Stanley Park

 Here are some pictures from Stanley Park. (Thanks for suggesting I go there Nate!)

There was a really neat path that went all around the park.  It had a lane for people on wheels and one for people walking.  I saw people riding bikes, on roller skates, on skateboards, and even roller skis!

Roller skis!

Wheels on the left, feet on the right :)

The totem poles were really fascinating.  They told the story of a family or of a legend.  They were really tall too!  

There was one where the father in the family was carved as a strong bear at the bottom of the pole.  The grandmother was an eagle watching over from the top.  If you were making one for your family what animals would you use to represent the people in your family?

Fraser Shore Park - Floating logs and geo-caching

This river (Fraser River) is still used as a way to get logs transported.  They are floated down the river instead of being taken on logging trucks.  In the olden days someone used to travel down the river on the logs to make sure they went to the right place. Check out this little video about it.

This is another picture of the logs floating past the train station.

We had some fun along the river geo-caching.  We even found one that was glued to a rock!

This is my niece Sabine.

Flying to Vancouver

Guess who kept me company on the first flight from Hokitika to Christchurch!

So, as I say in the video (if it worked) I left Auckland at 8pm on Friday.  After a long flight I was really glad to be in sunny Canada.  Have a look at the photo below of the time I arrived in Vancouver.  (it's in French!)

Travel time

Here is a math problem for you!!

If I fly from NZ to Vancouver at 1pm on Tuesday, and it takes 13 hours to get there, what time will it be in Vancouver when I arrive?

(hint - I will be travelling into a different time zone!)

First Destination...

Wow!  You came up with some great places to visit!  Portia - Swaziland was an interesting choice.  Why did you think I might go there?

My first destination is Vancouver Canada!  So if you guessed Canada you can give yourself 5 house points :)  (no cheating!)

 Have a click around the net and see what there is to do in Vancouver.  If you find something that looks good, let me know in the comments below.

2014 - a year of learning

The year 2014 is going to be a year of learning - for everyone!  

I am heading out of the classroom on study leave which will be great fun and a great challenge.

One of the great things about my study and the freedom of online learning means I can participate in my University courses from anywhere in the world!

I wonder where I will end up! 

Spongebob's Family

This is Spongebob's family:

Spongebob (of course) - 38 years old

Spongella - 31 years old

Spongetta - 11 years old

Patrick Junior - 8 years old

Patricia - 7 years old

Sponge-kate - 5 years old

Bobby - 2 years old

Spongelia & Toby - 2 days old

By Georgia Carter and Lauren Burden
Assisted by Ava Little



- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Wharenui of Health

Well done guys for creating a great wharenui to show the 4 aspects of Hauora.  This will be a great way to show our ideas.  James did a fantastic job combining your ideas into a koruru for the peak of our roof.  Keep up the great work.

Poems

We are improving our writing by exploring poetry.
Some poems use a shape to help the reader see their theme.



Click here to visit a site that will help you write your own shape / theme poem, or write your own.
If you try this at home either print your poem, or copy it into your homework book!

Term 3 Spelling

Links to this term's spelling lists are available on the spelling page.  The links will take you to Spellingcity.com which will have games to help you practice your words.

Week 1 Can Do

May 6 - 10

Kia ora koutou!  Hello everyone!

This week's blog can do is to write, read and print a story in te reo Maori!
Don't worry - you'll have lots of help.  :)

Click here to take you to the website that will help you.

When you click the print option, it will save your story as file.  Save this onto your memory stick.

Have fun!

Run Jump Throw VoiceThread

ed.voicethread.com/share/4442614/
Try this VoiceThread - add a comment to at least 2 photos :)

Counting on -

Group 1 - watch this showme clip to see the strategy I want you to practice. (click on the picture)

 Copy the 5 questions below into your math book after watching the clip and try to solve them by counting on from the lowest number.

4 + 12 =
3 + 14 =
2 + 6 =
4 + 15 =
3 +12 = 

Nouns

Check out this video clip to remind yourself what a noun is.

Tahi math group

Click on this link to go to your frog jumps video.

Practice adding your numbers using this strategy.
You could play Snakes and Ladders and use from jumps to record your turns.

imovie training

Here are the training videos from Danny to help us with imovie.

Our Olympic Team

Click here and check out our Olypmic team so far.  Choose one of the athletes and in the comments below tell us their name, how old they are and which sport they are competing in.

Olypmic Reading

The 2012 Olympics are fast approaching and our athletes are getting ready.
Click here to read an article about some of the things they are taking with them.

If you were travelling to London for 2 months what would you want take to remind you of New Zealand?

Week 1 reading

Welcome back!  I hope you had a great holiday.

This week we have Wednesday off for ANZAC day.  This week we will be reading some stories and articles about why we have ANZAC Day.

Click here for to go to an article about why we use poppies as a symbol to show our rememberance.

What does ANZAC Day mean to you and your family?

First one finished!

I did a good job at my art work.
I put yellow and red in my sun.