tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55326672252651588232012-01-30T08:13:55.492+13:00Great Eights St James' Catholic School New Zealand Welcome to our blog! Enjoy viewing the learning are sharing with you.Great Eightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16546390592628886892noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532667225265158823.post-68368188430711048352011-11-28T15:57:00.007+13:002011-11-28T16:17:06.262+13:00About 7 weeks ago, we planted lettuce seedlings in our new garden beds.<br />On Thursday, we picked some of our lettuces for our lunch.<br />Each class had a job to do for the lunch.<br />Room 8 sliced eggs, red onions, cucumber and tomatoes.<br />We made our own bread roll with the fillings.<br />We also made a fruit kebab with pieces of apple, grape, pineapple, kiwifruit and strawberry.<br />We think our lunch was:<br />healthy<br />yummy<br />tasty<br />crunchy<br />delicious<br />scrumptious!<br />We are going to try and have a "healthy eating day" once a week.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q1lhYo_ZRAg/TtL6P8ltl3I/AAAAAAAAAMQ/_34lGhQCfUo/s1600/Lettuce%2Blunch%2B001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q1lhYo_ZRAg/TtL6P8ltl3I/AAAAAAAAAMQ/_34lGhQCfUo/s200/Lettuce%2Blunch%2B001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679877231936903026" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LfjoUCFtW0A/TtL6xGvehDI/AAAAAAAAAMc/X97HbfEdXS8/s1600/Lettuce%2Blunch%2B003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LfjoUCFtW0A/TtL6xGvehDI/AAAAAAAAAMc/X97HbfEdXS8/s200/Lettuce%2Blunch%2B003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679877801597895730" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GwkYZzeegUo/TtL7TfWCNoI/AAAAAAAAAMo/FWbCs11lN3U/s1600/Lettuce%2Blunch%2B005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GwkYZzeegUo/TtL7TfWCNoI/AAAAAAAAAMo/FWbCs11lN3U/s200/Lettuce%2Blunch%2B005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679878392317621890" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AJrpAMyXHTU/TtL7-nXr2wI/AAAAAAAAAM0/EznyBOgWzr8/s1600/Lettuce%2Blunch%2B006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AJrpAMyXHTU/TtL7-nXr2wI/AAAAAAAAAM0/EznyBOgWzr8/s200/Lettuce%2Blunch%2B006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679879133206403842" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kkJze48EjlU/TtL8bSgwzZI/AAAAAAAAANA/xomVq75Otsw/s1600/Lettuce%2Blunch%2B008.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kkJze48EjlU/TtL8bSgwzZI/AAAAAAAAANA/xomVq75Otsw/s200/Lettuce%2Blunch%2B008.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679879625823538578" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mMwHWEdL1ug/TtL8_aPlAzI/AAAAAAAAANM/jPMXOSuutJs/s1600/Lettuce%2Blunch%2B012.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mMwHWEdL1ug/TtL8_aPlAzI/AAAAAAAAANM/jPMXOSuutJs/s200/Lettuce%2Blunch%2B012.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679880246374236978" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5532667225265158823-6836818843071104835?l=greateightsstjames.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Great Eightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16546390592628886892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532667225265158823.post-6263189219858120962011-11-07T12:15:00.002+13:002011-11-07T12:21:52.107+13:00Fireworks are bright<br /><br />In the night sky.<br /><br />Really dangerous but very <br /><br />Exciting to <br /><br />Watch.<br /><br />Orange and green and red and yellow <br /><br />Raining down.<br /><br />Keep safe from the fireworks and don’t<br /><br />Stand too close to the smoke!<br /><br />Created by the Great Eights.<br /><br /><br />We had to think of words to fit with the first letter to make an interesting poem.<br />We think we are very clever to make such a great acrostic poem!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5532667225265158823-626318921985812096?l=greateightsstjames.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Great Eightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16546390592628886892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532667225265158823.post-64377958540515083762011-08-18T07:30:00.008+12:002011-08-18T08:22:05.019+12:00We like the snow! We went to take a photo of the snow on our junior playground. <br />We got to have a snow fight. <br />The snow was… <br />Cold <br />Slippery <br />Awesome <br />Fun <br />Exciting <br />Yummy <br />Great <br />White <br />Wet <br />Icy <br />Hard <br />Crunchy <br />Melting <br />Shiny <br />Sparkly <br />We had fun in the snow and we want the snow to come again! <br />Here are some of the photos we took. <br />Can you see which photos match our adjectives? <br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RmWokhxKwZM/Tkwh5KtXDiI/AAAAAAAAAIk/A6npCXL3QG4/s1600/Snow%2B021.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RmWokhxKwZM/Tkwh5KtXDiI/AAAAAAAAAIk/A6npCXL3QG4/s200/Snow%2B021.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641921699199258146" /></a> <br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YpFGvYoC3ao/TkwgoT2UIJI/AAAAAAAAAIc/wcKHGe0yoM0/s1600/Snow%2B054.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YpFGvYoC3ao/TkwgoT2UIJI/AAAAAAAAAIc/wcKHGe0yoM0/s200/Snow%2B054.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641920310083330194" /></a> <br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wie_eAXP-Sc/Tkwf74-nWuI/AAAAAAAAAIU/ozfvgJQOCCI/s1600/Snow%2B016.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wie_eAXP-Sc/Tkwf74-nWuI/AAAAAAAAAIU/ozfvgJQOCCI/s200/Snow%2B016.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641919546956143330" /></a> <br /> <br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rF2MJKj-OWU/TkwfBgrpuiI/AAAAAAAAAIM/Auy1Zd-Q9fw/s1600/Snow%2B006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rF2MJKj-OWU/TkwfBgrpuiI/AAAAAAAAAIM/Auy1Zd-Q9fw/s200/Snow%2B006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641918544001743394" /></a> <br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YGoaE1vn8SY/TkweRBR1XDI/AAAAAAAAAIE/-1ByDPcaBmY/s1600/Snow%2B059.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YGoaE1vn8SY/TkweRBR1XDI/AAAAAAAAAIE/-1ByDPcaBmY/s200/Snow%2B059.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641917710938233906" /></a> <br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iusnf90yfOw/TkwdutriK9I/AAAAAAAAAH8/8ozh88oiE38/s1600/Snow%2B032.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iusnf90yfOw/TkwdutriK9I/AAAAAAAAAH8/8ozh88oiE38/s200/Snow%2B032.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641917121561766866" /></a> <br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TEQLwCduAYY/TkwdMaedQHI/AAAAAAAAAH0/HyyyJbb7IOc/s1600/Snow%2B030.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TEQLwCduAYY/TkwdMaedQHI/AAAAAAAAAH0/HyyyJbb7IOc/s200/Snow%2B030.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641916532291092594" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5532667225265158823-6437795854051508376?l=greateightsstjames.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Great Eightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16546390592628886892noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532667225265158823.post-15272112446053069632011-08-08T12:54:00.005+12:002011-08-08T13:13:14.479+12:00This morning, we looked at the cameras to learn how to be a really good photographer. <br /><br />First we looked at the pictures so we would know what to do with the camera.<br /><br />We put our hand in the wrist strap.<br />We learned to turn the camera on and off.<br />We learned to look in the view finder.<br />We learned to press the button down and wait for the beep before we take our photo.<br /><br />We took photos of our buddies. Here are some of our first photos.<br /> <br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1sUzFA7_-sE/Tj8336YyZuI/AAAAAAAAAHc/i3dMtKj6mrE/s1600/Rm%2B8%2BICT%2Bphotos%2B011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1sUzFA7_-sE/Tj8336YyZuI/AAAAAAAAAHc/i3dMtKj6mrE/s200/Rm%2B8%2BICT%2Bphotos%2B011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638286692196706018" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XW1PJ9heIRA/Tj83T4gf0ZI/AAAAAAAAAHU/67cO90R3NSA/s1600/Rm%2B8%2BICT%2Bphotos%2B008.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XW1PJ9heIRA/Tj83T4gf0ZI/AAAAAAAAAHU/67cO90R3NSA/s200/Rm%2B8%2BICT%2Bphotos%2B008.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638286073216881042" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0ILnedqiD-E/Tj824aGRwnI/AAAAAAAAAHM/yFIZp0ZlQK0/s1600/Rm%2B8%2BICT%2Bphotos%2B002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0ILnedqiD-E/Tj824aGRwnI/AAAAAAAAAHM/yFIZp0ZlQK0/s200/Rm%2B8%2BICT%2Bphotos%2B002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638285601197376114" /></a><br /><br />We know we will get better at photography.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5532667225265158823-1527211244605306963?l=greateightsstjames.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Great Eightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16546390592628886892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532667225265158823.post-30054520272353985582011-06-12T09:10:00.004+12:002011-06-12T09:22:01.983+12:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nr6MAFTjN8M/TfPcR0h8goI/AAAAAAAAAHA/znQa8_GkhV0/s1600/Ascension%2B002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nr6MAFTjN8M/TfPcR0h8goI/AAAAAAAAAHA/znQa8_GkhV0/s200/Ascension%2B002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617075358978048642" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HmtyfwAA528/TfPbOgXB12I/AAAAAAAAAG4/2PJV3Tl7L70/s1600/Ascension%2B001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HmtyfwAA528/TfPbOgXB12I/AAAAAAAAAG4/2PJV3Tl7L70/s200/Ascension%2B001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617074202512316258" /></a><br />Jesus went back to his father in Heaven. This is called the Ascension.<br />We wrote prayers on a ballon, and sent them to Heaven. We watched as our balloon ascended into the sky.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5532667225265158823-3005452027235398558?l=greateightsstjames.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Great Eightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16546390592628886892noreply@blogger.com1