Runathon!!!!!

Room 10’s All Black Experience

On Friday the 12th, Room 10 had a once in a life-time experience when we got to watch The All Blacks, practice for the game against the Springboks after winning a photo competition      (which the All Blacks won 14-10 ). We received signatures from the whole team, including some of the world’s best players such as Richie McCaw, Dan Carter, Ma’a Nonu, Beauden Barrett, many others and even the team coach Steve Hansen.

Room 10’s encouraging cheers of motivation and ecstatic songs of excitement rang through the Westpac Stadium like wildfire, as New Zealand’s best slammed the ball down over the line, and into the emerald strands of grass. Sapphire, cloudless skies filled the air, and radiant rays of the sun shining down upon many jet black shirts.

After intriguing runs of faultless rehearsal, Room 10 darted down the stairs and onto the field with various items wanting to be signed. Exhilarated and inspired classmates ran through the crowded line of spectators holding out rugby balls ( which were given to us as part of the event), posters, shirts and phone cases through floods of arms all waiting for the hands of the reigning champions to make their mark upon them. Nobody had any patience.

Time flew faster than the All Black’s long runs down the pitch. Before we knew it, the team in black were nearly chasing the bus, Nonu in particular. Leaving the Cake Tin was an act of disappointment for everybody. The experience wasn’t over yet though. When the dad of Wellington Phoenix and All Whites star Jeremy Brockie left the stadium gates, the whole class was crowing round, persuading him to call Jeremy. The device was put on speakerphone, allowing the whole class to give a second round of what could have been an overload of support. The words of the football star were silenced by the calling voices of sheer elation from our class. Because of such commotion, the call was cut short, and after waiting for 15 minutes the bus pulled up by the curb, the trip was over, spreading a sulk over our faces.

Overall, this experience that our class had the privilege of doing, is an opportunity none of us may get to have again. All thanks to the amazing class photo.

• Jemma Seymour

All Blacks Captain's Run!!!

What a day out!!!! A beautiful sunny day allowed us to watch an All Blacks master class and receive a few photos and signatures.

Here are a few of the photos from the trip. We also made it onto the 3 news sports bulletin (Friday 12th Sept) 

Room 10's All Black Cheers!

Ma'a Nonu's in the ai-air!
HELL YEAH!!!
Ma'a Nonu's everywhere
HELL YEAH!!!
Who's the best player?
AAAHH OOO!!!!
The one who's a slayer!
NONUU!!!!

Perenara, CAN HE FIX IT??
Perenara, YES HE CAN!!!!

Is that the All Blacks?

Yeah That's The AAALLLLL Blacks!

C'mon the Bus! C'mon the Bus!
Mister Savea, C'mon the Bus!

Turn on the radio, What do you hear?
All Blacks gonna win this year!

You might be good at Basketball,
You might be good at Track,
But when it comes to rugby,
You'll always lose to Black!

Glory, Glory to the All Blacks!
Glory, Glory to the All Blacks!
Glory, Glory to the All Blacks!
And the All Blacks score 5 million tries!

2,4,6,8 who do we appreciate?
Not the King, Not the Queen
It is our All Blacks Team!

Rugby, Rugby, Rugby, Ooooo
Rugby, Rugby, Rugby, Ooooo
Rugby, Rugby, Rugby, Ooooo
All Blacks score another time!

Room 10's 'Team' Photo

Room 10 does The TIME WARP!

FIFA World Cup!

Class Sweepstake Teams

Kyle - Mexico

Peter - France

Finlay - Ghana

Ben - Argentina

Alex - Algeria

Kate - Croatia

Alice - Nigeria

Hannah - Colombia

Suvin - Greece

Jemma - Ecuador

Katie - Uruguay

Chester - Russia

Will - Belgium

Min Jay - Brazil

Adam - USA

Sean - Netherlands

Mikey - Costa Rica

James - Chile

Sammie - Bosnia & Herzegovina

Sophia - Germany

Scarlett - Honduras

Olivia - Italy

Tabi - Switzerland

Ella - Portugal

Loulou - Ivory Coast

Matthew - England

Malachi - Iran

Mr Price - Spain

For our individual picks click here

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Room 10 - expert campers and trampers

Room 10 returned from camp on Friday, having experienced some absolutely stunning weather in the Wairarapa.  It is fantastic hearing everyone recount their stories from their shared experiences.  Friendships were strengthened, amazing memories created and personal lessons learnt through different challenges set along the way.

All in all, a very successful and memorable camp experience.  Sure to be a 2014 highlight for everyone involved.

Room 10 would like to extend their gratitude and appreciation to the four parents who helped out over the week, Jenny, Tracey, Paula and Joe.  Without your help the camp could not have gone ahead, let alone run so smoothly.  Thank you so much!

We would also like to thank Mr Taylor for planning such amazing experiences at Waikuku lodge.

And we would like to extend a very special thank you to Miss Fa'a who filled in for Mrs Larsen at Waikuku.  We loved having you as our teacher for the week to share these very special memories with. You are now an honorary Rm 10 member for the rest of 2014!!

Team building games - concentration and hilarity all in one.

Skimming competition and team building games

Environ art structures galore...
- Cafe and outdoor table
- Lion in his den
- A hut complete with fire place
- Waka
- Mermaid and merbaby - finished product


Tents up - check.
Unpacked - check.
Time to chill out - check.

Creating their mermaid and mer-baby.

Exploring Lake Ferry on our first day.

Creating our structures at Lake Ferry using only the materials we found in our environment.

Camp Gear Check - this Thursday 6th March

Before Room 10 goes away on camp next week, I would like to check that we are ready for all weather conditions, given the changeable weather we are experiencing.

Could all students please bring in the following items to be checked off this Thursday 6th March:

- Waterproof coat
- Thermals 
- Woollen hat, socks, jersey x2 or fleece 
- Shoes you intend to wear on the tramps
- Sun hat

I will post the gear list on the camp page in case yours has gone missing.

Just a couple of notes about camp:

Please make sure you have a day pack that has two straps so you can wear it on your back, and that it can fit the following items:
- Lunch box
- Drink bottle
- Sun hat
- Waterproof jacket (not water resistant)
- One thermal top layer (polypro or marino)
- Woolen or fleece jersey

For your main bag - it needs to be a sports bag or back pack with two handles that you can carry without assistance.  You will only be carrying this from the bus up the hill to camp sites etc.  Please keep this bag size to a minimum as you will be sharing a tent with 2 other classmates, so you will have limited room for your bags in your tents.

Pre-camp Team Building Fun

As our class is going on camp in just over a week, it is important that we continue to grow and bond as a group. So we spent some time today taking part in drama activities. Check out the photos below to see Room 10's creative takes on everyday items!

It was also a perfect opportunity for us to get to know Miss Fa'a better as she will be coming on camp with us. 

Making items found in the kitchen with our bodies. Can you spot the oven cooking gingerbread men? The blender, kitchen bench, chopsticks, and kitchen sink with taps??? 

Here we are making items found in the garage. Can you figure out which group is the shelf and the seat? Two groups gave us their interpretations of a car. 

In the photos below we have a garage door, some shelves and a blender. 

Team 1's team building day

Today we spent time taking part in a variety of team building activities, followed by a delicious BBQ at school. 

The afternoon was spent cooling down at Khandallah pool and park. 

ATHLETICS DAY 2014 - Go URU!!!!

Yesterday was our school athletics day and what an amazing day it was! The weather really turned up the heat which was matched by the enthusiasm from all the students and teachers alike! 

As our first House competition day, it was wonderful to see everyone really embrace their House colours and chants, using these to spur on their fellow competitors. 

Have a look through the Padlet below to see the reflections on the day and how Room 10 student's displayed the school's values of ASPIRE during the day's events.

Created with Padlet

Design Production Education (D.P.E) - Survival Island

What an exciting and engaging way to start the week!  Today (Monday) Team 1 was split into their home rooms for their DPE 'Excite stations' based around the context of 'Survival Island'.   Here they rotated around the different rooms to learn about different problems or situations, and experiment with a range of materials or ideas. The aim was to spark their interest in a scenario to further investigate. 

It was fantastic to see the students so engaged in the different stations with some good thinking / questioning starting to take place too!

Athletics

Athletics Day is on Wednesday of Week 3, February 19th at Nairnville Park.  Today, Room 10 started their training.  For the next three weeks, we will be training with our team (Team 1) to develop our abilities in the different events.

Today, some of Room 10 worked on their shotput technique.  The rest of the class were in different groups, working on running, the discus throw and their long jump technique.