School is Cool Animations

For the last few weeks Room 39 have been creating animations to show why school is cool.  Check out the groups that have finished.  It was down to the wire, but these groups finished by the deadline and have now entered their animated clips into a competition.  A huge thanks to Mrs Mills who helped us with the technical bits at the end!

This video was created by NHR Productions - Naveen, Harrison and Rooney:)

This video was created by BAM Studios - Byron, Anthony and Mitchell:)

This video was created by LOL Studios - Jasmine, Stevie-Lee and Kelsey:)

This video was created by Green Fire Studios - Marius, Louis and Brodie:)

This video was created by Group 2 - Brittany-Lee, Isabella and Caitlin:)

Heavy Rain Cancelled Assembly...

On Friday 21st June assembly was cancelled due to heavy rain.  What to do?????  Mrs Hulbert decided to teach the class how to sketch.  It was difficult not to hold the pencil in a writer's grip.  We sketched the sunflowers that sit up on our bookshelf.  Our drawings looked like Vincent Van Gough's 'Sunflowers'.  Some of us sketched using pencil while others used charcoal.  We were pleased with our results!

Animation

Over the past 2 weeks, we have been learning different techniques to make animations. In groups of three we choose different ways to display our animations, e.g Keynote, iCanAnimate, drawing on the whiteboard and claymation. As well as learning animation skills, we have also learnt teamwork and time management skills. 

Our class at work

Tae Kwon Do successes/interview with Jasmine

Q. What place did you come in the latest Tae kwon Do competition?
A. 3rd.

Q. What did you get for coming 3rd?
A. A medal

Q. How many clubs were at the competition?
A. Approximately 10

Q. How many people did you fight?
A. 1

Q. Was it a boy or a girl?
A. A girl

Q. What belt are you in Tae Kwon Do?
A. Red Belt Black Tip

Q. How old are you and how long have you been doing Tae Kwon Do for?
A. I am 11 years old and I've been doing Tae Kwon Do for 3 1/2 years

Q. How often do you train?
A. 3 times a week for 2 1/2 hours

Q. Have you been out of the country?
A. Yes, to Australia

Q. Did you come a place in Australia?
A. Yes, 1st

If you are interested in joining Tae Kwon Do  go to
www.taekwondotauranga.co.nz

Jasmine with her medal that she won at the TNZ open
at QEII centre on Sunday 12th June, 2011

Jasmine when she first started Tae Kwon Do

Learning about Blogs

Today we learnt about the purpose of a blog and how to use it. We will be using our blog to share our news, successes and our learning with other people.

Science Fair - Fair Testing in Class

Reading in Room 39