Worm Farm Opening

By Term 3 the worm population had exploded and we were able to harvest a considerable amount of worm wine each week.  This was being used to enhance the growth of the gardens around the school. The worms were relocated to an old bathtub.  Miss Dalton designed and added a lid which was painted.  Here is a video Mr Peyton put together of the worm farm opening.

Worm Farm

In Term 1 Room 30 began a worm farm as part of our service task

Landscapes and Landforms - Art Week

Week 9 and 10 of Term 3 was all about Art. We created beautiful artwork of Rangitoto using paint.  Techniques used were: Tonal Modelling, Stipple, Drag, Dry Brush.

Assembly Band Video

Assembly Dance Video You Tube Up Load

Assembly Waiata Video

Brown Brother.......Amazing!

Morocco Display

Usher Climax Choreography

Okay peeps, you can be learning the moves over the holidays!!!!!

Me & Tahliah - Our Waiata Take 2

Me & Tahliah - Our Waiata

Request Rebuilt

How much do I love this dance crew right now........I hope they are coming to MI next week!!

Week 10

Hey guys,

Just a heads up about next week. We will begin to put our Olympic bid together. Remember we drew MOROCCO!!! Some of the things we will be doing are:

Design a new flag
Design a mascot
Select an ambassador and create a profile for them

Cant waitxxxxxx

Usain Bolt - Thunder and Lightning

Usain Bolt Slow Motion

Jesse Owens Wins Gold In Front Of Hitler

1936 Berlin Olympics

Learning Intention: Understand barriers to empowerment through past Olympic examples.

The 1936 Berlin Olympic Games had been handed to Berlin before the Nazis came to power but now it was the perfect opportunity for Hitler to demonstrate to the world, how efficient the Nazi Germany was. It was also the perfect opportunity for the Nazis to prove to the world the reality of the Master Race. The Berlin Olympic Games gave the Nazis an opportunity to show off to the world as 49 countries were competing bringing with them their assorted media. For Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels it was the perfect scenario.

The Nazi Germany team had been allowed to train fulltime thus pushing to the limit the idea of amateur competition. Germany's athletic superstar of the time was Lutz Lang - a brilliant long jumper who easily fitted into the image of blond hair, blue eyed Aryan racial superiority. By far the most famous athlete in the world was Jesse Owens of America - an African American and therefore, under Nazi ideology, inferior to the athletes in the German team.

The vast Olympic stadium was completed on time and held 100,000 spectators. 150 other new Olympic buildings were completed on time for the event. The anti-Semitic posters that had littered Germany before the games had disappeared. Signs that stated "Jews not welcome here" were not longer visible - anything was done to ensure that the Games went smoothly and caused no upset.

In fact, the upset was caused in the stadium itself. The 'racially inferior' Owens won four gold medals; in the 100m, 200m, long jump and 4 x 100m relay. During the Games he broke 11 Olympic records and defeated Lutz Lang in a very close long jump final. Lang was the first to congratulate Owens when the long jump final was over. There were 10 African American members of the American athletics team. Between them they won 7 gold medals, 3 silvers and 3 bronze - more than any national team won in track and field at the Games, except America itself. Hitler refused to place the gold medal around Owen's neck.

1960 Rome Olympics

Learning Intention: Understand barriers to empowerment through past Olympic examples.

"1960 Olympic Games were held at a time of high tension and aggression between the United States and Soviet Union. As tensions began to rise during the Cold War, many questioned whether it was the right time to hold an Olympic Games. But to much surprise the 1960 Summer Olympics in Romes were the games that changed the world's view of the Olympics."

Significant Events:

Abebe Bikile
A few of the other runners sniggered when they saw Abebe Bikila turn up at the start of the Olympic marathon with no shoes. As a television camera scanned the scrum of athletes readying themselves for the starter's gun, a commentator asked: "And what's this Ethiopian called?" It was 1960, Rome. Africa was just shrugging off the weight of colonial rule and some sporting officials still doubted Africans were ready for the big time. A little over 2 hr. 15 min. later that myth lay shattered by the slight man wearing number 11, a member of Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie's Imperial Guard and a proud African whose gliding, barefoot run through Rome's cobblestone streets announced his continent's emergence as a running powerhouse.

Bikila's triumph was all the more stunning because it happened in the capital of Ethiopia's former military occupier. Legend has it that he made his decisive move in the race just as he passed the Axum Obelisk, a towering stela that Mussolini had brought back from Ethiopia as war loot. Four years later in Tokyo, Bikila won gold again, the first man to defend his Olympic marathon title. This time he wore shoes.

Wilma Rudolph

The 1960 Rome Games provided the defining moments of Rudolph’s extraordinary life story. She stormed to gold in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay, breaking three world records in the process. She was dubbed “The Black Gazelle” by the European press for her speed, beauty and grace.

Cassius Clay

Rome was a coming-out party for 18-year-old Louisville boxer Cassius Clay. The brash but engaging Clay, who would later change his name to Muhammad Ali and hold the world heavyweight title three times, won the Olympic light heavyweight crown, pummeling Polish opponent Zbigniew Pietryskowsky in the final. Clay was so proud of his gold medal that he didn't take it off for two days.

The Best Moroccan Music

All Blacks Hand Ireland Savea Hiding

Tell me what you think about last nights game.......

Be Courageous

He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life. Mohammad Ali

Waharau Outdoor Education Centre

Here is the link to see what we will be doing at Waharau Outdoor Education Centre in Term 4.

http://www.manurewa.school.nz/waharau/index.html

Homework in Room 30

Homework is due on Friday

Spelling: We are learning to: Say, Spell and Use our spelling words.

*Record 15 spelling words in your notebook on Monday
*Learn your words on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
*Put the words into alphabetical order
*Break the words into syllables
*Put each of the words into a sentence that shows you can use the word appropriately.

Mathematics: We are learning to: Improve our instant recall of 10 multiplication facts

**Learn 10 multiplication fact flash cards every night so that you can recall the answer in two seconds
**Testing occurs on Friday morning during Friday Foundation Frenzy
**New flash cards are made as facts are learnt

Car Boot Sale

Dont forget we have a car boot sale at school on Saturday 16th June (Week 8). 

We decided to have a stall with an 'Island Food' theme.

Please bring a plate/pot of food to sell or $3 towards the ingredients for Chop Suey and Rice.

All students will need to attend the Car Boot Sale for at least an hour to help out. House points will awarded and you will be signed off for a service activity in the C&E Passport.

All money raised will go towards the cost of our Term 4 Camp at Waharau Outdoor Education Centre.

Parorangi and Nuku Te Aio Otahuhu College

Nuku Te Aio Lyrics

Nei te iti o Ngati Raukawa, Te Atiawa, Toa Rangatira
E whakamanawa atu nei ki aku rau rangatira
Nuku te Aio, Nuku te Aio, Nuku te Aio, Nuku te Aio.

Ka mihi ki nga manaakitanga I uwhia mai ai e koutou.
Me wai manawhenua te hohonu
Nei te whakahoki atu nei I te hau uuu ko te whakaaro
Nuku te Aio, Nuku te Aio, Nuku te Aio, Nuku te Aio

Nuku Te Aio Clip

Parorangi Lyrics

Parorangi Ma pihi Maurea
Whakakai Marihi
Te Upoko E
Heke Iho Mai Ra
To Mana Motuhake
Kapua Waitia Mo Ake Tonu

Parorangi Clip

Brand New Blog

Hey Room 30,

Here is our brand new blog. You will be able to come onto our blog and view photos, you tube clips, homework information, trip information and a whole lot more.

Miss G