Learning Languages.....using Powtoon!!

Hi team,

Here is the link to Powtoon for you to have a look at and practise.

Remember this is to enhance the learning and make it fun.

www.powtoon.com

Go for it!!

Che Yourself!

Hi team,

Here is the link to the GIMP tutorial video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yupmgRJqwTc

You can do it!!

Walking With Rebecca

Hi team,

Here is an excellent example of a well planned and carried out Rich Challenge!!
Take note of the evidence and detail shown as you scroll through the blog. 
Awesome work Bex:-)

http://www.walkingwithrebecca.blogspot.co.nz/

Stop Motion Lego

Hi team,

Check out Billie's awesome stop motion video!

Powerful Poetry

Hi team,

Here is a summary of the types of poems that we will be creating and how to structure them:

Haiku: The poem follows a 5-7-5 syllable structure.

Diamante: The poem is a seven line poem. 
The first line has 1 word and is a noun
The second line has 2 and are adjectives
The third line has 3 are verbs
the fourth line has 4 words and are nouns
the fifth line has 3 words and are verbs
the sixth line has 2 words and are adjectives
the seventh line has 1 word and is a noun

Definition: The poem is a description of the poem subject and makes the reader try to understand the subject of the poem through the description.

Cinquain: The poem is a five line poem.
The first line has 2 syllables
The second line has 4 syllables
The third line has 6 syllables
the fourth line has 8 syllables
the fifth line has 2 syllables
Rhyming is ok but not compulsory.

Limerick: The poem is a five line poem.
The last words of the first, second and fifth lines rhyme and the last words of the third and fourth lines rhyme.
The poems are usually humourous.

The poem also follows this rhythm pattern:
da DUM da da DUM da da DUM
da DUM da da DUM da da DUM
da DUM da da DUM
da DUM da da DUM
da DUM da da DUM da da DUM

Acrostic: The poem subject is written vertically and each letter is the start of a word that relates to the subject. 

Concrete/Shape: The poem is written in the shape of the poem subject. The words of the poem make the shape.


"Let's get our creativity on!"

How to be an explorer of the world!

Before felt pens and crayons, colour was made with things around us in the natural world.
Here is an example of a landscape made entirely from natural colour.
Awesome work Sesi! Who's next??

The Ultimate Insect

Hi team,

Here is the brief to get going. Looking forward to some more of your amazing work! Set the standards high. Good luck:-)

Geography of NZ

Hi team,

As part of our knowledge building we are going to look at the geography of NZ again and make sure we can accurately label towns and cities on a map of NZ.

Here is a list of towns and cities that we are going to learn the location of:
- Kaitaia                   
- Russell                     
- Dargaville
- Piha
- Whangarei
- Auckland
- Thames
- Hamilton
- Tauranga
- Rotorua
- Taupo
- New Plymouth
- Gisborne
- Napier
- Hastings
- Wellington
- Nelson
- Kaikoura
- Westport
- Christchurch
- Milford Sound
- Dunedin
- Invercargill

Let's get our geography on!!

Precious

Hi team,

Here is an example of writing for you to look at and take ideas from if you wish:

Precious 

The burning rays of the sun beat down on the tiring shoulders of the men. No words were spoken but each member of the group knew their role. Some dug while others washed. It was all about the rocks. Not the rocks themselves, but what could be hiding within. The goal. The reason they were all there. 

The sound of steel on rock was met with splashing water from heavy buckets. Their clothes were drenched with a combination of water and sweat. Nobody wanted to be there. But they had no choice. It was all for their families. The discovery of even the smallest speck of a shiny substance would make work cease and all would gather around ‘the one’ who had possibly made the discovery. 

Time was of no importance. The quest started when the sun rose and ended when it set. The completion of a hard days work only meant that it would be the same the next day, and the next. On route to the conveyor belt one of the worker’s legs buckled under the weight of the bucket and he cried out in pain. But his cries of pain fell on deaf ears. Everyone felt his pain but showing pain was a sign of weakness and weakness was a sign that the world had won. 

As people go off to work, take a long lunch break, update their Facebook status while enjoying a warm cup of coffee and look forward to the weekend, not many people spare a thought for men like these. Men working hard under the burning rays of the sun. Men who are mining in search of the elusive substance. The valuable and precious substance known as gold.

Keeping on top of my learning..

Hey team,

Hope you're enjoying your day off school today?! Movies, shopping at the mall or playing on your Playstation or Xbox...

I don't see you again until Tuesday... So during that time you could not think about school, you think about it a little or you could think about it a lot.

What you need to so is get your writing reading for publishing. Again you could leave it how it is now, you could edit it a little or you could edit it a lot and be very happy with the final result. Up to you. You're in charge!

Also capital cities.... We have been looking at these for a while now and yet some people have been trying to learn them all and some people are just hoping the check tests have the ones they know.

Hmmmm what can you do to learn more?

Finally, the grammar and parts of speech assessment. Have you been revising regularly? I know some of you have however some of you will still think that an adjective is a 'doing word.' The power is in your hands! 

I'm not going to get angry at you for not doing anything but you will be angry at yourself for not doing the best you can.

As I have said, speed boat getting faster, some of you are firmly strapped in and some are nearly over the side...

Do the 'RIGHT' thing:-)

Maths Website

Hi team,

Here is a useful site for practicing Maths. Have a look through the site and see what you can find!

http://www.math-play.com/Angles-Jeopardy/Angles-Jeopardy.html

The more you play, the more you learn!!

Digital Storytelling!!

Hi team,

It's time to kick digital storytelling into action!! I have created you all an account so will share with you this week!

Here is the website to have a sneak peak in the time being:

www.storybird.com

Bring it on!