Drag Car Models

Today, George and Nasa-Jaye taught some children in the class how to make drag cars! First they taught Kayla and Mary, along with Liam and Jacob. Digi Leader Ben created a trailer to show the process. The next buddies to have a go were Ezra and Ben himself, along with Matilda and Maia. George and Nasa did a fantastic job and all the children had a lot of fun and got to create something that they are proud of. A special thank you to George for organising this opportunity and getting all the materials!

Here is Ben's exciting trailer:



Drag Racing from Kieren Moriarty on Vimeo.

Battle of the Banners

Battle Of The Banners from Kieren Moriarty on Vimeo.

We have our cooking day for Survivor Camp tomorrow. Today the tribes painted their banners. Watch the trailer to enjoy some of their creative process. Which tribe has the best banner? We have yet to vote on this. Your comment will help decide the outcome.

The Warriors

Minions

Green Thunder

Bubble Survivors

Golden Ferns

Blueberries

Tribe Logos

Warriors

Blueberries: Champion logo!

Our Survivor Camp tribes had lots of fun, designing and creating their logos. It was great to see the creativity and teamwork. I think they have all designed logos which represent their tribes effectively. Congratulations to the Blueberries, who won our logo design challenge, after receiving the most votes, beating the Warriors by one vote.

Golden Ferns

Bubble Survivors

Turquoise Minions

Green Thunder

Watch the making of these great logos, in the exciting trailer, "Which Logo Will Survive?".

Which tribal logo do you like best and why?

Which Logo Will Survive? from Kieren Moriarty on Vimeo.

Buddy Reading!

Today our buddy class, Room 3 visited. It was fantastic to see how beautifully all the children related to each other. Our task was reading together. Ezra created a trailer all about it.


Buddy Reading from Kieren Moriarty on Vimeo.

Wonder: Ordinary?

Wonder by R.J. Palacio is not an ordinary book. I love it. I am looking forward to reading it as a shared reading with Room 6. We have twenty copies of the book from the library. The book trailer above does a good job of advertising the book. It is persuading the viewer to read it. We discovered that the words come from the first chapter, Ordinary.

Ordinary

I know I'm not an ordinary ten-year old kid. I mean, sure, I do ordinary things. I eat ice cream. I ride my bike. I play ball. I have an XBox. Stuff like that makes me ordinary. I guess. And I feel ordinary. Inside. But I know ordinary kids don't make other ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds. I know ordinary kids don't get stared at wherever they go.

(Taken from Wonder, by R.J. Palacio)

New Trailer for Joey Pigza Swallowed The Key!

We have been reading the book Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos. It is a very special book because it is funny, moving and really makes you think. It also helps us understand the challenges that people can face.

Bree is a fantastic Joey Pigza!

Last week, Hannah, Bree, Olivia and Lily created a trailer about the book so far. I thought it was great and it really showed their creativity and how much they understood about key events in the story.

Joey pigza Swallowed The Key from Room16 Parkvale on Vimeo.

Room 16's India

Our India topic has been wonderful. We have been cooking Indian food with Inderpreet's and Hemani's mums. Imaan's mum has created real henna with most of the girls and also shared food. We have learnt about henna, the wonderful architecture and love story of the Taj Mahal, and really enjoyed the music and dance of Bollywood.

Poster by Elijah and Sam

In the last week of term, we are sharing our art in the Parkvale Arts Festival. If you scan our poster for the exhibition using the Aurasma augmented reality app, you will be able to watch our Bollywood trailer (which is also embedded below). Each class will have a poster featuring their own Aurasma for their arts display. All Room 16 students' Indian artworks also have a unique Aurasma video, which you will be able to scan at the art festival.



Room 16 About India from Room16 Parkvale on Vimeo.

Coming soon: Our Mahatma Ghandi movies (in two parts)!

The Dead Harry Trailers

Room 16 finished reading Dead Harry by Ken Catran last week. We really enjoyed the story. It made us laugh and also gave us a little scare now and then. As the mystery unfolded, we liked predicting what might happen next.

Most of the class wanted to create trailers so we borrowed a few iPads and gave it go. Watch them below (if you dare!). Which trailer do you think is the best and why? How do they advertise the book and make you want to read it?

Remember to vote for your favourite trailer in the poll. (Poll closed - thank you. Trailer B won a very close vote.)

 

Trailer A: Joshua, Shivom, Jessica, Inderpreet and Ellis.

Trailer B: Hannah, Lily, Teva and Zeb. Guest starring Liam as Mr Dombroski and Ellis as the unknown criminal.

Trailer C:  Tyrone, Nikitah J, Emma and Crighton. Guest starring Zach as Mr Rudd.

Trailer D: Tracey, Cameron, Dylan and Olivia.

Trailer E: Samuel, Zach, Bree and Hemani. Guest starring Joshua as the unknown criminal, Lily as Primula, Ben as Mr Rudd and Teva as the spooky Elias Milton.

Trailer F: Marcus's trailer using GoAnimate. Technical assistance by Teva.

Update: Student letters to Ken Catran (click on the links):

• Joshua
• Hannah
• Tracey
• Samuel
• Nikitah J
• Inderpreet
• Zeb
• Tyrone
• Henry
• Olivia
• Hemani
• Lily
• Nakita H
• Ben
• Crighton
• Jessica
• Ellis
• Emma
• Cameron

Book Character Day

The Book Characters from Kieren Moriarty on Vimeo.

Today is Book Character Day! Check out the great trailer Hannah and Lily made, showcasing the characters in Room 16. We sure like to dress up!

Hockey Tips

Hockey from Room16 Parkvale on Vimeo.

Today for P.E. we learnt and practised some hockey skills. It was our first lesson. Miss Hill, who is an excellent hockey coach, walked past so we asked her to give us some tips.

Here are Miss Hill's three tips to kickstart your hockey learning:

1. Hold the stick at two o'clock so you can look ahead while you control the ball.
2. Make a 9 shape with your stick and your bottom arm (right) and top arm (left).
3. Bend your knees.

Zeb, created the trailer which shows some of the hockey fun!

Check out the Hockey New Zealand website.

First Aid with Room 17

First Aid Instructions from Kieren Moriarty on Vimeo.

Room 17 have been practising first aid and learning to write effective instructions. They invited us over and we had to follow their instructions on what to do if someone has a broken arm. Glad wrap rules!

Literacy Fun

Today the X-Men completed their trailer for the great story Kick-start. You can view it below and will be able to find it on their blogs. It is written by Simon Cooke and is a rugby story with a twist. "Lumbering giants... engaged in battle... over an egg?"


Kick Start from Kieren Moriarty on Vimeo.

Meanwhile the Justice League were making connections to their story The Trouble with Shadow by Julia Ballard. We used ShowMe (my favourite app at the moment) to record our connections on the iPad. The class could see it on screen thanks to our Apple TV. You can watch it below and find it on their blogs too.
For example, Nikitah's great post, Tracey's terrific post.

 

Doctor Doctor

Doctor Doctor from Kieren Moriarty on Vimeo.

Today our Sports Pals, Olivia, Joshua and Lily taught us a new game for fitness and P.E. It is called Doctor Doctor. They did a wonderful job. Best of all, I could capture some highlights of the game on the iPad while they were doing the teaching!

Board Mania

Board Mania from Kieren Moriarty on Vimeo.

Today we had a board games day. It was fun. The students really played well together. Saw some awesome maths skills in a couple of the games too! Charlotte created this trailer with assistance from Natasha to showcase the day. Enjoy the view and please comment :)

 Tomorrow is Wacky Sports Day!

Kids for Kids Concert Tonight!

Kids 4 Kids! from Kieren Moriarty on Vimeo.

Today, Team 5 rehearsed with Chris from the Funky Monkeys and Suzanne Prentice for the Kids for Kids show. They were awesome! Tonight, they are performing to raise money for World Vision.

I feel lucky to be taking my daughters to watch. I know they're going to love it (just like I will!).

Year 6's Road Adventure!

Year 6's Road Adventure from Kieren Moriarty on Vimeo.

Today's guest blogger is Felicity!

Today the year 6's went out on a biking road adventure. Above you can see a trailer that I made on the Ipad while the other year 6's were biking on the road. Since I hurt my back at school the other day I sadly had to sit out on biking. I was in a bit of a rush with choosing the theme because there were people coming and I had to film them. It shows them signalling and stopping at a give way sign. I hope that you will ENJOY:)

Safe Cycling Adventures

Safe Cycling Adventures from Kieren Moriarty on Vimeo.

We have been learning how to cycle safely in the last few weeks. The year sixes started to practice it on the road on Friday. Tyler, a year five student, created this trailer to promote our learning!

Rock n' Roll by Stefan

Rock N' Roll from Kieren Moriarty on Vimeo.

Today we have a guest blogger Stefan:

Today I created an Imovie on the Ipad for Rock n' Roll. The Super Hero like theme really summed up Rock n' Roll. Saving us from boredom! At Rock n' Roll we learnt the Gay Gordon, Rock n' Roll tap, The Red Hot Salsa, The Bus-stop and the Bunny Hop. My favourite is the Rock n' Roll tap!

Learning to Bowl

Today we were lucky to have bowling lessons with Hawke's Bay cricket. We learned tips on how to bowl, practised and then had a little game. I created a trailer with the iPad as we were learning.

 
Learning To Bowl from Kieren Moriarty on Vimeo.

Lost Property Heroes

Lost property Heros from Kieren Moriarty on Vimeo.

With the changing season, there is a lot of lost property at Parkvale School. Don't worry, Amy, Hannah and Tyler, the Lost Property Heroes are on the job! Natasha created a trailer with the heroes to showcase their super work!

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