Room 16 - what do they want?

Hi Room 16 - today you were your usual lovely selves and you had some training on Google Docs, searching on the Internet and posting in a class forum. What was most useful about it? Is there any feedback for your teachers?

You also tried out speed writing and shared some nifty short pieces of unplanned writing. What did you think about that as a warm up activity?

I think you did a good enough job today to earn yourself that choice of a game or some special in-class activity. Perhaps your fabulous student teacher will arrange something tomorrow. I will be back and we can look at your responses to this post in class if you post some comments. 
Ciao fo rnow,

MrWoody :-)

p.s. my son is learning everyday and he is four and a half months old. Use your brains and never give up on learning and trying your best.

Pirongia and Peachgrove rule

Today's computer tech classes were all good, but Pirongia Yr 8s were the best behaved, quietly settling and getting on with their work.

At lunchtime I was on the field with Mr Cocks dishing out gold cards for good behaviour when I noticed how lovely the native gardens were looking around the perimeter of the field. Well done Peachgrove for looking after your amazing native garden! I bet there are lots of native birds visiting to eat berries and nectar from flowers.

[This photo was taken by J. Carter at the Waikato University in Hamilton and shared on Flickr]

My own local waxeyes are in a short video I took. Click on the red words above for the link - [it may not work as it's on FaceBook]

Matariki Mysteries

Mr Woody wants to know more about Matariki. Which school will be the best at informing him?
Today St Andrews have a head start. Can anyone beat them?
Answer my questions on your own blogs and leave me a comment here telling me something you've learned. I will then visit your blog and check out what you have discovered for me. Please create a quality post on your blog with information written in your own words to answer my questions. Also include anything interesting you find out. Then put the url's of your internet sources after each fact you include.
I bet no one can achieve this!
Who will be best? Peachgrove? St Andrews? Tahaaroa?

Questions:

1. What is Matariki and what are all its other names?
2. How did Maori use it in more traditional times, like when they were travelling the Pacific or trying to survive in early Aotearoa hundreds of years ago before Pakeha came here?
3. What significance does it have in other cultures from history?

Ask your teachers for help to understand these questions if you need to.

Good luck!

ICT Citizenship at Peachgrove

Here are some links to resources for learning about Citizenship at Peachgrove:

http://education.citizenship.govt.nz/


http://education.citizenship.govt.nz/primary/teachers

http://www.blogger.com/goog_1265605989915

Opinions about citizenship

responsible citizenship - an opinion


Digital Citizenship with Hector

So, what is Citizenship? Why should we think about it? How does it affect us?

Work in groups of two or three to develop a PowerPoint presentation or an online equivalent
[e.g. Google Document, blog, wiki*] to state your case for the importance of being a responsible citizen.

If working online you also need to include digital citizenship as a theme.
 

* Please check first for permission.

N.B. Please use internet information properly by re-writing it in your own words and putting a reference after your statement saying where you got the info from.

e.g. Citizenship is about belonging to a country and being legally allowed to vote in that country's elections. - http://www.citizenship.com/

The concept of the Citizen was very important in ancient Rome.

Why Do Room5ians Rule?

So could you explain for our guests on open night why Room5ians Rule?
What's different or exciting about the yr 7 GATE class?
Describe some of your opportunities or experiences this year that you think are interesting.
How is it different to a "normal" class?
Please also give us reasons why Peachgrove is a cool school.
:-)

This is a mobile blogging PXT from Agent Snowy

Visit PXT World to find out all about PXT and create awesome picture messages!

Scandal at Peachgrove!!!

Tell us everything, girls. I hear there was great success!
[Must have been your dancing coach] ;-)

Ideas for Voicethread

A class in Napier wants to skype us and use Voicethread [remember the thing we saw in class with the small boy who shared his monster pictures and where people left comments about them? That was Voicethread]. Their teacher, Chrissy Hellyer, [who is a Sagittarian and they are the best kind of person] and I thought maybe a photography competition might be fun. But perhaps you might come up with other ideas that tickle your fancy.
Let us know here...

:-)

Matua Haami joins the Blogging World

http://room9sbloghettyblog.blogspot.com/

Please visit and leave comments. Be respectful [I know you would anyway]

:-)

Room5ians live up to the school motto - "First Learn to Serve"

You have been invited to share a moment. Click here to view this Telecom Photo/Video message.

"Weed work worthwhile"

Does anyone know the Maori translation of our school motto?

Sir Ed, Room5ians and Maungatautari

Last night we were privileged to join a walk up Maungatautari to carry our commemorative rock for his cairn and to hear some special words about and by the great New Zealander.
I felt honoured to be there on behalf of Peachgrove and the University of Waikato Hillary Scholars with Sasha.
Maybe, like Sir Ed said, you could take up opportunities. Perhaps one day you could win a Hillary Scholarship in your field of excellence.

I hope you follow your dreams and live life to the full.

You have a PXT from an inquiry agent

This is the best school in the world

De Bono's Thinking Hats and our digital future...

"Peachgrove is going digital!"

Analyse this statement using the various thinking hats in groups.
Add your groups ideas here as comments.

Thank you for your excellent ideas!

Animal Campers Rule!

animal camp is fantastic! our kids must have been the best group. we did cool things and everyone had a great time - i hope.
feel free to post opinions about animal camp. we'd love to hear from other animal campers who may get into blog use like the ROOM5IANS have.
8>)
thanks for a wonderful week... and the gorgeous kiwi

mr woody