Saturday, 28 March 2009
Thursday, 26 March 2009
Wednesday, 25 March 2009
This is from National Radio 'Afternoons' with Jim Mora.
http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/aft/aft-20090325-1510-Virtual_World-048.mp3
Our blog is mentioned at the end of this podcast.
Our blog is mentioned at the end of this podcast.
Monday, 23 March 2009
It's homework time again, isn't that neat!
Homework Week Eight
Blog challenge: collect at least ten words from another language. Then put them on the blog in a comment box.
While I was in Melbourne last week I visited many different schools. I realised how lucky we are at Pahoia as we have so many cool facilities, lively teachers and groovy kids with great ideas. Thank you all for your homework last week, many of you created some interesting relatives. Check the blog for some examples of your excellent writing.
First Person or Third Person
Here are the beginnings to stories that Katherine Mansfield wrote. The first is in third person (where we write ‘he’ or ‘she’). The second is in first person (when we write ‘I’). You choose one of these beginnings and complete the story by saying what was in the letter or why ‘he’ always sits alone. Just choose one to complete.
From ‘the Swing of the Pendulum’:
‘The land lady knocked at the door.
‘Come in,’ said Viola.
‘There is a letter for you,’ said the land lady, ‘a special letter’ – she held the green envelope in a corner of her dingy apron.’
You complete this story. Or complete this one:
‘Who is he? I said. ‘And why does he sit always alone, with his back to us, too?’
‘Ah!’ whispered…’
You write who is whispering and what this person says about why ‘he sits always alone’. If it’s because he is lonely you have to explain why he’s lonely. If he’s unhappy you have to explain why he’s unhappy. Maybe you’ll think of an entirely original reason for him to behave like this.
Times tables focus is 8x. Challenge yourself, go past 12!
Please list your favourite authors this week. We will make a class list to help encourage each other to read different books.
Invent an ancestor
Shay
James Boll Brain
James was brought up in Napier. He was born in 1920. He died of cancer in 1960. He worked as a car mechanic for the Ford Motor Company. James had one leg because he had a motor dropped on his leg. He used to like playing darts with his mates after work.
Jack B
I had a great grand father that was in the army, he was in the 101st Airborne, he was a paratrooper. He invaded Normandy by jumping out of a plane with hundreds of other people. As soon as he hit the ground he had lost most of his friends and there was air ire coming from all directions.
Jack F
In 1854 Bill Bob was two he went into World War 2. He had a steel leg. He had muscles that could change into cannons. He had huge abs. After the war he retired. He became a sumo wrestler. At ten years he had won the sumo wrestler championship belt.
Tuesday
Billy Bob, My Person.
Billy Bob is an Olympic gymnast, he has represented New Zealand won first 150 years in a row. Now he swims in swim school for the elderly. He is getting fitter and fitter. I know what you think, he can never die. Anyway, lots of people think that he will have a chance in the Olympics for swimming. Which he does.
Michel
Walles William Wadcock
Beginning of Life
Walles was born and raised in Wellington. He went to a school called St Patricks. They were very strict on behaviour there and uniform. If you didn't behave right or have the correct uniform you would get whipped. EEKK!!
Middle of Life
After Walles finished college he went to Canada where he fought a bear and won. After that he went all over the UK, he went sky diving and his parachute didn't work so he broke his leg, his arm and his ankle. He did so many other things and this one I just have to tell you, He went to space. I've still got the stone he got from the moon!!!
End of Life
At the age of 73 Walles was still doing crazy things but not long after his last stunt of the week Walles died by doing a stunt at home, he tried to fly a plane upside down through a shed!!
Blog challenge: collect at least ten words from another language. Then put them on the blog in a comment box.
While I was in Melbourne last week I visited many different schools. I realised how lucky we are at Pahoia as we have so many cool facilities, lively teachers and groovy kids with great ideas. Thank you all for your homework last week, many of you created some interesting relatives. Check the blog for some examples of your excellent writing.
First Person or Third Person
Here are the beginnings to stories that Katherine Mansfield wrote. The first is in third person (where we write ‘he’ or ‘she’). The second is in first person (when we write ‘I’). You choose one of these beginnings and complete the story by saying what was in the letter or why ‘he’ always sits alone. Just choose one to complete.
From ‘the Swing of the Pendulum’:
‘The land lady knocked at the door.
‘Come in,’ said Viola.
‘There is a letter for you,’ said the land lady, ‘a special letter’ – she held the green envelope in a corner of her dingy apron.’
You complete this story. Or complete this one:
‘Who is he? I said. ‘And why does he sit always alone, with his back to us, too?’
‘Ah!’ whispered…’
You write who is whispering and what this person says about why ‘he sits always alone’. If it’s because he is lonely you have to explain why he’s lonely. If he’s unhappy you have to explain why he’s unhappy. Maybe you’ll think of an entirely original reason for him to behave like this.
Times tables focus is 8x. Challenge yourself, go past 12!
Please list your favourite authors this week. We will make a class list to help encourage each other to read different books.
Invent an ancestor
Shay
James Boll Brain
James was brought up in Napier. He was born in 1920. He died of cancer in 1960. He worked as a car mechanic for the Ford Motor Company. James had one leg because he had a motor dropped on his leg. He used to like playing darts with his mates after work.
Jack B
I had a great grand father that was in the army, he was in the 101st Airborne, he was a paratrooper. He invaded Normandy by jumping out of a plane with hundreds of other people. As soon as he hit the ground he had lost most of his friends and there was air ire coming from all directions.
Jack F
In 1854 Bill Bob was two he went into World War 2. He had a steel leg. He had muscles that could change into cannons. He had huge abs. After the war he retired. He became a sumo wrestler. At ten years he had won the sumo wrestler championship belt.
Tuesday
Billy Bob, My Person.
Billy Bob is an Olympic gymnast, he has represented New Zealand won first 150 years in a row. Now he swims in swim school for the elderly. He is getting fitter and fitter. I know what you think, he can never die. Anyway, lots of people think that he will have a chance in the Olympics for swimming. Which he does.
Michel
Walles William Wadcock
Beginning of Life
Walles was born and raised in Wellington. He went to a school called St Patricks. They were very strict on behaviour there and uniform. If you didn't behave right or have the correct uniform you would get whipped. EEKK!!
Middle of Life
After Walles finished college he went to Canada where he fought a bear and won. After that he went all over the UK, he went sky diving and his parachute didn't work so he broke his leg, his arm and his ankle. He did so many other things and this one I just have to tell you, He went to space. I've still got the stone he got from the moon!!!
End of Life
At the age of 73 Walles was still doing crazy things but not long after his last stunt of the week Walles died by doing a stunt at home, he tried to fly a plane upside down through a shed!!
Monday, 16 March 2009
I know you can't wait for this!!! Homework. "yippee!" I hear you yell.
Homework Week Seven
Room One I am very proud of your attitude to homework, you are showing resourcefulness in your organisation, excellence in your presentation and you demonstrate learning beautifully. Keep it up! Some examples of your work are on our blog, check it out some time.
As I am going to Melbourne tomorrow for the rest of the week Miss Lee will be marking your homework.
Times table focus is 8x.
Inventing An Ancestor
Katherine Mansfield had a vivid imagination. She wrote about people, real people, real locations and real situations, but she could also invent. Once she wrote to a friend, 'Would you not like to try all sorts of lives - one is so very small - but that is the satisfaction of writing - one can impersonate so many people.'
I would like you to invent a person, let's make it an interesting relative. Here is an example.
"Gertrude Fenella Wattle-Bottle 1897-1969
Gertrude Fenella, or Gerf as she was called, began life in Opoutere, a small coastal settlement at the bottom of the Coromandel Peninsula. Not one to enjoy the sleepy murmur of the tidal lagoon, and attracted to fame, fortune, and new electric lights, at the age of 16 she escaped to Thames and began work for a seamstress who made the costumes for the Thames theatrical Society."
Word Study
Define: noun, verb, adjective and adverb. Give a few examples of each.
Room One I am very proud of your attitude to homework, you are showing resourcefulness in your organisation, excellence in your presentation and you demonstrate learning beautifully. Keep it up! Some examples of your work are on our blog, check it out some time.
As I am going to Melbourne tomorrow for the rest of the week Miss Lee will be marking your homework.
Times table focus is 8x.
Inventing An Ancestor
Katherine Mansfield had a vivid imagination. She wrote about people, real people, real locations and real situations, but she could also invent. Once she wrote to a friend, 'Would you not like to try all sorts of lives - one is so very small - but that is the satisfaction of writing - one can impersonate so many people.'
I would like you to invent a person, let's make it an interesting relative. Here is an example.
"Gertrude Fenella Wattle-Bottle 1897-1969
Gertrude Fenella, or Gerf as she was called, began life in Opoutere, a small coastal settlement at the bottom of the Coromandel Peninsula. Not one to enjoy the sleepy murmur of the tidal lagoon, and attracted to fame, fortune, and new electric lights, at the age of 16 she escaped to Thames and began work for a seamstress who made the costumes for the Thames theatrical Society."
Word Study
Define: noun, verb, adjective and adverb. Give a few examples of each.
Sunday, 15 March 2009
Descriptions of our Area
My Home. By Mat
It's a small lifestyle block situated by the local school. To the south the breathtaking Kaimai Ranges stretch across the skyline. The vast green outlook from the kitchen blocks the sky. The roaring trucks speed down the highway at three in the morning. In autumn the lush green tree turns to yellow and is very beautiful.
Taurange. By Lennox
Tauranga is a small city. It is in a bay on a blue harbour and sunny.
You can always see Mount Maunganui or water.
The shops are great and there are lots of restaurants.
Lots of people grow avocados in the country.
My description of Katikati. By Jemima
You can wait there for ages sometimes. You just sit there watching the car in front's smokey fumes go up into the air. Then the car at the front of the queue revs up their motor and takes off, but you're still dribbling along at the back.
It's a small but busy town, behind us lie the Kaimai Ranges, with tracks crammed into the bush clumped hills. In front of us stretches the Tauranga Harbour leading out to the Pacific Ocean.
Katikati. By Anna
It is a beautiful town
The Uretara river peeks out at you when you enter the town. Sometimes it is a light, murky brown.
The Kaimais are visible when you look to the west.
If you're lucky when you look up into a tree, you'll see a bird's nest.
In town there are shops on either side of the road.
When there's a storm you get absolutely soaked.
It's green and never completely dry.
Some houses are pretty or ugly, close together or have space in between them, don't ask me why.
But Katikati is a beautiful town.
Pahoia. By Chris
Pahoia has green grass, a lovely landscape and freindly people everywhere. It is also very easy to grow fruit here because of the lovely weather.. Sometimes I want a storm but there aren't many in Pahoia. It is also great because we are high up so we get a really excellent view. I am so lucky to live in Pahoia, I couldn't think of a better place to live.
It's a small lifestyle block situated by the local school. To the south the breathtaking Kaimai Ranges stretch across the skyline. The vast green outlook from the kitchen blocks the sky. The roaring trucks speed down the highway at three in the morning. In autumn the lush green tree turns to yellow and is very beautiful.
Taurange. By Lennox
Tauranga is a small city. It is in a bay on a blue harbour and sunny.
You can always see Mount Maunganui or water.
The shops are great and there are lots of restaurants.
Lots of people grow avocados in the country.
My description of Katikati. By Jemima
You can wait there for ages sometimes. You just sit there watching the car in front's smokey fumes go up into the air. Then the car at the front of the queue revs up their motor and takes off, but you're still dribbling along at the back.
It's a small but busy town, behind us lie the Kaimai Ranges, with tracks crammed into the bush clumped hills. In front of us stretches the Tauranga Harbour leading out to the Pacific Ocean.
Katikati. By Anna
It is a beautiful town
The Uretara river peeks out at you when you enter the town. Sometimes it is a light, murky brown.
The Kaimais are visible when you look to the west.
If you're lucky when you look up into a tree, you'll see a bird's nest.
In town there are shops on either side of the road.
When there's a storm you get absolutely soaked.
It's green and never completely dry.
Some houses are pretty or ugly, close together or have space in between them, don't ask me why.
But Katikati is a beautiful town.
Pahoia. By Chris
Pahoia has green grass, a lovely landscape and freindly people everywhere. It is also very easy to grow fruit here because of the lovely weather.. Sometimes I want a storm but there aren't many in Pahoia. It is also great because we are high up so we get a really excellent view. I am so lucky to live in Pahoia, I couldn't think of a better place to live.
Saturday, 14 March 2009
Thursday, 12 March 2009
Monday, 9 March 2009
Mmmm Yummy Homework
Homework Week Six
Times Table focus 7x (my favourite!) this week.
A book review is mandatory (MUST DO) this week. Include title, author, publisher, dedication and your opinion.
Descriptions
Katherine Mansfield's description of Wellington
'It's a small town, planted at the edge of a fine deep harbour like a lake. Behind it, on either side, there are hills. The houses are built of light painted wood. They have iron roofs coloured red. And there are big dark plumy trees massed together.'
Five short sentences. Nice and simple.
I would like you to describe your town in five sentences now. Notice how each of Katherine Mansfield?s sentences gives us a new piece of information. Her descriptions are very visual. We can ?see? what she is describing. That is the sort of thing I would like you to do.
Word Study
Put each of the school vision words into separate sentences. Can you remember them all?
Times Table focus 7x (my favourite!) this week.
A book review is mandatory (MUST DO) this week. Include title, author, publisher, dedication and your opinion.
Descriptions
Katherine Mansfield's description of Wellington
'It's a small town, planted at the edge of a fine deep harbour like a lake. Behind it, on either side, there are hills. The houses are built of light painted wood. They have iron roofs coloured red. And there are big dark plumy trees massed together.'
Five short sentences. Nice and simple.
I would like you to describe your town in five sentences now. Notice how each of Katherine Mansfield?s sentences gives us a new piece of information. Her descriptions are very visual. We can ?see? what she is describing. That is the sort of thing I would like you to do.
Word Study
Put each of the school vision words into separate sentences. Can you remember them all?
Sunday, 8 March 2009
Early Memories
The homework this week was completed by EVERYONE! Well done team.
The Early Memories section of the homework was a delight to mark. I thought that I would share a few here. The use of detail and emotion really helped to make these memories come alive for the reader.
Estelle
My first memory is when I went to my Grandma's house. I saw fresh steaming cookies and milk. I heard my parents talking about me and I heard the dog from next door barking like mad because Alex was playing with its toy right in front of it. I felt soft cookie dough under my hands and melting chocolate in my mouth.
Laura
When I had chemo the nurse turned off the light and small stars on the roof would glow. Sometimes she would turn on the fish machine in the big circle. I looked at those things so I di not look at the needle. I was two years old.
Jay
In February 2003 at the age of four I remember going to an Auckland festival called Pacifica where I got a helium balloon. I remember walking over a bridge with lots of swans gliding eerily over the blue river. We walked over to a candy-floss seller and bought some. I took a bite of the pink, sticky web and it tickled and dissolved in my mouth. Then it started to rain.
Sam
When I was three I went to see the miniature ponies. I felt wonderful on the inside. On the outside I felt the beat of the horses heart and its soft coat.
As I was leading them around the paddock I heard some of the other ponies whinnying to each other and some birds chirping. I saw some horses that were black or white, some even brown and there were daisies in the paddock.
Monique
When I was about two I played in my playroom and when my Mum and Dad asked me to go to bed I gave them the evil eye. And when I saw a shadow coming I hid but they found me and picked me up and took me to bed. I felt like I was being picked up by a giant and I went fast asleep. ZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Michel
It was Christmas time in England and it was snowing. My brothers and I went outside to play in the snow, we were wrapped up snug and warm. My brothers built an igloo/ice house and helped me build a snowman and then they had a snowball fight and my Mum took me inside to get warm
I was four years old and the year was 2002.
Dana
I can remember when I was little I used to run around the back lawn and dad would come out and tell me to hop on his back. He would give me horsey rides. Then Zed our boxer dog would come over and play. Dad would move his hands around and Zed's eyes would be curiously looking at them, then he would start barking at them. I insisted on more horsey rides, so dad would give me more. Zed would follow us around and around the lawn. After a few rounds of the lawn Mum would call us in for tea.
The Early Memories section of the homework was a delight to mark. I thought that I would share a few here. The use of detail and emotion really helped to make these memories come alive for the reader.
Estelle
My first memory is when I went to my Grandma's house. I saw fresh steaming cookies and milk. I heard my parents talking about me and I heard the dog from next door barking like mad because Alex was playing with its toy right in front of it. I felt soft cookie dough under my hands and melting chocolate in my mouth.
Laura
When I had chemo the nurse turned off the light and small stars on the roof would glow. Sometimes she would turn on the fish machine in the big circle. I looked at those things so I di not look at the needle. I was two years old.
Jay
In February 2003 at the age of four I remember going to an Auckland festival called Pacifica where I got a helium balloon. I remember walking over a bridge with lots of swans gliding eerily over the blue river. We walked over to a candy-floss seller and bought some. I took a bite of the pink, sticky web and it tickled and dissolved in my mouth. Then it started to rain.
Sam
When I was three I went to see the miniature ponies. I felt wonderful on the inside. On the outside I felt the beat of the horses heart and its soft coat.
As I was leading them around the paddock I heard some of the other ponies whinnying to each other and some birds chirping. I saw some horses that were black or white, some even brown and there were daisies in the paddock.
Monique
When I was about two I played in my playroom and when my Mum and Dad asked me to go to bed I gave them the evil eye. And when I saw a shadow coming I hid but they found me and picked me up and took me to bed. I felt like I was being picked up by a giant and I went fast asleep. ZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Michel
It was Christmas time in England and it was snowing. My brothers and I went outside to play in the snow, we were wrapped up snug and warm. My brothers built an igloo/ice house and helped me build a snowman and then they had a snowball fight and my Mum took me inside to get warm
I was four years old and the year was 2002.
Dana
I can remember when I was little I used to run around the back lawn and dad would come out and tell me to hop on his back. He would give me horsey rides. Then Zed our boxer dog would come over and play. Dad would move his hands around and Zed's eyes would be curiously looking at them, then he would start barking at them. I insisted on more horsey rides, so dad would give me more. Zed would follow us around and around the lawn. After a few rounds of the lawn Mum would call us in for tea.
Friday, 6 March 2009
Flip Video
WOW, thanks Mr Wadsworth for showing us how to use the Flip camera. We are so pleased that you bought four for the school. The video below was filmed by Ricky using the new Flip Video. It is sooooooo easy to use.
The Five Keys
This is one of the excellent stories written by the children in Room One explaining how the five new Pahoia vision words Communication, Learn, Excellence, Resourceful and Respect came to be.
Monday, 2 March 2009
Homework Week Five
Homework Week Five
In our last lot of homework we needed to find the hidden birds. This was quite a challenge, congratulations to those of you who gave it a go, persevered and found some. You were resourceful. The birds were: canary, lark, duck, parrot, hen, gull, sparrow, peewit, crane, crow, wren and owl.
This week’s times table challenge is 9x again. If you feel that you have mastered it, mix them up, go past 12 or do another times table.
Early Memories
When Katherine Mansfield left New Zealand to live in London and Europe her heart often sailed back to New Zealand to her childhood days. She wrote: ‘The longer I live the more I turn to New Zealand. I thank God I was born in New Zealand. A young country is a real heritage, though it takes a time to recognise it. But New Zealand is in my very bones.’
Some of Katherine’s greatest stories were written from her childhood memories of Wellington.
I would like you to write down your first memories of being alive. What’s the very first memory you have? Explain it clearly. What did you see, hear and feel? I expect you to write a paragraph about it.
‘I can remember…’
I am enjoying seeing the record of books that you guys are reading. There have been some interesting book reviews. Include your opinions with these.
In our last lot of homework we needed to find the hidden birds. This was quite a challenge, congratulations to those of you who gave it a go, persevered and found some. You were resourceful. The birds were: canary, lark, duck, parrot, hen, gull, sparrow, peewit, crane, crow, wren and owl.
This week’s times table challenge is 9x again. If you feel that you have mastered it, mix them up, go past 12 or do another times table.
Early Memories
When Katherine Mansfield left New Zealand to live in London and Europe her heart often sailed back to New Zealand to her childhood days. She wrote: ‘The longer I live the more I turn to New Zealand. I thank God I was born in New Zealand. A young country is a real heritage, though it takes a time to recognise it. But New Zealand is in my very bones.’
Some of Katherine’s greatest stories were written from her childhood memories of Wellington.
I would like you to write down your first memories of being alive. What’s the very first memory you have? Explain it clearly. What did you see, hear and feel? I expect you to write a paragraph about it.
‘I can remember…’
I am enjoying seeing the record of books that you guys are reading. There have been some interesting book reviews. Include your opinions with these.
Sunday, 1 March 2009
Survivor Pahoia PMI
Room One have reflected on their Survivor Pahoia camp. Here are a few of their thoughts. Thank you Andrea, Peter, Cheryl, Cath, Kim, Paul, Andy, Nine and Andrew for making it so much fun.
Positives (Plus): it was fun, it was cool to be with my friends, the mud was the best, the food was yummy, the concert was funny, kayaking was hard but fun, having choices was a nice change.
Negatives (Minus): it was too short, we should do it more often, we didn't catch any fish, it was cold at night.
Improvements:Have the camp for more than one night, buy a net with no holes, have more than one survivor Pahoia each year, bring a beanie and a warmer sleeping bag.
A huge thank you to the Dowson family for letting us use their farm, and Mr W for helping us.
Positives (Plus): it was fun, it was cool to be with my friends, the mud was the best, the food was yummy, the concert was funny, kayaking was hard but fun, having choices was a nice change.
Negatives (Minus): it was too short, we should do it more often, we didn't catch any fish, it was cold at night.
Improvements:Have the camp for more than one night, buy a net with no holes, have more than one survivor Pahoia each year, bring a beanie and a warmer sleeping bag.
A huge thank you to the Dowson family for letting us use their farm, and Mr W for helping us.
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