Gone!

Journal Writing - My Weekend

Something I did...
Something I liked...
Something I didn't like...
Something that was hard...

Wednesday 5th September

How did you show these things yesterday?

Responsibility

Personal Best

Showing Initiative

Yesterday I showed responsibility when...

I did my personal best when...

I showed initiative by...

Today my challenge is to...

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What's your OPINION?

School isn't very important because you don't learn much.

Agree or Disagree

Write down 2 or three ideas (reasons for your thinking) and join the debate.

Monday Journal

Monday September 3rd

Journal Thinking

Something I did at the weekend was...

Something that was hard at the weekend was...

Something I learnt (discovered, thought about) at the weekend was...

One thing I'm going to try my best at today is...


What's Your Opinion? - Start an Opinion page in your journal

Do you Agree YES or Disagree NO?

Should children be allowed to have a TV in their bedroom?

Talk with a buddy and write down 2 or 3 ideas about why you agree or disagree with this idea.

Wednesday 15th August

Journal Thinking - Write the date - Finish the sentence

One thing I worked well on yesterday...

Something I learnt yesterday...

Today I'm going to...


Ride Home
Dressed like a "Red Knight" ready to do battle, I head off into the dark.  The rain is heavy now and my protective shell fights off the wet to keep me dry inside.  In the dim cone of light from my bike the rain looks like miniature lightening rods shooting down from the sky. Droplets bouncing. Puddles splashing and spraying water in all directions as my wheels speed along the road. Going faster now. The cold raindrops sting my face like ice needles. Cheeks cold, legs hot, brain clear and thinking.  I love my ride home in the cold pouring rain. I'm dry inside my suit of red as I do battle with the elements.

Your turn - collaborative writing - choose one

Rain is...

Rain is like...

The rain makes me feel...

When it rains...

Olympic Cauldron

What was the meaning behind the design of the Olympic Cauldron?

What was different about the lighting of the cauldron to the way it is usually done?

Who normally lights the cauldron?

The London Olympic cauldron is an elaborate creation involving 204 moving pieces, each representing the coming together of the competing countries.

Petal-shaped heat elements made from hammered copper were created for each country and then carried into the stadium by children during the parade of countries.

Normally, one person significant to the host country does the honor. This time, with the unique design, seven youngsters held torches to light it simultaneously, something no one could have predicted.

Unlike other recent Olympic host cities, which traditionally have displayed the flame atop the main stadium, the London cauldron will remain inside the stadium in keeping with the 1948 London Olympic games.

From the time the torch was placed on the first petal, it took 45 seconds for each copper element to ignite, prompting the cauldron to rise from the ground, ultimately drawing each of the petals together at a height of about 28 feet.

What's you opinion about how this was done?

Morning Talks

Room 4 Hall of Fame

Here are some of the things people have done for our morning talks this week.

Kate brought a photo book about a trip she made to Auckland.  She reported 

the things she did while she was there.

Sarah brought her cello. She explained how it worked and played for us!!!

Gracie brought her little sister and some photos. She told us stories about her sister.

Angus made ginger beer.  He explained how yeast puts the gas in the ginger beer.  He brought cups to share the beer with us.  Thank you Angus.

Jessica brought a favourite toy from her sixth birthday and some felted fabric that she had made. She explained how the fabric was made.

Ellie did this water colour of a bird.

She explained the steps she went through to create the picture.  I think she's got real talent.

Tayler showed us a papyrus from Egypt that her dad bought on his travels.  She explained how the papyrus was made.

Mr. Harrison brought this old police whistle.  He told us a story about how it belonged to his granddad.

Cormac brought two 100 year old old books to show us.  He explained how old they were.  He got Mr. Harrison to read some of the first page to show us how strange the words were.  It was english but very hard to understand.

Yea Rin had a special rock that she had picked up from a walk she did near the bottom of Mt Cook.  I think she wants to climb it!

Spot the Difference

Look at these two pictures of world champion cyclists.

How many differences can you spot between these pictures?

Can you guess how old this first picture is?

From the picture 

what changes have there been in cycling in this time?

Have these developments also changed the sport?

Olympic Flame

Watch this short video showing the Olympic flame being lit.


Make notes in your head. (Observation Skills - looking and listening)
Try and notice five things in this video to talk about with a buddy.

As you watch think about...

Who?  What?  Where?  Why?  When?  How?

Working Together

Watch these silhouette dance videos.

What did these people have to do to create these pictures?

Why am I showing you these films?

Watch closely to see if there are any sports in this silhouette dance performance.

Can we learn any lessons form these dancers?

Choose a Door

Open and Closed Questions

Look at the doors.

Choose one that you would like to go through.

Open or Closed Question?

Why did you choose that door?

Talk to your buddy and give 3 or more reasons for your choice.

Questions

Open and Closed Questions

Can you decide?

A CLOSED question will have a clear answer a piece of information or an answer like yes or no.







An OPEN question gives an opportunity to investigate explore and can have many answers.

CLOSED or OPEN - that is the Question

Examples

 CLOSED or OPEN

How many people in our class?

How many people in the world? 

How many sports in the Olympics?

What are the sports in the Olympics?

What was it like in Ancient Greek times?

What is the Olympic motto?

What is it like to be an Olympic athlete?

What gods did the Ancient Greeks have?

Why are the stories of Greek myths important to us?

Howe much does it cost to run the modern Olympic games?

Why do people want to go to the Olympics?