Creative Minds are Thinking Minds.

Term 4 was so busy that I got rather slack with updating the blog.  SO, here's some overdue posts from 2011.  (Hehehe - it's nearly 2012 but hey it's all good in the hood!)

The challenge was for Room 7 to create a wedding dress out of toilet paper.  The groups had to work interdependently from planning, right to the creating of the gown.  It was fantastic to see their creations.

There was a shortage on brides, so some of the boys volunteered themselves for this glamourous role.  Love them long time xxx.

Bethany's team of designers hard at work creating her dream gown! (Haha)

Yep, we're pretty modern in Room 7.  No blushing bride but a cool as dude happy to be our bridal model.  Haha.

Toso knows exactly what this gown needs.

The blushing bride??? Hahaha

Our model Ashlee waits for her team of designers.

Working interdependently to get the job done.

The gown is starting to take shape!

My Aitutaki boys getting in on the designing.

Bethany's got a bodice...but where's the rest of the gown guys?

Kaleb Saint Laurent getting his design on!

Many hands make light work!

The gown is starting to take shape!

Jaedyn hands Bethany the final touches - the bouquet!

An orange veil, a male bride...yep this is definitely the 21st Century!

Bwahahahahahaha....should we play guess who?

Happy designers, mystery bride.

Ashlee and her team of designers.  A job well done.

Ashlee makes a beautiful bride!

Bethany and her team of designers.

We should have made a dress for the teddy.  Haha.

Another blushing bride!

The dresses were recycled into a volcano...(Yeah I don't know how that happened either...but we're a creative bunch so who cares hahahahaha)

Creative Minds = Great thinking.

"Creativity is as important as literacy”

 

Here in Room 7 we love to read, write and do maths.  That's all great stuff we need for now and in our future.  But, we've been learning that we can be creative with all these things.  Einstein found out lots of clever things about numbers because he wasn't afraid to tutu around with them.  The Arts are a great way for us to use our brains and practice creativity.

 

A box of crepe paper, + a group of children + a lot of competition + a classroom = The Room 7 Creativity Challenge.

 

The classroom was divided in half. The challenge was to plan and work together to decorate their side of Room 7.  Miss Templeton was the judge.

 

Here's the photographic evidence of the great thinking taking place in Room 7.  It's takes brains to plan, it takes brains to work with others.  We're just a brainy, creative bunch in Strathmore 7th Learning Heaven.

 

 

Jame and Rangikauwhata making decorations for their side of the room.

Oh my gosh!  Room 7 has never been this messy hehe.  But, creativity is messy business.

Paige and Sharnee discussing what needs to happen next.

Creativity requires planning.  This meeting looks like serious business.

Co-operation is needed to complete the task.

Shannon and Autumn go high to decorate their side of Room 7.

It's all starting to come together.

This team went for lots of plaited ropes of crepe paper to create the dangle effect.

Yeah boy!  Lots of vibrant colour.

Ezekiel and Jordan go high to add their decorations.

 

Year 6 - Haka Boys

Our boys paying tribute to our wonderful Mrs Taikato for leading the choir in a great performance at the Music Festival. Ka mau te wehi!!!

Friendship...

To my Room 7 darlings. 

It is Term 4 and our year together is almost at an end.  I am so proud of the learners you have become.  This really is 7th Learning Heaven.

The concept we are learning about for the next weeks is Friendship.  I love the ideas you brainstormed in class about "What is a friend?"

But, why is it so important to learn about friendship???  Think about it my darlings.

One of my favourite authors Bryce Courtenay wrote "People are people through people".  Huh??? (I heard you haha)

What that means is the people in our lives influence who we are!!!  So, it's really important that you choose good friends.

I"m going to tell you about my special friend.  She's an Aitutaki girl just like me.  So, she's gorgeous too.  (Hehe...don't roll your eyes Kaleb! Haha).  Her name is Ani Rikona.

Ani and I love going out and taking pictures of ourselves hahahahaha

Ani definitely ticks all the criteria in your friend brainstorm.  She is fun to be with, kind, honest and she looks after me.  She tells me I'm lovely when I feel yucky.  She tells me I can do things when I feel useless.  She helps me to be the best Noa Tereu I can possibly be.

Pretty cool aye my darlings.  I hope this unit will give you the knowledge you need to choose friends that will help you to be the best you can be!

The Noa Paul Williams Tereu Cup is done and dusted.

The fierce competition that is the Noa Paul Williams Tereu Rugby World Cup has been decided.  The Singing Samoans triumphed over the other Four Nations.  There was ecstacy for the winners and disappointment for the losers.  Win or lose - it was a whole lot of fun!!!

* I couldn't get any pics of the other teams at the ceremony.  They were too gloomy.  They're like their teacher.  Fierce competitors but don't like to lose. Hahahahaha.

The challenges were:

Rugby Knowledge Quiz - Ireland won this challenge. (Samoa scored well too)

Design a Team Jersey - Fiji won this challenge. (Samoa 2nd)

Eat Weetbix like an All Black Competition - Tonga, Fiji and Samoa tied this round.

Knockout Ball Game - Fiji, Samoa and Tonga.

Striving for Accuracy Colouring Competition - everyone scored points for this challenge.

Goal in the Bucket Game - Samoa won this challenge.

A to Z Rugby World Cup Knowledge - Tonga won this round

Jaedyn concentrating for Fiji.

South Africa trying to score points.

All the Samoans eyes on Deklin.

Bethany tries her best for Ireland.

Fiji putting their heads together for the A to Z challenge.

Samoa working together for the A to Z.

Ireland working together to get the points.

Tonga pooling their ideas together.

The triumphant Samoans - Le Manu Samoa

Kaleb and Bethany both win medals for fair play.  They tried very hard for Ireland.

Tahlia, Rangikauwhata, Deklin, Tarati, (back)
Toso and Shannon - The Inaugural NPWT Champions.

Winners of the Inaugural Noa Paul Williams Tereu RWC 2011.

It was pure joy for the winners of the NPWT RWC 2011. For the other teams there was some disappointment because they all tried so hard. However, that's life. No one likes losing but it's something we all have to eat every now and then. BUT...it's not something Samoa have to worry about because they are NPWT Champions. CHEEHOO!!!

The Noa Paul Williams Tereu Rugby World Cup

Yeah People - the competition is fierce in the NPWT Rugby World Cup. Check it out!!!