DID YOU KNOW....

This term our science topic is "OUR NIGHT SKY"

We are learning all sorts of interesting facts about our solar system. Here are few things we would like to share with you.



*you can fit over one million Earths into the sun.

* Mars has a never ending storm.

*Earth is the only planet that can support life

*Pluto is no longer a planet

*A neutron star is heavier than 50 Earths

*Jupiter is known for its red spot

*There are 8.1 million stars for every human on Earth

*Everything is made of star dust

*Neil Armstrong was the first man to step foot on the moon

*His footprints are still there 38 yrs later because there is no wind on the moon

*The sun has been shining for about 5 billion years

This will make you laugh...

Each Thursday morning we share jokes and riddles with our classmates as part of our oral language programme - we are learning to speak to an audience with a clear voice and use expression.
We have our school speech competition coming up this term. Two Year 5 pupils will represent our school at the District Competition on 6th September.

Man:A dog bit me on the leg this morning.
Friend:Did you put anything on it?
Man:NO - HE SEEMED TO LIKE IT PLAIN!!

by Mac



What does a skeleton feed his dog ?
Anything but bones!!!

By
Renee





Why are vampires so unpopular?
Because they're a pain in the neck!!!!


By

Chloe T




What sort of cat sells wood ?
A catalogue!!!

By Emma


What is a monsters favourite shape?
A vicious circle!

By Chloe G

The Library is back...

This week Room 7 visited the school library for the first time in a year! Because we have had so many new pupils enrol at Motueka South School, our school library has had to be used as a classroom. We enjoyed being able to use the interactive Smartboard and the computers again. Here are some of the boys using the www.kidsastronomy.com website to find information about our science topic which is "Our Night Sky".

While they were doing that, other pupils checked out the new Braintastic CD on the smartboard and other people just browsed the shelves for new books and read magazines. Shana Tova issued books for people so they could take them home to read and she spent time showing Chelsea how to use the scanner.

It was great to be able to use the library again after all this time..our class has the library booked every Thursday afternoon so we are going to make the most of it.

Cross Country

On your marks....get set...GO GO GO!!

With our annual cross country coming up this term, we have started to get fit by running laps of the back field at school. Miss Robinson times us each day with a stopwatch and we try to improve our times. We record the time in our maths book so we can track our progress. Hunter is our fastest boy and Jade is our fastest girl so far during our practices. Hunter is completing a lap in approx 1min 30seconds which is very speedy indeed! (That's even faster than what Miss Robinson can run!!)

Our school Cross Country will be held at Goodman Reserve on Friday 31st August. It is always a great day out with lots of family, friends and supporters there to cheer us on!

Last year we had a parent and childrens race which was popular, we should make sure we do that again this year. I wonder who will win?

You better make sure your parents have started their training!!

Rollerskating