Welcome to our class blog. We are a year 8 class and our teacher is Mrs Lee.We live in Richmond, Nelson which is near the top of the South Island of New Zealand.We hope you enjoy reading about our learning activities. We would love to read your comments.
24.5.12
Our Gallipoli Lunch
Last week for homework we researched what our soldiers in Gallipoli would have to eat. We then made hard tack biscuits. This week we brought in our Gallipoli lunches before we were trained by the army cadets.
23.5.12
Army CadetsTraining Session
Today Roy, Casey and Ben came to Waimea Intermediate School to work with rooms 8 and 9 . They are army cadets and put both classes through their paces by teaching them drills and fitness. Great fun was had by all. The boys did a fantastic job, thanks very much.
21.5.12
Guess the Voki
Look at these Voki created by Holly and Oscar. Can you guess who they are? Post your answers as a comment.
Fractions
Last week in maths we were learning about fractions that make a whole with our students teach miss Bradley. We used play dough and our knowledge of halves, quarters, thirds and fifths to feed zoo animals.
20.5.12
Stack the cups game
In this game you need to stack and unstack the cups in a predefined sequence as quickly as possible. You stack or unstack the cups by typing the letters on them. You may only move a cup if there are no other cups stacking above it. Don't forget to post your score.
10.5.12
Codi and Olivia's Dance
Tropicaloosas National Dance
This is Codi and Olivia's dance that they made for their island project for the island that they made.
Riddle
1.What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries?
2.What can you catch but not throw?
3.What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps?
Post your answers as a comment and the first person to get them all right will reiceive a prize By Olivia and Codi :)
2.What can you catch but not throw?
3.What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps?
Post your answers as a comment and the first person to get them all right will reiceive a prize By Olivia and Codi :)
Maths Castles
In maths last week we made medieval castles. We had to measure them out then construct them ourselves. Then we decorated them.
8.5.12
Concentration Game
Test your powers of observation and memory by playing this match the pairs game.
Don't forget to post your scores.
4.5.12
Character descriptions using Voki.
During our time in the ICT suite it was our task to create a voki of a famous person. We then write a detailed character description so that other students could guess who our chosen person is.
Can you guess which famous person Zak created.
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Can you guess who Olivia's character is?
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Can you guess which famous person Zak created.
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.Can you guess who Olivia's character is?
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