Room 5's Christmas Baking Challenge

Student Volunteer Army Project - check out our video!

The Sunnyhills School Year 5 students, registered to take part in the School Kit Squad's Student Volunteer Army initiative. For this project the students had to think of ways in which we could help our community. After lots of thinking and researching, Room 5 decided to visit the local Retirement Village, Room 11 visited the local Kindy and Room 6 did some work around our school grounds and also did some work with the junior students. We also gathered a collection of bits and pieces to deliver to the needy animals at the SPCA, as well as make 'Kindness Rocks' to anonymously deliver to some deserving recipients throughout our community. Here is Room 5's video of our journey. Big shout out to School Kit Squad for providing the plans, resources and truly meaningful and rewarding learning experience for us. Enjoy!

Book worms

It is so awesome to get stuck into a good book and be transformed to other times and places, as can be seen here by Chloe and Hannah, who chose to spend their lunch time in the senior courtyard reading! That's what I call Learning for Life :)

Diwali

On Wednesday we celebrated Diwali and the week before that we were lucky enough to have some international performers come and show us some of their traditional dances/songs and instruments. There are always so many interesting things going on at Sunnyhills! 

What did you learn about Diwali?

Student volunteer army community project ideas

This term, Team 5 are going to volunteer their services by taking part in a community project. Right now we are at the Get Thinking stage of the inquiry process, where we need to FIND the perfect project to do.

We are interested in hearing from our family and friends and wider community to find out what they think would be a good project for us to do for our community. Please comment any ideas you get below.

Last day of term!

It was so nice to get out on the field today for some Team 5 Sport in the sun. What was your favourite game?

Have a safe and happy holiday Room 5! See you next term.

Number Talks with Mrs Madden

We were very lucky to have Mrs Madden come into our classroom yesterday and show us how to have 'Number Talks' in Maths.

She gave Room 5 the problem 18 x 5. Look at how many strategies we came up with. I wonder if our friends or whanau use any of these strategies or perhaps they have some other ones. It would be interesting to find out. Post any other strategies you can come up with in the comments...

Room 5's Rubbish Investigation for Conservation Week

Mindfulness

This term, we have been practising Mindfulness with Mrs Driver, and learning how to focus our thoughts and breathing to feel more calm and relaxed during stressful times. We are getting pretty good at it. Here are some of the activities we did today. If you would like to find out more, just ask someone from the Room 5 team.

Room 5's Series of Unfortunate Events

Here are some of our latest recounts that we have been working on:

Another busy week, filled with excitement

Get Wise session with Marlon

Mindful Planting

This week during a Mindfulness session, Room 5 did some mindful planting with Mrs Driver. It was messy work but Tree Island looks fabulous.

Gymnastics Team

Well done to Ali, Bodhi, Rose and Issey for your awesome efforts throughout the term with Gymnastics. These students have attended many practices in their lunch times and before school to perfect their Gym routines and on Thursday they all participated in the interschool Gymnastics competition. You guys are amazing!

Lukas Ng’s Shield

This Shield tells a bit about me. The left corner box shows that I am born in a place in China and some other Chinese things. The right corner box shows who's in my family. The bottom left corner box shows what I want to be when I grow up. The bottom right corner shows where I like to be.

By Lukas Ng

Making persuasive adverts

We were learning how to make a persuasive advert, but it didn't have to be true.

Lucas Ai and I wrote this ad based on a golden spring.

What would you like to make an advertisement about?

By Clyde

Howick and Pakuranga Dance Festival 2018

Well done to Vera, Rose and Isabelle, who have had a massive week with two late nights this week performing at the dance festival. You girls were AWESOME!

Cross Country!

Well done to all the students for their hard work training in the lead up to Cross Country. For some of you, your efforts really paid off. Keep striving to be the best you can be!

Special shout out to Lucas Urlich who came first place in the Year 5 boys race and Quinn Henry who came second! Awesome effort boys.
 

The Tread Lightly Caravan comes to Sunnyhills

What did you learn when you visited the Tread Lightly Caravan?

What problems do you notice in our community that you would like to solve?