R3 Y6 Camp 2016

CampY672016Part1 from myles webb on Vimeo.

Foxy Jack at Aroha's House

We've got a special guest in Room Three this week - all the way from Mrs Monaghan's Class in the UK in England - Foxy Jack, whose a visitor here at Auroa. As part of his adventures Aroha, one of our students took him home for the afternoon and took a series of pictures with Foxy Jack at her house and farm. She then created an imovie

Foxy Jack from myles webb on Vimeo.

R3 Book Character Day@Auroa Primary School

BookCharacterDay2016 - Kizoa Movie Maker - Video Editor

On Friday 28th October Auroa Primary School held our 2016 Book Character Day. The students were able to come dressed as their favourite book character with some amazing costumes - we also had some of the teachers dressing up as well. This slideshow was created by Aroha and Ashley from Room Three.

R3 Lamb and Calf Day - Supreme Champion

My Lucky Day

On the 13th of October I arrived at Auroa School for Lamb and Calf Day.  My next door neighbour wasn’t there so I waited and waited.   After a while I saw Ashleys car and went over to see her, after a while I saw Alison and Rob with the calves.

I helped get the calves out and tied my calf Honey up took the cover of and brushed her for a very long time then I walked over to the rings and waited for the juniors to finished.   Finally it ended then I had to wait for my number to be called.  Finally I was was called I was at the end waiting waiting finally it was my turn I walk the M and did a circle around the middle peg stopped when I was told then finished.  Mum said that I did it beautiful then it was ribbon time the judge called my number first then more people I can’t remember the order but I first I was so proud.

I was still waiting in line then we started walking it was rearing the judge looked at all calves then my calf.  Then stood in the middle then came back and looked at my calf again then I was told to come in the middle then more people were told I got first place and champion.

Waiting, waiting, “finally” I had to go to the ring where the grand supreme champion judging was.  I lead first I walk up then on a angle then more people lead then we walked in a line and stop the judges looked at all the calves then I was told to come up then Freddie I got grand  supreme champion then I helped put the calf's in the trailer then I did a cartwheel and hit Freddies jaw, fell on my head pretty hard and twisted my neck then we went to Hawara.

R3 Collaborating with students in France

We're very lucky to have contact with students from around the world - one of favourite collaborations has been with the students from Brindas School in France - Aroha was so excited this morning to see this comment on her work left by Timothe from France - can you work out what he was asking and talking to her about?

From Brindas School, France10 September 2016 at 08:07

Hello Aroha !
As promised, there is a first Student from our class who just texted you back in French about one day, here, in Brindas School. Happy reading !


" LA JOURNÉE D’UN ÉCOLIER À BRINDAS

Bonjour, je m'appelle Timothé.
Le matin, c'est soit papa soit maman qui me réveille. Ensuite, je vais aux toilettes. Puis, je prends mon petit déjeuner, je me lave les dents, je fais mon cartable et je pars à l'école.
On entre en classe à 8h30. On a une récréation de 10h15 à 10h30. À 11h30, c'est l'heure du repas à la cantine.
L'école recommence à 13h30. Le mardi et le vendredi, on finit à 15h00. À partir de 15h00, on fait des activités : sports, travaux manuels, dessin, etc. Le lundi et le jeudi, on finit à 16h30. Le mercredi, il n’y a pas de classe l’après-midi.
Après l’école, je rentre chez moi et je goûte. Le soir, je me lave, je dîne, je regarde un peu la télévision et je me couche.

PS : Vous avez de la chance de pouvoir apporter vos Ipads à l’école !!!

Timothé L. "


Let us know if you understood everything…
Amitiés.

R3 What's A Day Like for a Student in New Zealand?

We're always collaborating with students and classrooms around the world. This explanation piece of writing written last term by Aroha from Room Three, it explains a typical day for her, at School in New Zealand. Hi I am Aroha from Room Three, Auroa Primary School in New Zealand and I will be telling you how my day goes. So my day starts with Mum waking me up I climb out of bed and slowly walk up the stairs and walk into the bathroom to grab my uniform then walk back to my room and get dressed. I walk up stairs and ask for a mashed egg on sourdough. While I wait I comb my hair and grab my iPad of charge and put it in my iPad bag. Mum calls me so I get up at the table and eat my egg then I go back to the bathroom again and brush and wash my face then I walk back to the kitchen and sit down and put my shoes and socks on. When we are ready we go down to the bus. When i get to school I put my bag in the clock bay then i unzip and get my iPad out then i walk into the classroom and put my iPad on my desk and go outside and wait for the bell… DING goes the bell i go to class and sit down and wait for Mr Webb. . . Mr Webb walks in and tells the class to sit down then he talks to the class about the daily planner and sometimes news then we get let go to do maths. At 10.30 the bell goes Mr Webb lets the class go all of the class goes to the clock bay well most of the class to get food then i go outside and play handball . Ding the bell goes me and Ashley run to class Mr Webb tells the class the class what topic we are doing for writing then we set to work. . . After a while some people finish and start drafting and some people are still planning then the bell goes at 11.45am Mr Webb lets us go to second break. DING goes the bell everyone rush’s in and sit down on the mat then Mr Webb walks in and talks to the class about what we are suppose to do but some people muck around and not do their work. . . after an hour the bell goes for lunch we pack up reading and go to lunch. 1 hour later the bell goes DING DING DING I run to class carefully and sit down. Mr Webb comes in and talks to the class about ako after a while Mr Webb tells the class to stop what they are doing and pack up. After a couple of minutes the class is packed up and ready to go home. Mr Webb talks to the class until the bell goes DING Mr Webb lets the class to go home. Riding the bus home it is so noisy i can’t stand it… finally I got home Mum tells us get firewood in… after a while I play on my ipad and eat tea.

R3 Junior Robocup at Auroa Primary School

Its hectic at Auroa Primary School at the moment - we've got so many awesome opportunities coming up for the school and students. One of the most exciting for some of our students: Jake, Mccallum and Jamesen is the Junior Robocup coming up. These highlights were filmed by Aroha and put together by Aroha and Ashley.

Junior Robocup 2016 from myles webb on Vimeo.

R3 DPE@APS Fabric Tech

Every Friday Auroa School has DPE for the Y7/8 students. This is known as Technology at some schools. Our students have a range of activities that they are able to complete including Robotics, Cooking and Woodwork. The fourth technology is Sewing which our students are enjoying very much. This movie was created by Aroha and features what is happening with our students for Fabric Technology. Filmed at Auroa Primary School on Friday 3rd June 2016.

DPE - Fabric Materials from myles webb on Vimeo.

Junior School Engineering

On Friday 6th of May the students of Auroa Primary School Y1-3 (juniors) had an opportunity to try out some engineering tasks in the classroom. This video was created by, edited and published Aroha, Ashley and Ella and shows some of the activities that the students were involved in.

Journal Engineering@APS 6/5/2016 from myles webb on Vimeo.

The Katydid

The Katydid www.insectidentification.org/insect-description.asp?identification=katydid

katydids eat leaves,flower stems and fruit of many kinds. the Katydid is a bug that looks like a leaf bug but is not a leaf it chips when it wants. There is a rare pink/red one and a yellow but is very rare. They are found on tree branches and bushes. They go through 3 different stages to be born first is the egg then the nymph and last is the Adult. There lifespan is from the egg to Adulthood the last about one year. Katydid it a relative to the grasshopper they are known as bush bugs The Katydid is common but it camouflage into the plants because of the color and pattern on the wings. By Aroha Nathan and Ashley

Where Nathan found it the Katydid inside the house in the lounge on the window sill then Nathan caught the katydid and trapped in the jar.

Snowy the Goat

This video was created by two of our students and features some of their activities from the holidays. It also features Snowy the Goat, whose previously featured on our class page as she is Ashleys pet. 
Snowy the Goat from Myles Webb on Vimeo.

Aroha's Cow Ride Recount

The Amazing Cow Ride

In the first week of the school holidays I was invited to Ashley's house. Ashley and I were playing with her cow Ella just before milking. When we were playing we heard the motorbike pulling up It was Ashley's mum. I asked if I could ride Ella. Ashley's mum said yes!.

I jumped onto the side of the feed pad and lifted my right leg up and swung it over the cow and I jumped up onto her back. I was sitting happily on her back on her I said to Ashley “ Jump on and see if we both can be on her together.” As soon as Ashley lifted her leg up Ella moved away, Ashley fell back and landed in the mix. I was still riding when Ella was moving. Ashley's mum grabbed me off safely I said “Now it is Ashley's turn.”

Ashley jumped up and tried to get on Ella but she ran to the other feed pad. Ashley fell. I caught her. She said “Let go of me or you will fall on me.”

We walked home to get ready for milking. I said “I will do cow riding again I think that it a little bit dangerous but fun.”

This recount was written by Aroha is Room Three and details some of the awesome things that she got up to in the School Holidays.

Auroa Primary School Library Tour

We're in the process of updating our 'about us' tab on this blog. We're replacing the written content with some video footage of different places around Auroa Primary School. The first of these was created by Aroha and features the School Library at Auroa Primary. Aroha planned, drafted and then wrote the script for this walk through and was also responsible for the recording, editing and finish work - what a great job!

AUROA school library from myles webb on Vimeo.

Aroha's 125th Jubilee Video

Saturday saw the 125th Jubilee celebrations of Auroa School. There were speeches, official ceremonies and a parade past the school. If you missed the parade then Aroha from Room Three was there with her technology to record the event! During the parade some of the floats were throwing objects into the crowd - which included water bombs and sweets! Filmed at Auroa Primary School on Saturday 12th January 2016.

AUROA SCHOOL 125TH JUBILEE from myles webb on Vimeo.

New Zealand compared to France

We've spent the week for our AKO looking at comparing New Zealand to France - we're collaborating with our friends from CM2 from Brindas School, France. This group of collaborative work was prepared by Regan, Ashley, Aroha and Tiani.

Q&A for our Friends in France

We had the Auroa School Triathlon - today, the first major event of 2016 for our students. That meant we had only a block this morning to complete our answer videos for our friends from Brindas School in Lyon, France. They've already created a series of videos and questions for us in New Zealand and we're answering some of their awesome questions below - you can click on this link for their original video or here for their class page. Its our first effort in using iMovie for some of our students and we are also collaborating with another class for the first time from another country. This video was created by Aroha and Ashley and answers the questions about what beautiful places are: 
This is for Cm2 at Brindas from myles webb on Vimeo.
The girls choose three locations for their answer: Dawson Falls - which is a local attraction, Lake Taupo and a place that Aroha visited during her holidays, Tane Mahuta, the largest and oldest tree in New Zealand.

CM2 from myles webb on Vimeo.
Paige had a special challenge - she was the only one from her group that was present and needed to complete the task herself - and she did an amazing job.  Her question was about how expensive it was in New Zealand and how much do things cost.
Jamesen's Questions for Brindas School, France from myles webb on Vimeo.
Jamesen and Jackson R had a tricky question related to currency - the students from Brindas School wanted to know what our currency was and also how many Euros it was worth.  Our boys did an amazing job with their video.

Photographs Around APS

On the 2nd of February, the second day of School Paige, Grace, Tiani, Ellazae, Ella, Ashley, Aroha and Reagan made a slide about our school. They took a series of photos from interesting angles and locations around our School. They then collaborated and put them together in the form of a Google Slide.

The Haunted Basketball Ball Court

More Question and Answers for Brindas School in France

Brindas School, France asked us - why don't the students at Auroa School in New Zealand wear shoes at School? As part of a current collaboration that we're involved in Brindas School are learning English and as part of our classroom program we've got a class of students learning French.

If there's one thing that we get asked more than anything else from schools and students overseas its that - why don't we wear shoes at school? If you look at our classroom videos and our school videos the students aren't usually wearing shoes.

To answer Brindas School, Elazae and Aroha from the Auroa Primary School French Class produced this video which helps answer this questions for our friends in France - you can visit their fantastic class page by clicking here.


Why don't we wear shoes at School in NZ ask Brindas School, France? from myles webb on Vimeo.

Brindas School also wanted to know about our technology at school. They wanted to know about the technology that's used by our students whats available and who uses them. They also wanted to know what happens if someone didn't have an iPad what would we do. Mackenna from Room Three went around Auroa School and created this video  
What Technology do we use - ask Brindas School in France from myles webb on Vimeo.

Grand Final Champion at Waverly Show

This is the photograph of the Waverly Show, which some of the Auroa School Students competed in yesterday.

Paige
"On Tuesday it was fun and I got Grand Champion and I also got Supreme Champion over all. I have six trophies now. I got 2nd in leading, 1st in dairy type, Champion for over all dairy type, and Grand Champion. And got two big trophies"

Ashton
"On Tuesday I went to a calf show at Waverly. I got 1st in leading and than I got champion.
And I made it in to the Grand champion. "