Stumpers Mathematical Challenge

Today we held the Stumpers Challenges for teams and individuals in year 5 and 6. It was a 30 minute competition with problem solving questions. Three teams from each class particpated in the Team Challenge. Any individual boys and girls who wished to enter were involved in the Individual Challenge.

Winners of the Team Stumpers Shield were Room 26, for the third year in a row. The team members were: Joel, Jessica, Alsana and Ben.

Winners of the Girls Individual Stumpers were: Ariana and Ashley

Winners of the Boys Individual Stumpers were: Luke Z, Adam C, Joel, Josh E and Callum M. They all scored 7 points so we held a tie breaker and Adam was the ultimate winner of this.

One People One Planet

Today we sent four of our Year 6 children to a children's conference at the Aotea Centre. Callum, Danny, Charlotte and Alexa were our voice at this day titled 'The Voice of the Children'. We look forward to their feedback.

Statistical Investigations in Room 26

To start off Term 4, Room 26 were all involved in being 'data detectives'. In small groups we planned, investigated, and analysed data related to sport. We will be sharing some of our findings at assembly next week (12th November). Our powerpoint slide show is made up of our graphs, which we made in excel, to best show the results of our investigations.

Staff v Students Netball Game

What a great way to end the term. Action shots taken by the children of Room 28...they actually took 125 photographs. This is just a small selection.

Interzone Field Days

Rugby
Two teams particpated in the competition at College Rifles Rugby Grounds. Each teams played seven games giving them lots of opportunity to use the skills they have been practising this year.
The B team played with pride. The A team were placed 3rd in the competition.

Hockey
Our competitive team played at Lloyd Elsmore Park. They played two games and won against Epsom Normal and Remuera, before playing off for The Plate Round where they lost against Kings 6-3.
The non-competitive section was held at the Grammar Turf. Our two teams each won all their games and moved on to win the finals.

Soccer
Each team played 8 or 9 games at Keith Hay Park.
Team A was 6th
Team B came 4th and
Team C was 10th, in their pools.

Netball
Three year 6 teams and three year 5 teams entered the competition. Each team played between 4 and 6 games during the course of the day.
6A - came 8th in their grade
6B - got into the semi-finals but were beaten by Onehunga Primary.
6C - came 4th in their grade

5A - won their grade
5B - came 5th in their grade
5C - came 5th in their grade

We had amazing parental support and encouragement on the day.

ICT & Geometry

Room 23 have been working on making Tangrams. They had a session of exploring the puzzles and will now be moving into creating their own version using ICT, to include in their portfolios.

The tangram is a dissection puzzle consisting of seven flat shapes, called tans, which are put together to form shapes. The objective of the puzzle is to form a specific shape (given only in outline or silhouette) using all seven pieces, which may not overlap.

Playground Leaders

Our flash new jackets for the playground leaders.

You will find these children on duty in most breaks in the Year 2 playground.

They have trained in active listening and are positively interacting with our Year 2 children.

Speech Finals - Results

The Year 5 and 6 Speech Finals were held this morning. The results are as follows:

Year 5
Winner: Georgia J-L.
Highly Commended: Lauren B. and Sophia H.

Year 6
Winner: Matthew A.
Highly Commended: Joel H. and Precious Jewel T.

Our judges from Toastmasters praised all the finalists for their courage. They were impressed with how well-prepared the pupils were and how effectively they used their cue cards as they confidendly presented their speeches.

NZ Maths Challenge 2010

Mathletics encourages us to get our Maths minds working as we take part in the exciting online NZ Maths challenge to battle it out for Top Student, Top Class and Top School for 2010.

The week runs from 23 - 30 August.

Our challenge is to see how many children will be recorded in the Hall of Fame.

Speech Competition

Thursday 26 August is Speech Final day in our team.

This event will take place at 9:15 in the hall and will start with Year 5 finalists. Year 6 will be next and all the children from Year 5 and 6 will be in the audience.

We welcome an audience of interested parents.

Year 5 and 6 Cross Country

Tomorrow is the day.

Thursday 12 August

Once we have completed the morning administration tasks we will organise the children to move up to the park.

We anticipate starting the races soon after 9:15.

The race order is
Year 5 girls
Year 5 boys
Year 6 girls
Year 6 boys

We look forward to a fine morning. Children please wear shorts and a t-shirt, bring a sweatshirt and a water bottle.

Book Week

On Monday we have an author visiting, Tim Tipene. He will be talking to each syndicate about his interesting career and where he gains inspiration for his book characters.

As part of book week there is a pre-loved book sale on Thursday. This will take place during Break One and Two - a good opportunity to purchase new books at very reasonable prices.

Friday is Book Parade Day when children and teachers are encouraged to come to school dressed to represent a character from a book. It is also a good idea to bring along the book if you have it. Our Year 5 children are not required to wear uniform on this day.

Year 5 and 6 pupils shared their Trash to Fashion creations in a fashion show at the end of term 2. This video shows the process of research, design and creation of the fashions made by Room 26.

Montage for the Medical Centre

Room 24 created fabulous art work for our local Cornwall Medical Centre. The process they followed is shown clearly on this Photostory.

These healthy images are now on display.

Sharing Trash to Fashion Outfits

When: Wednesday 30 June at 11:40

Where: Royal Oak Primary School Hall

What: We are sharing our outfits within the Year 5/6 team and if parents have an hour to spare and want to come and see what all the excitement has been about, you are welcome.

In Memory

Today on the second anniversary of Roderick's passing, Mrs Shears and Mrs Jamieson gathered along with family and friends at his 'place' within the school grounds for a time of remembrance.

In 2009 a tree was planted at a special ceremony and the Year 6 children will recall this occasion as the Cultural Group performed a haka and memories were shared.

This year the plaque has been set in its place and the tree is thriving. Roderick's Dad thanked the school for allowing the family to gather to reminisce about all the wonderful times everyone had shared with him. Although we all shed a few tears we could also smile about Roderick's love of speed, fun and life in general.

Wearable Art in Process

An amazing effort to create a knitted top out of a mixture of plastic, string, lace and other fabric.

Trash to Fashion Update

Year 5 and 6 are busy working on their Trash to Fashion projects. Most of the children are working through the researching, designing and planning stages. The children are working in groups, pairs, or as individuals. All are busy gathering materials and completing tasks to add to the group's finished fashion piece.
Children are also busy exploring different options to join their materials by researching and carrying out practical tasks (with a few pin pricks along the way). An environmentally friendly way to link things together would be their best choice.

Sport - Tuesday 15 June

Remember your gear for the games on Tuesday.

We are playing against St Kentigern and St Cuthberts and we are hoping for fine weather this week.

View the fixtures details on the website.

Update on the Year 5/6 Team

The team will be focusing on Te Reo Maori this month as Matariki (Maori New Year) celebrations are approaching on the 14th of June. There are some great articles and activties in the Newspaper in Education series (NZ Herald) providing more information and celebrations around Auckland. This is the link you can visit to look further into this: http://www.nieonline.co.nz - go to Kidspace and complete the quizzes.
If you and your family would like to read more information on this there is a variety of books in our school library and public libraries.

Please keep an eye on our ROPS website for the latest sports news, travel information and results on upcoming games.

We are moving into our design and creating stage for our 'Trash to Fashion' topic. Children will be needing to continue to collect and bring in various recycled materials that they will be using as they produce their piece of wearable art.

Heart Jam

After practising our routine for several weeks all the children throughout the school were ready to share in the performance to the tune 'I can hear the sound of your heart beating'. We met up with our buddies and sketched hearts on our section of the courts before joining in the aerobics routine together. Dressed in red we made a colourful sight.
Donating $729 to the Heart Foundation we have helped children who have been born with heart defects. Well done everybody.

Art by Room 29

Room 29 used the following poems as inspiration for the artwork shown in the video on this blog.
Firstly they sketched their pictures, having read the poems. Secondly, they went over the outlines with a sharpie. Finally, they used powdered paint dye to colour their pictures. Room 29 hope you enjoy viewing their work.

The Sunshine
The sun rises over the horizon
it is Tamanui-te-ra
a blazing furnace,
godlike,
to warm
my chilled skin -
Ah! I am warm.

The sun shines
to ripen the fuits of summer
Oh! What life
joy will blossom
and drive
away sorrow
that is within me -
Ah! I am warm.

The Rainbow
The sky is misty
the sun shines
a rainbow is seen
it is a god.
Light misty rains fall
the sun shines
a rainbow is seen
it is a go.

Red, orange,
yellow, green, blue
indigo, violet -
these are the colours of the rainbow

Artworks Created by Room 29

Corban Estate Arts Centre Visit - Room 28

Sport - Tuesday 18 May

Games against Dilworth Junior School and St Kentigern School for Girls at Corran.

Soccer and rugby will be played at Dilworth.
Hockey at Royal Oak Intermediate School.
Netball at our school.

Year 5 and 6 Sports

Winter Sports has begun and practices are every Tuesday after lunch. Children will play the sport they selected at the end of term 2. The four winter sports are soccer, rugby, netball and hockey. Some weeks there will be exchanges with other schools in our local area. The first exchange will be on the 4th of May against Victoria Ave School.

MEET THE TEAM!

Introducing the Senior Team:
Back Row (Left to Right) Jane Sowerby, Maria van der Kaay, Alison Cook, Kirstie Rogerson, Vicky Stewart.
Front Row (Left to Right) Jemma Walker, Jenni Jamieson, Michelle Quigley, Robyn McConnell, Anne Marie Jammes.

Senior Team Blog

Welcome to the Senior School Blog at ROPS. We hope to use this Blog to share what we are doing in our team over the year. Stop by and visit when you can!:)