Term 4

2014 has been a great year in Room 12, We have done a lot of really cool things such as Run Jump Throw, Science fair, Freedom Friday, Winter Tournament and skipping.

Through the year, People have actually learnt something they will use in the FUTURE!!! Na but fo real, people have actually learnt something, also if someone didn't understand everyone would help them out.

To wrap this up quickly, 2014 has been a great year for room 12 and we have enjoyed some of school this year!

Maori Word Of The Week

This year the whole school has been doing a Maori word of the week. It started in term two and to now term four hope every one has been following here is the word for this week.

27th of October
Homai - Give (to me)

7th of November
Inu - Drink

Is this weeks Maori word of the come back for next weeks word.

Halloween

The day is Friday the 31 St of October, Today is going to be SPOOKY!!! Most people in Waikanae have decorated there houses in the way of the Halloween spirit. Tonight Waikanae is going to be infested with Zombies, Ghosts and many other ghouls!

Have a spooky Halloween this year!

Values

The Values of the Rangatahi Syndicate are the same to anyone else but we have to be a more responsible and good role model, especially the mediators they have to be the most responsible and caring people of the school so that the juniors wont be scared of us.

Every value that the school has the mediators and Rangatahi syndicate has to follow the rules every day of the week, and every week of the term for the whole year.

Freedom Friday

Every Friday the Rangatahi Syndicate has a chance to go out or stay inside and do an activity chosen by the teachers. The Rangatahi activities include : Going to the park and playing a muddy game, staying at school and make loom bands, Play board games and Technology days. Every week is different from the last week e.g we had done a technology day one week and then the next week we did crafts or line dancing. You can decide what you do if there are multiple choices. They are very fun to do and everyone enjoys doing it. 

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Sadly people can miss out by either getting in the Loss of Privilege book or being naughty in class. But luckily not many people miss out, Usually only one or two people.


Thanks For Reading!!!!

Anti Bullying Day

Today is Anti-Bullying day, The History is Amazing for it...The original event was organized by David Shepherd and Travis Price of Berwick, Nova Scotia, who in 2007 bought and distributed 50 pink shirts after male ninth grade student Charles McNeill was bullied for wearing a pink shirt during the first day of school. In Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Premier Rodney MacDonald proclaimed the second Thursday of September "Stand Up Against Bullying Day" in recognition of these events.

In 2008, the then Premier of British Columbia, Gordon Campbell proclaimed February 27 to be the provincial anti-bullying day. It was then celebrated on February 25 in 2009. In 2009, Boys and Girls Clubs worked on pink T-shirts that say "Bullying Stops Here." and "Pink Shirt Day" for Anti-Bullying Day.

Hope you Help support it by wearing Pink!!!

Languages

For the past two Terms, The Rangatahi syndicate has been learning Cultural languages such as:

Japanese with Mrs Tesserero and Mr Tomita from Paraparaumu College,
 French with Mrs Burrows,
 Te Reo (Maori) with Rangi,
 Spanish with Mrs Gilmore and
  German with Mr Wynne.

In Each Language we learn something about that Cultural, Sometimes we get to try the Food that they eat at the end of the year or along the way. 

The Kapa haka group went to the Paraparaumu college to perform for over one thousand people there. Everybody enjoyed the performance. All the juniors were nervous at first but the seniors helped them through the performance.

Technology 2014

On Tuesday every week the Rangatahi syndicate is going to Otaki College for technology. Everybody loves doing tech it's their favourite day of the week. The classes are Art, Wood work, Sewing, Cooking and Metal work, year 7's do different work to the year 8's.

Year 8's
 Wood work make coasters and holders.
 Art we do a sweet treat e.g sundae, a layered cake, a cake and a cupcake.
 Sewing are making a swimming bag.
Cooking makes all sorts of food and they smell and taste great.
Metal work is making a fruit bowl. They learn how to weld and bend metal.

Year 7's
Cooking is the same as the year 8's but is not as good but still taste great.
Wood work are are making chocolate moulds and then half way through their season they then make a wooden pencil case.
Metal work is making pendants.
Sewing are making apron.
Art does a drawing of their shoe and some basic drawing skills.

Here is a recipe for Apple Turnover
Ingredients
About 200 g puff pastry
2 green apples
2 tablespoons caster sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

   Method
1.Turn oven to 190 Degrees Celsius. Roll pastry out thinly.
2.Cut into 6 squares 14 x 14cm
3.Peel and core apples. Cut into quarters. Slice very thinly
4.Put a few slices of apple in corner of pastry.
5.Sprinkle apple with a teaspoon of sugar. Add a pinch of cinnamon.
6.Fold over into neat triangles. Press edges with fork to seal well.
7.Prick a hole in top. Sprinkle a little sugar over.
8.Place on baking on a baking tray. Bake 20 minutes.

Pass It On

For the past few weeks Room 12 has been researching about our past through our Parents, Grand parents and if possible Great, Grand parents.

You may or may not know this... many Elders have very interesting stories, facts and they can also help to reveal more of the family tree to people which are very famous or, to awesome people you would have never seen or heard of!

Currently we have been hearing the fascinating stories about how our Grandpa's survived World War 2 or how our Grandma's helped a Classic rock super star.

Here is Lance's Pass It On Story.

My Dad’s lucky escape

One day in the Philippines my Dad was going to his friend’s house (whose neighbor had a big black dog) what my Dad didn't know was that this dog was known for running out and viciously attacking people.

My dad was approaching his friend’s house when the dog spotted him. The Dog stared at him and didn't move until my Dad made eye contact. As soon as my Dad made eye contact the dog started barking ferociously and ran straight at my Dad. Luckily my Dad spotted a tree in the distance. He ran as fast as he could and climbed up the tree as the dog was about to reach him.

After 5-10 minutes (which seemed like an eternity to him) the people who owned the dog took it back and eventually put it on a chain. In the end my Dad still got to see his friend. My Dad was so rattled after that experience.

Thanks for Reading!!!