Message in a Bottle, Concert and Marooning at Quarantine Treasure Island 08

Message in a Bottle

Wednesday the 5th of March was the 3rd day of camp. Room 5 put a letter in a glass bottle and sent it out to sea to see if anybody would find it. The oldest person in Room 5 at camp was Kent and the youngest person was Caitlyn. They got to throw the bottle over the end of the jetty to see if anybody will find it.

Concert

On Wednesday the 5th of March Room 5 also had a concert. Simone, Latesha and Jasmine did a dance. M and M (that was the teachers) did a song and dance and they wet us with their water bottles. Harry, Kent and Dylan O did a skeleton dance. Patricia and Caitlyn and Sarah sang nursery rhymes. Nicola, Ellen, Briana and Dione did a play and the adults performed a comedy boat race.

Marooning

That night we had a camp vote off for fun and the adults voted off Debbie. Debbie insisted on seeing the votes and then the adults said that Mel (Mrs Jewiss) needed to go to the chapel. She went to the chapel and she said it was scary.

by Simone, Harry and Mia

Quarantine Island 2008

On the 3rd of March Room 5, Pine Hill School, Dunedin went to camp at Quarantine Island. Our theme at camp was Quarantine Treasure Island. Quarantine Island is really called St Martins Island. We did a lot of stuff on the 2nd day. Just after lunch we went for an island walk and there was a good view. The crew names were Black Pearl Pirates, The Mean Spotty Crew, The Royal Puppies and the last crew was Golden Skulls. Each crew got a bandanna. I was in the Black Pearl Pirates. On the walk first we went past the Chapel. The Chapel is like a little church. You go up a hill and then go along on the flat. Room 5 went to try to find a geocache because Mrs Jewiss has a GPS which can help you find the geocache. We found the geocache and we traded a bandanna for a beanie and we gave the beanie to Maisy our mascot. We went around through the little paths and you could see a good view. Some of us were taking photos. We saw heaps of different types of trees. We stopped where we saw a good view and Mrs Jewiss gave everyone an apple and some adults took a photo. Then we kept walking. We went to the cemetery where there are 72 people buried. There was a family that died of diseases. After that we went to a place where we had a good view and we drew a picture and painted it. Then we waited for it to dry. Some people went back with some adults and the others stayed with Ms Taylor and Mrs Jewiss, our teachers. We went back after the paintings were dried and we played 123 home. We got to the island on a boat. This year’s camp was awesome. I had so much fun.

By Latesha

Room 5 2008

This year the Room 5 thinking team comprises 22 Year 5 and 6 students, Teacher Aides Adie Watkins and Debbie Pettinger and Teachers Mel Jewiss and Margaret-Anne Taylor. We have spent time this term developing a positive classroom environment where we can learn to our potential. In Week 5 of this term we spent 5 days on school camp at Quarantine Treasure Island. This time together was an opportunity to make new friends, learn to work together and experience new things. After camp everyone in Room 5 spent time creating a piece of work to share our camp experience with others. These works can be found in our classroom, at our podcast site and on this blog. We look forward to sharing our learning with you this year.

Pirate Limericks - made at Quarantine Treasure Island Camp

There once was a pirate named Small
Although he was really quite tall
He loved to romp
And liked to stomp
That very loud pirate called Small



There once was a pirate called Lady
Who had a guard dog called Matey
He guarded the loot
And helped Lady shoot
That lucky pirate called Lady


There once was a pirate named Bob
Who had a responsible job
He captained the boat
Made it stay a float
That wonderful captain named Bob

There was a sneaky pirate named Laurie
Who told a great pirate story
She stayed up til late
And stole off the plate
That sneaky old pirate named Laurie

There was a nasty pirate named Wayne
His hair was as long as a mane
He drank rum all day
And lost his ship’s way
That silly old pirated named Wayne

There was a pirate named Debbie
Who walked way down to the jetty
She climbed on a wreck
Nearly broke her neck
That clumsy pirate named Debbie

There once was a pirate named Mel
Who stole a very old ship’s bell
She rang it at night
Gave Adie a fright
That naughty old pirate named Mel

There was a pirate called Bob
Who liked to find things he could rob
His first mate was Wayne
Bob thought him a pain
That thieving old pirate named Bob

There was a cheeky pirate named Sonia
Who always said “Good on yer”
She made Adie scream
And ruined her dream
That rascally pirated named Sonia

There once was a pirate named Adie
Who went to a place that was shady
She sat on a rat
Freaked out about that
That scared old pirate named Adie

There once was a pirate named Mel
Who was bossy when ringing the bell
She writes on the board
And sings the right chord
That clever old pirate named Mel

Goodbye

I am sad to say that this will be my last post on the Room 5 blog. I am very sad to leave Pine Hill School and I will miss all the smiling faces of our wonderful children. I have a treasured memory of each and every child I have taught. I have had a great time teaching at such an exciting school and we have had lots of opportunities. I have been on school camps to Quarantine Island, Taieri Beach, Waihola and slept over at the museum (that was scary!). We have put on a radio show at Hills AM, started our own podcast site and won second place in the Netguide Webchallenge competition. Teaching in Room 5 has been one of my greatest experiences and I hope for the students in Room 5 it has meant a lot to them as well. I wish all the staff and students the best for the years to come and will be keeping an eye on this blog, the podcast site and the school website for all the wonderful and challenging activities you get up to in the future.

Habits of the MInd

In Room 5 we have been using the Habits of the MInd to help us figure out and solve problems successfully. We have been using the Habits of the Mind to persist, stop and think and use our past knowledge. We also use the six hats. The colours are yellow, black, white, green, blue and red. We also use them to reflect on our work during the day.

By Nikita and Simone

More alliterations by Jasmine

Jasmine drank juicy jelly.
Dad dug up doggy doo.
Kimberly's kangaroo cooked crabs.
Latesha likes lemons. 
Simone swam and sang. 
Mum made muscle muffins.
Ellen eats eggs on elephants.
Karen kicked Kimberly's kangaroo. 
Catelyn  cooked carrots. 
Mum made muffins in Mornington. 
Mum made micy muffins.
Nikita nailed nails near naughty nuts. 
Anita ate an apple. 
Brianna biked beside bananas. 
Hope had hats hanging on hooks.
Anita ate ants at Antarctica.  

From Jasmine

Alliterations

Five fat fish flipping and flopping.

Simone swam in slippery slimy sauce.

Mum made mini marmalade muffins.

Nathan nicked Nick's knickers.

Jasmine jumped into juicy jelly.

Mum made mini mayonnaise and marmalade muffins.

Dad drank doggy doo.

Briana brought brown bananas.

Mummy made marmalade muffins on Monday morning for Mummy and Molly.

Latesha loved little lions.

Latesha licked her little lollipop.

Latesha likes lemons.

Alliteration challenge

Wow! What a busy week we have had.

I am really thrilled with the language work we have produced this week. What a lot of descriptive words we came up with. This should really help with our writing!

Didn't you all do well with your alliterative sentences. I wonder who can make a comment with the longest alliterative sentence. It must make sense, though.

The Battle of the Mountains

My blog is about a Tongariro Legend. Pine Hill School has been learning about the volcanoes in the Tongariro area of New Zealand and I did my blog about a legend because I wanted to learn more about legends and the volcanoes. It is part of the Inquiry process called going further with my learning.

The Battle of the Mountains

The Battle of the Mountains is about Tongariro, Tauhara and Pautuaki and lovely Pihanga. Pihanga was the girl they all loved. The war began when the two youngest went to the east. Tauhara looked back to see the lovely Pihanga. He went to Lake Taupo. Tongariro always let out a blood scream to his brother Tauhara. Tauhara felt so sad when he remembered the childhood time they played every day. Now they stand side by side.

by Mikayla