Assembly Award - Week 2 Term 2

This weeks assembly award went to Rachel for being such a positive and pleasant class member who works hard in all areas. Well Done Rachel keep up the good work!

Mind Puzzle Solutions Week 2

Well done to all those who managed to solve the problems this week. A big well done to Beau who ahs been the first to correctly solve all puzzles so far.
Answers: The hole in the tennis court can be filled with water which will make the ball float to the top so you can get it.
The coffee puzzle - the customer had already added sugar to their coffee, so when the same drink was returned with the fly removed they took one sip and knew it was the same drink as it was sweet from the sugar!
Well done to Beau for solving the Coffe Puzzle and the Hole in the court puzzle was solved by Beau, George, Flynn, Bruno, Ben, Zoe and Georgia. Wathch this space for next weeks puzzles coming soon!

Orokonui Ecosanctuary Visit & Photography Competition

Please find attached a downloadable copy of the notice coming home today about our trip the Orokonui Ecosanctuary. We are using this visit as an opportunity to take some wildlife photos for the up coming "2010 Otago Wildlife Photography Competition" run by the Otago Museum.

extract fom http://www.otagomuseum.govt.nz/otago_wildlife_photography_competition_2.html
Otago Wildlife Photography Competition 2010

It’s that time of the year again - when the search begins to find Otago’s best amateur wildlife photographer!

Now in its eleventh year, the Otago Wildlife Photography Competition issues a challenge to Otago residents to work their magic with the camera, capturing either a plant, an animal or an example of human impact on the natural environment.

Presented in partnership with NHNZ and supported by Jonathon’s Photo Warehouse, the Otago Wildlife Photography Competition has grown to become an important part of the local photography calendar. The competition typically attracts around 1,000 entries, and with a $1500 worth of photographic accessories prize pack from Jonathan’s Photo Warehouse up for grabs, 2010 is expected to be another bumper year.

All amateur photographers living in Otago who have taken a great shot of a plant, an animal, or an example of human impact on the natural environment since 1 January 2009 are invited to enter. The competition is divided into two age categories – 14 years and under and 15 years and over, with category prizes also on offer.

Entrants have until 5pm on Monday 17 May to submit their best photos. The winners will be announced at a prize-giving ceremony on Wednesday 2 June, with the exhibition opening in the Nature Galleries the following day.

Orokonui Visit

Week 2 Term 2 Puzzles

Well doen to all those who handed in some answers to last weeks puzzles and managed to solve the puzzles correctly. Have a go at the two puzzles for this week, all answers need to be into me by Friday 9am.

ANZAC Assembly

Today our school assembly was one of special significance. We held an ANZAC Assembly to commerate and remember those who have served in wars for our country. We had some presentations shown to us made by Room 24 students followed by 2 special guests. Our first guest was Mr Trevor Graham - he had written a song called "Monuments In Every Town" - a song which sings about the war monuments that we find in most towns throughout NZ, he played the guitar and had a year 8 student; Caitlin sing for him. OUr guest speaker was Mr Fred Daniels who gave us an ANZAC address and spoke of the way in which we acknowledge and remember the significance of war in today life. A very special assembly and a good way to add to the learning we have done relating to the ANZACS in class this week.

Kitchen Chemistry Pics

This week we started some of our Kitchen Chemistry Experiments - We have been learning about making observations and commenting on what we are seeing happening and what we think is making thise observations. We will be doing many more experiments in the coming weeks and this will give us some good skills in making predictions, observations and conclusions which could be very useful for our Science Fair work.

Week 1 Term 2 Puzzles

Challenge yourself and keep that brain firing. Try solving these puzzles at some stage this week. Once solved return your correct answers and be in for a prize! Good luck! (everyone has been given hard copies of these puzzles, if you have trouble seeing the text just increase the zoom on your page browser)