Artwork Shot

At Winton School a group of us students were chosen for an artwork shot. We had to use different types of materials to make our picture come to life. We were focusing on insects and how to make them look real. We had to use colored tissue, card paper, paint and Graffito.  At the end when we were finished our artwork we got to play around with the paint and all of the materials. Here are some of the students artwork.

 

Willis's insect

Lily's insect

By Lily

Speech central

Some people that have done speeches got into their year group finals. The people out of our class that got through were Josh Milne who's topic was if I was a millionaire. Sophie Murray who's topic was child labour. Emma Diack who's topic was cyber bullying and myself (omea hall) who's topic was child abuse. We then went to our year finals where there were topics such as

• How to make a Hollywood movie
• Guide to camping
• Drugs in sport
• Being the middle child
• Problems of growing older
• How some people drive
• Fashion

The people that got through were Riley Ballentyne who's topic was how some people drive, Taylor Ballentyne who's topic was being the middle child sucks, Kendra Wadsworth whos topic was a guide to camping and myself.

From there a judge from Central Southland Collage came to Limehills school to judge. The only person that got through from our school was Riley Ballentyne.

Watch this space for any speeches...

Mathletics

The past few weeks we have been on Mathletics , it is a world wide math competition , when you are on you can go things like fractions , times tables and division or you can go on
live mathletics where you can verse your class , your school , the computer or the whole world , when you get over 1000 points you get a bronze medal 1000 more to get a silver medal and 1000 more to get a gold.

By Taryn Cairns

volleyball

Every Thursday a man from VolleyBall Southland comes and takes us for 45 minutes. So far we have learnt how to do the dig and set. also we have learnt a new game called snow ball tag and a activity that you need three cones a partner and a ball. Your partner passes you the ball and you pass it back and then you run to the next cone.

Maths.

Rounding and compensating stratergy
 3x18
(3x20)-(3x2)
60       - 6
=54

6x147
(6x150)-(6x3)
6x100+6x50 6x3
600+300-18
=882

Speeches

This term we have been looking at speeches we had about two weeks to have them ready on Q cards and know it off by heart this year the topics were
Text bullying
Sport for life
Homework:should it stay or should it go
Best worst most interesting job
My mum or dad
If I could I would
Why southland is the best place to live
Why New Zealand is the best place to live
Why boys shouldn't cry
Green or any other colour
The best pet in the world is
How to come fabulously wealthy
Why boys are cooler than girls vise versa
Parents are aliens
Why we should use manners
Never judge a book by its cover.

The things we had to have mastered to present a speech were...
Showing excellent preparation and organisation
Presenting facts examples in logical sequence
Ensuring our speech is interesting and holds the audiences interest throughout
Including language features(rhetorical questions imaginary persuasive language
Exaggeration  emotive language
Giving our own opinion and factual information
Having an excellent and relevant conclusion
Beginning speech in a very interesting manner speaking clearly and coherently  with good voice Projection
A range of expression and tone in voice
Good stance and posture.

By Taryn Carins

Maths

Rounding and compe

Book reviews

This term room 9 are doing book reviews and i am doing the simpsons comics issue #180 and it looks like this ...


the rest of the class is doing all tipes of things.

Math

In room 9, we have been learning how to solve division problems using the place value partitioning  and rounding and compensating strategy.

By Caleb.K

Year 6 camp

The year 6 can not wait until camp. Everyone is very excited for camp but they have wait for a wee bit. When we get to camp we all hope we can have a great time at Queenstown. For me it is going to feel like being home again.

By Nicole Davis

Our new mini iPads.

Last week in every class we have got iPad minis we all got 5-6 of them it is fun doing speech's on them and playing maths games it has been really fun all our iPads are fun we are all so lucky.

Te Reo Maori

Every Wednesday Miss Riley comes in and teaches us Te Reo Moari , this week we have been looking at greetings such as...
Tena Koe , Hello to one!!!
Tena Korua Hello to two!!!
Tena Korua , Hello to three or more!!!
We all so learnt how to have a conversation in Maori
Kia Ora - Hello
Ok wai to ingoa - What is your name?
Ko toko ingoa - It's Taryn my name
Kie te pehea ko? - How are you?
Kie te fine ahau - I'm very fine thank you
No hea koe? - from south land thank you.

By Taryn Cairns