School is Cool

This week we have been learning about creating storyboards for our Conflict and Resolution documentaries. We have also been pondering camera angles, different shots and movement to enhance the effect of our movies as well as maintain audience interest. John, Ben and Madison, our experienced documentary crew,  organised a School is Cool project  to practice our skills. They also helped us to reflect on our creations with their feedback. We hope you can learn from our practice, enjoy.

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Room 3

Conflict and Art

Room 3 are creating a piece of artwork with the idea of illustrating War and Peace, Conflict and Resolution. They are having a great day putting their ideas together. This is their work in progress, enjoy!

We will post the finished pieces with the strategies and tools that they used to create their masterpieces.

Waiouru

Our theme this term is War and Peace embedded in the rich concept of Conflict and Resolution.

Maddy, Abby and Jessie have created a video about our visit to Waiouru Army Musuem.

The hosts to our school were very funny, interesting and full of information. We highly recommend a visit to this musuem.

Stephan and Matthew have also created a video. I loved the rainbow at the end and their lovely message. We will remember them!

Mosaics

During our LEP program we created mosaics. It was a really fun creative time.  Listen for the beautiful singing.

The Signing of the Treaty

On the 12th of April 2011 Room 3 signed our class treaty together.


Our treaty has all our roles, rights, responsibilities and promises that we need to stick to or else you are not welcome into our classroom.

We need the treaty to help our classroom be a happy and safe environment to come to school, make friends and to learn.  Our students are all friends!!!!

By Renee

Letting Bob Franklin go!!

On Friday the 31st of March we had to let Bob Franklin go. The class said goodbye and then We went to the trees where we found him, We took his home too. Matthew put him on his hand and carefully and slowly put him on a leaf. It was hard to see him because he was the same colour as the leaf. We were very sad because he was so cool. We said goodbye lots of times and then we had to go back to class. We wonder where he is now!!!

Our class pet Bob Franklin

On Monday the 27th of March room 3 was playing T-ball out on the field by some trees. our team was batting, we were waiting for our turn under trees when suddenly something started crawling up Matthew's leg! It was a little green leaf bug. We showed Mrs Matthews, she said to go find something to put him in. We went to our recores room we found a wooden box made out of wood with breathing holes and a glass lid. We did some research on what leaf bugs like to eat, drink and their habitat. We also found out that he drinks water from the leaves so we dipped the leaves in water for 10 seconds and put them in his house. We got leaves, grass, bark sticks, sticks, rocks and lots more. some people in our class wanted to call him franklin and some wanted to called him Bob so we called him Bob Franklin. he looked very happy but we were scared he was'nt going survive the night becase it was very very cold!!! He ate and drank lots. Everone loved him very much!!!