Hello Room 8!

Today we are going to be learning what simple machines are and how they can help us.

You will be working with a partner.

Your first task is to do the Edheads Simple Machines activity. Just click here to find it.

When you are finished with that you are going to use Inspiration to create a diagram that shows the 7 different types of simple machines from the Edheads activity, a description of how each simple machine helps us and examples of each simple machine.


Here is an example for 2 simple machines:

Literacy Learning Term 3 weeks 6-10

We are learning to interpret figurative language in poems we read.

We are learning to use figurative language in poems we write.

Check out the Kids Connect website to learn about what figurative language is.

Read this poem by a New Zealand writer, Greg O'Connell. Can you find some metaphors in his poems?

Yesterday today

Yesterday
My thoughts were grey
The clouds were grey
The sky was grey
My heart was grey
The whole day was grey

Today
My thoughts are gold coins
The clouds are white sails
The sky is a deep blue sea
My heart is a pirate with a redgreen parrot
The whole day is treasure chest.

Author's often write a poem to get a special message across. Read this poem by Todd-Michael St. Pierre who lives in America.

What do you think his special message is to children?

You speak for the lakes, the trees and the birds
You say what they'd say if they had the words.

Make PEACE and be proud, choose well every choice
Speak HOPE and speak loud, you are Nature's voice.

Speak with respect now, for jungles and streams
Speak for all wildlife and dream giant dreams

Speak with great courage, speak up and speak out
Write with a whisper or write with a shout.

Stand up young poets for clean air and river
Free verse or lyric; your message delivers.

Truth for the future citizens of earth
Speak of your freedom your friends and self worth.

Speak for tomorrow and though you're still young
Speak for the Forest, your pen is her tongue.

The world waits to hear your songs still unsung
Words posses power, you can write the wrongs

Teach us and lead us with Poems and with songs
Speak now for nature, for trees and for birds.

Defenders of Earth choose careful your words!

Times Tables Practise

Leon and Kyles Viscosity Test

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NCS Student Council

Hi our names are Sierra and Frances.

We are learning how to vote and children's rights and responsibilities. Most of all children should have there opinions heard.

On Monday we had a vote about the student council. It was a long day. We had to give a speech about how we should vote for the student council our speech was that we should leave it how it was last year. Now you're probably thinking what is last years voting. Well only year 6's could be councilors and year 5 and 6 could vote. It was unfair for little kids because they couldn't vote or be a councilor. That's all we have to say. Bye.

Student Council Votes

On Monday we had to vote for a way to vote for the student council. We voted for either opinion 1`2`3`4 or`5 we decided for the option we wanted. Not only Totara syndicate but the whole school voted. We got a piece of paper that had five circles and five options next to it then we went in to a cubicle to tick the circle next to the opinion that we want to vote for, then we put it in a big black box. Once everybody voted they went off for a game of dodge ball. Some Totara students stayed inside the hall to explain the options to other students. It went until 1:45 to 3:00 o`clock and after that we all went home.

ncs student council reference

We have been learning about children's right to have their opinions heard from the UN children's rights convention. The reason why we are doing this is because only Totara syndicate was getting represented by the student council.

First we wrote drafts about what the student council is. Then we did speeches to see whose was the best out of 9 groups. Then on Monday we had an expo about the student council. Each class in Totara syndicate did a presentation. Everyone got to vote on whose class they thought was best out of Option 1 Keep the old system, Option 2 Room 1, Option 3 Room 2, Option 4 Room7,Option 5 Room 8. Then on Tuesday 5 people from room 8 counted up the votes to see whose class won but we don't know whose class won yet. We think it is not fair because year 1-5 don't get represented. The sudent council is made up of year 6s. Year 5s are complaning.