Jamming with Room 9

We're lucky in Room 9 this term to have our ukelele teaching sessions. So far we've learnt some new chords and strumming patterns, several new songs and a bit of music theory focussed on chord progressions. On top of these sessions we've been having our own music sessions in class with plenty of keenies on ukeleles, drums, percussion, guitars and singing. It's great to have some musical sounds humming out from the class!

Listen Up!!

Last week we were lucky to have Kasam's mum Fiona come and speak to us about looking after our hearing and the IMPACT that loud noise can have on people's lives. We learnt heaps about how our ears work, what can damage our hearing and how to look after ourselves and others. We even tested our music with a dummy measuring the decibel level. Thanks Fiona! Maybe someone can do some more research about this for their ASPIRE project?

Visit to the bush

The day is Wednesday the 1^st of August and the echo of feet stomping against the concrete travels through the school. The air is sweet with a chill breaking through, we walk travelling through the school and across the road to the Gland Mire road reserve. The sign is old and cracked but the letters still make the words “Balmacewen has helped plant trees so please don’t litter.” The hill is covered in moss and slippery green slime. We are all gathered at the top of the hill and as we all stare at Mr Yeoman a man walks by. Room 9 stares ahead but then he comes into focus and we can see the bags in his hands filled to the top with cans. Room 9 applaud and we hear his story of how he collects them for his friend and he cleans up the creek. We were so impressed Room9 applaud and then as he walks away we are left knowing more about how we have to be careful for the environment and look after the reserves in Dunedin. 

By Mae Devereux.