Cross Country!!

The Balmac Cross Country was held on Friday 20th August...in challenging conditions!! Everyone in Room 9 had been training hard, and nearly everyone improved on their times, some up to 2 minutes which is awesome!!
Good luck to these Room 9ers who will be representing Balmac in the Otago Cross Country on Friday 10th September: Aleisha Ruske, Larissa Peyroux, Christian Blackie, Jamie MacDonald, Heta Scarf-Matthews and Jacob Craig.

Homework - Term 3 Week 6

Our focus in writing has been on persuasive writing... as part of your homework this week I would like you to write a paragraph (at least eight lines) on the following article. You could be supporting police officers being armed at all times, or them being unarmed. Read the extract from the article below, and do any other research on the topic that you think will add to the quality of your answer.

Remember the following points: - Can you persuade your reader to agree with you?
- Tell the reader exactly what your viewpoint is, and then back it up with reasoning and evidence.
Please remember to name your entry if your sign on name is different.

The recent shooting of two unarmed police officers in Christchurch has sparked further calls to have our police carry firearms at all times. New Zealand and Norway are examples of countries that don't allow police to carry sidearms in public at all times. Police Minister Judith Collins isn't in favour of having police carrying sidearms in public, saying it would erode the special friendly and trusting relationship New Zealand police have with the majority of the public.

and then there was Term 3...

Hello there Room 9!!! Sorry it has been a bit of a slow start to the blogging in Term 3! It has been an extremely busy start to the term with open nights and mornings, guest speakers, Art Gallery trip, parent interviews, Southland Exchange, winter sports, cross country training...
As you know our topic for Term 3 is IMPACT. We are working towards forming our own inquiries based on this topic - these will start in the next couple of weeks...

A couple of reminders.... $2 for the drumming assembly next week, and your homework this week is spelling and making your own Recycled product! You will present these to the class on Friday morning, and I am expecting a good effort with these!! Remember they need to have a purpose, and be made out of recycled products. Your Saving the World assignments look great, I will finish marking them in the next couple of days and we will share some of the writing in class.

Check out the pics below, some from the end of last term and the beginning of this term :)

Have a great week, and keep up the cross country training at home too!! (Only 11 days to go...)