Raps: Sir Edmund Hillary and Lord Rutherford of Nelson

Today we completed our raps.
We hope you enjoy these!

Here are our lyrics:

Sir Edmund Hillary Rap

By James and Joseph

Sir Edmund Hillary was born in Auckland

He was being chased by climbers up the mountain

He was wise and famous until he died

he didn’t give up, he just tried

So whatever you do,

Just don’t give up,

like Sir Edmund Hillary.

He just kept climbing

and if you see him on the $5 note,

make sure you say hello.

Lord Rutherford Of Nelson Rap

By Olly, Jonte and Daniel

Hey everybody have you heard of a man

His name is Ernest Rutherford, (Dan..)

He split an atom in half

By throwing other atoms in its path.

An atom is the smallest bit of something

It has lots of rays of energy, (sing..)

Ernest of Nelson, first man on earth

We all know what he is worth

($100 bill, yo!)

He really was quite smart,Ernest is the WISEst learner

He persevered and worked it out

And showed us all his heart.

Sir Edmund Hillary Rap

By Peni and Alex

Here are some things you probably don’t know

About Edmund Hillary, yo

He climbed Mount Everest with his friend Tenzing

Here is his message:

Never give up

If you climb that mountain

You’ll probably need Fresh Up

He was born in 1919

He died aged 88

Always try new things

That’s why he’s on the $5 note

Yeah, yeah, Edmund Hillary, yeah, yeah, Edmund Hillary

EDMUND…HILLARY

Thank you for listening to our rap about Edmund…Hillary

Our Final WISE Time

Today Room 5 and 6 hosted their final WISE Time with the Junior School. All the children wrote amazing speeches of their memories over the past three years. It was wonderful to see Te Wharekauri, Cerys and Jackson present their speeches to the whole Junior team. They spoke so well! Alexis and Peni also confidently presented their mihi.

Fantastic effort Room 5! It was wonderful to hear all those wonderful memories. I am going to miss you all so much!
From Miss C

Lord Rutherford of Nelson

Here is a video made by a group of us who were researching Lord Rutherford of Nelson who is on our $100 note. We hope you enjoy it!

Sir Apirana Ngata...

We have been working hard at completing our raps and videos for our inquiries into the famous New Zealanders on our bank notes. Today the Apirana Ngata group completed their rap. They wrote the lyrics and then recorded it on Garageband. We hope you enjoy it!

Here are our lyrics:

The Sir Apirana Ngata Rap

By Te Wharekuri, Jackson, Lilly, Emerson, Roslyn and Hunter

Hey everybody have you ever heard 

Of a man called Apirana Ngata?

He was born in 1874

And he died 76 years after

Not many were smarter

Than Apirana Ngata

The first New Zealander to get a double degree

At Canterbury University,

Publishing a book about Maori culture

Showed the way for the future

After constructing many meeting houses

He promoted sports, kids off their couches

Did you know Apirana was the third Maori to be knighted?

On the $50 note he will be sighted

Apirana was a real WISE learner, yes he was!

Our Awesome Kapahaka Team...

Yesterday our Kapahaka team performed. This team included many children from Room 5 who demonstrated commitment and enthusiasm over the past two terms. Their hard work paid off today with an amazing performance. Miss Meaclem and myself are SO proud of you and all the others in our team!
Miss Cousins

Kate Sheppard...

Art Gallery Lesson

Today we were lucky enough to have a wonderful teacher from the Christchurch Art Gallery come in to Room 5 and teach us how to  make cool Christmas decorations with modelling clay. We made our own and then painted and put glitter on them. They will dry over night.