Book Week – Lindy Davis (Author)

Today Lindy Davis visited our school to talk to the seniors about how to write a story. She is the author of an adventurous thriller and mystery book called The Golden Scarab. Lindy told us that  writing a story is similar to baking a cake. This is what you need:

Creative idea = recipe

Plot = flour

Characters = eggs

Action/Romance/Mystery = sugar & spice

Introduction

Conclusion

Then you put the cake in the oven and wait for it to bake, same as submitting a book for publishing and waiting for acceptance. And after a while, you have a really delicious cake to enjoy or a really exciting book to share.

Lindy read us a whole chapter from The Golden Scarab which was so exciting that we cannot wait to read the rest.

At the end Room 8 Coolkids and Mrs Raman were happy to have taken a photo with our Kiwi author Lindy Davis.

THANK YOU MRS DAVIS – and we hope to have many many more wonderful books from you.

Book Week 2009 – William Mace (Journalist)

Today, 12th August, a young Journalist William Mace visited Kelvin Road School to talk to the seniors about how articles are published in the newspaper. William works for the Papakura Courier and enjoys writing. His favourite is writing about crime stories to make people aware of what’s happening in our community. We learnt that an article has to answer the following questions: WHO? WHAT? WHEN? WHERE? WHY? HOW? In Room 8 there are three kids who were inspired to become journalists when they grow up. They are Kingi, Tyson and Shavanah. Good luck! Thank you William Mace for an informative and interesting talk.

Room 8 Coolkids Reaching for the Stars!!

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Soccer World Cup 2009

Above: Room 18 Champions & Gold Medallists

Congratulations!

Above/Below: Room 8 Winners of Plate Finals

Well done!

5 golden railway rules

Always remember the 5 golden railway rules

1. Never climb over or through a fence by the side of the railway tracks.
2. Never climb on a bridge over the railway tracks.
3. Never play with a ball or any other toy on a railway station platform.
4. Never play with a kite or balloon near electric cables over the railway tracks.
5. Never throw stones at a train or put anything on the railway tracks.

Always tell your parent or carer:

• Where you are going to play
• How long you are going to be
• Who you are going to play with

Play Safe and Stay Safe

Wish Upon a Star Competition

This is a picture of the International Space Station, 200 miles above Earth – AMAZING!

Room 8 & Kelvin Road School are taking part in the Wish Upon a Star Competition.

Harold’s dream is coming true. He is off on a space trip!

Your dreams are important. No matter who you are, or where you come from you are special.
What is your wish for your future?

Wish Upon A star Website:

http://www.haroldinspace.co.nz/wish.html

Cool Reading Task:

http://www.haroldinspace.co.nz/diary.html

Harold’s Message board:

http://www.haroldinspace.co.nz/message_board.html

Teacher’s Resource Pack:

http://www.haroldinspace.co.nz/Upload/Mission_Facts/Teachers_Resource_Pack.pdf

Soccer World Cup Winners

Room 8 Soccer-stars win the Plate Finals today
As always our team played their hearts out today for a two-nil victory against Room 16 who showed some really awesome soccer-skills. From the start of the KRS Soccer World Cup tournament, our team was determined to do their best while having fun too. Their positivity and perseverence took them through to the finals. Our players believed in themselves and gave 100% to the game over the past two terms.
Well done boys and Shavanah - we are really proud of you.

Space Shuttle Endeavour Glides Home After Successful Mission

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Endeavour and its crew of seven astronauts ended a 16-day journey of more than 6.5 million miles with a 10:48 a.m. EDT landing Friday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. During the flight, Endeavour delivered the final piece of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory and a new crew member to the International Space Station.
Endeavour's mission included five spacewalks and installation of two platforms outside the Japanese module. One platform remained on the station and serves as a type of porch for experiments that require direct exposure to space. The other was an experiment storage pallet that returned aboard the shuttle. During the mission, Kibo's robotic arm transferred three experiments from the palette to the platform. The station now is 83 percent complete and has a mass of more than 685,000 pounds.
Mark Polansky commanded the flight and was joined by Pilot Doug Hurley and Mission Specialists Christopher Cassidy, Tom Marshburn, Dave Wolf, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Julie Payette and Tim Kopra. Kopra remained aboard the station, replacing Flight Engineer and Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata, who returned to Earth on Endeavour after more than four months on the station.
When Endeavour's seven astronauts joined the six resident Expedition 20 crew members aboard the space station, a record number of 13 people were aboard the orbiting laboratory. All five partner agencies were represented.
A welcome ceremony for the crew's return to Houston will be held at Ellington Field's NASA Hangar 990 at 5 p.m. EDT on Saturday, Aug. 1. The public is invited to attend. The crew's return will be broadcast on NASA Television's video file Monday.
With Endeavor and its crew safely home, the stage is set for the launch of STS-128, which is targeted for Aug. 25. Discovery's 13-day flight will deliver a new crew member and 33,000 pounds of equipment to the station. The equipment includes science and storage racks, a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill.

For more about the STS-127 mission and the upcoming STS-128 flight, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle

For information about NASA and agency programs, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov

Source: http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2009/jul/HQ_09_179_Shuttle_landing_success.html

Building Blocks

 

Experts Chase, Ben and Tyson showing off their latest creation. It is Chase's dream to be a Civil or Structural Engineer when he grows up. You can do it!

Room 8 Coolkids Reduce, Re-use, Recycle

 

Coolkids Quinton and Ariana keep Kelvin Road School tidy by picking up litter during break-times.

Room 8 children take turns to collect the recyclables after lunch each day and put them into the appropriate recycle bin.

Mrs Raman got the 12 blue recycle bins for our school through Mrs Sue Martin from Papakura Council at the end of term 2.

A big THANK YOU to Mrs Sue Martin for her informative talk to Room 8 about Recycling. We are proud to be part of Kelvin Road School by keeping our environment tidy. Are you doing your part to take care our world for your children and your children's children?