Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Room 12 and Mrs. Raman would like to wish you all a very merry Christmas.
May the love, joy and peace of the festive season be with you and your families throughout the New Year.
We will be on holiday from 2oth December 2006 to 7th February 2007.
Thank you for reading our blog.


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Denzil the Dreamer
Innovation of Anthony Browne's "Willy the Dreamer"

Denzil dreams.
Sometimes Denzil dreams that he’s a wrestler, or a boxer, a hip-hop dancer or a gymnast… Denzil dreams.
Sometimes Denzil dreams that he’s a teacher, or a prime minister, a famous actor or an astronaut… Denzil dreams.
Sometimes Denzil dreams that he can’t write but he can read.
He’s an old man, or a baby… Denzil dreams.
Sometimes Denzil dreams that he’s a refugee, or a prince.
He’s in a strange castle, or on another planet… Denzil dreams.
Sometimes Denzil dreams of ghosts, or angels.
He dreams of the present…and sometimes, the unknown.
Denzil dreams.
Shared writing by Room 12 2006




Willy the Dreamer
By Anthony Browne

Willy dreams.
Sometimes Willy dreams that he’s a film star, or a singer, a sumo wrestler or a ballet dancer… Willy dreams.
Sometimes Willy dreams that he’s a painter, or an explorer, a famous writer or a scuba-diver… Willy dreams.
Sometimes Willy dreams that he can’t run but he can fly.
He’s a giant, or he’s tiny… Willy dreams.
Sometimes Willy dreams that he’s a beggar, or a king.
He’s in a strange landscape, or all at sea… Willy dreams.
Sometimes Willy dreams of fierce monsters, or super-heroes.
He dreams of the past … and, sometimes, the future.
Willy dreams.

Thank You Card

Dear Whaea Sally,

Room 12 would like to say THANK YOU for working with us this year.

We really enjoyed making boil-up in the hall kitchen in Term 2. We also learned how to weave harekeke to make putiputi for our papier mache vase.

Thank you for your time and help and best wishes for the holidays.

Lots of love from Room 12 2006

My Favourite Place to Go
By Shanaia King Room 12 2006

Do you have a favorite place to go- a place with family, good weather and fun things to do? I’m glad I do.

Rotorua is my favorite place for many reasons. I like to go to Rotorua because I can play and laugh with my cousins. Most of my family lives down there.

The weather is really great and I don’t sweat a lot. There are long sunny days spent on the beach. I like to relax on the grass at the lake and watch the birds feeding.

You should visit Rotorua some day.

Letter to my cousin by Wendy

Dear cousin Tazmyn,

How are you? I am great because I visited the Auckland zoo with my class on Tuesday 28th November.

We went by bus with Room 19 and parent helpers. I was so glad that mummy could come with us. Mum’s team and Rangi’s team explored the zoo together. First we went to pride land and there we saw a giraffe. The giraffe had an amazing long head. It was a terrific animal.
Then we saw the flamingoes. The flamingoes were the skinniest out of all of the animals in the zoo. They were striking birds.
We noticed that the beautiful rhino was looking at us. It was grey and enormous.
We spied an Indian hut that Awhina and Latisha tried to push me into but I ran away.
We gazed at the aquarium. The aquarium was fun because my mum saw a fish just like nemo.
I enjoyed the discussion in the Rakau room. My best experience was touching the blue-tongued skink. It had a hard a scaly covering and was an amazing creature.

Looking forward to seeing you on Christmas Day.

Your favourite cousin

Wendy
Room 12 2006

Letter to Santa by Noenoe

Dear Santa,

I am a girl and I am 9 years old.

All I want for Christmas is to see my whole family.
I would like to see my whanau because I haven’t seen them for years.

Can you please make my dream come true?

Noenoe
Room 12 2006

Frank Kendon Poem
By Asha Chandra Room 12 2006

…And disgusting graffiti sprayed on an electric box,
And a lonely letterbox waiting for its meal,
And an empty milk bottle in a dirty broken drain,
And a handsome harakeke hiding behind a fence,
And a black dog playing in the field,
And tall leafy trees blowing in the wind,
And the wild wind whistling as it goes,
And a lonely goal-post enjoying the sun,
And a basket ball hoop waiting for a ball,
And a beautiful little bird flying freely in the sky,
And a handsome harakeke hiding behind a fence,
And an empty milk bottle in a dirty broken drain,
And a lonely letter box waiting for its meal,
And disgusting graffiti sprayed on an electric box…

Mansell Hip Hop Girls at School Assembly

On Monday, 13th November 2006, the Hip Hop group of Mansell Intermediate School came to our school assembly to perform their dance. Some of the girls were ex-Kelvin Road School students. They were beautifully dressed in matching outfits and danced to some remixes. They captured the attention of the audience with their energetic and cool moves.
Room 12 really enjoyed their performance. Paki-Paki - Kia Ora girls!

Shared blog by Room 12 Coolkids

Room 12 Videos Link

Visit our school internet site: www.krs.ac.nz
Click on Room 12 Videos
Enjoy!

It's Cool To Keep Safe

On Wednesday 8th November 2006 David, Hayley and Yvonne, from KidSafe came to Kelvin Road School to teach us how to keep safe. David told us that each one of us is special and that we are a treasure. He taught us how to handle bullies on the school bus. He talked about the
"Uh-Oh" feeling. That's when someone makes us feel uncomfortable. We learnt about bad touches and what to do. You say "NO!" and RUN, and YELL, then TELL. We learnt a rap that goes like this: "It's cool to keep safe, 'cause my body is mine, I'll protect each part and I'll be just fine."
Then we did a song called My Body has many parts.
At the end Yvonne gave each child a pack of cards and stickers that will help us to remember what to do to keep safe.

Shared Blog by Room 12 Coolkids

www.kidskeepsafe.com

Message from Whaea Elaine

Hi Room 12
I looked through your blog this afternoon after reading the email sent by Mrs Raman. I think you are all pretty coool kids as well looking at your class photo. I'll be back to check on it again soon.

Living World Classification

Q: How do you know if something is living?
A: Ask MRSGREN .
Living things show the following characteristics:

Movement
Reproduction
Sensitivity
Growth
Respiration
Excretion
Nutrition

Classification:
Kingdom - Animals
Phylum - Vertebrates
Class - Mammals
Order - Carnivores
Family - Cats
Genus - Panthera
Species - Pardus

Class photo Room 12 2006

Kia Toa Kia Manawanui - Being the best that we can be!

Welcome to Room 12's Blog

Welcome to Room 12's Blog.
We are a Year 3-Year 4 Class, of Kelvin Road School in Auckland, New Zealand.
Please read our blog and leave your comments.
Our teacher says we are really COOL KIDS!