ANZAC Thoughts by Rebecca

29 April

ANZAC Nerves - Red Hat Writing

Friday 24th, the school Anzac service.  My heart was beating out of my chest with nerves.  I was lucky enough to be able to lay a poppy underneath the flag pole. All the other year eight leaders were laying a poppy whereas the Head Girl and Head Boy were laying a wreath.

We all stood and one at a time we walked up with another pupil from different classes. My turn.  I walked up nervously, poppy in hand and Makayla by my side. After my daunting experience I could finally breathe easy. But when I heard the bagpipes playing I couldn't help but feel sad about all the soldiers who died in the war.

Then when the bugle started playing all I could think about was all of my relatives who died or were injured in the war. The school Anzac service was very sad and I can never imagine what all the soldiers went through in the past wars.

We are here because they were there.

Written By Rebecca

Anzac Thoughts by Caleb G

ANZAC Red Hat Thinking

As I stood behind the computer with the bar slowly creeping to the end and the last post blasting across Hunterville, the image of Gallipoli forced its way into my mind.  And then the music stopped and as the image grew stronger in my mind it felt like all of Hunterville stood still. 

But the music once again started up and as the flag was raised to full mast I felt the heartbeats of the fallen soldiers surround me and finally I felt their souls being put to rest.

By Caleb Goodwin.

Anzac Thoughts by Freddie

Wednesday 29 April

Red Hat Thinking

On the 24 of April we had an ANZAC parade.  When Mrs Fenton spoke about what it was like back when the war was on,  I really could picture what it felt like when they got a telegram telling them a family member or loved one had been killed.

When I walked up with my buddy to lay the poppies in front of the flag, I felt sad to think about how many soldiers had died fighting for the flag that stood in front of me.  

The whole parade was very emotional and pretty interesting as well.

By: Freddie Lane

ANZAC Thoughts by Emma

April 2015

              ANZAC DAY

At the Rewa ANZAC day it was a really sad time. There were a lot of people crying.  When it started people told everyone about their family members who went to war.  When Dad read out the names of the people who went to war and died I felt really sad.

I will never forget the people who went to war.

By Emma Vennell

Anzac Thoughts by Brodie

Red Hat Thinking

As I stood there, I was remembering the people who fought for our country.

I was standing tall, singing the national anthem and it made me think about the stories I'd been told about my great grandfather who served in World War 1 and World War 2.  Horace was his name.

I felt proud for the people who fought for New Zealand.  Looking at the New Zealand flag I imagined in my head what it would be like living in trenches for four years and smelling blood, not fresh air. Singing the last post made me really think about war and so did the one minute silence.

We will remember them.

By Brodie

ANZAC Red Hat Thinking - Zane M

29 April 2015

On Friday afternoon Hunterville School held an ANZAC Service to remember those who fought for King, Country and Freedom. When the last post is being played it makes me imagine myself in the war. I pictured dead carcasses lying in the battlefield. Filthy rats that were the size of cats crawling everywhere. Eating bully beef, jam and biscuits so hard they would break your teeth. 

Original Army Issue ANZAC 'hardtack' biscuit

Flies would cover your food before you can even blink. I always say the saying to myself in my head during the service: "We will remember them".

by ZANE MUNN

The ANZAC Service 2015 by Lucy

Red Hat Thinking
I was in the line of room eight students holding on to one red poppy.  I felt nervous but okay as I knew I was privileged.  
As the New Zealand flag went down to half mast I had many thoughts.  I thought of the soldiers who served for our country.  I also thought of Granddad.  I missed him.  My great granddad fought in World War Two.  He survived and lived till 94 and only died a few years ago. 
Lots of speeches were shared; I listened and took in all the information.  I thought it was very good and very interesting with lots of thoughts rushing through my head.  
When it was time to lay the poppies, I felt honoured and special as it was a century ago that it all happened.  I walked along the concrete, lay my poppy and said in my head, "We will remember them."

By Lucy Goodwin

We have been learning one way to do subtraction working form.  We recorded it on the app Explain Everything so we could go back to it when we get stuck.
Here is the link (hopefully it will work for you!)

ANZAC RESEARCH

YOUR ENGLISH/THEME/ARTS LEARNING CHALLENGES: 
1.  
CREATE AN ART POSTER:  A3 size, any materials.

Theme:  How do we know "The ANZAC Spirit" is alive today in New Zealand/Aotearoa?

  or

Theme:  How can we better care for our home, school, community or world environment?

PLEASE NOTE:  If you wish to enter the National ANZAC Art Competition, your poster will need to be ready to courier by 1pm on this Thursday 23 April.

2. 
Prepare a digital audio and visual presentation, (imovie) on:
ANZAC Gallipoli 100 - HOW THE ANZAC SPIRIT IS ALIVE IN NZ/AOTEAROA TODAY theme.

Resources:  the following links have ideas to support your research

Wicked.org.nz/Themes/Hot-topics/Anzac-Day

The Red Poppy

The Gallipoli Campaign

A Dawn Service

The Last Post

The Importance of ANZAC to New Zealand/Aotearoa

• L2 June 2014 First World War Mascots – Animals at War (PDF 2MB)
• L4 June 2014 ­The Children's War (PDF 925KB)
• L4 June 2014 ­Underground Soldiers (PDF 1MB)Texts related by theme “Sky-High” SJ L4 June 2014 | “War in Waihī” SJ L4 Oct 2013 | “In the End” SJ L4 Oct 2013 

Or:

Make an imovie showing ways you can help improve your home, school, community or global environment. 

World War 1 Warships

In WW1 the ships were very big. The ships that went to Gallipoli were huge war ships. Most of the ships had at least two huge cannons. The ships also had machine guns and turrets on them to shoot at the enemies on the cliffs.

On the way to Gallipoli the ships carried the soldiers then put them on to the ships’ landing crafts and then lowered them down into the water to be taken to the beach. Sometimes the sailors would mistake the allied soldiers for enemies and shoot them.

At the end of the war the ships came as close as they could to shore to pick up all the landing crafts and take the remaining soldiers home.

Research by Rohan
References:
ww100.govt.nz › Discover WW1

Gallipoli

Gallipoli

War was declared in 1914.  Hundreds of thousands of soldiers from all over the world went to Europe, the Middle East and Turkey to fight against the Germans, the Turks and their allies.  

I think that war was unnecessary.

The Gallipoli War only happened because the Allied ships wanted to go through the Turkish waters, but the young Turkish men stopped the New Zealanders, Australians, French and the British soldiers from taking over the Gallipoli peninsula.   Many thousands of soldiers died, both Turks and ANZACs and the other Allies.  And it seemed like they did it for no results and achieved nothing except lots of deaths.

Written by Charlotte Deans  1 April 2015

Researched using:

www.gallipoli2015.govt.nz/

Evacuation From Gallipoli - December 1915

Evacuation From Gallipoli - December 1915

After a failed campaign by the Allies, hundreds of thousands of soldiers had to be evacuated from Gallipoli. One Australian soldier came up with a genius idea for a safe evacuation.

He placed a gun between sandbags to keep it sturdy. Next he placed a tin full of water above the loaded gun. He then placed a string around the trigger and tied a small bucket on the other end.

Once it was all set up he put a small hole in the tin full of water. It would then drip into the bucket attached to the trigger. When the bucket was full it would fire a single shot.

These contraptions were set up all along the trenches.  This made the Turks think the trenches were full of soldiers.  This allowed the soldiers to be evacuated safely across the beaches and out to the transport ships.

Researched and written By Rebecca Hurley   1 April 2015

Websites used:

https://www.awm.gov.au/encyclopedia/gallipoli/drip

prezi.com/5apxqcggxmow/gallipoli-retreat-choice-3/

George - Hurricane Explanation

Hurricane Explanation - Aspen Kennedy-Goodwin

HURRICANE STUDY

WHAT IS A HURRICANE?  
What are the causes of hurricanes?  Why can they be so dangerous?

We are studying hurricanes by reading, and researching and learning to create our own explanations with visual displays. 

HURRICANE VIDEO FROM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC


Hurricane formation:

Storm surge from a hurricane:

Satellite image of a large hurricane:

Keep a lookout for some of our hurricane creative work over the next week. 

Science Studies: Mini Videos

This week we are studying the saltiness of the sea and how geysers really work.  We have articles to read, research to do and videos to watch.  We are going to share our new learning and ideas making labelled, cross section diagrams or 3D models.  Our self management goal is to be working cooperatively with our buddies.


1. Short video with an explanation as to why the sea is salty.

2. American video explaining how geysers work.

Diagram of key features of one type of geyser.  The USA, Iceland and New Zealand are three of the main countries with geysers.  We are pretty special!

Science: Fire Tornado

We have been learning about fire tornadoes and how they happen.  Are they ever scary!  

We have read the Forces of Nature article and then researched some famous fire tornadoes.  We found this video of an Australian fire tornado in real time which shows fire tornadoes developing.  

LINK TO Australian Fire Tornado Video

We are creating a chart comparing weather tornadoes to fire tornadoes to help our understanding of both events. 

What Causes Rain?

WHAT CAUSES RAIN?  We have been reading from the Forces of Nature text and are researching through internet sites and videos.  These are two interesting sites we have found:

Here is a video link showing how rain is caused, from the United Kingdom Met Service:

Why Does It Rain Video Link


Room 8 Learners

Day and Night Science

We have been learning how day and night occur and what forces cause the lengths of our days.

Check out these links explaining how day and night are caused:

Day and Night explained by a scientist. (Australian!)



Diagrams showing effects of earth's rotation. (English!)


Wouldn't it be great if we could create a video/presentation for Aotearoa showing day and night science for our part of the earth!
Now there is a challenge for you room eight students!     
Mrs Dalley.

WELCOME TO ROOM 8 2015

Welcome to all the wonderful year seven and eight  Hunterville students to room eight.

Possible TIMETABLE:
9am:  Roll call and notices.  Class organisation and expectations. 
English: reading/writing/creating stories
            Spelling check.  English Skills: The Hunter - Storybyte

10:  Swimming lessons - assessing next steps
Video showing better breathing technique for freestyle swimming

10.40:  Interval - Lunch boxes at desks

11.10:  Mathematics - basic facts, teaching session on whole numbers for three groups, mathletics.

12.40pm:  Interval - Lunch boxes at desks

1.25:  Theme: science / English inquiry / creating imovies, keynotes, etc.
Video explaining night and day.

Art: Creating a family portrait
Family portrait example

Homework:  Spelling/vocabulary to learn, maths basic facts to learn, English skills. Cut and past sheet into homework books.  Fill in spelling and maths facts to learn. 
Due to be handed in on Thursday this week.   Spelling check, marked work returned and new homework issued on Mondays. 

Mrs Dalley and Mrs Parkes - The Waru Team Teachers!