Holiday Break

WOW! What a great term we have had in Room 18, and now it's time for the children to have a well deserved break.

I would like to congratulate each and every one of you for your hard work this term. You have each learnt many new things and have become more aware of the requirements and skills needed to be successful learners.

You have worked well with each other and we really do have a great learning environment in our class.

I am really looking forward to our new learning in the new term.

See you soon.

Andrew.

Creative Writing

Creative writing is an art. Like any good artist you take words, treat them like clay or paint and mould them into interesting pieces. Your audience should see your story like they would a picture or film.

You will show what you know about adjectives, simile, metaphor and personification.

This challenge consists of more than one part, but you can chose to do all of them or just one. You chose.

Part One:

Using the activity you have done in class about explaining what it is like to be in a a running race, recreate that story here on our blog or take another one and explain using sight, sound, and feelings. An example could be a swimming race, bike jump, skateboard trick, or any other physical challenge.

Part Two:

Adjectives. Like the task in class, you are to chose a noun or pronoun to begin with and then add in adjectives and descriptive features to make it really interesting. Check out the ones on display in our room for insipration. Some starting nouns may be - house, door, field, window, winter, trees, flower or bicycle.

Part Three:

Study the picture below and use these three things. Make one true statement, one descriptive statement and one thought statement. We have done this in class also, see the activity on our wall for inspiration. I will do a quick example for you.

True: The woman's head dress is multicoloured.
Descriptive: One thousand dark memories show in her eyes and haunt her, like lost dreams that she cannot quite remember.
Thought: I am, I can, I will.

Use this picture:





















Write on Microsoft Word or Google Apps first. Have a parent check it, make sure there are NO spelling errors and your punctuation is correct. Then copy and paste it into our blog posting area.

Have fun and looking forward to seeing what you have in store for us.

Christchurch Support

On Friday 25th February Balmoral School organised a fundraiser in support of those affected by the Christchurch earthquakes.

We donated coins and notes for the cause and also showed our respect and support by dressing in black and red - the Canterbbury colours.

Here are some pictures from the day:

Balmoral fundraising for Christchurch.

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Our Mihi

Room 18 are learning about the importance of culture and heritage. We have begun to learn about Maori introductions and children have needed to work with their families to find out more information about their own history and ancestors.

Room 18 - HERE IS COPY OF THE MIHI IF YOU NEED TO LOOK AT IT AGAIN.

Our 'The Leader in the front, the followers behind' discussion is really interesting.

To our overseas viewers - please post to us in our introduction section two entries down. We love seeing where people have come from on our feedjit, but would really love to hear from you. We have noticed Kansas, Dubai and Michigan recently... Please drop us a note.

Keep posting Room 18!

The leader in the front, the followers behind.

Ko te amorangi ki mua,

Ko te hapai o ki muri.

The Leader in the front,

the Followers behind.

This is a continuation of our rich task focus and our philosophy focus.

There may be some of you who agree, or disagree with the Maori proverb, but just like any philosophical discussion, you will need to explain your reasoning behind your response and you must also refer to, discuss or challenge another poster’s point of view.

State whether you agree? Why? Do you disagree? Why? Ask questions and explore this proverb.

Welcome to 2011!

Hi Room 18! Welcome to our class blog space for 2011.

This will be your first posting area and you will use this as a place to introduce yourselves. You have all read the class blogging rules and understand that our thoughts, ideas and information are available to be read from anywhere in our world.

You can publish without a Google account, but it's best if you sign up with one. If you publish without a Google account, you MUST include your name. If your name is not included in your post it will not be published. Please include your first name when posting without an account.

So, now it is time to write a brief introduction about yourself. Include these things:

Your first name, and your year level.
Some family information – for example who you live with – no names please.
You may wish to name the area you live in. For example – Mt Albert, Sandringham, Mt Eden, Balmoral.
If you have links to other countries tell us about them. Maybe you have lived in other countries?
Some of your interests.
Set yourself some big goals for 2011 – they can be class related, sport related or even outside of school. What is it that you really want to achieve this year? We can look at these and aim to achieve them!

I am really looking forward to our blogging journey and can’t wait to read your comments.

Let’s get blogging Room 18!!

End of School 2010

On December 15th Balmoral School closes for the Christmas holidays.

Farewell to all of our wonderful Year Six children, who now move on to intermediate school. Remember to aim high, work hard, and continue being the amazing and unique children you are.

Kia Kaha - Be Strong.