SCIENCE FAIR

WELL DONE OVER 12 of our science fairs went to the hall and 6 were chosen for Manakau!!!

Watch this space to find out who the 6 students from Room 10 are!!!

Did you know that means that between Mr Hall's class and this class over 1/3 of the science fairs going to Manakau are from this Syndicate!!!

Well done guys!

Mrs Slade

Technology science fairs

This is for Carl, Hayley, Gerard, Claudia who are all doing the technology process for their science fair. This is an example from the Manakau science fair winner Sam Peat last year. Good luck and I look forward to seeing all you projects next term!

BROOKE AND JORGIA"S MUMMY POD CAST!

Jorgia's and Brooke's pod cast on mummification!

AUSTIN, LUKE AND JAMIE'S MUMMY POD CAST

This was created by three boys in your class: Austin, Jamie S and Luke

OUR STUDENT TEACHER - MRS PILLAY!!!

Thanks Mrs Pillay for being such a fantastic student teacher we loved how kind and caring and organised you were during your 5 weeks with us. We are all going to miss you very much lots of love Room 10 and Mrs Slade x

Goodbye and good luck you are going to make a super teacher!

SCIENCE FAIR UP DATE

By now room 10 you should be well on your way with your science fair's!

Love how many of you are asking for help, Chris I will talk to you about your description 

tomorrow!!!

THIS WEEKS HOMEWORK WILL BE POSTED TOMORROW EVENING!!!

Good luck and remember its 4 weeks till your science fairs are due!!

Take care

Mrs Slade

designer sandwich

Introduction:

Today were are going to make a Divine sandwich with creamy guacamole,salsa,sour cream, and nacho chips this is called the Mexicano. 

Equipment needed:

• cutting board
• knife
• folk spoon bowl 
  

Ingredients: 

• bread
• guacamole
• salsa
• sour cream
• nacho chips
• hot sauce(if you desire)

Method

• Grab two pieces of bread and place it on the chopping board.
• Next get guacamole and spread it on one slice of bread with the knife.
• Now do the same with with the salsa and add some hot sauce if you desire. 
• Crush the nacho chips in a plastic bag.
• Then pour the nacho chips in the bread evenly.
• Then add sour cream to the top. 
• Cut into fours and enjoy. 

Mr Bigbuck's Letter by Sarah Olifiers.

Room 10

39 Somerville Road

Howick

17/06/09

Bigbuck's Factory

Dollarville

Dear Mr Bigbuck's,

Hello my name is Sarah Olifiers and I am a year 8 student at Somerville Intermediate. I am writing this letter on behalf of E.D.A. eating disorders association. E.D.A. is made up of a group of parents who have relatives who have a eating disorder. Their aim is to give support to family and friends, to change the way people think about eating disorders and help the sufferer to get better and achieve their goals. Also they want to find cures, to provide quality care and to find highly qualified staff.

E.D.A. first started out in 1989 by Dr. Pat Hartley and Mrs Nancey Pearce and in 1992 a 3rd charity merged with E.D.A. I feel this charity deserves this money because the association could find more qualified staff and could have more beds because at the moment people who live above Wellington have to go to Sydney for treatment.

I think you should once again give us the grant as it will benefit the association heaps. It is very important you give us the grant. Thank you so much for your time and effort  to read this letter.

Thanks again.

Yours Sincerely

Sarah Olifiers

MAORI WITH WHAEA CAROLINE!

Room 10 have been learning Maori over the last term and have learnt alot of new words and vocabulary, here are some family words we have learnt in Maori.By Vuran

Bullying Unit!

Room 10 is currently doing a unit for health on Bullying, we have been looking

at what is bullying and what to do in different bully situations. We have also 

made our own personal definition's on bullying in conjunction with the school definition.

We have recorded these with our fabulous student teacher Mrs Pillay take a look at our bullying pod cast!!!

PETER LEE'S MUMMY POD CAST!!!

We have a wonderful international student in our class called Peter Lee who has made a wonderful pod cast on how mummies are made!! His English is improving by the day!!!

WHAT A STAR PETER!!!!!!

Daniel and Chris's podcast

How mummies are made

HAYLEY AND MADISON'S POD CAST - HOW MUMMIES ARE MADE!!!

TRENT AND CARLS MUMMIFICATION POD CAST!!!

What is a Bully?????

Remember to complete the on line bullying survey!!!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=5A9qrZvMyRege3ITdbTqPw_3d_3d

SCIENCE FAIR OUTLINE GUIDELINES WEEKS 8-END!!!

TERM 2   -   WEEK 8.

1. SFD.

Complete the last of your experiments.  Check your work and record all your findings in your SFD.

1. Finish writing and typing your experiments.

Type up answers to your questions.

Put your results into a Table.

Draw graphs of your results.

Write your Discussion, Conclusion and Applications.

1. Check that you have typed all of the following.

• Title
• Introduction (Research)
• Questions
• Aim
• Hypothesis
• Materials/Equipment
• Method
• Results
• Answers to questions
• Graphs
• Discussion
• Conclusion
• Applications
• Bibliography

Spell check and edit all of your work

1. Final Presentation.

Lay your presentation out on the floor, in front of your board.

Check to see that you have everything, including photos, diagrams if needed and models.

Arrange on the board BEFORE you stick it on.

SCIENCE FAIR GUIDE LINES

SCIENCE FAIRS!!!!

By now all of you would have your current science fair topic and key questions, this is what you should of done to date!!!!

TERM 2   -   WEEKS 1 - 4.

Monday night.

• choose a topic that interests you and identify a problem / issue to investigate.
• Write tis problem or issue as a question.
• Write this question into your SFD and be prepared to discuss how you are going to investigate it further.

Tuesday night.

• Brainstorm your topic in your SFD.
• Construct a mind map from your brainstorm.
• Write down some key words that you can use for library or internet research.

Wednesday night.

Write down some key questions that you will use to research your information.

Thursday night.

• List and collect some resources that you might use to help you with your research.
• Keep track of these resources by compiling a Bibliography at the back of your SFD.
• Start to plan your Method for the experiment

TERM 2   -   WEEK 5. (All week)

Remember to note everything you do in your SFD.

1. Write your Hypothesis.

This is what you think the result of your data collection or experiment will be.

1. Tick off what you have done in your Student Planning Sheet.

3.   Start your experiments or collecting your data. 

      Remember to change only 1 variable and keep all the others that might affect 

      your results, controlled.

1. Start planning your layout. (Look for visual impact)

On lined refill draw up a plan of your display board.  Think of an eye catching title.  

On the left side put the Hypothesis, and Aim.

In the Middle put the Method and diagrams or pictures of your set up, results and graphs.

On the right side put your Conclusions and Discussion and how it might apply to other situations.  Include a Bibliography.

         Set any apparatus or models in front.

TERM 2   -   WEEK 6.

1. Research your topic.

Explore a wide range of resources – people, pamphlets, books, CD and internet sites.

You will need to skim, scan and make notes on the topic , in your own words.

1. Continue to experiment, observing and recording results.

Make sure you are controlling all variables (changing only one)

Make sure your measurements are accurate and meaningful.

1. Continue writing in your SFD.

Record what you do each day.

Record the experiments you are performing, results you record and any problems that develop.

Take photos of your experimental set up to include in your display.

1. Design headings for your display board.

Think about font styles and size and use colours that are easy to read.

TERM 2   -   WEEK 7.

1. Type your Aim, Hypothesis and Method.

Make sure you check the spelling!  Get the size and spacing correct.

1. Prepare your Title

Think about visual impact.  Colour/ size? Easy to read font? Cut out letters? Frames? 

1. Draft an introduction for your topic.

Include some background research  -  100 – 150 words?

1. Type the questions you are trying to answer.

Make sure your experiment is focussed – don’t have more than 3 questions.

1. Type your bibliography.

This is in the form :

Author surname, Initials, Date of publishing, Name of book,  

Publisher, 

e.g. Dahl, R (1986) Going Solo. Penguin Books.

1. SFD.

Continue with experiments, recording observations and actions in your Diary.  Take and keep photos.

Instructional Writing

During our instructional writing unit we learnt how to list instructions correctly,

we also learn that pictures and diagrams are great to go along with them.

Mrs Slade got us to design - Designer Sandwiches and make througher instructions

for them. Two days later we made our sandwiches with all the ingredients we had from

home - lets just say some of them were extremely sweet and terribly interesting!!!

Have a look at some of the pictures!!!!!!

HOW MUMMIES ARE MADE????

This term room 10 has been looking at the Ancient civilisation 'EGYPT'.

We have learnt a lot about EGYPT our classes three key questions for our

class action learning were:

Who was Cleopatra and why was her death so significant in history??

What were the main fashion trends in Egypt during the ancient area?

Who was king Tutankhamen and why was he so important to Ancient Egypt?

We have published our answers during class time!!!

Keep watching this space for some of our pod casts!!!

EXAMPLES OF SOME OF OUR WORDLES!!!!

OUR STUDENT TEACHER - MRS PILLAY!!!

Room 10 is so lucky to have a great student teacher in our class - Mrs Pillay!!!

We think she is so kind and creative - thats so much for all your work we love

what you do for us!!

Auckland Museum

Last tuesday Syndicate H went to the Auckland Museum to check out the ancient

civilisations section!!!! We got to be like real archeologists and play with real

ancient objects!!

Thanks to all the wonderful parents who came along on our trip 

Mrs Rainsford, Mrs Burke, Mrs Curtain, Mr Creed and Mr Molloy your help is much appreciated!

Check out our wordles!!!!

Room 1o have been experimenting with wordles

check out our wordles

HOMEWORK WEEK 9

DO YOU WANT TO WIN $1000???
Well complete the www.nzpoststamp.com and design a stamp for christmas!
ENTRIES MUST BE INTO MRS SLADE BY THIS FRIDAY!!!
Good luck and remember your spelling words and spelling homework!
Mrs Slade

 

CHECK OUT www.picasa.com - its free to down load on line!!!!

 HUIA 2009 ROOM 10!

Homework

Due wednesday - plan your personal recount.

Plan out your orientation, then your sequence of events also plan your conclusion.

You are to start writing just your orientation - use a dictionary and underline all

unknown words please.

Due wednesday 11th March 2009

You also have spelling homework too!

Mrs Slade

HUIA

on Wednesday 11th March we have Huia!!!

Yes very exciting stuff - you need to be 

at school by 8.10am in the hall.

the bus will come back at 5.15pm so you need to arrange other transportation for 

your trip home.

- remember to bring a full packed lunch - lots of it 

- lots of water

- warm clothing

- sunscreen and a hat

- also a light parker!

-  you are also able to bring a camera but its up to you to keep it

safe!

Looking forward to a wonderful day

Mrs Slade

UNFOLDING STORY - TASKS 2 and 3

Tasks two and three are to be completed by the Friday 13th of Feb.

Please draft both task in your draft book and edit and proof read it with

red pen!

Good luck!

Also remember that

 next Tuesday 17th Feb we have speeches for

house captains there are many students in our class that would

make really good leaders so be ready for the speeches on Tuesday

12.10pm!

Homework set Monday 16th of Feb- Due Wednesday 18th Feb

To complete your publish version of your Picture thinkers key

 from last week

also to complete in our thinkers key book the alphabet key on the ancient 

civilisations!  Refer to your notes, complete your draft and publish the Alphabet key

on white paper.

Criteria

• You must have a coloured border.
  
• You must have a title.
  
• You must have no spelling errors.
  
• Be creative, present this key in an interesting way.

HUIA

Our trip to Huia is coming up on the 11th of March

Parents if your can help us out for the day we would

really appreciate it. This day is a wonderful day

full of fantastic activities that builds your children's self 

esteem and confidence!

Swimming Sports

We need parent helpers for the day

Monday 23rd At the Papatoetoe Pools

Remember to enter into all the events you want to by the end of Monday

17th of Feb!

Also remember your permission slips - no slip, no go!

Homework - 9th FEb 2009 due Wednesday 10th Feb

Homework

Thinkers key using the BAR key

To use the Bar key on a thing or object used in Roman times

EG: 

- improve a Roman Amphitheatre

- improve a catapult

- Redesign a roman bath

- improve a ballista

Criteria:

- Must have at least 15 good ideas

- You must draft your initial ideas in your thinkers key book

- It must be proof - read your draft and make sure there are no spelling errors.

- You must publish it on a piece of blank A4

- It must have a coloured boarder. 

OUR NEW KITTEN'S TYSON AND SCRUFF

Here are our beautiful baby kittens - they are brother and we think sister!

They are nearly 12 weeks old and are so cute - here is a short video of them playing on their scratch pole!!! (I'm having trouble posting the video so here are some photos)

Homework - 4th Feb 2009 due Monday 9th Feb

Homework - Postcard introducing yourself !!!!!!

You are to complete a postcard that has a creative picture/collage of whom you are and maybe something you did during your holidays!

On the other side you must write an informal letter, telling me who you are, what your interests/hobbies are, things of interest, about your family and maybe what you did in your holidays!

Remember to address it to Mrs Slade and have the address on the right hand side, just like a typical postcard!

Mrs Slade

39 Somerville Road

Howick

Auckland

You can use your computers or do it by hand but you must be inventive and creative!

I'm looking forward to reading about each one of you!

16th January 2009 -Our Wedding

Hey Guys,

Mrs Slade here, I'm excited about 2009 - I got married on the 16th January 2009 and that's why I'm no longer Miss Coley but Mrs Slade!

Here are some photo's from my big day!