Grooving away the day...

Nothing is better on a rainy day than listening to the musical stylings of an electronic musical genius....

Today we were lucky enough to have electronica musician Andy Jones.  He taught us about syncopation, harmony, echo, and all sorts of groovy beats!

Bridge Build Off

Today was the day...after completing bridges at home for homework the students of Room 13 were able to bring their creations in to school and compete in the 3 categories. The categories catered for a variety of different challenges that bridge constructors have to face in real life, these being to make it strong long and beautiful. 

And the the winners were:

Longest bridge - Max

Strongest bridges - Tobias, Euan, Ben, Charlotte, Grace and Nelli.

Most beautiful - Beth

Camping in style

Camp was AMAZING!!!  

We had a great time and had loads of fun!!!

Check out the photos below of Room 13 making the most of it.

The Taniwha Within Grows

Below are just a small selection of the artworks that the students of Room 13 have been doing, integrating the work that we have been doing during inquiry and literacy into a final art masterpiece. To see the rest come into Room 13 and have a look at the fantastic results.

 

The TANIWHA Within!

This week the students of Room 13 have been exploring "The Taniwha Within".

It all started when we were reading a blog entry about my brother who is sailing across the pacific in a traditional waka. He shared how due to the calm weather the crew had been getting frustrated and angry with each other and their current lack of wind and that many were feeling "the taniwha within" stirring. 

In Room 13 we continued using the metaphor of the Taniwha to explore what frustrates and angers us. We developed strategies for preventing or channeling our anger so that we don't hurt those around us.

We have also been using the "The Taniwha Within" in our writing and have started an art piece that will integrate everything that we have done.