R.A.K Day ideas by Katelyn, Miya, Tayla and Casey

What will you do on R.A.K Day (Monday 1st September)? 

Below is plan created by Charlotte. I wonder how many of these she will manage on

Monday?

R.A.K. DAY PLAN:

1. Offer to do things that I don't want to do.
2. Ask people to play games if they look lonely.
3. Let everyone play games with you.
4. Help with chore.
5. Bring wood in.
6. Help with dinner.
7. Offer last things to my siblings.
8. Help injured people.
9. Help with shopping .
10. Help feed the cat.
11. Do the dishwasher.
12. Clean the kitchen when its dirty.
13. Offer computers to others.
14. Help with maths and spellings and things.
15. Make cups of tea and coffee for my parents.
16. Help clean up even if I don't do anything.
17. Stand up to bullies.
18. If someone gets hurt, make sure they're ok.
19. Set the table.
20. Pick up other people's rubbish.
21. Make people happy if they look down.
22. Offer the fire to my cat.
23. Offer chargers to my siblings.
24. Help with washing.
25. Pick someone up from the friend stop.
26. Stand up to people who are getting bullied.
27. Make people smile.
28. Make people feel welcome.
29. Go out to the freezer with someone if they're scared.
30.  Offer people the couch.
31. Clear the table. 
    Get dad the remote for him.

On Tuesday the Oakura/Coastal Hockey teams had their prize giving and a great hockey game of parents vs kids (The kids won1-0)! The prize giving didn’t include getting the cup for the best in the grade. My team get it on Saturday - Robbie, Edward, Seton, Taylor, Angela, Sasha, Robert and me, Oliver! For the prize giving everyone gets a certificate and there's some trophies for the most valuable player and the most improved. I was lucky enough to get the most improved for the Oakura Stars 2014!

Written by Oliver.

Finn's Adventure!

I am about to tell you how I broke my leg....

"One beautiful day at the ski-field" I said. My Dad agreed and that was the start of a terrible accident .When we were going up the Movenpick (a lift) I decided we should go down the lower free way (a track at Turoa). I was nearly at the bottom of the lower freeway when I decided to go up a tall hill. At the top it was a wonderful view. I could see the Poma and the massive queue at the bottom of the ski field. Then I saw my Mum zipping down the hill. That was when I jumped off the ledge and sped down the side of the hill. A woman skied slowly in to my path and I crashed suddenly into her. It was a blur. I fell down. She fell heavily onto my leg and I hurriedly asked her to get off. She got off alright but very slowly. By the time she had got off my Mum had called ski patrol. They also took awhile but they made up for it by getting me safely and carefully down the hill. I was lucky the ski patroller wasn't wearing his two tipped skis. If he was, by the time I had arrived at the first aid centre I would be covered in snow. When I got there I had some laughing gas which makes me feel no pain. The nurses took my X-ray while I had some more laughing gas. After a while the nurses put my cast on. And that's how I got my broken leg.

Written by Finn.

Keith Haring Art

Room 9 looked carefully at the art work of Keith Haring. The pupils noticed some characteristics of his work.

Some of the comments made by room 9 pupils regarding the artwork:

- black outlines

- no detail

- bright colours

- unrealistic body features such as people inside peopl

- no shading

- lines around body to show movement

- same style of people in each piece of art

 

The thoughts and feelings that we recognised:

- exciting

- happy

- confusing

- random

- energetic

- intriguing (curious/interesting)

- energetic

- imaginative

- discusting

We had a go at drawing in the style of Keith Haring.

 

Mathematics - Angles on BrainPop

 We have been learning to measure and name different angles. Today we watched a BrainPop video about angles. We have developed a special way to remember what an acute and obtuse angle is. Ask a room 9 pupil for details. Check out the BrainPop clip using the link below.

BrainPop Angles

Cross Country 2014

Photographer: Arizona

On Tuesday the middle school and the seniors had their cross country race at Corbett Park. Everybody did one lap except for the 11 year olds and up. Lots of people found the course tiring. The school and the parents were cheering for people as they came across the finish line. Everybody did well in the cross country. Written by Rosie.

Interschool Rugby.

Oakura School year 7 & 8

Interschool Rugby

On Friday afternoon the year 7 and 8 (and 6) Interschool Rugby team played against St Josephs’ Stratford at Oakura School.

 

It was a very hard but evenly matched game. They were very good in the scrums and rucks though. At the end we all went into the gallery and had some food.

Overall the score was 44-14 to them.

 

Written by Salvador.

Photography: Katelyn.

Salvador, Carter and Aiden from Room 9 are playing in the year 7&8 team this year.