The Old Tree by Tyson Hutchinson

In the holidays the tree by the path was cut down. There is a big stump left now. I wonder how many birds had to rebuild their nests somewhere else?

The tree was cut up for firewood and sold for infinity dollars and I got none!

Room One in the News!

From the Midweek 28 July 2010

One Person - a poem by Beth Fisher-Evans

One person can't break your dreams.

One person can't change your mind.

One person can't speak your thoughts.

You can always dream.

You can change your mind.

You and only you can speak your thoughts.

The best way to get to school by Josh D'Ath

THWOK THWOK THWOK THWOK! It was Tuesday 20th of July and we were climbing into the Jetranger helicopter to fly to school. And how did this happen? Well, Callum won a competition on More FM and got to ride to school in a helicopter! He invited me to go with him!

Take off! I looked out the window. Suddenly the ground fell away from us and everything looked like little Lego buildings with tiny Lego people swarming around in the street below.

Then I saw the school! There was a red streak across the field. "It looks like blood" said Callum.

Then we landed and were greeted by a volley of camera flashes and interviewed by news reporters. It was probably the best way ever to go to school!

Garden Investigators by Olivia Conley

Room One have been investigating their garden by weeding it and having a closer look at the weeds. We have discovered and learnt that the soil might be healthy. Evidence that the soil might be healthy were that there were lots of worms. We have been collecting food scraps from the other class rooms to make compost, to help the soil to get richer . When we pulled out the weeds we discovered that you can eat some weeds. Some of them were very bitter, like dandelion. The photos below are of some of the class pulling out weeds and a student by the borage plant. Borage is good for the garden because it attracts honey bees and other insects. They make honey with blue borage. Next we have to plan what we are going to plant. To be a scientist you need to have a closer look at the world around you.

Up, Up and Away!

Welcome to the first blog post from Room One at St Pius X School in New Plymouth, New Zealand. This is the class of 2010! Our web address says "Future Kids" because we are going to make the future happen!

Through this blog, you will be able to see our photos of us in action, our outstanding work, upcoming events, sport happenings, and much, much more of our adventures in learning!

This week has been really busy, with real excitement on Tuesday when Callum Butler and Josh D'Ath arrived at school by helicopter! Stand by for a report from Josh and Callum next week!

Last term Room One farewelled their teacher Ms Howarth who headed overseas to the Tropics, and welcomed back Mr Swanson (aka Mr Evil), who has been on leave. Check out his blog adventures: http://patsscienceadventures.blogspot.com

Join us regularly on our adventures!