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Burns-Bulletin Week Five Term Four

2009-11-07T17:22:00.000-08:00

Room 8 Burns Bulletin Term 4 Week 5

Week Four in Room 8 was another busy week with term four absolutely flying by. The Racist Rashes won almost every single award in Room 8 this week after having a very slow start they came right inn the end. Social dancing continued with

This week in Room 8 social dancing will continue on for our year eight students in preparation for their end of year leavers dance. On Monday and Wednesday block three the school will have it’s athletics afternoon’s with a lot of Mohaka and Room 8 members making finals. Sexuality education also starts this week. I am sure lots of students are interested and have many questions that they want to ask and have answered.

Standards Day took place in week four with Mohaka putting in a very good showing and hopefully when we find out the final results later on in the week it will be a win for Mohaka.

On Thursday afternoon there will be a Burns-Martin Trophy Challenge. Can Room 8 turn seven wins into eight wins? Or will Room 4 finally be able to get back the Burns-Martin Trophy for the first time since May this year in term two. We have six wins in a row let’s make it seven Room 8.

The awards in Room 8 for week 4 are as follows:
Drum: The Racist Rashes
Shield: The Racist Rashes
Belt: Jeremy (The Racist Rashes)
Wings: Christine (Kumquats)
People’s Choice Award: Jenna (The Racist Rashes).

Week five will see the start of our sexuality education programme which will be very interesting to see what the members of Room 8 already know and so we can learn about this together as a class. Week five also has the start of testing to take place in preparation for our year seven’s to become year eight’s at T.I.S and our year eight’s to head on to high school.

Week Four Term Four Group Champions

2009-11-07T17:18:00.001-08:00

Week Four Term Four Group Champions The Racist Rashes

In week four the lead changed a lot with the winning group trailling all week until the final day. The Racist Rashes won almost every award that Room 8 has to offer on the final day of the week which just goes to show that being steady through out the week generally is the way to win but not always.

Social Dancing

2009-11-07T17:05:00.000-08:00

Some members of Room 8 performing dancing earlier on in the year.

Social Dancing has started for the year eight students and they are having a blast learning the different types of dances. The boy's in Room 8 have really got on board and have even come back to class after the dancing lessons and shown some of our fellow year seven students what they have learnt.

The theme for the year eight leavers dance is undecided at this stage but I am sure whatever it is the year eight's will have a memorable evening when it does take place on the final days of the year in December.

Movember Day 5

2009-11-05T01:21:00.001-08:00

Mr. Burns and his growing during Movember.

After five days this is what Mr. Burns has grown during Movember. Over the weekend I will start to look at designing the mo a little bit more and seeing how it all turns out in the end.

Room 8 Debates

2009-11-05T01:05:00.000-08:00

Room 8 and their debates!

This week Room 8 have been completing debates. The topics that have been argued in the affirmative and negative are as follows:

- Boys and Girls should be educated seperately.
- Television is a waste of time.
- Homer Simpson is the perfect male.
- Going to school should be voluntary.
- Skateboarding on footpaths should be made legal.

Room 8 have shown the great skills that have been learnt in relation to debating and all been able to talk well about thier topics.

Talking in Room 8 is something that we try to promote and are generally very good at doing.

The class has learnt a lot about the format of how a debate starts, rebuttal and the different terminology used. The rebuttal has shown that everyone in Room 8 pays attention to what each other say, are able to give feedback and enjoy watching each other performing their debates.

Standards Day

2009-11-05T00:53:00.000-08:00

Mohaka Members before Standards Day.

On Wednesday the 4th of November was the Taradale Intermediate Standards Day. What Standards Day is is an athletics event where all of the students at Taradale Intermediate participate in athletics event.

The events were:
- Discus
- Shot Putt
- 100 meters sprints
- High Jump
- Long Jump

If the individuals got a 4 score then they went through to the finals of that event on the following Monday and Wednesday afternoons. There were a lot of Mohaka Members getting these which was pleasing to see.

The final results have not been added up yet but looks like it will be a very close finish and hopefully it will be a win to Mohaka!

Stay tuned!

Movember Day 4

2009-11-05T00:46:00.000-08:00

Mr. Burns after 4 days.

After four days there is starting to show a bit and some trimming over the weekend will take place. Looking good for a nice full mo or beard over the next few weeks and by the end of Movember!

Movember Day 2

2009-11-01T23:24:00.000-08:00

Mr. Burns after two days of Movember!

Movember has started in Room 8 with Mr. Burns taking part and already two days down. At this stage all looks just fine, but give it time and Mr. Burns wil start to grow some hair and you might not start to recognise who that is under all of that hair!

Stay posted for week day photos!

Burns-Bulletin Week Four Term Four

2009-10-31T18:21:00.001-07:00

Room 8 Burns Bulletin Term 4 Week 4

Week Three in Room 8 saw Room 8 have another exciting week in the way of classroom challenges. The drum challenge was very entertaining and the shield again came down to the wire with Nuclear Fusion winning both the shield and the drum.

Our Room 8 debates will take place over this week with huge interest from the students as to how they will go and how their peers will be able to argue the cases that they have been researching. Mr. Burns in particular is looking forward to see how well Room 8 can talk when it is in relation to a specific topic.

Standards Day is this week on Wednesday blocks 2 and 3. Mohaka has a lot of potential in the area of athletics. I hope that everyone shows up on the day and throws, runs or jumps their way to a personal best or a 4 score for themselves and Mohaka.

The Palmerston North Cultural Exchange was a huge success over the course of Thursday and Friday with some very good performances from members of Room 8. Great to see Taradale Intermediate welcome over visitors from Palmerston North.

The awards in Room 8 for week 3 are as follows:
Drum: Nuclear Fusion
Shield: Nuclear Fusion
Belt: Tomas (Kumquats )
Wings: Jenna (The Racist Rashes)
People’s Choice Award: Jake (Kumquats).

Week four will see the start of the Social Dancing programme for our year 8 students. I know that there are a few nervous students out there about this but as long as you give it a go then you can say at the end of it all that you at least tried. I think you will be surprised at how you find it and how much fun you actually have while learning about social dancing.

Week Three Term Four Group Champions

2009-10-31T18:14:00.000-07:00

Week Three Term Four Group Champions Nuclear Fusion

Week three had another close finish to the week with The Racist Rashes and Nuclear Fusion again going down to the wire. Nuclear Fusion and The Racist Rashes had early on in the week been the final two members of the drum challenge with Nuclear Fusion winning the drum for the first time this term.

In the end Nuclear Fusion won again for the first back to back win this term and put one of their group members into the overall lead for Group Titles this year with ten!

Movember

2009-10-31T17:23:00.000-07:00

Mr. Burns of Room 8 will be taking part in MOVEMBER.

Movember starts today with Mr. Burns taking part and growing a beard/moe of some form. Above is a picture taken this year of Mr. Burns who will gain a lot more facial hair then in the picture taken.

There will be day to day updates of what Mr. Burns looks like for all to see on our blog with the hair growth and progression!

Burns-Bulletin Week Three Term Four

2009-10-25T15:33:00.001-07:00

Room 8 Burns Bulletin Term 4 Week 3

Week Two in Room 8 saw a turn around with the groups that were leading in the group points situation. Nuclear Fusion and The Racist Rashes were the front runners all week and they ended up battling it out right down to the final bell at the end of the week. Nuclear Fusion took out the shield which is now getting very close to see who will win the overall year champion for this.

Inquiry and debating in Room 8 for Term Four has started and their has been a lot of interest in both. Debating is something that is new to those of you who have not done it before and I hope that you are able to pick up some skills that you can use in the future. The inquiry we are looking at participating in this term deals with the use of the media and news. Room 8 is hoping to get on to Taravision in Week’s 8 and 9 of this term.

The Palmerston North Cultural Exchange is at school this Thursday and Friday with people taking billets and some performances by both groups on Friday morning which will be great to see.

Another stellar performance from Room 8 in the Burns-Martin Trophy on Thursday afternoon with Room 8 lifting the trophy for the 7th time this year and a record setting 6th win in a row.

The awards in Room 8 for week 2 are as follows:
Drum: Jason the Bumble Bee
Shield: Nuclear Fusion
Belt: Corey (Jason the Bumble Bee)
Wings: Terina (Nuclear Fusion)
People’s Choice Award: Philippa (The Racist Rashes).

Week three is a shortened week with it only going from Tuesday to Friday. Your homework grids are due this Friday afternoon so make sure that they are in and do not forget that you are able to email them to Mr. Burns if you want to. This week we will also be watching the Palmerston North Cultural Exchange on Friday for an extra special treat.

Burns-Martin Trophy

2009-10-25T15:12:00.001-07:00

Room 8 with the Burns-Martin Trophy once again!

On Thursday afternoon the epic set of contests that are and is the Burns-Martin Trophy continued. Room 4 challenged Room 8 to a game of non-stop cricket this time around. It started off quite close with Room 4 setting a competitive 46 in their classes at bat.

After an indifferent start from Room 8 they cleaned up once again by getting 77 runs in their first innings. There was only enough time for one innings and this time around for the record setting 6th time in a row Room 8 won and put the overall record at 7-3 in favour of Room 8.

Yeah Room 8 Good Job!

Week Two Term Four Group Champions

2009-10-25T15:08:00.000-07:00

Week Two Term Four Group Champions
Nuclear Fusion

In a short week of only 4 days it was really a two horse race as they say. Nuclear Fusion and The Racist Rashes lead the group standings for most of the week. It came down to a nail bitting last second quiz question that saw Nuclear Fusion take out the title for the first time this term.

Burns-Bulletin Week Two Term Four

2009-10-25T15:07:00.000-07:00

Room 8 Burns Bulletin Term 4 Week 2

Week One in Room 8 saw new groups introduced and a few new things into Room 8 as well. The Drum Challenge saw the Racist Rashes win some celery and the shield went to Jason the Bumble Bee.

Kia Kaha plays were finished in week one for the Kia Kaha Open Evening later on in Term Four. We will watch our classes movies later on in Week Two at some stage. Week One also saw debating introduced into the class with a general high level of interest in the game that came along with it, Park bench.

The Hawke’s Bay Show is also on this week so make sure that if you get a chance to go out and have a look at all of the wonderful things that Hawke’s Bay has to offer to it’s people.

Homework is due next Friday so make sure that you are staying on top of it and don’t forget that you can email it to Mr. Burns this term. It has been great to see some people start to do that already.

Inquiry this term will be decided upon by Room 8 so think of some ideas that you might want to put forward at our class meeting on Tuesday afternoon.

The awards in Room 8 for week 1 are as follows:
Drum: The Racist Rashes
Shield: Jason the Bumble Bee
Belt: Simon (Nuclear Fusion)
Wings: Bailley (Jason the Bumble Bee)
People’s Choice Award: Royston (The Racist Rashes).

Term four has started and Room 8 and the new groups are up and running. Specialist has started and this week we will being starting up discuss, high jump and relay running for athletics in Physical Education. This is also a shortened four day week as it is Hawke’s Bay Anniversary on Friday so make sure you get out to the show and celebrate the fact that we are living in Hawke’s Bay.

Week One Term Four Group Champions

2009-10-17T19:33:00.001-07:00

Week One Term Four Group Champions
Jason The Bumble Bee

Term Four has started and with new groups the first week was always going to be close. The Racist Rashes won the Drum Challenge and picked up the health prize of some celery for the group, with Jason the Bumble Bee leading the group points and taking the shield for the first time this term.

Burns-Bulletin Week One Term Four

2009-10-17T19:32:00.001-07:00

Room 8 Burns Bulletin Term 4 Week 1

Week ten and term three finished on such a great note with a great fun day with some food, Nintendo wii, Singstar, foosball and always everyone’s favourite thing to have take place the term three draws and prizes. Another one will take place in Term Four with a twist on it. We will be taking place in a Secret Santa gift getting programme.

As term four starts their will be new groups and group names with photos and pictures to be taken. Make sure you get creative with the group names, photos and build a really good bond within your group to look after all of your members.

Term four will have new specialist subjects starting, optimist yachting taking place, puberty education, sexual education, Secret Santa, debating, school singing assemblies, standards day, athletics day, year 8 leavers dance, beach education and many more other awesome opportunities for all of the members of Room 8 to take part in.

Summer sport will be starting in Term Four so make sure that you sign up to a sport and listen out for meeting times and where and when you should be there to get all of the information required. Remember it is your responsibility to take up the opportunities not anyone else’s.

Happy birthday to those people who had their birthday’s over the holiday and I hope that you all have had an awesome break away from school and recharged those batteries!

The awards in Room 8 for week 10 are as follows:
Drum: Guilty
Shield: Fxataow
Belt: Hayden (Giggity Giggity Goo)
Wings: Ashlea (Jelly Belliez)
People’s Choice Award: Ben (Spoxy Much).

Term four starts this week and with so many opportunities you would be silly to miss out. Also do not forget that the first homework grid for the term goes out this week and the option of emailing your homework to Mr. Burns is available starting this grid as well.

Mr. Burns

burns-Martin

2009-09-14T15:28:00.000-07:00

On Friday Room 8 and Room 4 had a another challenge against room 4 for the Burns-Martin trophy we versed them in a game of dodge ball. We had 3 games who ever won the most games won we won the first game room 4 won the second game so it was who ever won the last game wins the Burns-Martin trophy this game was a lot more even than the last 2 games but in the end room 8 won the trophy again GO ROOM 8!!!!

Net-Ball final

2009-09-03T15:52:00.000-07:00

On Thursday the heavenly Net-ball Final was on it was room 8 vs room 15 it was a really tough much but in the end room 15 was to good for as with a 8-6 final score oh well at least Mohaka won the over all competition.

Burns-Martin

2009-09-03T15:21:00.000-07:00

last week we had the burns Martin trophe copetition it was a kiwi Quiz room 8 went to room 4 and room 4 went to room 8 they were quite diffecilt quetions at the end o mr Martin rang Mr Burns and found out that we won it 40-35.

Cross Country

2009-08-30T19:52:00.000-07:00

On the day of the cross country mohaka was looking good to the year 8 boys came out. kaweka had very fast year 8s. cause they got heaps top places they got heaps of points witch put them in the lead. In the end kaweka won the badge.

Science Road Show

2009-08-30T16:47:00.001-07:00

On one of the days we went on the science road show. we went with Room 7 and Room 9 it was fun cause there were lots of things to touch and play with. there were comps run to get answers to. we you got them all you went into the draw to win a prize 2 people from our class won the comp ashleigh and jake the prize was 3d glasses.

Week Four Term Three Group Champions

2009-08-18T01:36:00.000-07:00

Week Four Term Three Group Champions Jelly Belliez

This was one of the closest weeks that Room 8 has ever seen in the competition for the class shield. Every group was in the lead at some stage over the course of the week. The week ended with the Jelly Belliez and Gigitty Gigitty Goo trying to figure out the puzzler for the day to decide the winner. As time ticked down and the bell rang the Jelly Belliez won by just 100 points.

Well Done Girls and well fought out through out the week.

OUR MOHAKA ASSEMBLY

2009-08-13T14:26:00.000-07:00

in our mohaka assembly we had a weet bix eating contest it came down to jack from room 12 and royston from our class. in the end it was us that won.

current events

2009-08-12T18:46:00.000-07:00

tomorrow is cross country room8 and all the mohaka classes will win by a mile. Tonight is the disco. We will see mr burns dressed up as the tooth ferry. DONT GET GELIOUS.

science fair

2009-08-12T15:35:00.000-07:00

Last week we had the science fair. these are the people from our class that took part Jake, Christine, Sarah and Olivia. Olivia and Sarah got prizes. Sarah also got first for her statistical investigation.

Italian power point.

2009-08-10T19:00:00.000-07:00

This was made By Jake Husseys italian power point, Speaking was done By Christine.

Week Three Term Three Group Champions

2009-08-10T03:45:00.001-07:00

Week Three Term Three Group Champions The Tectonic Monkeys

In a week that saw a lot of success at Taradale Intermediate and in Room 8 there was also a fair share of upsets. With Hawkes Bay creating history with their biggest win ever against Auckland over the weekend Room 8 was about to have some history made.

Not since week six of term two has an all boy group won the shield in Room 8 and with the Tectonic Monkeys taking an upset lead at the start of the week three I did not think anything of it at that point in time.

Slowly as the week unfolded The Tectonic Monkeys stayed on the top of the group standings by always, no more then one or two hundred points, being on top. As friday afternoon came about they were in the lead by 400 points and an all boy group was about to upset the dominance of the girl groups in Room 8.

The week three champions for term three are The Tectonic Monkeys.

No lets see if you can hold onto that shield boys!

Kia Kaha Plays

2009-08-10T03:36:00.001-07:00

Room 8 Performing Some Plays to do with Kia Kaha

In week three, Room 8 where given some time as a part of their literacy taskboard to do a follow up activity on the stories that they had been reading. This was done in the form of a play.

Each group were told to write the scripts, make sure that every group member had something to do and say that could show an example of bullying and how to do with that scenario or situation.

Some great humour was shown in these plays which is actually quite a good strategy when dealing with bullying if you have to try and defuse the situation.

A great effort by all groups.
Well Done Room 8!

Super Six

2009-08-10T03:23:00.001-07:00

2009 Super Six Soccer Champions, "Taradale Intermediate."

In week three Taradale Intermediate sent their girls and boys soccer teams to Marewa Park to participate in the 2009 Super Six Soccer Tournament. It was a very cold day and Mr. Burns and Mr. and Mrs. Shakeshaft had to try and keep warm in the cold conditions.

The day started out slow for the boys with two draws in their first two games but then won the next three. The girls team hit the ground running win their first four games and drawing the last one.

Both the boys and girls teams won their divisions with the girls being the most successful team on the day with four wins and one draw. The boys team ended the day with three wins and two draws and had scored the most goals out of any team to have the best for and against record for the tournament.

A very proud day for Mr. Burns and Mr. and Mrs. Shakeshaft. A great success for Taradale Intermediate being able to bring back the Super Six Shield back to school for the first time in 2009.

Week Two Term Three Group Champions

2009-08-10T03:16:00.001-07:00

Week Two Term Three Group Champions Fxataow

In week two of term three Fxataow lead the week from start to finish. This just goes to show that if you are paying attention, on task and organised then you can win the shield. Fxataow dominated this week and look to be set for a good term with a few wins coming their way from what has been seen this week.

Well Done Fxataow!

Y.M.C.A

2009-08-10T02:53:00.000-07:00

Mohaka Dancing to Y.M.C.A

In the first Mohaka Assembly of term three Room 8 was asked to help out with the music. Room 8 thought that it would be a good idea to have a song with some actios that were easy to follow for a song that Mohaka would also know.

So for a laugh we thought that we would do the Y.M.C.A song and come up with some actions for Mohaka to dance to. After a little bit of hesitation and some practice at lunch time some girls came up with some basic actions to teach Mohaka.

That is not were it ends though. Mr. Burns decided that it would be a good idea to join in and there is a funny video in room 8 now of Mr. Burns dancing to this! lol.

A lot of fun was had doing the dancing of the Y.M.C.A.

Week One Term Three Champions

2009-08-10T02:43:00.000-07:00

Week One Term Three Group Champions

Week one of term three saw all new groups with the names of:
- Guilty
- Tectonic Monkeys
- Gigitty Gigitty Goo
- Spoxy Much
- Fxataow
- Jellly Belliez

The week started off with a big lead seen by Fxataow and Spoxy Much and it came down to the last minute on Friday to decide the winners. The winners ended up being Spoxy Much and with that win it saw a few girls in the group start to close in on our overall leader for the year who is a boy!

Matheletics

2009-08-10T02:34:00.001-07:00

A member of Room 8 at the Taradale Intermediate Matheletics

During week two of term three at Taradale Intermediate the school matheletics took place. We had a memeber of Room 8 participate in this which was good to see. The evening had the teams that would be representing Taradale Intermediate at the up coming Hawkes Bay Matheletics Competition vs some parent teams.

The age old question of are you smarter then a 10, 11 or 12 year old was about to be answered. The funny thing is that the students had the best overall team but in the sense of parents vs students the parents won the overall title.

A great night had by all!

Italian Style Lunch

2009-08-10T02:18:00.000-07:00

Room 8 and their Italian style lunch on the last day of Term Two

To tie in with Room 8 doing Italian as their language over the course of term two they decided to have an Italian themed lunch. There was a wide variety of food from pasta, desserts, lasagne and of course pizza.

It was good to see the students respond well to having such a lunch in Room 8 and we will definetly be having another lunch at the end of term three.

Week Nine and Ten Group Champions

2009-08-09T18:57:00.001-07:00

Week Nine and Ten Champions The Dorks

The final two weeks of the term were combined and the group that won was going to be awarded with a subway voucher each. The competition was very strong through out the two weeks. But in the end The Dorks were the winners of the vouchers and something to spend on their holidays.

new groups

2009-08-09T15:25:00.000-07:00

This term we have 6 new groups. In Giggity Giggity Goo we have Jake, Jeremy, Callum, Liam Simon and Hayden. In guilty we have Ben, Corey, Jono, Treston, Logan and Tomus. In the tectonic monkeys we have Royston, Ashlee and Nick. In jelly belly's they have Ashlea, Sarah, Prue and Elish. In spoxy much we have Christine, Jenna, Olivia, Bo-young and Bailey. In fxattaow we have Phillipa, Ashleigh, Terina, Trixe and Chrisse.

cat vs printer

2009-07-30T15:41:00.000-07:00

weird cat

FUNNY VIDEOS

2009-07-30T15:34:00.000-07:00

This is a funny ninja cat.
This what is like going to work or school.

burns martin

2009-07-30T15:25:00.000-07:00

On thurday we had the burns martin trophe. we wasted up 5-0 Jake Corey Jono and Callum scored the trys .logan mad a very good tackle on angus.have a look at these pics

planetarium

2009-06-23T15:41:00.000-07:00

Class Flying Straws

2009-06-22T17:23:00.001-07:00

Room 8 created flying straws one afternoon in class and here is a short movie of some members flying thier straws.

Flying Eggs Experiment

2009-06-22T16:49:00.000-07:00

Flying Eggs Experiment

Week Eight Group Champions

2009-06-20T21:30:00.000-07:00

The Dorks Week 8 Group Champions

Week eight for the Room 8 Weekly Champions Sheild saw every group lead for the first time in quite a while. The Fast and the Furious lead into Friday with the Tree Stumps, T.M.N.T and The Dorks closely followed.

The Dorks had a very successful day on Friday getting the points the from the class quiz and the Leaning Tower of Pisa challenge also. The Dorks are Room 8's first ever grand slam champions this is because they have the class shield, drum and tiara.

Way to go you Dorks!

Catapults

2009-06-20T20:50:00.000-07:00

Room 8 making Catapults

During the week Room 8 was given the chance to create catapults as a part of their science/technology build up.

The class was grouped into threes and fours and where given a set amount of equipment to make catapults. They were given:

- Black A2 paper
- 1 meter of cellotape
- Scissors
- Blu Tac
- Pins
- Straws
- Rubber Bands.

There were some very interesting designs created and some of our catapults were very successful and others were not so successful.

A lot of new skills and ideas about catapults were learnt. We has a wrap up chat about how this could relate back to our inquiry questions of "How would life be different if?" We decided that a catapult could help us to get place in a short distance quickly or over something that we could not jump on our own.

Leaning Tower of Pisa

2009-06-20T20:39:00.001-07:00

Tree Stumps with their "Leaning Tower of Pisa."

On Friday in Room 8 the class took place in another science/technology challenge, with this one being titled the Leaning Tower of Pisa. The class got into groups of three and four and were given:

- 1 meter of masking tape
- 20 spaghetti sticks
- 4 bbq sticks
- A line of egg carton
- Some blu tac.

With this the class was given ten minutes to plan what it was they were going to design and how they would go about doing it. They then would get the equipment needed and have 30 minutes to complete the task.

They would then be judged on height and a story that they have come up with for their towers name, in Italian to realte back to our international language which is Italian.

A lot of fun was had doing this and I also believe some spaghetti eaten at the end too!

Ilminster Sports Exchange

2009-06-20T20:24:00.000-07:00

Ilminster Sports Exchange Boys Soccer

On Friday of week seven this term Tardale Intermediate had their annual sports exchange with Ilminster Intermediate from Gisborne. Up in Gisborne Taradale Intermedaite did not achieve much success unfortunately.

Here at home, Taradale Intermediate, the competition was much closer and very exciting to watch. The Boys under 45 kg rugby team went down 30-10 on Thursday afternoon with the girls soccer team also playing at the same time gaining a 1-0 win.

With three contests on Friday morning the tie was locked up at 1-1. The table tennis was won by Ilminster 10-2 which put them into a 2-1 lead for the tie and within just one win of gaining their first ever win here at Taradale Intermediate.

The boys soccer was up next and a titanic battle took place it was one of the contests of the whole sports exchange. Taradale Intermediate boys won 1-0 after a very competitive match with both teams having chnace to take the win.

That left the tie 2-2 with the hockey being the decider. The score at half time was 0-0. just after half time Taradale Intermediate scored which put them into the lead 1-0 for the matahc and would see them win the tie 3-2. But with 10 minutes to play Ilminster scored to make it 1-1. The match ended a 1-1 draw which meant that the tie here at Taradale Intermediate was a draw and that Taradale Intermediate would hang on to thier trophy for here at home and not lose it for the first time.

A great time was had by all and congratulations to all people who helped out and took part in this great event.

Week Seven Champions

2009-06-13T21:32:00.001-07:00

Week Seven Group Champions

With the second week of the new groups up and running could the dominate week that T.M.N.T had last week turn into back to back titles?

It seemed that this could be the case at the start of the week. However, The Fast and the Furious came chrging to the lead part way through Tuesday. By Wednesday afternoon T.M.N.T had dropped of the pace and it was a two horse race between The Fast and the Furious and the No Names.

An interesting bit of information was realised during the week aswell. Where the No Names are currently sitting no group has every won the group shield there in almost half a year.

Unfortunately this week would not change that either as the Fast and the Furious would hang on and collect their second title this week.

Well Done Fast and the Furious!

Flying Eggs Slideshow

2009-06-13T21:09:00.000-07:00

http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=ms&at=un&id=2954361355579325686&map=1

Flying Eggs

2009-06-13T20:45:00.001-07:00

This is what happens when eggs don't fly!

This week as a part of our space inquiry and a bit of a lead into the technology challenge, that will take place at Taradale Intermediate in Term 2, Room's 8 and 9 tried to make eggs fly!

The challenge was to make eggs fly with out them breaking. The class was put into groups of three and four and only had this list of equipment:
- 1 meter of string
- 1 meter of tape
- 5 cotton buds
- Some scissors
- A piece of A2 paper

Some very different designs were made by the groups and when we tested for the first time we found out that the cotton buds played a big part in keeping the eggs safe and not broken. So, for our variable to be changed and making the test harder the second time around the groups had to change something to their flying egg devices and have not cotton bud in them either.

The students had lots of fun doing this and learnt about how re-entry into earth works if you are coming back from outer space.

Burns-Martin Trophy

2009-06-13T20:33:00.000-07:00

Room 8 with the "Burns-Martin Trophy."

This week also saw the Burns-Martin Trophy up for grabs. In the fifth contest of the year Room 4 was on abit of a hot streak winning the past two contests in a row. This time around the classes were split into two and in Room 4 with Mr. Martin was a maths quiz and in Room 8 with Mr. Burns was a music quiz.

There was a bit of a concern about the questions that Mr. Burns was going to pick for the music quiz but Mr. Burns assured both classes that he is up with all the cool music at the moment.

After a tough battle and the phone call between teachers being made at 1:50 pm the sound in both rooms was very quiet. Mr. Martin told Mr. Burns that Room 8 had won the maths quiz by a very close margin of one point. Mr. Burns told Mr. Martin that Room 8 had won the music quiz by a large margin so Room 8 had won back the Burns-Martin Trophy!

When those who had taken part in the Room 4 maths quiz came back with the trophy the class had a picture taken and sung "We are the Champions" before we went to assembly.

Another great afternoon had by both classes which is always very pleasing to see from a teachers perspective.

Week Six Group Champions

2009-06-13T20:14:00.001-07:00

Week Six Group Champions "T.M.N.T"

In week six it was the first week with the class being in new groups. A few groups made a run for the class shield but in the end it was always going to be T.M.N.T. They had started the week in the lead and bascially lead the week from start to finish apart from a late run by the No Names.

Great work T.M.N.T!

Colour Changing Experiment

2009-06-13T20:12:00.001-07:00

Mr. Ashby Changing colours in Room 8.

Mr. Ashby

2009-06-13T19:58:00.000-07:00

Mr. Ashby helping out Room 8 with our "Colour Changing Experiment.

During the course of the week Mr. Ashby came to visit Room 8 from Napier Boys High School. He came to us with a great wealth of knowledge on science as a whole. We learnt about how clear substances can have different colour changes when the control is the same.

This related back to our inquiry by getting us to think about how and why different planets have different colours in our solar system.

We had a great time and learnt lots of new things which has helped some of us answer our inquiry questions.

Week Five Group Champions

2009-06-03T22:35:00.000-07:00

T.N.T Week Five Champions

The contest for the Room 8 Weekly Shield was very competitive in week 5 and was not decided until the final half and hour of the week. T.N.T became the first group t win twice this term.

In week six new groups will be formed and what groups will be successful as a group and which will take a few weeks to fire and gain continuity?

Planetarium

2009-06-03T22:24:00.000-07:00

Last week Room 8 when to the Planetarium at Napier Boys High School. The class really enjoyed seeing all the stars and cool space equipment they was at the planetarium. The class learnt more about space and asked some very good questions about our inquiry.

Seeing the night sky was the highlight for me and watching the class understand how the night sky in Napier looks at night.

The bus ride on the double decker bus was also good fun as many of the students have not ever been on a double decker bus. A great afternoon had by all and many new interesting things learnt.

Burns-Martin Trophy

2009-06-03T22:21:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow is Friday June the 5th and the Burns-Martin Trophy is up for grabs again. The contests will be a music quiz in Room 8 with Mr. Burns and a maths quiz in Room 4 with Mr. Martin.

The competition will be fierce but fair as it always is in Burns-Martin Trophy contests.

Will Room 4 be able to sneak away again with the trophy or will Room 8 win back what they believe is rightfully there's!

Stay tuned and we will know tomorrow afternoon.

JURASIC FART 2

2009-05-26T22:56:00.000-07:00

this is the videos that we didnt get to show in the assembly

Jurasic Fart

2009-05-26T22:50:00.000-07:00

Mohaka Assembly

2009-05-26T19:10:00.000-07:00

today we had our mohaka assembly it was quite dumb because the internet was down which ment we couldnt show our videos jurrsic fart 1 and 2 it was also really funny when we did our skit. Nathan was a clown and kids were flicking water at him and he was peved and picked up a bucket and chased him with it and then he swapped buckets with lollies in it and threw it at the crowd they all thought it was water and ducked then they were hit with lollies.

Burns-Martin Trophy

2009-05-23T20:50:00.000-07:00

On Friday the 22nd May was the 4th installment of the Burns-Martin trophy for 2009. The contest was Long Ball. Room 4 started out first and scored 11. Room 8 went out and then had the chance to take the lead but a few unfortunate events and misinterpretations of the rules saw them unable to take the lead and thus leaving the Burns-Martin Trophy with Room 4.

Well done to all competitors as it was a very windy and cold day. In a few weeks time the next installment, number 5, will take place in the form of two challenges of the two classrooms with Room 4 hosting a maths quiz and Room 8 a music quiz.

Week Four Group Champions

2009-05-23T20:44:00.000-07:00

Week Four Group Champions- "Fast and the Furious"

This week the contest for the classroom shield started of very close. A few of the groups that have not yet won the shield this term took an early lead in the week but by around Tuesday afternoon the shield for the week had been decided. The Fast and the Furious held of a late challenge from T.N.T to win the shield for the first time this term.

Internet Search Skills

2009-05-18T17:07:00.000-07:00

Today we have been looking at using keywords when searching for information on the internet.
Click here to test out your internet search skills and take the KEYWORD CHALLENGE.
Can you get 100%

Grandparents Day

2009-05-16T19:53:00.000-07:00

Some grandparents and extended family at Taradale Intermediate's Grandparents Day

On Friday the 15th of May Taradale Intermediate had a school wide Grandparents Day. The point of this day was to give the student's grandparents and extended family the opportunity to come to school and see what they do in class, meet some of their friends and show them around the school.

There was a great turn out and from the feedback so far it was a great success. Well Done from Mr. Burns to all the students of Room 8. I am very proud of the effort that we put in as a class and that was shown by how well the assembly was done and run.

Week Three Group Champions

2009-05-16T18:24:00.001-07:00

Week Three Group Champions "The Tree Stumps"

Another big week in Room 8 for week three and the group champions shield. From the start of the week the lead was changing constantly. However, at the end of wednesday there was only two groups that could win the shield. They were the T.M.N.T and the Tree Stumps.

By the end of friday the Tree Stumps had gathered enough points for their group to win the Group Champions Shield. Within the group they were all first time winners so it was nice to see.

Stay tuned to see if they can retain the shield or will they, like all the other groups so far this term, not be able to win back to back.

Italian

2009-05-09T19:28:00.000-07:00

In Room 8 this term we are learning Italian. So far we have learnt how to say our names, count to twenty, some basic greetings and even learn some names o animals in Italian.

All of the students have taken a strong interest in this so far and really made an effort to learn new things, which is pleasing to see.

Here is a little bit of Italian for all of you out there.

Buongiorno, Mi Chiamo Signore Burns e Mi Piacere le Mucche.
Good day, my name is Mr. Burns and I like cows.

Weekly Group Champions for Week 2

2009-05-09T19:21:00.000-07:00

T.N.T Week 2 Group Champions

In week two the defending champions were T.M.N.T and through out the week they set the pace until Thursday afternoon where, after a strong showing in the Italian lesson, T.N.T pulled into the lead.

After the lead changing a few times over the day on Friday there were three teams still in with a chance heading to the school assembly. They were: The Tree Stumps, T.N.T and T.M.N.T.

Once the class got back from assembly the final decision was made. After a great overall class effort at assembly T.N.T were the Week Two Group Champions.

Congratulations!

Burns-Martin Trophy

2009-05-09T19:10:00.000-07:00

The Burns-Martin Trophy, Part Three, took place on Friday the 8th of May in the form of a Kiwi-Quiz contest. Both classes met in Room 8 with three teams of four and the winning class would have the highest overall score when combining the three teams scores.

After the ten questions the classes were surprisingly close, so close in fact that it was a tie! Both classes had scored 24 out of 30.

So Mr. Burns said that there must be a winner and a sudden death question was asked. It was, "What year was the first ever earthquake officially recorded?" To be fair Mr. Burns told the teams that it was between 1800 and 1900.

The actual answer is 1831 in China when the account was carved into bamboo. The best guess from Room 8 was 1836 and the best guess from Room 4 was 1833.

This meant that, "The winners of the Burns-Martin Trophy Part 3 are: ROOM 4!"
When it was announced a huge roar sounded around Room 8 as Room 4 took back the Burns-Martin Trophy with to class and Room 4.

You had to be here to see how much it meant to both teams to win this competition.

Congratulations to Room 4 and Mr. Martin and amasingly close battle which is always pleasing to see.

Room 8 will be looking forward to the next challenge and Part 4 of the Burns-Martin Trophy.

Room 8's Class Motto

2009-05-05T21:25:00.001-07:00

The Class Motto for Room 8 is: "Who learns the best and beats the rest? Room 8."

Weekly Group Champions

2009-05-05T21:16:00.000-07:00

T.M.N.T Week One Group Champions

In the first week of term two Mr. Burns started up the group competitions again in Room 8. A shield has been introduced as the winning groups award with a picture of the winning group to be taken and placed on the shield for the following week. The group names for the first half of this term are:
- T.M.N.T
- The No Names
- T.N.T
- The Dorks
- Fast and the Furious
- The Tree Stumps

The winning group for the first week of the term was the T.M.N.T. This was interesting for a few reasons. One because two of the members have never won the competition and the other two members are now the most successful weekly champions in Room 8.

Stay posted as to who this weeks cahampions will be come Friday afternoon.

Burns-Martin Trophy

2009-05-05T20:56:00.000-07:00

After and EPIC contest on the second last day of term one Room eight and Mr. Burns walked away with the Burns-Martin Trophy. In two days time the next installment of the Burns-Martin Trophy will take place in Room 8 in the form of a quiz. Will Mr. Burns and Room 8 be able to defended the trophy successfully? Or will Mr. Martin and Room 4 be able to win back the trophy. Stay Tuned!

Term 2 Update

2009-05-05T17:49:00.001-07:00

On the fifteenth of may we are having grandparents day at Taradale Intermediate. Mr Burns grandmother is coming it should be a great time . We are also in the middle of chocolate fundraring. Room 8 isn't doing too well at the moment but hopefully we will come in from behind and win it. GO MOHAKA!!!!!

Burns-Martin Trophy

2009-04-06T21:45:00.000-07:00

Today the "Burns-Martin Trophy" was up for grabs with the contest taking place at the end of the day and it being a game of capture the flag. After a strong start from Room 4, Room 8 was able to level the scores. With the bell going and both teams having missed opportunities it came down to a gripping conclusion. Both classes were making strong runs for the half way line but Room 8 was able to edge out Room 4 in a tight contest, but one that was enjoyed by all.

Congratulations to both classes on a great game and good sportsmanship that was shown.

Burns-Martin Trophy

2009-03-31T15:50:00.000-07:00

Today on the 1st of April 2009 the, "Burns-Martin Trophy," was introduced to Taradale Intermediate. It is a trophy where a contest between Mr. Bunrs and Mr. Martin's respective classes will challenge each other at a specific event. These contests will vary from sporting to academic and cultural.

At the moment Room 4, who is Mr. Martin's class, have the trophy after a great win at subway softball last week. The next challenge has been put forward by Room 8 in the form of a capture the flag game.

Keep posted to see if Room 8 can claim the trophy or if Room 4 can turn away the challenge!

Welcome to your class blog

2009-03-28T22:16:00.000-07:00

Welcome to your class blog. During this year we will be learning many different ways of gathering, interpreting and sharing our information.

Make sure you check out your class blog often to check out new changes and any important information for class and school.

Remember you can share your class blog with your family and friends so they can check out some of the cool things happening in your class and in Future Learner.

Here's a few pictures from Camp Opouahi (and an example of what can be added to your blog). Sounds like everyone had a fantastic time.

2009-03-25T16:38:00.001-07:00

Example of tutorial

2009-03-25T16:32:00.000-07:00

Welcome to our blog

2009-03-25T16:24:00.000-07:00

It has been a great start to the year in Room 8 at Taradale Intermediate. We have been on camp and the whole class had an amasing time. I really enjoyed the caving and watching my class learn about and hold a kiwi.