As we are just learning how to write a quality comment on someone's blog post, I am excited that Ruma Kakapo has signed up for quadblogging with three other schools - two from the UK, and one from Australia.
Quadblogging is when four blogs take turns at reading each other blogs. Every week, a different blog is the focus blog, and the other three blogs are commenting. Read more about it here: http://quadblogging.net/
I have made contact with the other schools, and as soon as we have a rotation set up, we can start to read, write and comment.
In the meantime, can we hone our writing skills to show off our best writing?
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Silly List
SILLY LIST
(I DID NOT DO THESE THINGS)
1. Got swallowed by a farter shark
2. Fell into the pond
3. Ate a smelly princess out of the toilet
4. Smelled a dog's bottom
(I DID NOT DO THESE THINGS)
1. Got swallowed by a farter shark
2. Fell into the pond
3. Ate a smelly princess out of the toilet
4. Smelled a dog's bottom
Take five
I am Jack. I go to zoo school.
One day I stole the teacher's new saucepan and they caught me and abolished me.
5 months later they wanted me back.
I got a request.
The next day I went back to school. They had bought a frog while I was gone. When it saw me it hid in the bush.
take 5
Aaah! The power went out. I know what I'll do. I will light a candle.
There. Where is the flame? I saw something sparkling. I went to check it out. It was treasure. I opened the lid. There were heaps of pink things and there was a crystal that led me into a cave that led into a library.
There. Where is the flame? I saw something sparkling. I went to check it out. It was treasure. I opened the lid. There were heaps of pink things and there was a crystal that led me into a cave that led into a library.
Golden things!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
One afternoon I went to the library and I found a piece of paper. It had three things to find. To find more treasure the first thing I had to find was a rainbow candle with gold in it. The next thing I had to find was a golden crystal and the last object I had to find was a golden egg so I set off. When I got all the things the BIG thing a golden kiwi that laid golden crystal.
Adventure!!!
I am a explorer. Now time to get on to the story. One day I found a candle. It was magic. You can wish for whatever you want. I wished for a box of treasure. The box was pink. There was a crystal in it. I took it to the library.
dinosaurs
The Dinosaurs lived long ago. The huge giants hunted in packs or herds. T-Rex
was a meat eater. It could kill with one bite. Botresoris is a plant eater often attacked by T-Rex+rater. A meteor might have hit earth and killed all the dinosaurs. Nobody knows.
was a meat eater. It could kill with one bite. Botresoris is a plant eater often attacked by T-Rex+rater. A meteor might have hit earth and killed all the dinosaurs. Nobody knows.
The frog eating girl (Take 5)
One day Amy was down the street and saw a delicious frog so that day she took it home. She had to hide from her mum because she hated frogs.
That night Amy set on a request to sneak the frog into the kitchen, grab the saucepan and cook the frog for dinner. She ate it as fast as she could so her mum wouldn't find out.
The next minute Amy burped. Her mum asked what she had been eating.
Take five:
use five given words to write a story in 5 minutes.
That night Amy set on a request to sneak the frog into the kitchen, grab the saucepan and cook the frog for dinner. She ate it as fast as she could so her mum wouldn't find out.
The next minute Amy burped. Her mum asked what she had been eating.
Take five:
use five given words to write a story in 5 minutes.
take 5
Swimming for my life for treasure.
Craw craw craw!
Pirates shoot library candles at us.
They use bombs and guns. They are using blood chips and cake from KFC. 1000,000,000,000 gold coins are in the chest.
Craw craw craw!
Pirates shoot library candles at us.
They use bombs and guns. They are using blood chips and cake from KFC. 1000,000,000,000 gold coins are in the chest.
my remarkable weekend
my remarkable weekend
In the awesome'st weekend I ever had we went to Cromwell. We got there really late at night. We stayed at my older brother Tim's house. My nephews Tristan and Jayden were asleep. Me and my brother stayed up till eleven watching TV in our beds.
The next day we went to Tristan's rugby. He scored six tries. Then we went back to Tim's house and had Jayden's birthday party. We played pass the parcel. Conner won. He had a spider man birthday cake. We opened his presents then went down stairs to play with them. His favourite present was skylanders.
Later on me, my brother and my brother in law played dart tag outside. Soon when everybody left me and my brother and my other brother Tim went to the park. My brothers played with the rugby ball, I played on the playground. There were these really cool monkey bars that spin around and you've got to spin around on them. They were really hard at the start but now they're easy. Then we went back home, watched TV for a little bit and picked up Jayden from Conner's birthday party. Then we came back home and had tea.
When it was half past six we listened to music and played the PlayStation. When it was half past seven Tristan and Jayden went to bed. Me and my brother watched TV and played with the big exercise ball. I fell asleep with the TV on and Tim turned it off.
The next day was Sunday. Mothers day. I gave mum a card with a balloon and some Roses tapped to the envelope. We went to the park and played cricket with Cody, Joe, dad, and Tristan. Jayden was too busy playing skylanders. After cricket we went back to Tim's house, packed up our stuff and went home. I had an awesome weekend.
In the awesome'st weekend I ever had we went to Cromwell. We got there really late at night. We stayed at my older brother Tim's house. My nephews Tristan and Jayden were asleep. Me and my brother stayed up till eleven watching TV in our beds.
The next day we went to Tristan's rugby. He scored six tries. Then we went back to Tim's house and had Jayden's birthday party. We played pass the parcel. Conner won. He had a spider man birthday cake. We opened his presents then went down stairs to play with them. His favourite present was skylanders.
Later on me, my brother and my brother in law played dart tag outside. Soon when everybody left me and my brother and my other brother Tim went to the park. My brothers played with the rugby ball, I played on the playground. There were these really cool monkey bars that spin around and you've got to spin around on them. They were really hard at the start but now they're easy. Then we went back home, watched TV for a little bit and picked up Jayden from Conner's birthday party. Then we came back home and had tea.
When it was half past six we listened to music and played the PlayStation. When it was half past seven Tristan and Jayden went to bed. Me and my brother watched TV and played with the big exercise ball. I fell asleep with the TV on and Tim turned it off.
The next day was Sunday. Mothers day. I gave mum a card with a balloon and some Roses tapped to the envelope. We went to the park and played cricket with Cody, Joe, dad, and Tristan. Jayden was too busy playing skylanders. After cricket we went back to Tim's house, packed up our stuff and went home. I had an awesome weekend.
The frog
One day I went to the park. I took my dog with me for a walk. My dog caught a frog so I took it home. My mum cooked it in the saucepan. I got a delicious cupcake.
take kive
take five
I was having tea with candles. I bit in to my meat and I found a crystal. It was pink. My eyes nearly popped out. So we went to the library to look for a book that had something to do with it. I found out that the pink crystal will show up in meat with candles. You could trade it in for 2000000;00000 dollars. Nah I want a pink crystal.
I was having tea with candles. I bit in to my meat and I found a crystal. It was pink. My eyes nearly popped out. So we went to the library to look for a book that had something to do with it. I found out that the pink crystal will show up in meat with candles. You could trade it in for 2000000;00000 dollars. Nah I want a pink crystal.
Take Five Dollars$
TAKE FIVE DOLLAR$
Take five is when our
class does something
when we have five
minutes to write
as much as we
can with some
words you have
to have in
your take five
The girl entered the library holding the candle. She slid the pink book out of the shelf and slid through the gap. The room behind the shelf had mountains and mountains of treasure. On top of one pile of treasure there was a crystal blue as the sky. She swallowed the Crystal in one big gulp.
"Mmmmmm!" She said. The girl jumped on top of the piles one after an other, eating all the treasure. She tried sliding back out the gap {now fat} she could not fit she was too fat!
So she lived the rest of her life in the room like a prisoner. Then one day a fairy god mother came and tapped her wand on her and flew away. All of a sudden she turned in to a fat overweight toad and floated up in to heaven.
THE END
Take five is when our
class does something
when we have five
minutes to write
as much as we
can with some
words you have
to have in
your take five
The girl entered the library holding the candle. She slid the pink book out of the shelf and slid through the gap. The room behind the shelf had mountains and mountains of treasure. On top of one pile of treasure there was a crystal blue as the sky. She swallowed the Crystal in one big gulp.
"Mmmmmm!" She said. The girl jumped on top of the piles one after an other, eating all the treasure. She tried sliding back out the gap {now fat} she could not fit she was too fat!
So she lived the rest of her life in the room like a prisoner. Then one day a fairy god mother came and tapped her wand on her and flew away. All of a sudden she turned in to a fat overweight toad and floated up in to heaven.
THE END
Take five
One day I went shopping. On the way there I saw a frog. Finally I got to the shop. I got a delicious corn. When I got home I found a request. It said please make the corn for me in this special sauce pan that talks. I need to hide! What if it eats me...?
It's coming.... ahhhhhhhh!
It's coming.... ahhhhhhhh!
Take Five
Take five is where you have five minutes to write a story. Plus, you have to include five certain words. Our words were library, crystal, pink, candle, and treasure. We worked really hard on them so, enjoy.
I was helping the librarian in the library one day when I suddenly saw a glint in the corner. I had found a secret passage! But it was too dim to see anything. So I grabbed a nearby candle and went down the stairs.
Going deeper and deeper, looking at the cobwebs and scurrying mice, I came across a treasure chest. In front of the chest was a rusty key to open it. I blew off the dust and coughed. then I opened the chest and inside the chest WAS...... clothes. Pink clothes with pictures of crystals on them.
I sighed. But then, I thought, then realized, that pink was not a bad colour. So, I put them on to see if they would fit and they did. Yay!
The End.
I was helping the librarian in the library one day when I suddenly saw a glint in the corner. I had found a secret passage! But it was too dim to see anything. So I grabbed a nearby candle and went down the stairs.
Going deeper and deeper, looking at the cobwebs and scurrying mice, I came across a treasure chest. In front of the chest was a rusty key to open it. I blew off the dust and coughed. then I opened the chest and inside the chest WAS...... clothes. Pink clothes with pictures of crystals on them.
I sighed. But then, I thought, then realized, that pink was not a bad colour. So, I put them on to see if they would fit and they did. Yay!
The End.
Take Five
Take five
I went to the library to find a treasure chest with a candle on top. So I opened it up. It had pink crystals in it so I told them to come and look at it. So they grabbed some of them and felt it. But I knew that it was my stuff so people put them back.
TAKE FIVE
I was looking in my drink with candles all around me. I saw a pink crystal in my drink. I thought it was some treasure. I was going to the library to find out what it was.
Take five
I went in to the library and I found a treasure chest and inside it there was a crystal and a pink candle.
silly list by Mercedes
Awesome silly list of things i did in the hholidays ( I did not do these things )
1 went to the Darth Farter concert ha ha ha
2 got swallowed by a goat he just opened his throat
3 swam up a shark's butt / bottom
1 went to the Darth Farter concert ha ha ha
2 got swallowed by a goat he just opened his throat
3 swam up a shark's butt / bottom
Thursday, May 9, 2013
silly list of silly things i did in the holidays
- chopped off my head on purpose
- a big brown blob landed on me
- went to the brown hole
My silly list of silly things I did in the silly holidays
- Ate my brother
- Put my face in white cake
- Ate the red queen
- Ate dog biscuits and everyone blew up
- put strawberries on my face
silly list of ugly things
1. Slammed the door on my fingers on purpose
2. went to bowl the bowling ball but didn't let go and slid down the thing
3. my undies went on fire
4. fell of the back of my chair
5. fell down the toilet and went to the shower
2. went to bowl the bowling ball but didn't let go and slid down the thing
3. my undies went on fire
4. fell of the back of my chair
5. fell down the toilet and went to the shower
Silly list of silly things we sillily did in the silly holidays.
1. ran around the house while getting chased by a dog with rabies
2. fell into the tumble dryer
3. drank some 100 year old milk
4. got my head stuck in a vase (this actually happened)
5. ate my cat
6. crawled on the lawn while eating a telephone
7. ate too much sugary food and started bouncing off the walls and running around like a phycho kid
8. had a itch on my back and scratched it on a large cheese grater
9. ate my dog
10. ate dog roll
11. ate cat food
12. fell into a quicksand pit
13. lay down in a coffin with a bunch of aggressive snakes
14. got buried alive
15. let a phycho killer into the house
16. kept a rattlesnake as a pet
17. sold my kidneys on the Internet
18. ate a tube of super glue
19. poke a stick at a grizzly bear
20. swam in a pool filled with piranhas
21. got my toast out with a fork
22. did my own electrical work for the house
23. put myself in a stray jacket
24. never took my pills to make sure I stay normal and not go crazy
25. dressed up as a moose on hunting season
26. disturbed a beehive for no good reason
27. walked across a train track while it was coming
2. fell into the tumble dryer
3. drank some 100 year old milk
4. got my head stuck in a vase (this actually happened)
5. ate my cat
6. crawled on the lawn while eating a telephone
7. ate too much sugary food and started bouncing off the walls and running around like a phycho kid
8. had a itch on my back and scratched it on a large cheese grater
9. ate my dog
10. ate dog roll
11. ate cat food
12. fell into a quicksand pit
13. lay down in a coffin with a bunch of aggressive snakes
14. got buried alive
15. let a phycho killer into the house
16. kept a rattlesnake as a pet
17. sold my kidneys on the Internet
18. ate a tube of super glue
19. poke a stick at a grizzly bear
20. swam in a pool filled with piranhas
21. got my toast out with a fork
22. did my own electrical work for the house
23. put myself in a stray jacket
24. never took my pills to make sure I stay normal and not go crazy
25. dressed up as a moose on hunting season
26. disturbed a beehive for no good reason
27. walked across a train track while it was coming
silly!!!!!
in the silly holidays
! got a paper cut went to the doctor he said you cut paper paper doesn't cut you.
! did a high five and my hand came off.
! was about to eat a pineapple it slipped out of my hand and got stunk on my head.
! sat on a chair and squashed an apple and fell over.
! got a paper cut went to the doctor he said you cut paper paper doesn't cut you.
! did a high five and my hand came off.
! was about to eat a pineapple it slipped out of my hand and got stunk on my head.
! sat on a chair and squashed an apple and fell over.
Silly list of silly thing we did in the silly holiday
- run around the house while being chased by a dog with rabies
- farted so hard I went to the moon
- ate my cousin ate a smelly sock
- ate my mum
- ate a book
- ate my friend Sophie=(
my silly list of things I did in the holidays
- ate my cousin
- ate some paint
- ate a castle
- ate the orange queen
- ate a dogs biscuits
CARLY'S SILLY LIST
1. farted so hard i tripped over
2. ate my most loved teddy
3. ate my baby cousin
4. smelt a hobos butt
5. cleaned my self with my tongue
6. drank some 100,000 year old ketchup
7. licked an old mans face
8. ran around the town barking like a dog
9. drank out of the toilet
10. crawled up the wall
11. rode a TV
12. got a Itch on my butt so rubbed it on a large cheese grater
13. ate my cats food
14. ate a smelly Jim sock
15. got buried alive by the funeral company
16. joined the army
17. sold my heart on the Internet
18. lick my dog
19 swam in a pool of piranha's
20. asked if i could live with a stranger
21. sold my parents in a garage sale
22. lived in a pig stiy with two pigs as parents
The secret spider [play]
characters
Dad- children how about we go to see your uncle spider this weekend
mum brother- na bro the footballs on
uncle mum- I don't think that's such a bad idea
sister dad- listen to me we are going to see your uncle
dad spider this weekend and that is that
brother baby- waa waa waa
baby brother- be quiet
reader sister- ok I'll get my things
reader so the family packed there things and drove off
dad- where here
mum- yay
brother I want some food
sister- me too
baby- I can talk
mum- well that's a surprise
reader- what the family didn't notice was that there was a big spider on baby
then they walked in
uncle- well hi there
dad- hi we came to visit you and stay with you for the weekend
baby- and i can talk
uncle wait a minute did you notice a big spider on baby
family- no
uncle- oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh um that spider is the secret spider we've
got to find it
mum- we didn't notice it
uncle- all we have to do is find it
reader-they searched everywhere and everywhere but they just couldn't find it
uncle-its know use
mum if we keep looking we will find it
uncle- wait I think I know where we haven't looked
dad- where
uncle- the adic
sister- we'll never find it in there
brother- yea
uncle- it's our only hope
dad- it's worth a shot
reader- so they looked over and under piles of furniture
uncle- I found it
everybody- hooray
reader- so the family stayed with there uncle spider and keep't the secret spider
safe
Dad- children how about we go to see your uncle spider this weekend
mum brother- na bro the footballs on
uncle mum- I don't think that's such a bad idea
sister dad- listen to me we are going to see your uncle
dad spider this weekend and that is that
brother baby- waa waa waa
baby brother- be quiet
reader sister- ok I'll get my things
reader so the family packed there things and drove off
dad- where here
mum- yay
brother I want some food
sister- me too
baby- I can talk
mum- well that's a surprise
reader- what the family didn't notice was that there was a big spider on baby
then they walked in
uncle- well hi there
dad- hi we came to visit you and stay with you for the weekend
baby- and i can talk
uncle wait a minute did you notice a big spider on baby
family- no
uncle- oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh um that spider is the secret spider we've
got to find it
mum- we didn't notice it
uncle- all we have to do is find it
reader-they searched everywhere and everywhere but they just couldn't find it
uncle-its know use
mum if we keep looking we will find it
uncle- wait I think I know where we haven't looked
dad- where
uncle- the adic
sister- we'll never find it in there
brother- yea
uncle- it's our only hope
dad- it's worth a shot
reader- so they looked over and under piles of furniture
uncle- I found it
everybody- hooray
reader- so the family stayed with there uncle spider and keep't the secret spider
safe
silly list of silly things we did in the silly holidays
- ran around the house naked
- ate the cat
- ate stuffing from a teddy
- kissed the muddy ground
- drank out of the toilet
- jumped out of an airplane with out a parachute
silly list of things I did in the holidays
- swam into a shark's bottom
- ate my dads food
- ate your mum
- ate my dad's glasses
- got eaten by a flower
- ate your fish
Silly list of silly things we did in the sily holidays
- ran around the house naked
- drank out of the toliet
- kissed the muddy ground
- ate the cat
- jumped out of an aeroplane without a parachute
- ate a teddy
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Geometry
For the next three weeks we are learning about 2D and 3D shapes. Look at the things we are using on these photos.
Welcome to Term 2
I went to an education conference
in Christchurch last week with my colleagues from school. It was an inspiring
and exciting event and I am keen to try out some of the new things I’ve
learned.
This week’s homework is reading a book from home and basic facts. Here is the Basic facts programme as a reminder:
Each child has a set list of Basic Facts to learn for the week. There are four sheets for the children to fill in, one for every day.
Day 1: Complete the facts and get
them checked. Take as long as you like. Study the ones you got wrong. Why were
they wrong?
Day 2: Practise the facts, trying
to get all correct. Rewrite the wrong ones.Day 3: Time yourself to complete all facts.
Day 4: Time yourself to see if you can complete them within 4 minutes.
Inquiry
This term we are learning about
celebrations in New Zealand and around the world. This will involve talking to
you about special celebrations in your family, and inviting people from
different countries to talk about their celebrations.
Towards the end of the term, we
will be planning a special celebration – how, when, where will be up to the
children to work out.
Our school cross country event is
in week 3. We will be practicing our run when/if the weather allows it. All
children will set themselves a goal to work towards and see if they can improve
in their own fitness.
Please don’t hesitate to come and
see me if you have any questions or concerns at any time.
Have a great week,
Annie Rehmann
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