Year 6 Harlem Shake

Year 6 Harlem Shake from Ranzau School on Vimeo.

Year 6 Camp

We had an awesome week at Year 6 camp. It was full of challenge, fun and friendship. We can't wait to tell u all about it next week.

Census Info gathering.

This afternoon we spent some time researching about the Census that is being held today. We found out that it is usually held every 5 years and that it is used to gather information about how many people live in New Zealand and where the government needs to put more resources. The census has been cancelled 3 times before in New Zealand. If you don't complete your census forms you could be fined $500! Make sure you don't forget to do it today.

Regan's electrical circuit

I made an electrical circuit as part of the 'design your own challenge' for my Star Challenge.  I had to use tin foil, wire, a battery, a paper clip, a motor and some staples.

I had to use the wires to thread around the battery and this made the fan go.

Regan's Bush Walk

As part of my star challenge Dad and I went for a bush walk to Whispering Falls which is part of the Hackett track.
It took us around 4 hours to walk there and back.  We had a picnic lunch when we got there.  As we were walking we came across a big slip and there was greenstone in it.  Dad and I collected some and took it home with us.
Here is a picture of Dad and I with the greenstone.

Gemma's Tantalising Pizza's

As part of my Star Challenge I made Pizza for my family.  I made 4 pizzas altogether.  There was one for starters which was a garlic bread pizza.  2 for our Main course which were what ever people wanted on them and I also made 1 for desert.  The desert pizza had nutella, marshmallows and blueberries on it.  Everyone loved them!

Here are some pictures of my star challenge.

Self Portraits

Here are some of our Self Portraits that we have been working on.  A bit different to the usual self portraits that you usually see.  They have required a lot of effort and perseverance.  You can probably see why.
Come in and check out the others when you are at school next.

James' Luge adventure!

listen to ‘My luge trip’ on Audioboo

I Can, I Have, I Am!

This week we have been focusing on what makes each of us special and unique. We did an activity where we had to brainstorm Things we can do, things we have and what we are. We then took this activity home and asked our mum or dad to do the same thing. It was really interesting and our mums and dads wrote some amazing things about us! We also learnt that sometimes we can be quite hard on ourselves and that it is hard to take compliments! Thank you to our mums and dads for helping us with this learning.

Writing time!

We have a great class culture building already. We have been sharing our writing and working on giving good feedback to each other. This isn't always easy! We will have some 'view from my holiday' stories ready for you in the next few days.

We are Back!

We are back for 2013! Room 8 has started the year with 22 children and we welcome Alex to our class and to Ranzau School. We are all really happy to be back at school and we have settled in to our new class really quickly. We look forward to sharing our learning with you this year.

More iMovies

Meg and Sofia

To our friends in London from Ranzau School on Vimeo.

Zara and Courtney

A Tour Through Ranzau from Ranzau School on Vimeo.

What is a cloud?

 A cloud is a candy floss ball that is so sweet and fluffy

A cloud is a frothy thing that lives in the sky.

It is a mood changing ball of foam.

Clouds are steps to heaven for the gods.

A cloud is a fluffy afro poffing out of my head.

By William

What is a cloud?

A cloud is a fluffy piece of cotton placed in the sky. 

 A cloud is a cuddly sheep drinking from a pool of water.

 A cloud is a wooly jumper blanketing the sky with warmth.

 A cloud is a silky web that a spider has spun in the sky.

 A cloud is a sleet of ice floating aimlessly in the ocean.

By Joshua

iMovie's for our Buddies

We used iMovie on the iPads to create short video clips about our school to share with our buddies in London.  We hope they get more of an insight into our school and what our school environment looks like.


Savannah and Brooklyn:

Ranzau School from Ranzau School on Vimeo.
Hamish and Ben:

Ranzau School Adventure from Ranzau School on Vimeo.

Stars of the Week - Zara and Sofia

Maths Maestros

Every Monday the Room 8 maths class do a Canta-Maths problem solving session.  This morning Daniel and William took the reins and organised it for us.  They spent time last week gathering their questions and then Megan checked them.  They did an awesome job and made it really challenging for everyone!  They displayed several aspects of our Ranzau School vision this morning!  Awesome work boys!  You are Super STARS!

Star of the Week - Daniel

Leaf Art

This afternoon we are doing some lead art. We had to choose an animal and find lots of leaves that had already fallen from the tree! We then had to use the leaves to form the shape of our animal. It was quite tricky finding the perfect sized leaves to use!

Ben's first regatta

Toot, as the five minute hooter went.  Four minutes later it was go! I pulled my main sheet in and I was going up to the first mark. I was coming first round the first mark.  Kapash! as a wave hits the bow. The second mark was harder to get to.  I got to the mark and sailed around it.  Once I got to the the last mark it was blowing at least  twenty five knots. I finally got to the finish line.  I headed to the slipway and finally I was on shore.

By Ben