Sparklers - Smiley Face Stress Balls

Every Friday this term, we meet with our buddy class (Basecamp) and get to decide what cool activities we do with them. A couple of weeks ago, my group and I choose to make ‘Smiley Face Stress Balls’. 

Through a funnel, we had to fill a balloon with rice. It was a bit of a struggle at first but then found a way (even though it was a bit messy and the rice went everywhere.) We then put another balloon on top and drew smiley faces on them. I really enjoyed it and I think our buddies did too.

By Scarlet

Here are some photos of us make the Smiley Face Stress Balls….

Sparklers - Untangled

This term, we are doing Sparklers activities with our buddy class (Basecamp). We choose an activity to take to our buddy class, this week we played a game called tangled which is similar to the great knot and then took some time to calm down by reading some books. It was fun and I think our buddies enjoyed it.

drawing lions with Jo

Drawing lions with Jo.

First we started by learning how to draw construction lines,

And then the loin's eyes...

and then we learnt how to draw the face...

And then the mane...

by sailor.

sparklers activity sailor

Sparklers Activity.

our activity...

playing different games and seeing how we feel.

How we did it ...

We played tangled a game were you try and untangle your self when holding hands with your team mates. 

Breathing trying to calm down after our chaotic activity

and seeing how we fell as we play.

How we felt... 

Happy and energetic as we played and relaxed and sleepy and we breathed.

by Sailor.

Art with Jo

Last Tuesday, Jo came into room 11 to further teach us about using pastel, shading, finding basic shapes on faces and face proportions (for animals). The first step to draw our lions, was to draw a rough construction lines. Next we started to draw basic shapes, a circle for the head and an oval for the mouth area. Once we had drawn the eyes, nose and mouth we started to use light pastel and shaded under the eyes. We added other details and moved onto the lion's mane. Overall Jo was fun to work with and I enjoyed the morning doing art.

Lion art with Jo

On Tuesday 9th of May Jo came to do some art with us and it was really fun. The way we did it was first we made the constructive lines. Then we drew the eyes onto the paper and used some pastels to put in some details. Next, for the mane, she told us to make lots of lines like a sun, and in the end all the pieces of art looked amazing. It was really good doing art with Jo because she told us how to make some decent art.

Eliza's Argument Writing

Confectionary at Supermarkets should be banned

You're driving home, and you pop into the supermarket with your mum to get some things you need for dinner. You quickly grab your things and line up the checkout. When you get to the checkout you can’t risk the temptation of all those sweet sensations. You’re about to pay, when you hear the screeching sound of a kid beside you, having a tantrum because he didn’t get what he wanted.

I can understand why the kid was having a tantrum, they just look so colourful, delicious, exciting and really cheap. Why not just have one. That's what I did when I little. I mean it’s not the kids fault it's the supermarkets!
The sweets are like the handballs or shoelaces at Rebel Sport except the  
handballs and stuff encourage us to exercise, not to eat sugar.

All of these things add up… the cost to families for treats at the checkout, gets really expensive. You spend $100 at your local supermarket 2 times each week as your family. If you buy a candy bar or something sugary that’s around about $2.50. You would spend an extra $22.50 a month on sugar. What! and that’s not including other people you may be with or what you buy while you’re shopping.

2) Pest Power. What is pest power?
Pest power is a strategy kids use to get what they want from the checkouts and make their parents pay for it.
Children have 3 easy steps to pest power.
See something
Want it - they will really want it and do anything to have it.
They will have a tantrum if they don’t have it and force their parents to buy it for them. The other day I saw 3 kids bullying their parents, trying to get what they want.

Some people say that confectionary at supermarket checkouts is fine. Because they can just say no to their children.  But surveys show that. 83% get bullied by their children. 75% give in and buy whatever their children want. 78% think that confectionary at supermarket checkouts is just really annoying. Over 2000 people took the survey.


Retailers are not interested in this and are not pushing unhealthy food out of checkouts. Speaking on behalf of the British Dietetic Association, obesity specialist Linda Hindle said: “Retailers are unwilling to stop pushing unhealthy food at the checkout and queuing areas. It may be lucrative for them but, as our survey found, it is deeply unpopular with customers and nudges purchasing behaviour in the wrong direction.”
Some people even said that having sweets and lollies at supermarket checkouts affects their everyday life because their children are annoying because they didn’t get what they want.

Dentists are concerned. About the impact on children's teeth. Prof Elizabeth Kay, the scientific adviser to the British Dental Association, said: "Absolutely everybody who has been a parent, or who knows one, knows how difficult it is to say no to children when they see displays of sweets.’ she said.
Some people have started up campaigns, campaigns aimed to stop supermarkets selling sweets at checkouts and to stop pest power. One of which is called Junk Free Checkouts. And some supermarkets have listened. Morrisons & Lidl and some Fresh Choices who have stopped selling sweets at supermarket checkouts. It’s time do the same.

Thousands of parents get bullied into spending extra money at the checkout by their children. Hundreds of kids get what they want. It’s time to make a difference. Let's get our local supermarkets to stop selling confectionary in their isles and keep our kids healthy!

By Eliza :)

Lion Art with Jo

Jo is a great artist and she put a great image in our head of what we had to draw. During the process she took us through steps that really helped us get a good end product that we were all really proud of! I was really pleased with my Lion that I drew but that was down to the great skills and teaching skills.

Sugar argumentative writing

Why would you say sugar is addictive? Would you think it would be down to your brain? Would you say it was down to the taste of sugar or the cravings of sugar? You may think it’s the food you eat at a restaurant or in a cafe that makes you addicted? All of these reasons mean nothing and it’s down to you to decide if you're addicted to sugar or not. Personally I think it is totally unacceptable about how much sugar they put in food nowadays, I mean is there some major, gargantuan obese guy at the top of the sugar chain yelling down at his workers as they slave down below saying ‘eat sugar, eat sugar’ as his double chin wobbles in mid speech.

I’m going to ask you one question that could determine the rest of your life forever, Obesity and diabetes or healthy living  and good body shape? Being addicted to sugar or not could take you down one of these paths.

Yes you might say “I can’t help it” or “It’s not for my fault it tastes good” but these are all lame excuses for people who are addicted to sugar.

People may ask how is sugar addictive well: Sugar activates the reward center in our brain much the same way that drugs do, and provokes similar cravings and withdrawal symptoms. Studies in rats have shown that sugar activates the brain's pleasure centre the same as cocaine does, nicotine and sex.

Sugar is a food which most people can be addicted and drawn to because sugar is the most addictive food in the world and makes people decide that they must have sugar in every meal there is. If you constantly eat sugar no matter how many times you brush your teeth it won’t make a difference.

In mexico it is now traditional to have coke at a ceremony or at a party otherwise it would be considered wrong not to have coke or drink there.

Rm11 with Basecamp

Room 11 have recently been split into groups to form mindfullness activities with our buddies in basecamp and so far they have really enjoyed what we've done for them. These activities are from a programme online called SPARKLERS. So far my group have made glitter jars for them, one thing they loved was watching the glitter fall to the bottom of the jar as they shake it up and down. It was quite funny watching there eyes transfix to the jar. Another activity we have done so far with our little buddies was a colouring session and it was finally easy to be a big buddy because they were relaxed!

Art lessons with Jo

Art lessons with Jo

Last week Jo came in and did out second art lesson with her.  
First we started by practising drawing the eyes of the lions.

Then we drew the main shapes we could see in the face of the lion. And coloured!!!







Then, we drew on the lions mane and shaded it all.
I really enjoyed the art lessons because the final product is really satisfying. Seeing what the outcome looks is great after all our hard work.

Sparklers - Stress Balls

Friday 5 May 2017

The activity we did:

We made stress balls.

How we did it:

We filled a balloon with rice through a funnel, then tied the balloon up. Next we got another balloon and cut the end off the balloon. With that same balloon, we put it over the first balloon. We did the same with a third different coloured balloon.
How I felt:
I thought making stress balls with our buddies was really fun because sometimes the balloons broke and the rice went everywhere.

By Andie.

Art lesson - Drawing lions.

Drawing lions with Jo Laughnan.

First we learnt about CONSTRUCTION LINES.

We started with the eyes.

Then we added the details of the rest of the face.

- Lion by Sailor.

Next we added texture by using the side of our pastels.

That’s how we drew lions.

Thanks Jo!

By Andie.

Art with Jo Laughnan

Art with Joe Laughnan

We started by practicing our eyes.


And then our construction lines.


Then we started add colour.


And the did the mane.


I really enjoyed doing art with Jo. My favourite part about it was that she helped us understand construction lines and how to draw lions. Eliza

Sparklers

Sparklers
This term we have started doing sparklers activities with our buddies.
I really enjoy doing these activities with my buddies and seeing their reactions. We found this idea on this website Sparklers: Activities to work with.
We decided to do these because we thought our buddies might like them.

This photo is of me (Eliza), Liam and Grace making Glitter Timers and choosing our glitter to go inside our timers. 

By Eliza

The Canyon

I Hear

The naturist calls calling for me.

The rocky side of the path crinkling and crackling.

The sound of the wind swishing and swaying.

I See

The deadly canyon view.

The squirrels looking for food to feed on.

The flash of brown feathers falling from the sky.

I Feel.

The canyon rocks jumping like frogs to hit my legs.

The red hot boiling sand that looks like fire burning my hands.

The refreshment of the air cooling me down.

I Want

To not leave this amazing canyon full of excitement.

To see more then i can possiblie can see.

To see animals return to this canyon.

I Wonder

How the knowledgeable canyon was formed.

How can animals move in the sand of fire.

Why would you want to leave.

Swimming Sports Recount.

Swimming Sports.
Recount by Zeda

-whistle - get set - clap! -

Last Friday (18/03/2017) me and many other students from years 5-8 attended the SE Zones Swimming Sports. The day started at 9:30 in Jellie Park, with the 9 year old girls freestyle.
You could feel the anxious vibe around you as you waited, watching swimmers, waiting for your race, with every whistle, every clap, every dive, every passing swimmer, your race was coming closer. Restlessly sitting with your school, you would wait.
Through the shouts, the screams, you would hear your name being called, you were being beckoned over, with your mouth dry, you were almost certain you were shaking, you would walk and wait. Following your competitors to your seat, you sit down, your eyes don't know where to look, then you're moving forward, one by one… and it's your race. You hear the whistle, everything turns to a mumble, you're looking at the water below ready to dive and - clap! - you push off, your fingers, chest and finally legs slice into the water. Everything's quiet for a moment, but as you rise to the surface the noise returns.

Art with Jo Laughnan

Jo Laughnan came in for our second art lesson today.
Firstly she taught us about CONSTRUCTION LINES
We started with the eyes.

 
   


Then added the details of the rest of the face.

 

 

 

Then we began to add texture by using the side of our pastels.

 

Great work TEAM!
Thanks Jo.