Senior choir

On Tuesday night the senior choir members did themselves proud with a marvellous show at the Auckland Town Hall.

There was a great range of songs, and some very clever instrumental performances and dances. It's hard to pick favourites, but the highlight for me was the song Adiemus. The Sunnybrae children kept up their enthusiastic singing throughout the performance. I'm sure that the friends and family members who attended would have been thoroughly impressed.

How did it feel to be on stage in front of such a big crowd?

Have you met the Raylettes?

I wonder if the Ray Charles medley would have been quite so fabulous without the talent of these guest back-up vocalists?!

We're Back!!!

What an amazing camp the senior syndicate had!

Even though we've left Hunua behind, we've had so many special experiences that will be hard to forget.

I was so proud of the teamwork, enthusiasm, and maturity that the Room 10 children showed at camp. I know that the children must be thrilled to have achieved many of the personal goals that they set before we left. These are a few of the hundreds of photos that were taken by teachers, parents, and children while we were at camp.

Keep an eye on the blog for the work we are doing in class to follow on from camp week.

What has this video got to do with the Olympics?

We enjoyed watching this video of a guy called Matt dancing around the world. We discussed how the video relates to the Olympics. I suggest you watch it again. I’ve watched it a few times now and every time I notice something new!

Fabric questions

We are starting to find out about fabrics and fibres. Some of the questions we're finding answers to are:

• When did people first start knitting?
• Do fabrics cause pollution?
• Is polyester a new or old fabric? Where does it come from?
• How is coal and oil used to make fabric?
• How does cotton ‘fluff’ become thread? How does it become fabric?
• Is leather a fabric? How long has leather been around for?
• Where are some fabrics made?
• What was the first fabric made?
• What are the names of fabrics?
• Who was the first to make nylon? When? How?
• How does fabric keep you warm?
• What can fabrics be made into?
• How do people make alpaca?
• What’s the best fabric to keep water out? To keep you warm?

What a fantastic design!

Have a look at the YouTube video below (click on it twice to play it).

Tonight when my family and I watched Campbell Live we were so surprised by this creative idea.

Joseph Herscher is a 23 year old who usually designs computer programmes. He spent six months building this invention on the wall of his lounge at home as part of a competition. I think it must have taken so much patience, persistence, and skill to create.

Do you think you could make something similar? (Not on your lounge wall of course!)

Welcome to Room 10's Blog!

Hello to Room 10 children and their families,

I hope that you've had a wonderful break and have had the opportunity to enjoy the fantastic weather we've been having.

This post is the first of many throughout this year. The purpose of a class blog is to share work and talk about events happening in the school.

Feel free to post your comments giving feedback or offering your opinion.

Some points to note:

- Room 10's class swimming days are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and most Fridays. Our lunchtime swimming day is Wednesday. That means you need to have your togs and towel at school every day (unless you don't wish to swim at lunchtime).

- Please look out for information coming home. There are lots of things to organise at the start of the year. Please ask your children for notices.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns.