Maths Magicians!

Jaimee says that: Last week Ms Clydesdale told us we were quite behind on our maths work, so Jamie-Lee, Dana and I decided that we should take our maths home and do it there.
In the weekend, I did five pages of maths and so did Dana. Jamie-Lee had started doing her maths at home a bit earlier than Dana and I, so when we finish our maths and bring it into school, she marks it for us.
My dad wondered what I was doing, and he looked at my book and looking through the pages and he and my mum said that they were very proud of me, and so did Ms Clydesdale.
I am very proud of myself, too!

Sarcomere inhomogeneity is increased in failing cardiac trabeculae

Today, we had a special visit from a scientist named Alex Anderson. He uses rats and a special chemical to kill them. He then uses muscles from the rat to find out how the muscle reacts if he puts chemicals with the muscle. He has a really interesting job. He gets to work with lots of interesting pieces of equipment like lasers and microscopes that zoom in closer than a cell.
His dream experiment would be to design and build a robotic arm that is controlled by the brain and the nervous system.

Hesitation by the Chocolate Covered Reading Bananas

Waiuku Town Centre Opening

At the start of the term, Room 14 made up a dance and sang 'Momma don't allow' for our assembly item. Tomorrow we are performing it for the Waiuku Town Centre Opening. Today, we walked down to the Centre and practised it on the new stage that they have just built. It was scary, because alot of people could see us singing and dancing. A man came out of his office and videoed us, and will put us on You-tube. It was a good idea having a practise, because it got us a bit ready, because today we were doing it in front of strangers, and tomorrow, we will be doing it in front of even more strangers! And it was very funny, because a little baby jumped up on the stage and started dancing with us.

We are performing about 1pm Friday 27th August 2010, so if you are not busy, come down and cheer us on!

Thank you Jim Fisher - probably none of us have been put on Youtube! Go to Jim's link to watch our practise yesterday:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2LXhVRGkFc

Farewell Shay!

Hi Shay.

We already miss you and hope you have had a good flight!

We haven't got used to not having you around, but you will always be with us in our hearts. We miss your smile and your laugh, and your pretty curly hair!

We hope you pick up the language super fast and enjoy your new school, and make lots of new friends.

Come and visit us in the holidays.

Anna Coddington Latest News Report!

Anna Coddington has come to teach 10 students from Room 14 and 8 to write and to perform their own songs, using vocals and musical instruments.

Anna has kindly been sent to us courtesy of the NZ Music Commission as part of 'May is New Zealand Music Month'. This wonderful opportunity is inspiring us to write and to go with our imaginations and our dreams.

Anna and the 10 students are performing their work to the whole school Wednesday 26 May 2010 at 12 noon - come and enjoy the performance of our future famous singers!

Anna's website: http://www.annacoddington.com/