singing along!

I got these ideas inside my brain
It goes electric, wavey when I turn it on
All through my classroom, all  through my school
We're looking up, no boundaries, when we in our room

I got that A+ in my school work
I got my best friend by my side
I feel that good vibe in my mind, it won’t stop,
I can't take my eyes off school work, writing so phenomenally
Room 6s rocks, the others are shocked, we can’t stop

And under the lights where growthmindset grows
Nowhere to hide when we’re getting ready to learn
When we move, well, you already know
So just imagine, just imagine, just imagine

Nothing I can see but you when you dance, dance, dance
A feeling good, good, creeping up on you
So just dance, dance, dance, come on
All those things I shouldn't do
But you dance, dance, dance
And ain't nobody leaving soon, so keep dancing
I can't stop the learning

So just dance, dance, dance
I can't stop the learning
So just dance, dance, dance, come on

Swimming Sports!

Room 6 has a great day at swimming sports!

Fridge Pickers

We are learning about graphs. In week 3 we recorded who went into the fridge at home and at what time on a dot plot graph, This week we reflected on this information and created posters to display our findings. 

Tree Huts

Our buddy class is Room 20. Before camp we helped them make tree huts using recyclable materials. They looked pretty awesome!

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