UHPS Room16 2011

Today is a very special day for the Indian culture because it is Diwali the festival of light. It happens every year on the new moon. We have some special foods that are called sweet meat here are a few examples of the food that Indians eat on Diwali day:suger balls, lamingtins and chocolate biscuits. Indians wear Punjabi's, saris and lagers. For decorations ladies and girls wear a special Indian dot on there forehead. Ladies wear a red dot and girls wear a black dot or a colourful dot. Some people also make sweetmeat and give them away to other people they know. Sometimes in India people make sweetmeat and before they eat it they pray to god with it and then they eat it.

By Gauri, Natasha, Prinisha and Sherise

In the holidays Kieran's mum woke him early with some exciting news. A package had arrived for him. "What is it?" I asked. He couldn't wait to open the big box. Inside he found lots of colouring and stationery prizes. On the side of the box was a letter that told Kieran that he had won a colouring competition! "Wow! Kieran shouted. He had a great time in the holidays using all of his cool new colouring things!!!

By Kieran!!

Yeah it's pajama day! We are so excited because it is also G.P.K day (which is: growing positive kiwis). For some people they get to have a sausage. Here some photos of us in our pajamas.
By Amber and Pyper


cool pics eh!
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On Friday UHPS had it's third annual Prep Market day. Room 16 loved the day, and we all bought heaps of cool products and enjoyed many fun experiences. Thanks TIOS for putting on such a great event for us!!! Here we are enjoying the fun in the sun!!

We have had a great term of Gymnastics. We learnt to use a range of pieces of equipment while moving, balancing and rotating in our rhythmic gymnastics sessions with "North Shore Rythmic Gymnastics". We have also learnt how to tumble and balance on our heads correctly with Mrs Pittman. Thanks to our fantastic gym teachers- we had lots of fun learning new routines and skills!

Watch the movie to see us in our gymnastics sessions this term:

In week 6 we had a really exciting surprise! Two police helicopters landed on our school field. Here are some recounts about the experience.

The Helicopter- By Stani

Frrrrr..Frrrrr.. "The helicopter is landing!" I shouted. Just as the flying sand flew in my face 4 men slipped down the rope they they were all dressed in black.
Josh shouting and stared at the helicopter. It was coming two times. At the first time I was thinking where will it land? and where did it come from.The helicopter was turning in the air. The black men were packing up the rope in the bag.

The police are coming! -By Sam

Yay! Today we had visitors at school- it was a helicopter.When it was over us it was loud and like a wind cyclone with it's propeller.
It landed with it's landers and black people out. Two minutes later the helicopter came back. "Oh no are they going to shoot us!" but they didn't,they just took the people away. It was awesome!-and it went over my house.

Published by Amber Bevan.

The photos speak for themselves!