8GMc just got back from their Chinese Dining Day. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves and behaved pretty well. I know at my table the students ate most things put in front of them, although there were a few chicken feet left. Best quote of the day came when the chicken feet came out, 'Mr McKay, they look so realistic'. A great bonding experience with the class.
A window into 8GMc to see what amazing learning has been going on. Please return and leave comments for us.
Monday, 20 June 2016
Tuesday, 7 June 2016
Art/Pottery
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Some completed work from Art and Pottery. These are the results of nearly two terms of hard work. You can see how proud they are, and they should be. These look amazing!!!
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Friday, 20 May 2016
Technology
8GMc were hard at work in the technology room today making products to sell at the upcoming Market Day. They will be selling their products to keen year 5/6/7 pupils who will each get $25 Southwell money to spend. Some products are coming along nicely - others will hopefully get there in the end. Stay tuned as we are currently looking into advertising and I will be sharing their adverts/posters as they are completed.
Monday, 16 May 2016
8GMc Drama
In drama 8GMc are working on their Grease production. In the video below you will see what they are up to and possibly be presently surprised by the amount of co-ordination by the majority of the class. Can't wait to see the finished product at the end of the term!!!
Friday, 6 May 2016
da Vinci Mechanics Museum Trip
On Tuesday we headed off to the Hamilton Museum to explore the da Vinci Mechanics exhibition to set us up for our innovation topic this term. We saw some amazing inventions and art and found out that da Vinci was one brilliant person. It makes you wonder if he was alive now what he could come up with.
Tuesday, 29 March 2016
Cha Cha Slide
Over the next couple of weeks we are looking at 'Happiness'. To start off with the whole class learnt a new dance called the 'Cha Cha Slide' without knowing why. Judging by the looks on most of the students faces I think it is safe to say that dancing makes us happy! (and we may also need to work on our left and rights)
Tuesday, 22 March 2016
Art and Pottery
Once again 8GMc were busy in Art and Pottery today. If you look at the above slide show you will see what amazing art work the students are producing. Not so many pictures of Pottery at the moment but as we get closer to making our caravans we will definitely be sharing more. Stay tuned for more updates in the upcoming weeks.
Library
Today we sorted some new books and had some quiet time reading. We are pretty lucky to have such an awesome library!
Monday, 21 March 2016
Tuesday, 15 March 2016
Art & Pottery 15th March
Once again 8GMc amazes me. I can tell you they are producing some excellent art work and pottery. Hopefully I can keep getting down during their time in the arts and get more photos to keep you updated. Hopefully some kids will start taking pictures of their work each week and provide updates on their blogs.
Wednesday, 9 March 2016
Synchronised swimming club opens in Hamilton
If you look closely at this picture you will see a student from 8GMc. Maybe we will see her at the Olympic Games one day representing NZ!!!
Art/Pottery 8 March
Today I went and checked on 8GMc in Art and Pottery and was blown away by some of the work I saw. Mrs Wing always amazes me with the art she manages to get out of the students and this year is no different. A New Zealand theme this year and from the photos above you can see we have some pretty talented artists!
Ms Wathen is no different in pottery with what she gets out of the students. Unfortunately when I showed up most students had finished their pottery on the wheel but I will be sure to get down earlier in the coming weeks to give you an insight into what they are doing in pottery. I have talked to Ms Wathen and she has some pretty awesome ideas about what they will be completing this year.
Stay tuned!!!
Tuesday, 8 March 2016
Blog Commenting
one day i went to the shop and bought some lollies and then i went to my friends house and plyed on his xbox with him and we played fifa and i was england and i bet him by 5 goals as he was so useless. after that we went to my other friends house and we played on the trampolean and we got burnt as the sun was shining so hot and we had no sunscreen on and the tramp wasnt under a tree and there were no clouds so we ended up red as. i did not sleep much that night as i was saw.
Thursday, 3 March 2016
Science
Just popped into science and the students that aren't on fixture are carrying out an experiment on what clothing is best suited for the Tongariro Crossing. Get them to explain it to you - it is pretty cool. Looks like they have it under control.
Tuesday, 1 March 2016
Letter Checklist
Features of a letter
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Is the letter formal or informal?
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Is the address in the top left hand corner of the page?
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Does the date of the letter come underneath the address?
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Does the letter start with Dear… or another type of greeting?
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Is the reason for writing clearly given in the first paragraph?
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Is there a clear beginning, middle and end?
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Does it keep the reader interested -using well chosen words?
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Has the letter been signed off correctly eg. Yours sincerely, yours faithfully etc.
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Sunday, 28 February 2016
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