BBC Olympic Trailer

The BBC have brought out a brilliant trailer for their sports coverage of the Rio Olympics.

"Never gonna break me" shows animals in the rain forest in training to become athletes. The Justice League created descriptions of the creatures in the forest, using show not tell.

Ancient Olympics Vs Modern Olympics

The X-Men read about the Olympics Past and Present - They then compared the two eras of games

The 5th of August is the start of the Rio Olympics 2016. Over 200 countries will be competing in 28 different sports such as swimming, long jump, shot put and the decathlon. The summer games are one of three different Olympics with the Winter games and the Paralympics. The history of the Olympic games can be traced back to 776 BC in ancient Greece. The games have changed dramatically throughout the years to become the games we know today.

Held Every Four Years - Dev and Krish

The Ancient Olympics was held in Olympia, Greece every four years. The modern games are also held every four years in a different city chosen by the IOC (International Olympic Committee). This year in 2016 the Olympics are being held in Rio, Brazil. In 2012 the Olympics was held in London, England.

 

Number of Events - Kalani

Back in the Ancient Olympics, competitors were only allowed to compete in ten events. These sports consisted of running, wrestling, long jump, discus, and javelin. Whereas today, competitors can compete in more than 306 events in 28 sports.

Pentathlon - Hemish

During the Ancient Olympics the pentathlon had 5 different sports they were wrestling, Javelin, Discus, long jump and running and in the Modern Olympics there is a pentathlon but with different sports the sports are pistol shooting, cross country running, swimming, fencing and show jumping.

Running - Charlotte and Gabby

In the Ancient Olympics when athletes ran they had to run in bare feet, they also wore no clothes. However today track runners wear special shoes with spikes on the bottom to help their grip also track runners were clothes that absorbs all the sweat when they run.

Women - Shreyas

The Ancient Olympics was very different to the Olympics we know now.  Back then only men could compete in the events and watch the Olympics in the stadium and no women were allowed.   If women were found watching the Olympics there would be a penalty of death.  

Overall we believe the Modern olympics is far better than the Ancient Olympics. The exclusion of women was the worst aspect of the Ancient games as women can compete as well as men in any sport like swimming, rugby, tennis and running.

Podcast #11

Te Reo Sentences #1

The wonderful Kristy has created this video to help us use basic sentence structures in Te Reo.

Hair, There and Everywhere

The Justice League read Hair, There and Everywhere a retelling of the Rapunzel story. They created these adverts to entice people to come and view Rapunzel's tumbling tresses.

Olympics Day

Halsey Drive will be holding an Olympic Day on Thursday 4th. August (save day Thursday 11th August), to help our students become involved with the Rio Olympics.

Room 3 will represent the Solomon Islands. Click on the thinglink above to discover more about our adopted Olympic nation.

The day will begin around 9.15am and run for almost the whole day. We would like to invite parents and caregivers to come along and support us.

GO THE SOLOMON ISLANDS!

The Future of Money

The Future of Money by Gabrielle

We use money everyday to pay for goods and services. Money did not however begin as coins and notes. People used bartering instead of exchanging coins and notes. Bartering was the way people exchanged goods and services from the earliest days of human beings on Earth. If you grew rice, for example, you could trade bags of rice for the other goods and services you needed. Bartering had many problems leading to people using commodities such as shells, shark teeth, animal skins, tobacco and salt as a form of money. After that silver and gold coins were used as a currency before paper money was introduced. These days we have coins, notes and credit and EFTPOS cards but what is the future of money?

Money needs to have five characteristics 1. Must be divisible 2. Portable (easy to carry and move around) 3. Durable (must last and hold it’s value) 4. Recognizable (easily identified as money) 5. Scarce (A limit to how much there is so it holds it’s value). In the future there will be money robots that tell you how much you have in your bank account and how much you have spent and they can transform into a wallet with real cash in side. Also if you forget your robot you can just use an app called ‘my money robot’ and use your robot on your phone and you don’t even have to charge your robot. There will also be metal money so you can tap on the item you want to buy and it automatically takes the money out of your bank account.

I think money is really important because if we did not have money we would find it hard to survive because we would struggle to find food shelter and even friends.

The Future of Money by Caleb

We use money everyday to pay for goods and services. Money did not however begin as coins and notes. People used bartering instead of exchanging coins and notes. Bartering was the way people exchanged goods and services from the earliest days of human beings on Earth. If you grew rice, for example, you could trade bags of rice for the other goods and services you needed. Bartering had many problems leading to people using commodities such as shells, shark teeth, animal skins, tobacco and salt as a form of money. After that silver and gold coins were used as a currency before paper money was introduced. These days we have coins, notes and credit and EFTPOS cards but what is the future of money?

Money needs to have five characteristics 1. Must be divisible 2. Portable (easy to carry and move around) 3. Durable (must last and hold it’s value) 4. Recognizable (easily identified as money) 5. Scarce (A limit to how much there is so it holds it’s value). In the future money could become obsolete and instead will become a chip that is inserted into your brain and can be accessed via computer. You will only need to stare at the item for a couple of seconds then the money will be transferred to the shops virtual till. This is possibly easier but could get hacked. We will have a single world currency because it doesn’t become confusing switching between currency when you’re going to different country on holiday.

Overall money is important to have and everyone should use as something might happen to your credit card balance, or you might need to pay for someone to come and do some plumbing. It is also apart of our history and culture.

Te Reo - Ke te pehea koe?

Use the links below to revise your Maori vocabulary.

WALT - Use Basic Sentence Structures

Formula 1 - Phrase Initiator + adj/verb + singular pronouns

Phrase initiators:

Present tense: kei te, E _________ ana

Past Tense: Kua, I

Future tense: ka

Adjectives:

Pai - good

Ngenge - tired

Hiakoi - hungry

Singular Pronouns:

Me, Myself and I: ahau, au

You: koe

He/She: ia

1. Kei te waiata ahau - I am singing
2. Kei te pai ia - He/She is good
3. Kei te ngenge koe - You are tired

William Wegman Collage

In art we studied the work of artist William Wegman. We then used his work as inspiration for our own collages.

Who Invented Money?

The Avengers summarised an article from Wonderopolis.

Measurement

In Maths we are studying Measurement. We began by listing items that are measured, we then wrote down what equipment and units are used to measure these items. We finally created our own classroom economy as a way to measure our behaviour.

WALT - Describe Measurement

Multistructural Outcome Listing Ideas What is measured?	Relational Outcome Explain How is it measured? Equipment/Units	Extended Abstract Look at something in a new way
Money Technology - Data/Speed of Computers, Size of screens Vehicles - amount of fuel, speed, distance Food - Weight of food products, Energy Property - Size of furniture, Area and perimeter of land, Number of rooms Sports - Scores, Statistics, Records Weather - Rainfall, wind, hours of sunlight, tides Body - Height, Weight, Pulse Clothing Size, Shoe sizes	Bank balance, credit, debt Speed = Gigahertz, Megahertz, Data = Gigabytes, Terabytes, kilobytes, Screens = Pixel resolution, length eg. 32 inch Speed = Kilometres per hour, Fuel measured in litres Weight = Grams/Kilograms, Energy of food = Calories, Kilojoules Square Metres, Number of rooms eg. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms Scores measured in goals, runs, tries etc. Victories measured in wins versus losses and draws. Medals for first, second and third place Knots, Kilometres per hour, hours of sunlight per day Height = Feet, inches, CM, Metres. Weight = Stones, pounds, kilograms. Pulse = Beats per minute Small, Medium Large for children and adults. Waists and leg length measured in inches. Shoe sizes measured in numbers eg. size 7	Classroom Economy as a way to measure behaviour Deposits for Positive Behaviour Withdrawals for Negative Behaviour Balance used to collect rewards

Science Fair

To conclude our science unit on 'Change' the Year 5 and 6 students held a science fair to showcase their own scientific investigations and experiments. A big thank you to the rest of the school for coming along. We hope you had fun and learnt a little something about science too!

Chicken Noises From A Cup!

Science Show and Share - Chicken Noises From A Cup!

Static Electricity

Science Show and Share - Static Electricity

The Leak Proof Bag

Science Show and Share - The Leak Proof Bag

Bouncing Egg

Science Show and Share - Bouncing Egg

Raining Blood

Science Show and Share - Raining Blood 

Instant Freeze Water

Science Show and Share - Instant Freeze Water

The Champ is Here!!

Congratulations Dineesh for winning the Halsey Drive Speech Competition for Year 5 and 6. We are so proud of your achievement. Well Done Champ!

Pop Art

We studied the work of famous 'Pop' artist Roy Lichtenstein. We then created our own 'Pop Art Portraits'.

Comparing Prices

Creatures From The Deep

We read an article from Scholastic News about the exploration of the Mariana Trench. We discovered that scientists are uncovering rarely seen sea creatures such as ghost sharks, gigantic lobsters and sea pigs. The conditions in the Mariana trench are very harsh it is very dark with freezing temperatures and high water pressure. We created our own creatures that could survive these conditions.

Should children’s screen time be limited to less than two hours a day?

Should children’s screen time be limited to less than two hours a day? by Samarah

“Children’s Screen time should be limited to two hours a day.” This statement has been heard in different social media platforms, in newspapers and on different news stations. Do you wonder whether devices do any harm to your brain and body or if they are a necessary item for children in 2016.  Too much device time has been linked to behavioural problems, obesity and sleep issues. On the other hand using devices are seen to help people prepare for the future, learn different skills and help communicate with friends and family. On an average day I spend approximately 6-8 hours on a device. Is this too much?

According to Psychologytoday.com too much screen time can damage brain cells, cause shorter attention and lead you to have bad moods. This means that if you use a device for more than two hours you will be short tempered and struggle to maintain attention. This may cause you to lose friends and forget important stuff. On the other hand using computers and phones helps children develop their digital skills and their communication skills. Children need to develop these skills because many jobs and careers rely on being proficient with ICT such as being an accountant, teacher or hotel receptionist.  

Many people argue that too much screen time causes mental illness, depression, anxiety and tension. People can get too involved in games and begin to lose perspective and their grip on reality this causes them to start doing things that they wouldn’t normally do such as getting grumpy at friends and family which can make you feel lonely. On the flip side using a device improves social interaction and language use because you are communicating more often with friends and family (whattoexpect.com). Another good way to communicate with friends and family is by making new friends in reality, and going on different social media platforms like Skype, Facebook and Viber to socialise with friends and family.

It is said that too much screen time can cause ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder) this means that you may lack focus in what you’re doing for example if you’re in school and you’re doing a test you won’t be able to give 100% in it, because you might have ADHD this can also lead to behavioural issues. On the bright side screen time helps children gain valuable knowledge needed for their learning eg. Sumdog and Studyladder which allows them to improve on their knowledge on Maths, Reading, Science, Writing and Spelling. Screen time can also help children improve literacy skills such as typing, collaborating on writing tasks or going on different websites like spellosaur.

As you can see from the reasons above there are good things and bad things about children spending less than two hours a day staring at a device. I think that children could be doing other things like going to the park, playing outside, or going to the beach. From now on I will start decreasing the hours I spend on a device.

2016 Te Wiki o te Reo Māori

Māori Language Week is back! The theme for this year is ākina te reo – behind you all the way which is about using te reo Māori to support people, to inspire and to cheer on. 

Click on the gadget "Kupu o te wiki" to discover a new phrase every week.

Kia kaha e hoa mā!: Let's go team!