Gym class Killer

In Bridgeville, Pennslyvania , a gun man walked in to a public gym and opened fire on people.

Reported by: Stevie Stenner

Biography

This week we are starting our class bio's and we are beginning with Alicia!

Hi my name is Alicia, I'm 11 and I'm a year 7. I like drawing, sports and swimming. I have recieved one Principals Award this year and I enjoy being in Room 10!

... Next week we have Lucy placing her bio in here!

Quote Of The Week

This is our first weekly quote of the week, that was found by Kane A and Chino

If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it

- Michael Jordan

Weekly Book Review

For the weekly book reviews we have made a book review team that will bring book reviews to you every week, to ensure no weekend boredom! This week's book review is by a girl called Tenisha Baker.

New Moon

By Stephenie Meyer

New Moon is the second book in a series of vampire/ human love stories with a lot of modern twists. New Moon is a love story between a vampire and a human. Edward leaves, Bella breaks down and won't talk to anyone for months. Then one day she goes to see her bestfriend Jacob, if you want to know more read the book.

Tenisha Baker

Weekly Music Reviews

This week we are starting a weekly roster of new things to make the blog more interesting, like weekly music and book reports, as well as student bios, quotes of the weeks and news articles we find interesting. Here is the first music review by a year 7 student in the class, Ethan Tate.

AC/DC Black Ice Tour

Black Ice is the fifteenth studio album by an Australian rock band, AC/DC. It was released on October 17 2008. Black Ice was also named the 3rd best album in 2008 by Metal Hammer. A ticket for the show in Auckland cost over $150 each! They have sold over 200 million records worldwide. It will be the bands first New Zealand tour since November 1996 without any question, it will be the most spectacular rock show ever staged in this country.

Ethan Tate

Welcome To Term 3!

Welcome to Term 3 at Bell Block School!

Here in Room 10 we have a busy term with everything from Kapa Haka competitions to Interschool and Speeches. We have had our first interschool competition when we hosted Oakura, and tomorrow (Friday) we are going to Puketapu school, just down the road a bit from ours to go and play netball, soccer and rugby. Yesterday (Wednesday) the Kapa Haka group, lead by Whaia Raewyn and went to the TSB Stadium to compete in the Te Matatini National Kapa Haka Festival 2009. We all had a great time. We are also working on our speeches, using the hamburger format, and practicing with informative speeches, persuasive speeches and entertaining speeches. We are also broadening our literacy skills by working with poetry. We will be updating this through-out the term on all the exciting things happening in Room 10!

The B.P Challenge Part 2

Yesterday morning 4 teams from Bell Block School went to the T.S.B Stadium for the B.P Challenge! Students from our class competed in the B.P Challenge. They were at the Stadium all day, going in the morning and coming back in the afternoon. They participated in lots of challenges, from lifting a 2.5 litre Coke bottle from the 2nd story in the stadium from making a huge hat and a giant wind wand. 

All teams also made a crank for the hand crank challenge, Angel, William, Ethan, Shasta and Jazz's power bike scored 2nd place! (See a picture of the bike below) This team also won the medical supplies challenge!! Others from our class to be involved were Casey, Lucy, Tenisha, Jacob and the photographers for the day were Jurnee and Charlotte.

Above is a photo of Angel's team participating in the 'Marge's Hat' Challenge!

The B.P Challenge Part 1

A lot of people in our class have been placed in a team for the B.P Technology Challenge on the 11 June. William Adlam (Current Head Boy) and Ethan Tate came into school this morning with a bike-like thing, that they have called 'Power Bike '. The half bike contraption is something you pedal on to make power, from the little box they have attached to the bike. They are going to use it for the B.P Challenge's 'Crank' Challenge. Mrs Miller found it fascinating when she came in to greet us this morning and couldn't resist having a go on it herself!

The Arts Festival

Our Head Girl, Angel Gotz had an idea this term about organising an arts festival for the school to show off their talents, from singing to being on the keyboard. The first half of the Intermediate Auditions happened yesterday at lunchtime when Ethan, Lucy, Casey, Samantha, Charlotte, Pricze Gold, Tenisha, Shayden, Kane, Chino and Ashley all performed in groups or solo's in the performance. They all did brilliantly! Today Stevie, Nikolao, Lucy and Byron will all also take part. The auditions go towards the Arts Festival (25 June, Bell Block School Hall 6 - 8 p.m). The best 5 or so from each category (Junior, Middle, Senior and Intermediate) will be placed into the show. Entry is 50c for any audition at lunchtime and at the actual show.