Aboriginal Bullroarer

We found this clip the other day and thought it was rather funny.

Australian Aboriginal Flag

Aboriginal Flag Meaning

The Australian Aboriginal Flag was designed in 1971 by Aboriginal artist, Harold Thomas. The colours in the flag represent the sun, the aboriginal people and the Australian land.

"When I look carefully at what the Aboriginal flag looks like, it comes from the simplicity and power of Aboriginal art itself. Simple colour, choice of colour, and a simple design. It's powerful, and the colours are important. And it took some time to think about it -- Red ochre, the red soil -- the country of Australia is all red.

Why I chose the sun? Because it's another colour that is used commonly in Aboriginal art -- yellow ochre. But the sun is a great symbol for all people. When we look carefully at the colour black, which is an interesting one, it's more of a political inclusion, rather than a spiritual, Aboriginal concept. The black represents the pride of being black in Australia."

... Harold Thomas creator of the Australian Aboriginal Flag.

While the Aboriginal flag has been considered an official Australian flag since 1995, Harold Thomas owns the copyright to the Aboriginal flag. The flags image may be used for many uses, including educational uses, however its image should not be used on clothing or in any other commercial way without permission.

What made Tiddalik Laugh

This old myth comes from Australia and was told by the Aborigine people about a giant frog called Tiddalik,who lived in 'The Dreamtime.'

Dreamtime music... have a listen

Term 4 topic.... How has Art changed peoples lives

BIG QUESTION...How has Art changes people's lives?

Click the picture to view some Australian Art - (Dot pictures)

This term we are looking at New Zealand and Australian Art....we will be comparing them and learning about how they are used to communicate ideas amongst cultures.

Cross Country

Cross country held on Wednesday 20th October. The course was set on the hills behind school, it was a cold but a fresh day and everyone was keen and excited to run.

Lots of smiles, nerves, sheep poo and goosebumps....made it a fun day. We can't wait for next years cross country.
Room 2

Topic Maths.... Finding the area and perimeter of the tennis court.

Maths outside the classroom..... this was a fun maths
Measuring the Area and Perimeter of a tennis court

Learning outside the classroom is good fun.

Dress up as your favourite book character... FUN!!!

Room 2 all dressed up as their favourite book character, this was a very fun day.
Some of us had undies on the outside (Captain Underpants) Haha it was funny!

Commonwealth Games 2010

Click on the picture to be taken to the official site

Zac Stars as the Lonesome Traveller

Room 2 Music Video

Christchurch 7.1 Earthquake

Pictures from the Christchurch earthquake that struck on Saturday 4th September at 4:35am.

Ariki Cup 2010

The girls team for 2010. Looking very calm before the race.







The boys team for 2010. All ready to run.... Take your mark...get set.... GO!!!!!


Race day was full of nerves and excitement. For some of us it was our first time at Ariki. The boys started first and were off at a very fast pace. The girls followed and were equally as fast and determined to do well.
We had some fantastic results from the day some standouts from the boys were
Harry - 5th
Jackson -11th
Billy - 20th
Ben - 22nd

Fractions.....

Drama with Lynne on Fridays..

Drama on a Friday is heaps of fun. We like pretending to be other people and characters, acting, and making funny and unusual shapes with our bodies.



Here we are doing freeze frames that tell a story.

How to draw cartoons.....

This is an awesome site. Step by step instructions for drawing cartoons.

Click on Elmo and check it out!!!

Bang On Time

Click the clock to play this cool game.... Bang On Time

Disaster Day .... BIG EARTHQUAKE!!!!

On the last Thursday of Term 2 we had a disaster day. At 11am we experienced a 6.8 ground shaking earthquake. Part of our classroom was destroyed and we had to build a shelter/hut out side in the playground in small groups, using sticks, tarpaulin, and string. We cooked lunch on the gas BBQ.... Baked Beans, spaghetti, soup, mashed spuds. We practiced lighting a small fire using a flint, and then we had afternoon tea on a hobo cooker... yum pikelets. We talked about what to do if a Tsunami was to hit Mac Bay, and listened to the radio for updates on the closed roads. Overall we thought the day was a good experience for us in case a disaster actually hit.
Room 2

Weather Inquiry

Great day for golf......Only -3 degrees

We are a tough bunch in Rm 2.... practicing our golf game in FREEZING conditions. I think we have the next NZ champ in the making...

Soccer World Cup Draw

Click image to zoom

Rodney Mullen.... awesome skateboarder

Friday testing...

We enjoyed measuring how much moisture the dehumidifier had collected. It had 600ml of water. We added up the total of how much water it collected during the week, a grand total of 3600 ml which is the same as 3.6 L.

Thursday testing...

Thursday we collected only 500ml. This has been the lowest amount for the week so far. We talked about the changes in weather outside and how this may have influenced the amount of moisture in the air.

Wednesday testing...

Wednesday was our groups day to measure how much moisture had been collected by the dehumidifier. It was fun seeing how much water there was in there.
Wednesday produced 950 ml of water.