Thomas Edison

If you're interested in incredible people who achieved amazing things through perseverance and intelligence, check out Thomas Edison. It's his birthday today :-) [although he has long since passed away]
Who knows what he invented?

Best Wishes for 2011

I send out my best wishes to all the former Room5ians and their whanau.
Best wishes too, to the teachers who help school be a decent place for so many kids.
Here's hoping everyone has a fantastic, creative, successful year in 2011... especially the All Blacks!

Awesome year 2010

Yay! What a great year 2010 has been.
Thanks to all the Peachgrove, St Andrews, Knighton, Vardon and Matangi kids who made my year a pleasure. It has been great keeping in touch with wonderful young people through my relieving as well as enjoying more freedom and happiness doing my own creative ventures with my darling wife Sasha.
Manny, Lionel and the chooks all say woof, meow and sqwawk to wish you a very merry xmas and all the best for the coming year !


[please god let the All Blacks win  the world cup in 2011]

!!!Hasta la victoria siempre!!!

Film making and digital storytelling

Hi team, I'm loving these hols with all the good weather, a chance to get in my garden and having time to film and edit an interesting project or three.
How are you all using your school holidays?
It's time to get out and plant your vege gardens too.
Enjoy! :-)

[p.s. I'm planning a covert trip to Marseilles to steal back this lovely taonga from the Frogs.]

Room 3...

I have just noticed that after two weeks work [nearly] no kids from Room 3 have bothered to post a comment on any of the last few blog posts, despite being in a digital class...
Oh well

Teaching Fractions

If at first you don't succeed, draw all over a kids face ;-)

Well done this man :-)

Brilliant Mask Making :-)

Well done Team Room 3!  I was very impressed with your Japanese mask making expertise.
Here are some of the marvellous creations.

Don't give up on your narrative about being whisked away to Japan -I will keep helping if you keep writing!
Sorry - I won't be back on Friday as I'm working somewhere else.
Write your day one experience up on your own blog then comment on my blog so I can go and read it. I will then add information about day two and what happened after the ninja attack!