Welcome to Room 1's blog. We are a Year 4-8 class at Te Mahia School situated on the Mahia peninsula. This year looks to be bigger and brighter than ever. Our teachers are Miss Kereru each day until 12pm. Then Miss O'B from 12pm until home time. We are a dedicated bunch of learners who take risks daily and are not afraid of hard work. Check out our class blog to see how Room 1 roll.
Gala was
amazing!!! The weather was lovely, who could have asked for a better weekend. We
had an excellent turn out of people too. Our Te Mahia School Gala is our major fundraiser. It was a wonderful
family event and a bargain hunter’s dream!
There were so many stalls to visit including coconut shy, bungee grab,
darts, crayon canvas artwork by Room 1 children, tag my name, multi raffles, a
library full of clothing and linen, and many more!
You wouldn’t go hungry at our gala, there was food galore; haangi, sausage sizzles, seafood chowder, chop suey, bbq, hot chips, waffles, and
cakes and slices from our cake stall.
A big thank you to everyone who helped prepare and set up for the gala,
donate items and prizes, man the stalls on the day, and helped with the big
clean up at the end. A massive weekend enjoyed by all!! Awesome work our Mahia Community, you never fail to deliver!!
Room 1 tamariki learning and practicing their chosen song or piece of their chosen song played by their favourite guitarist.
It is incredible to see the amount of energy the children are putting into their inquiry learning. They bounce ideas off each other, support each other and collaborate together, learning guitar chords or guitar tabs. I cannot wait to hear their individual and group guitar performances, and looking forward to their debates.
This term Room 1 children are looking at 'Guitar heroes', for their
inquiry learning. They are to research and present the following:
1) Select their favourite guitarist.
2) Watch and look at videos of their guitarist, playing the guitar.
3) Write down 10 questions that will form the basis of their research.
Answer their questions about their chosen guitarist (information
report).
4) Learn to play a piece of music (by chosen guitarist). The children
get to choose the length of the played piece and if they are playing
chords/tabs.
5) Debate - Persuasive writing about their guitarist, informing the
audience on why their guitarist is the best. The children know persuasive
writing consists of and that they need to engage the audience and persuade them
that their guitarist is the best! Their information reports will help support
their persuasive writing.
JENNIFER BATTEN
Jeniffer Batten is undoubtedly my favourite guitarist!
She could
quite appropriately be dubbed the undisputed Queen of Shred, and one of the
genre’s finest guitarists—male or female.
The “shred” classification is, however, too limiting a name
for a player of such exemplary technique, inspiring talent, and amazing
versatility.
At the age of eight, Batten began playing guitar, influenced
by the Beatles and BB King. She later attended the Guitar Institute of
Technology in Hollywood, becoming the school’s first female graduate in 1979.
She was noted especially for her technical prowess and impressive two-hand
tapping style. At the time, the eight-finger tapping technique Batten had
mastered was a feat of complexity practically unheard of in guitar circles, and
established her as a talent well ahead of her time.
Playing in various fusion/rock bands, Batten also taught at the Guitar Institute of Technology, and published two
instructional books; Hal Leonard’s “Two Hand Rock” and “The Transcribed Guitar
Solos of Peter Sprague.”
She was also asked by Michael Jackson to audition for his
band. He picked her from a large number of qualified candidates to take on the
guitar responsibilities in Michael Jackson’s band for the Bad (1987-89),
Dangerous (1992-93), and HIStory (1996-97) world tours, as well as Jackson’s
1993 Super Bowl half-time performance (which was viewed by 1.5 billion people
in 80 nations).
If you’re a guitar player, or a fan of shredding, you owe it
to yourself to check out the “Queen of Shred.” Regardless of your style,
Jennifer Batten will undoubtedly prove an inspired addition to any playlist!
I am extremely
proud of our Te Mahia School Room 1 children who helped the adults prepare the hāngi for our Te Mahia School Gala and tidy our school grounds. The children were eager to get in and awhi the adults. The children were peeling potatoes and kumara, and breaking up bread for the stuffing. Ka mau te wehi tātou katoa! There was a lot of positive feedback from the community saying the hāngi was delicious! So well done children you play an important role in the hāngi. Mahia's next generation of cooks..
So… here are some of our wonderings and questions we have…
1. What does the word position mean?
2. What does the word orientation mean?
3. How do you work a compass?
4. How does a GPS work? (Global Positioning System)
5. What have robots got to do with position and orientation?
6. x and y are how coordinates are given. Are they the same as grid references?
7. Is Battle Ships a game about 'position and orientation?'
8. North, South, East and West are compass points but aren't there more?
