Puzzle

We have been doing a puzzle and we all worked together..

Algabra

We have been learning algebra like: x+12=9 . 3

GSS Year Book

We have had a great year and to finish it of with a book with all our faces are in. Yearbook 2018

Graduate Mass

On Wednesday we had mass and all the year six graduate and they did a dance I am one of the year six's graduate we had a lot of fun and most of all enjoyed or self

Art

Today we were doing art and we got dirty and it was so much fun we made them for our family our any others but we all worked together and ended well...

Insect Eating

I am learning to: persuade my audience using persuasive writing




Are you sick and tired of eating the same old dinner? Your kids don’t even appreciate your hard work? But if you were cooking with bugs that wouldn’t happen! Well let's try some creepy crawly and gross looking bugs, you are probably thinking are you crazy, but really a lot people usually screw up there face and say ewwww! The real case is that people that have tried bugs actually like them. Fun fact that the insects don’t make greenhouse gasses like your cow and sheep, so you will also be saving the planet at the same time. So I want you to have a go about eating those bugs.




Slip, slop, yum yum in my tum, do you love tasty treats? I know I do! But do you know what's even better, well it would definitely be chocolate covered crickets, mealworm fries and scorpion lollipops and all the other yummy lollies. These slimy bugs might just look like yucky bugs just come from your garden (they aren’t, don’t take them out of your garden and eat them), but these bugs are healthy, so no need to feel guilty for gaining weight because they are yummy but also healthy. They also make great treats for kids and getting them to try new things, And great for on the go snacks.




Do you know what is high in protein and vitamins? If you guessed meat you would be right but in this case you are wrong. They always say an apple a day keeps the doctor away, but in this case it would be a bug a day keeps the doctor away. Eating bugs is good for you in many ways high in calcium, full of vitamins and high in protein, do you see how healthy they are? Bugs can give you many ideas for you creative and healthy dinners, it will taste even better than KFC!!!




Chocolate, cookies and donuts, that is a way to start the day. But do you know that insects are a way better way to start your day and finish with dinner, well there are recipes from around the world you can go on your computer and search recipes from around the world like mealworm fries, cricket cookies, chocolate covered crickets, Bee-LT-es Sandwich, Wax worm tacos, Caramel cricket cheesecake just to name a few. Thailand, Mexico, China, Brazil and Australia are some of the countries in the kitchen cooking with insects.




As you can see that tasty treats and cooking with insects, and all those other healthy options with bugs. That is why I strongly agree with eating bugs they are a healthy food and they don't cause greenhouse gasses, that is why I strongly recommend insects for YOU!!

Split Enz

Algebra

We have been learning about algebra it has been very fun learning with other people.






 

Prayers

Week 5 and 6 were busy for Room 6 we presented our assembly in week 5 and had whole school prayers on Monday, Week 6. Our theme for prayers was community, compassion, and discipleship. This was inspired as we approach christmas and start to think about others and those who are in need of help. Our Reading was 1 John 3:16-18, we also presented a song that we put lyrical dances moves to our song was: So will I, by Hillsong. This is the song: So will I

Athletics

The harder the battle the sweeter the victory!

All of Good Shepherd School piled into buses as we headed to Three Kings Fields for the annual Athletics Day event. We had been training for weeks and we were ready to take on our peers and to compete for a placing. The events were running, long jump, high jump, discus and shot put. My favourite event was High Jump.

Kapa Haka

Mana, power and pride would be a few words to describe the feeling as the Good Shepherd School Kapa Haka group took the stage. During the weekend a large group of year 5 and 6 students took to the stage to perform at the Eden Albert Cultural Festival. There were a few nerves before we started but once we were underway the excitement of performing kicked in. We felt proud as a team to perform for so many people. Kia Kaha!

Room 6 Assembly

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much."




Week 5 was non stop for Room 6 with athletics, kapa haka and irish dancing. But it was also our final assembly for the year, and for some of us our final assembly at Good Shepherd School. This was the perfect time for us to share some of our talents and learning. We had been focusing on New Zealand music through our passport tasks so it was only fitting to pick a kiwi classic; Six Months in a Leaky Boat by Split Enz (written in 1982). We sung along to the words and put some of groovy moves together to create a dance. Throughout the year one of our favourite activities was reading Chris Gurney’s books during book week. Chris has written so many wonderful and humourous traditional tales with a kiwi voice. We absolutely adore her books, so for our assembly we presented a Readers Theatre: Trev and the Kauri Tree.

Saint Simon slide

Our focus this term in Religious Education was the Communion of Saints. We learnt about the three parts of the Communion of Saints and how we are all connected. The Communion of Saints is bonded through prayer, baptism and the Eucharist.




As part of our studies we researched and created a slide show that explored a live of a Saint.

Mandarin

We have been learning mandarin and the parts on our face like: toufa-hair yanjing-eyes lian-face zui-mouth erduo-ear.

 

Math

In math we have been on the hunt to figure out who kidnapped the witch for Halloween so we had to be detectives to find and figure out the math questions.

Communion of Saints

All saints day was fun we learnt about purgatory and that's we go before heaven......

Writing

In writing, we have been learning to write a persuasive piece of writing. we have co-constucted our success criteria together. here is our lntroduction criteria check list.

Bigfoot Adventure

On wednesday we learnt how to keep safe on our bike.

All Soul's Day

Today we have been weaving with paper and been learning about all saints day and all souls day and communion of saints.

KIA KAHA

This week is kia kaha and we have been learning about being kind to others and all that.

This week we have been learning kia kaha, kia kaha mean used to encourage strength or confidence.

Code Club

For the past seven weeks we have been learning about HTML. My favourite week was last week when we learnt how to make a ransom note online.  You can go check it out on my blog just below.

NZ Native Kiwi Bird

I am learning to: inform my audience by writing an information report
By Kara

What bird has wings but cannot fly and is the national bird of New Zealand? Yes it is the Kiwi, the kiwi bird not the kiwifruit. Many people get confused with the word kiwi, this is report is on the kiwi bird. This bird has feathers and wings yet cannot fly and is related to very large well known birds that cannot fly either, the Moa, Emu and Ostrich. However the kiwi is smaller in size and can be compared to the size of a chicken. The kiwi’s eggs are quite large they are about the same size as an ostrich egg. This means the female kiwi is also often larger than the male kiwi as the female has to hold the egg. Most people only know of one type of kiwi however there are 5 species of kiwi. The Brown Kiwi, Great Spotted Kiwi, Little Spotted Kiwi, Rowi and Tokoeka. These kiwis live all over New Zealand . The kiwis the habitat is vital to their survival, they need a place where they can live, that provides food and keeps them safe from predators.


Habitat
There's no place like home for many creatures, the kiwi can be found throughout the country. A habitat is a place where a animal lives it is the natural living, or plants organism, the kiwi is well known to adapt to its surroundings. The kiwi doesn’t require perfect forests, but can live in a range of habitats. However we do need to provide habitats that they are able to eat and be protected from predators. From forests they need a healthy environment for a healthy diet.

Diet
Kiwis are omnivores which means that they eat both meat and plants. They mainly eat invertebrates, which is generally an insect with no backbone. They have a variety of food from grubs, to berries even to crayfish. Kiwis don’t require a lot of water, they can get a lot of water from the food they eat. For example a earthworm is made up of 85 percent water. This means that the Kiwi can survive in very dry places. When a Kiwi does need to drink it puts its whole beak in the water and tilt their head back for it to fall down from their beak. These native birds need to have a healthy environment to provide their food, the kiwi habitat is vital to their survival, they need a place to be safe from all their predators.

Predators
Dogs, cats, possums, stoats, wild pigs and rodents are particularly hard on adult birds and also the unhatched eggs. The larger predators make a meal of the kiwi bird if found, while the rodents target the young and unhatched eggs for their meal. This is bad news for the kiwi which struggle to breed in the best of environments. Without adult birds there are no eggs or kiwi chicks to keep the population stable and growing. These predators ruin their habitats and impact on the food that the kiwi can find, as hedgehogs and other rodents also target the food supply of kiwi. Kiwis need safety from such predators

Finally as you can see the kiwi is a unique and special icon to New Zealand. This native bird is endangered and faces many threats. If the kiwi is to survive, then we must learn about the kiwi, its habitat, the food it requires and also those that threaten the kiwi. The Kiwi is important to New Zealand they are our bird native bird and in order for future generation to know kiwis then we must protect them.

Level 2

This morning I received my level 2 badge me and Noah did a soccer club. my job as a year six is PE/PA.

Hangi

For a couple of weeks we have been learning about how to make a Hangi Henry and I worked together and we made a diorama of how to make a Hangi and this is our one.

Ransom

This week in code club we used html we made a ransom letter here is mine.

My Chinese Name

This morning we had mandarin and we found our Chinese names mine was Kala 卡拉 and we counted to ten we had a fun morning.

Author Visit

We had a author visit yesterday his name was Raymond Huber he told us some of his books like Peace Warrior, Gecko, Sting, Wing and Flight Of The Honey Bee.

Weather

We have been learning about temperature and here is my slide to show you what we have been doing

Calender Art

We have been doing calender art and this is my one our theme was 2019.

Social Justice

This week is social justice week and we have watch a video and had to answer some questions.

The White Jim

This is my bird I called it the White Jim.

Grandparents Mass

On Friday 24th August 2018 we celebrated Grandparents Mass with our grandparents, family/whanau and the whole school. We first went to mass to celebrate with Father Bernard Kyle, who blessed our dear Grandparent with a blessing and we sung a special song to them. When mass was finished our PTA team prepared a treat for us. There was lots of sweet and coffee/tea to sip on. By the time the that all the food was finished it was then time to perform some dances for our audience. The groups that performed were the Sheridan Kapa Haka, Choir, Tap dancing, Ukulele and Irish Dancing. That was a joyful day that we would always remember. We are blessed to have such special people in our lives.

Label Personal Profile

In our digital lessons we have been learning what is private and public information. We have created a personal profile for our blogs using this new knowledge. On our blogs there are people we know, and people we don’t know, who can view our profiles. We decided to share personal information that we wanted to share about ourselves. Making sure we didn’t share information that was not for public use. 

M&M Challange

Last Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday we did the M&M challenge. The class got into groups with one leader in each group. Miss Down gave us some M&M’s and we had to count how many we had and next figured how much M&M’s our group had. After we found out how many M&M’s we all had many people realised that some people had a very small amount of M&M’s while others had about 50. The next thing we did was counting how much of red we had then blue then yellow until we had finished, the colours we had. When we did everything Miss Down told us to share all the M&M’s equally with our group and everyone in the class got 41 M&M’s each! We have put our information on a poster.

Speeches

This term we did our speeches, mine was about ABBA and that is because it is my favorite band in the world.

St Mary Mackillop's Feast Day

Yesterday was the feast day of Saint Mary Mackillop. We started our day attending our parish mass to celebrate her feast day as a whole community. All the students came back from mass to continue the celebrations by joining our buddy class. Room 4 and 6 together came together to work on paper dolls of ourselves. We know St Mary of the Cross always supported and helped all the children in need. We made a large St Mary Mackillop and we placed all out paper dolls of ourselves around her. Then we were all very lucky to receive a free sausage sizzle from the PTA to continue the celebrations at lunch. In the afternoon we then got to go and play a range of fun games with our buddy class. This was such a fun day working along each other but most of all having fun. Happy Saint Mary Mackillop Feast Day.
Here is our mural…

Evolution Vertebrates

In room six we have be learning to classify animals scientists classify animals and plants into groups in order to easily identify, sort, and name them.

Classify = SORT
there are many different ways to group living oganisms. one way is to according to how they use their food for energy.

you can classify into two main groups. vertebrates of invertebrates

ALL VERTEBRATES HAVE

• Covering of skin that protects them
• Skeleton inside there body
• Muscles that help them move 
• Blood moves through tubes 
• Lungs or gills for breathing 

INVERTEBRATES

• 90% of all animals are invertebrates!
• Tend to be small be small because they do not have a backbone.
• Many live in the ocean because the water helps support their weight
• Some have a hard covering or shell on the outside of their bodies for protection.
• (e.g. Insects, spiders, crabs, snails and clams )

Whakatauki

In Maori we have been learning about a Whakatauki

A Whakatauki is a proverb, what is truly valued in the Maori Culture.

The Whakatauki that we have been learning about is if we all shared then no one would go without.

We would be able to provide for all that come to us.

There are also Proverbs in the Bible that encourage us to share.

Read these proverbs : Proverbs 19:17; 22:9; 31:20.

Jesus also showed us the teachings of God when he feed the multitudes of people with the fish and the loaves. Read more about this in the Gospel of John: 6 or the Gospel of Matthew: 14.

Private and Public Information

Mandarin

Ni hao we have been learning a new language, and that is mandarin. I would like to share with you some mandarin, we have learnt to count to ten and speak there language. It has been so fun I think it is really cool that we get to learn a new language we have also learnt about china and the great wall and so much more things, and here is something we have been learning with.

Crosses

In room 6 we have been painting our crosses for the fence. We first had to draft our design on a piece of paper 3 or 4 times. Then we did our final copy with colors. This is how it turned out...

Figurative Language Poster

Idiom, hyperbole, alliteration, metaphor, onomatopoeia, similes and personification. These are all language features which we call figurative language. In reading we have been learning about these language features and how authors used them in their writing to make their work engaging and add interest for their audience. We made posters either with paper pencils or flowers with examples Idiom, hyperbole, alliteration, metaphor, onomatopoeia, similes and personification.

The Science Roadshow

Last week on Thursday the year 5 and 6 students of Good Shepherd School went to Edendale Primary School to experience the Science Roadshow! We learnt so much about ice and fire, the human body and other things that are related to science. We enjoyed watching the hosts do fascinating experiments like dropping an 8 ball into the metal stick with a hoop attached to it, before they dipped it into the liquid nitrogen the ball could thread through the hoop, but after they dipped the stick into the liquid nitrogen the ball couldn’t fit!

We had a lot of fun, and recommend that everyone goes to the Science Roadshow if they get a chance.

Lights, Camera, Action

Last week Good Shepherd School performed, ‘Zip Zip Zap Avenue’. We packed the school hall with our family and friends as the rain fell. Most of GSS students were in the holding classrooms covered in make-up and sitting in our toy costumes. 

Zip Zip Zap Avenue is a about a Toy Shop that comes alive once one of the main characters, the Shopkeeper closed up the shop and turned off the light. The toys would then come alive when all the people were asleep, like the the families that visited the toyshop looking for the perfect gifts. This certain night at the toyshop the celebration was for Buzz the Bee, he had left the shelf of the toy shop and all his friends came out to celebrate him with dances. The main toy friends were Thing 1, Thing 2, Tiki, Spiderman, Cabbage Patch Doll, Woody, Strawberry Shortcake, and a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. The main characters introduced the classes as they came in as their selected toy and danced for buzz.

The first dance was the boys and girls of Room 3 and 4 who were transformers, this was a great and powerful way to start the show. Room 5 then twirled onto the stage as Barbie and Ken dancing to Barbie girl. Things got a little spooky as the trolls of Room 7 came out in the middle of the night to the song Thriller. We weren’t too scared for long as the fairies in Room 3 and 4 came out dancing away in their gorgeous fair dresses. And just when you thought things couldn’t get any cuter the teddy bears from Room 1 and 2 went on their teddy bear picnic. Room 8 then showed us what teamwork is with their awesome lego outfit and very cool song … Everything is awesome! Next up were the Kiwi toy, with great costumes for the kiwi birds and the wonderful performance of the Poi Dancers. And finally it was our turn, Room 6 spun onto the stage as Rubix Cubes dancing to You Spin Me Right Around.



It was a fantastic experience for us all, we learnt a lot about performing and all the work that goes on in the background. We was a wonderful opportunity and it wouldn’t of been possible without the support of everyone working together just like the lego blocks.

Book Week

It's week 8 and it is the bookworms favourite week of the year! Book

week! A lot of things happened this week. The library was jam packed full of books and other cool stuff like pencils and rubbers, authors and poets were visiting the school, the book parade was on Friday where we were able to show off our costumes of our favourite book character!

Monday we were in groups competing against one another as we did a literacy quiz! There were 30 questions and three topics. Each question we got right earned us a point! And, we all had to pick a topic where we DOUBLED our points.

The next day Tasman Flinn visited the school. We all sat in the hall and sat on the chairs while she showed us her poems and talked about poetry.

Then on Thursday, all of us year 5 and 6s went to Room 2 so we could see Chris Gurney. She talked about her books and how to make a book. And she picked a few volunteers to act out a play, based off her own book called “Cindy And The Lost Jandal” (Miss Down’s favourite book).

Then on Friday, we all dressed up in our favourite book characters, and finished off the week with the book parade! Where we showed off our amazing costumes on the stage.

We all had so much fun during book week. Thank God for books!

Seed Crackers

In Room Six we have been learning about how we can stay healthy and have a well balanced diet. For a healthy class treat we made seed crackers. 

Here is our recipe

 
Ingredients:

½ cup Sunflower seeds

½ cup Pumpkin seeds

¼ cup Sesame seeds

¼ cup Poppy seeds

¼ cup Linseed/flaxseed seeds

¼ cup chia seeds

½ tsp sea salt

1 cup water

1 sprinkle of flaky sea salt, to sprinkle

Directions:

Heat oven to 170C. Place all the seeds and the salt in a bowl, pour in water and mix to combine. Leave for 15 minutes for the chia and flax seeds to soften and bind everything together. Tip out onto a baking paper-lined oven tray and spread out as thin as possible (around 4mm thick) and sprinkle with some flaky sea salt. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove the tray from the oven and slice into crackers, then return to the oven to cook for another 20-30 minutes until crisp and golden. Remove to a rack to cool then store in an airtight container. Now your crackers are ready to eat.

On the last week of school we are going to be having a Healthy Food Party - Veggie Con on Monday the 2nd July, everybody will bring healthy food for us to eat as a shared lunch.

Check out our blogs for family favourites or healthy recipes we searched.

The Royal Jelly Show

On Tuesday 29 of May the whole of Good Shepherd gathered in the hall to watch a show called “The Royal Jelly”. It gave us a lot of facts about bees and was really funny. Also three students were lucky enough to participate in the show answering questions from the “mayor”. Over all the show was fun and interesting and we all learned a lot.

Kara's Cheese Scones Recipe

Ingredients:

• 225g/8oz self raising flour
• pinch of salt
• 55g/2oz butter
• 25g/1oz mature Cheddar, grated
• 150ml/5fl oz milk

A well balanced diet

During our health inquiry we have been learning about a well balanced diet. We created a definition using a solo define map. Here is our definition:

A balanced diet is eating the right types of food that gives your body the nutrients to function correctly. To get proper nutritions from your diet you need to eat a healthy diet that contains the proper proportions of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. You need to eat a well balanced diet to maintain good health and to help you feel your best.

We also have learnt about the food pyramid, proportions, and the eatwell plate.

Here is a picture of my food pyramid which includes the food groups and servings sizes. You must eat a balance of all food groups to maintain good health.

Cross Country

It was the Fifth of June. Everyone a bit blue after the end of a long 4 day weekend, and here we are, starting the week off with cross country! Everyone came in their sports uniform. And from the morning up until lunch time, us students were running the Cross Country track.

We raced in year levels, so the year 1's raced with each other and so on. Those young bunches got to only run 1 lap. While us big kids had to run 2 and a half laps! Doesn't seem that much until you add the fact we had to jog all the way up Telford Ave and back twice! It was fun being competitive and racing your friends and other people. Everyone was bursting with positive energy.

Lining up before heading to the track is where the nervousness starts to kick in. We made our way to the netball court and stretched, a bit after that the year 6 girls started running. A few minutes later it was OUR turn to run the track. We all lined up and Mrs Mcleod told us where to go, then after that, we were off. Everyone seemed extremely exhausted at the end, but finishing the race was so relieving.

Congratulations to all the children who came in the top 3 and represented their houses well. And thanks to all the parents who helped motivate and keep us children on track.