You need to consider these things if you want to be an astronaut.

How will you go to the toilet in space? What will I eat in space? How will I sleep in space?

R.I.P. Neil Armstrong

Today Neil Armstrong,the first man to walk on the moon, died. He commanded the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed on the moon July 20, 1969. He radioed back to Earth the historic news of "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"

Camp Fundraising Cookies

This week we have been asked to sell cookies as part of our Camp Fundraising. Here is a clip about cookies to entertain us. Maybe it will make more people want to buy our delicious cookies. Who are the Cookie Monsters out there who want cookies?

Mangapapa Cross Country 2012

What a fantastic day. We are so proud of all of Room Two for participating in the school cross country. Everyone gave their all. Good on ya team! Mangapapa Cross Country 2012 on PhotoPeach

Prior Knowledge

Jake and Maddi have made a Prezi presentation explaining what Prior Knowledge is. In reading we have been learning the importance of making connections with our prior knowledge before,during and after reading.

Prior Knowledge on Prezi

We didn't think the Olympics could get any more inspiring...

There's something about the innocence of a child that can make simple actions into moments that bring tears to our eyes. And such a moment has come to us, thanks to the Canadian 4x100m relay team's Justyn Warner. The Canadian sprinters were denied a bronze medal at the London Olympics after being disqualified. That annoyed a few people, including 10-year-old Elijah Porter from Newfoundland. So he wrote the team - Warner, Gavin Smellie, Oluseyi Smith and Jared Connaughton - a letter to cheer them up and included his own medal for them:

Here's what it says: "I'm Elijah Porter. I'm ten and I live in Newfoundland, Canada. When I heard what happened on Aug. 11, I knew it was wrong. The rules were not right. But, at last, I realized how good you were. We're Canadians. We persevere. We create better lives for each other. The cold didn’t stop us from living in the North. We didn’t lose the War of 1812. We adapt and survive. We earned our freedom. Someday if I become a biologist, or if I get rich, and, if I remember, I will donate money to the summer and winter Olympians. I hope you like the medal!" Elijah has since appeared on radio in Canada for his gesture drawing this wonderful response from Warner, who couldn't dial in to the show: "Elijah, your letter & medal was inspiring to say the least. After learning about our DQ we as a team were devastated & heartbroken, but your words & support gave reminder to us in regards to why we work so hard to represent our country. Its not just about getting the recognition and the praise for all the hard work that is put in, but more about inspiring individuals & our nation. Dream Big always & never discredit yourself in anything that you do. You get an honorary spot on our 4x100 team!!" And we thought the Olympics couldn't make us feel any better about ourselves

Storybird

This week our class learnt how to use storybird.We had a lot of fun selecting different pictures to help us create our stories. Lauren and Jake have published their stories. You might like to join storybird and start creating your own online books. Cat stories by room2lauren on Storybird The four Parrots.(and Baxter and Joey!) by room2jake on Storybird

Three Cheers for Morgan!!

This week is NZ Maths Week. We have been accessing the Maths Week website and playing the games and taking part in the challenges. Morgan has been really getting into the spirit of the week and she has been lucky enough to win one of the auctions. Good on you Morgan!

Pushing it to the limit

Here is a tv clip that was made about Lisa Carrington before she went to the Olympics and won gold. It shows just how much hard work goes into preparing for such an accomplishment.

Glorious Gold

Wouldn't we all like to have one of these! Here is Lisa Carrington's gold medal.

Usain Bolt

Watch this clip and see how Usain Bolt's running achievements in the 100m compares with the achievements of past Olympiads.

Now take a look at how Usain won the 100m in London. He certainly is a sporting superstar.

Sarah Ulmer and Grant Bramwell

On Friday we were lucky enough to have gold medalists Sarah Ulmer and Grant Bramwell come to our school. They were so inspiring.

 Sarah and Grant are fantastic examples of how kiwis from small towns can dream big and make their dreams come true. It takes years and years of dedication, sacrifice and hard work.

Paper Folding

On Wednesday for reading we were asked to read a School Journal that had instructions for making a paper flower. It challenged us to be able to work out instructions. It also made us realise that we use reading for all sorts of purposes. Cairo, Lezra, Marshall and Locklyn were quick to read and understand the instructions. They helped many of the class to understand what to do.By the end of the session most of us were very good at paper folding.