The Last 13 Movie Trailer

Our "producer in the making" Tess created this trailer for a book titled "The Last 13" by James Clancy Phelan.  This was one of the followup tasks to choose from for our Novel Study this term. Tess cringed at the sound of her voice on film, but we thought she did a fab job and we enjoyed her creativity.


The Last 13 from Room 9 on Vimeo.

Kiwiana Festival - Year 5 dance

HNS Kiwiana Festival - Year 5 Dance from Room 9 on Vimeo.

Holiday Moment Trioramas

Holiday writing again you say?  Yep but with a different creative twist.  We got to create a scene depicting the special moment to go with our writing.  Here are a few funky examples - they were simple to make, and we think they look pretty cool.

Calendar Art - Turtles

We voted to grace our calendars this year with vibrant, semi-abstract turtles.  But first we met Roxy - Rm 14's treasured classroom pet.  We were fascinated at the way she approached and peered inquisitively back at us.  As we gently touched her shell, we noted the texture and wondered how we could create that in our artwork.

Soooo then out came the pastels and here's the results, each with their own personality.

The background was created with a water colour and salt sprinkled on the paper while the water colour dried.  The effect created a perfect water backdrop for our hard-shelled friends.

Our Recycled Plastic Action Heroes

We're in agreement that using recyclable materials was challenging!  Our action heroes are made entirely of plastic milk bottles and tops, with capes made out of plastic party table cloths.  Some lucky ones got a touch of spray paint.  Our action heroes feature in our comic strips displayed in our classroom window for other students to read... but that's to share in another post.