Welcome to 2012!

Welcome to Term 1 and to Room 27.   I hope you have all had a fantastic holiday and that everyone is refreshed, relaxed and ready to get stuck into learning.  As you'll be aware, this is my second year teaching at St. Albans School.  Prior to coming here I taught Year 5 and 6 students at Paparoa Street School for six years. 

I've had a great  holiday break with my cute baby boy, Flynn and Mrs. Ish (check out the VERY cool picture of Flynn....he's 7 months old now!). We spent last weekend up in Mount Maunganui. 

A huge passion of mine is surf life saving. I coach and sweep the North Beach Open Men's Crew. We're off to Waihi Beach this weekend to compete in the North Island Surf Boat Championships, then the New Zealand Surf Life Saving Championships in March.  If you'd like to have a look at some surf boat racing, click on the link below.

See you all on Wednesday!

Mr. Isherwood

Carrot Contraptions...

This Friday, Room 27 will be constructing their 'Carrot Contraptions'

In pairs, students are having to design and make a wheeled vehicle from the following materials:

-       scissors                         -  carrot or parsnip

-       knife                             -  tooth picks

-       straws        

-       pliers                            -  wire, 1mm wide

The vehicles can have 3 or more wheels and must be able to ‘run’ down a slope and cross a line 30cm from the end.  A good design should travel fast and straight and the wheels should not fall off at any stage.


Pictures and video will be posted here on Friday!

Year 6 Technology Challenge: Newspaper Wearable Arts

As part of our 'Big Day Out', the Year 6 students in Rooms 25, 26 and 27 were asked to design and make an outfit made of newspaper to be worn on Thursday afternoon!

The designed garments had to be a complete outfit that were cello-taped, or glued together. The 'model' had to walk down the catwalk while wearing the finished garment.

Almost all of the Habits of Mind were used by the children.  Have a look at the photos and video below and use the WOW Habit of Mind yourself!

3rd equal - Raj the Musketeer and 'Sir' Victor....

2nd Place - Princess Conor

1st equal - Princess Indi, Cathal the Robot and Lucy the Jellyfish!

Greek Myths...

Room 27 at St Albans School have invented their own Greek gods and goddess, and written some exciting myths. Now, these are only a few, as the recording process is taking a wee bit longer than first anticipated!

Enjoy!

Super Speakers...

A huge congratulations to Sinead, Oliver and Cathal who represented Room 27 in last week's Syndicate Speech Competition in the hall.  A massive "That's GOLD" to Oliver who was awarded 2nd place by Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Wakefield for his speech on Bees.

Room 27's Poetry Anthologies...

Click on the tab titled 'Year 6 Poetry' to have a read of some of the wonderful poems Room 27 have created. Each poet has placed up on the our blog, their favourite poem from their anthology.