Jobs if You Like... Music

Written By Charlotte Guillain

If you love music, read this book to learn about exciting career opportunities that might be the perfect fit for you! Find out how adults use their passion for music to produce songs, promote artists,and have fun.
Books in the Jobs if You Like...series give readers a tour of diverse, exciting, and attainable career options depending on their interests. Each book looks at a common interest, and presents different jobs that involve that topic.
This book is suitable for 10-14 year olds and for boys and girls.
Reviewed By Julie D6

 

Sun

The sun's Diameter is 1392000km. 109 Earth's can fit across it. The Romans Called it sol, which in English means sun. In ancient Greece, the sun was called Heloies. Our sun is not unique in the universe. It is a common Middle aged star which scientists have named Sol after the ancient Roman name. This is why our system is called the solar system. There are trillions of other stars in the universe just like it. Many of these stars have their own systems, their own planets, moons, asteroids and comets. The sun was born in a vast cloud of gas and dust around 5 billion years ago. These vast nebulae are the birth places of all stars. Over a period of many million of years, this gas and dust began to fall into a common centre under the force of it's own gravity.
 

By: Manraj   

Saraswati Puja

The beautiful goddess Saraswati is shown playing an instrument called a vina.

This Hindi festival celebrates the goddess Saraswati and the first day of spring. Saraswati is the goddess of learning.She is also the goddess of music, poetry, dance and drama.

People wear bright yellow clothes at this festival. Yellow stands for the warmth of spring.

In Bengal, people carry giant images of Saraswati around the streets. At the end of the day, they say good bye to the images by placing the picture in the river. Music is played for all to enjoy!

Reported by Muskaan and Nimar

Knitting up a storm!

 

Some talented teachers and students are knitting amazing things in the library at lunchtimes!!

Super Spinning Saturn

Created by Leilani using Windows Movie Maker

Go Papatoeote East!!!

 

TravelWise Celebration at The Cloud,

Wednesday, 3 July 2013

Papatoetoe East presented with a Silver Award!!

John Tucker (WSB parent helper), Natia Tucker (WSB Coordinator), Tracy Mai (WSB member), Sophia Laurenson (WSB Student Supervisor), HW Len Brown, Anthony Mai (WSB member), Ava Faamoe (Otara-Papatoetoe Local Board member)

Interviewing Cuddles

We have a special person/animal in the library not Toby but his cousin Cuddles. He likes to read, play with kids and help Mrs Osbourne during the day. Today we are here to ask "Cuddles' a few questions about his life.

Q.What is your favourite book or series?
A.In the day I fancied the Geronimo Stilton series or a few quick reads.

Q.What do you help out with in the library?

A.Shelving books. Thats my fav. I remember all the Decimals

Q.What do you like about being with your friends and reading?

A.I like all my friends. I help them out everyday and have fun.

Q.Do you encourage kids to read?

A.Of course reading is my life.

You can check her out in the library. 

By: Shivaansh and Krisha D5

 

New Zealand post book awards

In week 4 we had a competition for voting for picture books in the New Zealand book awards. My favourite picture book is " Remember that November". Each class had to vote for a picture book. One of the picture books I also like is 'Melu'. The voting closed on June 24th of May. Alot of picture books are interesting and sometimes they are about feelings. The books in the competition have a post stamp that will tell us if it is a New Zealand post book and one of New Zealands's favourites. Some books have rhyming words such as care and share. The picture books are fiction, that means made up stories and you can use your imagination. Campbell Live host John Campbell has been appointed as Chief Jugde of the awards.
On Monday they announced the children's choice which is Melu and the winner of the picture book was Mister Whistler.
Julie D6