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