Friday blogging challenge

a. Commenting on these local environment blog posts from Australia

b. Commenting on these food blog posts from Sweden

c. Commenting on these food blog posts from Korea

You can complete your 3 comments in any order BUT you must screenshot your 3 comments into 1 new blog post called PEER ASSESSMENT - BLOG COMMENTING. Make sure you copy the 3 comments as you do them.

NEXT WEEK your tuakana/teina will give you feedback on your commenting. 

Our Local Environment

Here are our links to our posts about Our Local Environment!

Ella F Sophie Ella RW Libby Zoe Catherine Mitchell Sophia Riley Byron Tahlia Darian Alvin Lee Kaha Samantha Nina Anaru Preethi Zachary Zane Auryn Saxon 

Here are some photos of the amazing landscapes close to us!

Traditional stories and festivities of NZ

Magnificent Myths!

Ella RW - How Maui slowed the sun

Ella F - How Maui caught the Fish

Libby - Rona and the Moon

Anaru - The Taniwha

Kaha - Matariki

Nina - Pania of the Reef

Zoe - Tane and the Stars

Sophia - Mako and Tuatara

Fantastic Festivities

Samantha - Waitangi Day

Auryn - Easter in NZ

Mitchell - Guy Fawkes / Bonfire Night

Still fine tuning before publishing:

Abby - The legend of Poutini

Alvin Lee - How Maui brought fire to the world

Tahlia - Kapahaka

Sophie - Rona and the Moon

Riley - How the Kiwi lost his wings

Zachary - Creation Myth

Darian - Maui and the magic jawbone

Saxon - Christmas in NZ

Preethi - ANZAC Day

Catherine - Christmas time in our church

Our local environment!

Our 'It's a small world' blogging buddies want to know all about our Local Environment.

What do you think this means?

What would you like to know about their local environment?

Comment below with an answer to both questions. If someone beats you to your question you will have to think of something else!

Music Appreciation Week 2 - Classical

MONDAY
Vivaldi - Four Seasons

We thought we could hear violins, a piano, a bass...

We thought the seasons were in this order:

Libby:
Winter, Autumn, Spring, Summer

Mitchell:
Summer, Spring, Autumn, Winter

Malachi:
Summer, Spring, Winter, Autumn

TUESDAY
Flight of the Bumblebee

WEDNESDAY
Beethoven - 5th Symphony

THURSDAY
Vangelis - Conquest of Paradise

NO ONE knew that this was the Crusaders theme song! Disappointed!

Songs to learn!

Extra Space activities for experts (Thanks Miss Nissy)

COMPULSORY - REPORTPrepare a report about a planet (how big is it? What is the surface of it like? What is it like compared to earth?) or the first space launch (when did it happen? Which country was involved? Who was the first person in space?)

COMPULSORY - POWERPOINTCreate a powerpoint about one of the things in space (planet etc) to inform people about it. Slides: name, then one question and answer per slide about your chosen topic include pictures.

FAST FACTS
1 List 8 objects found in space.
2. Describe what happens to bring about day and night.
3. How many people live on earth? How many of them have been to the moon?
4. Choose 2 planets and write 4 facts about each of them.
5. How long does it take for the earth to spin around once? How long does it take the earth to go around the sun?
6. Explain why people wear spacesuits and carry their own air on the moon.

TRAVEL BROCHURE

Design a travel brochure for trips around our solar system.

PUZZLE/GAME
Make a puzzle game based on the facts that you have learnt about space.

NARRATIVE
A portal has opened in the space-time continuum, allowing you to travel to another galaxy. What are you doing when you discover the portal? Which galaxy is it?Describe what happens when you arrive at your new world. What problems might arise for people from Earth who encounter aliens? Would it ever be possible for us all to get along?

NIFTY NEWS
The alien race you meet offers you a video camera to record a message to send back to Earth. In your video, briefly explain what has happened to you, and include some clips or still photographs from your new home.

ZANY ZOO
The zoo near your new home is full of strange species. Draw, label and describe some.

Twitter - kidsedchatnz

Today we all took part in Kids Ed Chat NZ.. we were tweeting about Reading and Books.

Here are some of our tweets.

Here are some of the tweets of other schools.

Check out more information at this website!

http://kidsedchatnz.blogspot.com.au/

Kidsedchatnz: Mascot and Badges

Kidsedchatnz: Mascot and Badges: Guess what arrived in the mail today? The new Kidsedchatnz mascot and badges!  The mascot is a twitter bird and it is going to travel arou...

A Typical School Day in Sweden and South Korea!

Way up north Sweden and Ms Rances 4th Grade Class

Click the links above to read about A Typical School Day in Sweden or South Korea.

The links I had on our blogroll was incorrect so PLEASE - leave a comment or 5 for our blogging buddies in Sweden and South Korea.




Comment below if you do telling me who's blog you commented on! There may be prizes when we return from holidays.