Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Sunday, 21 March 2010
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Tuesday, 16 March 2010
Delicious homework for weeks seven and eight
Thank you all for your homework last week, many of you created some interesting relatives.. Check the blog for some examples of excellent writing. The stand outs for excellent homework presentation were Ahren, Jasmine and Ryan. If you get a chance have a look at their work.
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 may complete this story or the next 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 must explain why he is lonely. If he is unhappy you need to explain why he is unhappy. Maybe you’ll think of an entirely original reason for him to behave like this.
Times tables focus is 9x. 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.
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 may complete this story or the next 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 must explain why he is lonely. If he is unhappy you need to explain why he is unhappy. Maybe you’ll think of an entirely original reason for him to behave like this.
Times tables focus is 9x. 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.
Spelling Extras
Spelling words for the next fortnight are:
knight
worthy
effort
peace
contentment
dwell
confusion
Please remember to find their dictionary definitions.
knight
worthy
effort
peace
contentment
dwell
confusion
Please remember to find their dictionary definitions.
Sunday, 14 March 2010
Let's celebrate some homework success.
William's fascinating "ancestor'. Sparthoredon 505 BC - 435BC
Born in Sparta 505BC.The third son of Poseithodon, a poor athlete. Sparthoredon had a hard life. At the age of 15 he went to the Battle Marathon. His job was to plan the battle. His two brothers died in battle and his father was badly wounded. After the battle Sparthoredon was forced to leave Sparta. In Athens he drew plans, maps and houses. There he became very rich. He had one son. Sparthoredon was murdered while in the woods.
Here is Mikayla's 'ancestor'.
“Wafflecot Bingybong 1900-1916”
My cousin Wafflecot Bingybong was born in Wocha Mocha Bingbong SillyBilly Town. He was a Llama Farmer who loved his work. He could speak to llama’s which is pretty weird and awesomely cool. He sometimes fell in llama poo! His name was pretty weird too. He actually was a ghost, a kind one as well, so were his llama’s. He had 3300 of them. The evil guy, his name was Oogerbooger Evilwevil MrCotterwotter. The evil guy got out a knife and pretended to cut my cousins’ neck, they were best friends. They were playing dead – a different kind of dead, getting out a knife and then slicing across their neck. One day Oogerbooger’s knife slipped and cut Wafflecots neck by accident. Oogerbooger was very upset but now he has learnt his lesson and will never ever play with a real knife again. Luckily Wafflecot forgave Oogerbooger and now goes wherever his friend goes, although no one else can see him, except his Llama’s. THE END
Matt's 'ancestor' has a talent for cricket. Now there's a surprise!
In 1965 Tommy Barn was born and he is my uncle. He was
born in a small town called Pokopoko. Pokopoko was at the top of the north lsland that has now been Vertalike
Tommy liked to be called Barn like a farm barn. Tommys Dad did not like tommy playing cricket because he wanted Tommy to help with chores at his garage workshop.
And then at the age of 19 tommy moved houses and went to go and live with his nana for a while and she did
Not mind if tommy played cricket or not tommys nana always came and supported tommy
At his cricket. . And then he was so good and then when he terned
21 years old he got selected to play for a vertalike team called the vertalike smashers
They where the best cricket team in vertalike.Tommy always went home and start playing
Cricket every day after cricket pratice and after school. Tommy lived at 13 night RD.and then
Tommy found this guy and went to go and play for his team called Azo V.and his name was
Dilman scoop he was the best cricket player in the world. THE END!
Born in Sparta 505BC.The third son of Poseithodon, a poor athlete. Sparthoredon had a hard life. At the age of 15 he went to the Battle Marathon. His job was to plan the battle. His two brothers died in battle and his father was badly wounded. After the battle Sparthoredon was forced to leave Sparta. In Athens he drew plans, maps and houses. There he became very rich. He had one son. Sparthoredon was murdered while in the woods.
Here is Mikayla's 'ancestor'.
“Wafflecot Bingybong 1900-1916”
My cousin Wafflecot Bingybong was born in Wocha Mocha Bingbong SillyBilly Town. He was a Llama Farmer who loved his work. He could speak to llama’s which is pretty weird and awesomely cool. He sometimes fell in llama poo! His name was pretty weird too. He actually was a ghost, a kind one as well, so were his llama’s. He had 3300 of them. The evil guy, his name was Oogerbooger Evilwevil MrCotterwotter. The evil guy got out a knife and pretended to cut my cousins’ neck, they were best friends. They were playing dead – a different kind of dead, getting out a knife and then slicing across their neck. One day Oogerbooger’s knife slipped and cut Wafflecots neck by accident. Oogerbooger was very upset but now he has learnt his lesson and will never ever play with a real knife again. Luckily Wafflecot forgave Oogerbooger and now goes wherever his friend goes, although no one else can see him, except his Llama’s. THE END
Matt's 'ancestor' has a talent for cricket. Now there's a surprise!
In 1965 Tommy Barn was born and he is my uncle. He was
born in a small town called Pokopoko. Pokopoko was at the top of the north lsland that has now been Vertalike
Tommy liked to be called Barn like a farm barn. Tommys Dad did not like tommy playing cricket because he wanted Tommy to help with chores at his garage workshop.
And then at the age of 19 tommy moved houses and went to go and live with his nana for a while and she did
Not mind if tommy played cricket or not tommys nana always came and supported tommy
At his cricket. . And then he was so good and then when he terned
21 years old he got selected to play for a vertalike team called the vertalike smashers
They where the best cricket team in vertalike.Tommy always went home and start playing
Cricket every day after cricket pratice and after school. Tommy lived at 13 night RD.and then
Tommy found this guy and went to go and play for his team called Azo V.and his name was
Dilman scoop he was the best cricket player in the world. THE END!
Saturday, 13 March 2010
Thursday, 11 March 2010
Monday, 1 March 2010
Homework Weeks Five and Six
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 will be on our blog soon, check it out some time. room1online.blogspot.com
Times table focus is 6x.
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 (remember that these are your spelling words as well as the words you have spelled incorrectly in your writing tasks)
Define: noun, verb, synonym, antonym, adjective, adverb, dictionary, thesaurus. THRASS at least two of these words, especially the ones that have interesting GCAs.
Times table focus is 6x.
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 (remember that these are your spelling words as well as the words you have spelled incorrectly in your writing tasks)
Define: noun, verb, synonym, antonym, adjective, adverb, dictionary, thesaurus. THRASS at least two of these words, especially the ones that have interesting GCAs.
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