Room 15's Movie Night.

On the 6th of May Room 15 had an awesome Movie Night.

We watched the movie Eragon, and had yummy Fish and Chips from Two little fish.

We earned the Movie Night with our points system. We had to earn 500 points with our good behavior (It was hard). 

Last night we stayed after school and played on our Ipads and Phones, then at 3.30 the movie started.

Sadly most of us ate our popcorn before the movie started.

We watched the movie and ate lots of candy, then at 5.00 our dinner arrived.

The burgers were big and the meals were filling but most of us managed to get through it all.

At 6.00 most of the parents arrived and we had to stop our food wars.

At 6.15 the movie ended and we all had to clean up our VERY BIG mess!!!

Then we all went home :)

By Ebony and Samantha.

  

Homework 4th May

Hi Room 15,

Well done to you all for attending your 3-way conferences, great to catch up with your parents/caregivers and share all your hard work and successes!
Looking forward to our movie night on Wednesday.

Homework:
1.  Complete your worksheet and have it ready for marking on Friday.
2.  Review your spelling words each night.
3.  Leave a comment on Room 11's blog.
4.  Complete lesson 5 on the typing tutor.

Enjoy the week.

Malcolm Hepburn

Homework 28th April

Hi Room 15,

We are back into it, one week gone by already!
Don't forget we have 3-Way Conferences this week (Tuesday and Thursday).

Homework:
1.  Leave a comment on our blog.
2.  Complete 'lesson 4' on typing tutor.
3.  Try and access your google account from home.  Let me know if you can't.  We will be trying to load our camp photos on google docs this week.

Enjoy the week.

Malcolm Hepburn

camp

                                                                           ROOM 15 CAMP

     On Sunday the 22 of March 2015 Room 15 went on camp to Mistletoe Bay. We went to Mistletoe Bay by cars in the morning around 11am. We stopped at Pelorus bridge and went swimming, it was freezing cold and people were jumping off rocks and just swimming around.

We then went to Havelock to stop and have a walk around and to have a look at the boats. Then it was time to finish the drive to Mistletoe Bay. When we arrived at Mistletoe Bay we had to sleep in tents the first night. So the first thing we did was put up the tents and Keith, who worked at Mistletoe Bay introduced him and Mistletoe Bay and how it runs and where we were allowed. The parents also helped put the tents up.

once the tents were up we unloaded the trailers and cars and made our beds. next we looked around at the floating wharf, kitchen area,  alpacas and we all helped put the boats in the water.

Cricket Semi Final.

On the Tuesday 17th March Room 15 played their semi final in interclass cricket. We were against Room 11 and we got the win 175-89. All of the players tried their best and everyone enjoyed it!  The players in the team were: Harry, Caleb, Finlay, Ebony, Josh, Anika, Liam, Georgia, Skye, Caleb A and Braydon.

Homework 16th March

Hi Room 15,

Excellent swimming skills, Isel won the House Cup and the House Relay!

Good luck to our cricket team who have made the semi finals!

Homework:
  Pack your bags for CAMP!

Be ready to leave Sunday morning bright and early.

Enjoy the week.

Malcolm Hepburn

Isel House Free Swim.

Isel had a great time at the swimming sports so the teachers decided that we could have a free swim on account of;

1. Winning the swimming sports.(We were always going to win but...)                              

2. Coming first in the relay. ( Amazing job done by Mr Hepburn...)

3. The participation from everyone. (Need I say more?)

4. The enthusiasm that was shown by while doing swimming lessons. (From all three classes...)

5. And overall the behavior from all of the students. (Very loud. In a good way.)

We brought some tennis balls and a couple dodge balls and had a bombing contest which was easily won by Jet-Li. We even brought a kayak to have rides in!

It was lots of fun and we all enjoyed it.

By Josh

Homework 9th March

Hi Room 15,

I really enjoyed our bike ride to Rabbit Island on Wednesday, it was great to see you all on your bikes using our fantastic 'Cycle Trail'.  A big thank you to the parents who helped out on the day, your help was greatly appreciated!

Don't forget we have swimming sports on Tuesday: wear purple - go Isel House!

Homework:

1.  Worksheet completed and ready for marking on Friday.
2.  Spelling words reviewed and ready for testing on Friday.
3  Complete lesson 3 on the Typing Tutor.
4.  Leave a comment on our blog.

Enjoy the rest of the week.

Malcolm Hepburn

Rabbit Island

On Wednesday Isel house biked to Rabbit Island. It took two hours there and two hours back, we were all very tired from biking 40km. We all had fun while we were out there doing mountain biking,  swimming, just sitting and relaxing, or playing beach volleyball or cricket. There were many injuries and broken down bikes but thanks to the parents the day went very smoothly and the broken down bikes went into the trailer. It was a great day, we all got back safely and had alot of fun.

School Canteen

Hi,

 Room 15 and Room 19 run the canteen on Thursday. We sell weekly lunches, Moosies, juicies, noodles, coolsips and lots more. If you are interested please pick up a canteen order, attach money and put it into the box at the office. We will deliver it to you at lunch. Josh and Jacob.

CRICKET

On Tuesday some of Room 15 students went up to the top field to the cricket pitch to play cricket against Room 5. It was a tough game but we bet Room 5 in the end, we won our game 132 to 105. Room 5 started batting and Room 15 were fielding. Room 15 students were great at bowling,we enjoyed it alot. After that we all had finished bowling we moved on to batting, the batting was pretty hard but we got alot of hits. That was how we won the game. GO ROOM 15!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bike Safety

This week Room 15 were lucky enough to have one-legged-Marty come in and teach us some bike safety. First, we broke off into some groups and got to know our instructors. Then we learned about hand signals and road signals. We learned about "ABC" and "LSM. The ABC stands for Air, Brakes, and Chain. LSM stands for Look, Signal, and Move. We then got to go out onto the road and put those things into action. We all had a great time and hope we will remember those rules forever.
By Harry and Kane.

Homework 2nd March

Hi Room 15,

I hope you all enjoyed the weekend and made the most of the beautiful sunny days!

Mrs Parker and I went to Mistletoe Bay for the weekend to finalise a few details for our upcoming camp.  What a great place for camp!

Homework:
1.  Worksheet completed and ready for marking on Friday.

2.  Spelling words reviewed as you will be tested on Friday.

3.  Leave a comment on our blog this week.

4.  Complete the second typing lesson on typing tutor.

Enjoy the week.

Malcolm Hepburn

Homework 23rd February, 2015

Hi Room 15,

Week 4 already!  The first three weeks have just flown by!

A letter about camp will be coming home this week, asking for help, please ensure your parents read this.

Homework:
1.  Your worksheet in your homework book to be completed and ready for marking on Friday.

2.  Spelling words reviewed as you will be tested on Friday.

3.  A comment left on our blog: sorry we have 'run out of time' each week to get this started in class.  Heres hoping we find time this week!

4.  Complete your first typing lesson: something also I am hoping to show you and start this week.

Enjoy the week.

Malcolm Hepburn

Novelty Relays

On Friday we had novelty relay races.  The relays were: 
   - the shoe race that was timed, 
   - the sponge race where you had to soak the sponge up with water and squeze the water out into a sepreate bucket  
   - we also did a race where you had to put a ball between your legs and drop it into a bucket then pick it up and bring it back for the next person 
   - and the last game was where everyone had to link hands and then the person at the start had a hula hoop and had to pass the hula hoop down the line without letting go of the other persons hands.

By Ebony and Sharli.

Homework 16th February, 2015

Hi Room 15,

We have our Meet the Teacher evening on Tuesday at 7pm so don't forget to come along with your parents/caregivers, as we will talk about our expectations, learning and plans for the year.  Your parents/caregivers can also have a look around the class and see where you spend a lot of your day working away.

Homework:
1.  Complete the work set for you in your homework book and have it ready for marking on Friday.

2.  Spelling words to be reviewed each night as you will be tested on Friday.

3.  'Have a go' at Typing for Gold.  See if you can make it to the finals.  Can you type over 1500 metres?

4.  Leave a comment on our blog after I have shown you how to in class (we ran out of time last week to complete this in class).

Enjoy your week.

Malcolm Hepburn

Homework 9th February, 2015

Hi Room 15,

Keep up the good work in class, I have been impressed with you all!

Remember to check your diaries each day as you have 'lots on' each day.


Homework:
1.  Spelling words to reviewed each night as you will be tested on Friday.

2.  Homework sheets completed and ready to be marked on Friday.

3.  Diaries kept up to date and signed by Friday.

4.  Leave a comment on our blog.  Ask you have trouble or are unsure how to do so.

Enjoy the week.

Malcolm Hepburn

Homework 3rd February 2015

Hi Room 15,

Really enjoyed meeting you all today and looking forward to the year with you.

Homework due in Thursday;

1.  Diary correctly dated for this term (completed in class) and signed by your parents/caregivers.

2.  Newsletters read with your parents/caregivers so you are all up to date and ready for the year/term.

3.  Personal profile sheet, updated (if needed) and returned by Thursday please.

4.  Spelling words reviewed as you will be tested on Thursday.

Enjoy the rest of the week.

Malcolm Hepburn

Homework week 6

Hi Room 15,

Congratulations to you all for an Awesome Athletics Day! Lots of fun and great to see you all giving a 100%!

As you have all had a busy couple of weeks we will extend our homework out another week so it is now due this Friday the 21st.

Canteen went very well this week!  A smooth operation!

Enjoy the week.

Malcolm Hepburn

Yesterday we went to the recycling centre with room 11.It was fun.

Cleaning the ground.

The ground outside the shelter near Rm 14 was getting very dirty because people were leaving food scraps there. Some students of Rm 15 decided to clean it up! Now it is very very clean. Thanks to all the helpful students that cleaned it up :)))))))

hayleys farwell

Room 15 was really sad to see one of our beloved students Hayley leave to go to Brooklynn Schoolin Riwaka  Hayley was a cheerful and happy student of Room 15.
We will all miss her very much!

By Teona

Swimming in lake Rotoiti

After a long walk up Mount Robert Mr Hepburn promised some students that he would give them no homework if they jumped in the lake!

By Sophie A

Click on the link below to see a slideshow 

http://photopeach.com/album/oflngl

Homework 15th September 2014

Hi Room 15,

Well done all; a great day up Mount Robert!  A big thanks to all the parents who helped us out on the day.
No homework this week for all the 'wharf jumpers'.
We will continue to explore and set up our 'google docs' so we can use these in class and when at home or wherever!
Only one week to go till most of us head of to Christchurch South.  Will be a fantastic trip!
Homework:
1.  Spelling words reviewed each night.
2.  Worksheet to be completed by Friday the 19th ready for marking.
3.  Complete typing lesson 9.
4.  Have a look at Room 19's blog and leave them a comment.

Enjoy the week.

Malcolm Hepburn

On Wednesday the 10th of September Room 15 went up Mt Robert.
It took us an hour and fifteen minutes to get to St Arnaud, Lake Rotoiti by bus.
Then we traveled by minivan up to the top car park.  From there we started our walk up the 'pinchgut track' which was quite steep! 

When we got to the top we were lucky enough to play in some snow!

A big THANKS to all the parents and the bus drivers for taking up all there and giving up their time to help us on our trip.

By Renee and Mia

Homework 8th September

HI Room 15,

I hope you are all ready for our walk up Mount Robert on Wednesday: meeting in Room 15 at 7.30am.

Homework:
1.  Worksheet completed and handed in by Friday.
2.  Spelling words reviewed each night.
3.  Complete typing lesson no. 8

Enjoy the week.

Malcolm Hepburn

SASA

GET WELL JULIA(:

Dear Julia hope everything went well with your surgery! Room 15 miss you.hope you are back soon! Get well from Room 15!!(:

Room 15 and 12 Walk

Room 12 Walk

EveryTrail - Find trail maps for California and beyond

Homework 18th August, 2014

Hi Room 15,
We have 3-way conferences this week, Monday and Thursday (not Wednesday as I will be up Mount Robert with Room 6).
Mrs M will be taking the class on Wednesday so I am sure you all will make her feel welcome, help her out and enjoy the day!

Homework:
1.  Worksheet to be completed and returned next Friday the 29th.
2.  Spelling words.
3.  Typing tutor lesson 6 complete and then 'Go For Gold!'.

Enjoy the week.

Malcolm Hepburn

Homework 4th August 2014

Hi Room 15,
Well I hope you are all starting to look around the house and ask family and friends to help you sort your gear out for our upcoming trip to Mt Robert, 10th September.  Fingers crossed for snow!  Ask me if problems getting some gear I might be able to help?

Homework:
1.  Homework sheet to be completed and handed in next Friday (in your homework book).
2.  Spelling words reviewed each night.
3.  As mentioned above gear check etc... for Mt Robert.
4.  Leave a comment on Room 19's blog.

Enjoy the week.

Malcolm Hepburn

Homework 28th July

Hi Room 15,

Way to go Room 15!  Everyone is involved in the Winter Tournament!  I am sure you all will enjoy the sporting challenge and teamwork involved.

Homework:
1.  Spelling words.
2.  Complete your worksheet and hand in Friday (well done those who have completed it already).
3.  Typing tutor lesson 5.
4.  Leave a comment on the GATE blog:
 http://gatebroadgreen.blogspot.co.nz/2014/07/dna-workshop.html
                 look at what Breanna whilst at Garin College.

Enjoy the week.

Malcolm Hepburn

Homework; 21st July, 2014

Hi Room 15,

Welcome back to you all.  I am looking forward to catching up with you all and hearing all about your action packed holidays!

Homework:
1.  Start your homework sheet which is due 'next' Friday.
2.  Spelling words reviewed and ready for testing on Friday.
3.  Diaries all up to date with dates and reminders.
4.  Read the class and team newsletters with your family so they are aware of what is happening this term.  Any dates important to you note in your diary.
5.  Complete lesson 5 on the typing tutor.

Enjoy the week.

Malcolm Hepburn

HUNTA AND ELLAS RECURVE CROSSBOW

In topic we decided to make a recurve crossbow and find what forces are needed to fire it.

 This is what it looks like loaded.

This is a bolt its kinda like an arrow.















And this is what it looks like sideways.