tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44249052556197322662023-11-15T08:50:52.535-08:00Ruma Ono BlogRuma Ono BlogBlog Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121575614917724007noreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424905255619732266.post-16893038243845754072017-09-14T17:18:00.001-07:002017-09-14T17:18:07.265-07:00New Blog and awesome stuff!Room 6 have a new blog full of amazing things we have been doing including Popcorn Masterchef in Term 3!<br />
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<a href="https://blog.seesaw.me/teamwatts" target="_blank">https://blog.seesaw.me/teamwatts</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424905255619732266.post-57135629493791194842017-04-03T21:32:00.001-07:002017-04-03T21:32:28.386-07:00An enviroschools playOne of our reading groups the Pukeko readers have taken their reading to the next step by creating a play about what they have read. The Pukekos read an article about an enviroschool and as Paroa are just embarking on their journey as an enviroschool these bunch of rad readers used their knowledge to write and present a play to the class. Ka pai to mahi, Ngā Pukeko, you guys are indeed showing yourselves well on the way to being Ruma ono, Rad Readers by using your reading to generate new understandings, and you showed some tumeke team work while you were at it!<br />
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The video link is below, it is quite quiet so you may have to turn your speakers up.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424905255619732266.post-55430552119275929602017-03-30T19:29:00.000-07:002017-03-30T19:31:26.804-07:00Tuakana/TeinaWe have some fabulous ngā Tuakana in this class! Over the past two weeks our class have been working with their Teina in Room 3 to build a suspension bridge out of popsicle sticks. The goal is for all them to work together as a team to achieve this task. There have been some fantastic results and some great aroha shown towards each other.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424905255619732266.post-72753676471095530112017-03-29T16:19:00.001-07:002017-03-29T16:21:05.534-07:00Writing our Games InstructionsWe have been writing instructions for games with the Ruma ono hacky sacks. We started by creating a ruma ono game sensation called 'Think Fast', where we learnt that for writing instructions for games we need:<br />
The title of our game<br />
The goal of the game<br />
The equipment required<br />
Then how to play the game.<br />
Below a link to a video of how we co-constructed our games. Our games need only a few rules simple easy to follow rules.<br />
We then all went away and wrote our own games, which we taught to a teina class Room 3.<br />
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<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B61169i3YLJRTThta0ZjWndDZHM/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Room 6 Think Fast</a></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424905255619732266.post-2685104030916578952016-12-10T11:22:00.000-08:002016-12-10T11:22:41.541-08:00Week 10 Update.Kia Ora All,<br />
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The final week is upon us. Here is the heads up for what to expect.<br />
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<li>The BTB points auction will be this Wednesday. Donations are needed for the students to bid on. The more donations, the more fun the students have spending their BTB points.</li>
<li>Monday at 6.00pm there is a community consultation about the school wide Civil Defence action plan.</li>
<li>Wednesday is the junior and senior discos.</li>
<li>Friday is a half day. We will be doing nothing of importance if you get my meaning... </li>
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Thanks for the awesome year. I've thoroughly enjoyed this bunch of kids and appreciated your support as parents. I hope everyone has an excellent and much deserved holiday break!</div>
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Rock On,</div>
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Mr M</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424905255619732266.post-13183418444801001582016-12-03T13:56:00.002-08:002016-12-03T13:56:51.673-08:00Week 9 UpdateKia Ora All,<br />
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Welcome to the penultimate update of the year. Well done to those last week who engaged in some of the home learning ideas I suggested.<br />
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<li>The Christmas Concert of Uncontrollable Ballisticness is upon us. This Thursday the mighty Ruma Ono will unleash its performance on an unsuspecting (and probably confused) crowd. Please check with you child to make sure they have a costume sorted. We'll probably be rehearsing every day this week. </li>
<li>Last week we wrote a weekend recount (not a genre I often use, but the students put in a solid effort.) You could read through your child's writing with them and offer some feedback. The features of a recount are: the events are in order, in the past tense, paragraphed with a new paragraph for every new event, and it has some kind of personality or interesting vibe achieved through their choice of language. </li>
<li>Other than that, the home learning suggestions from last week still stand. </li>
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Rock On,</div>
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Mr M</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424905255619732266.post-83605668206538305412016-11-27T14:51:00.000-08:002016-11-27T14:51:32.860-08:00Week 8Kia Ora All,<br />
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Week 8 is upon us! This week I'm trying to get some things finished: inquiry, strand maths, concert etc. Here is a general rundown of what we're up to and some home learning ideas. Doing all these things is not realistic, but you could choose 1 - 2 things from the list to complete with your child over the week.<br />
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<li>Maths - we're measuring length and area over the next 2 or so weeks. We'll also be mapping and graphing what we measure. You could measure the rooms in your house and use Google draw to make a scale map. Alternatively, students could draw a scale map of their bedrooms.</li>
<li>Maths Buddy Action Plan. </li>
<li>Writing / reading - we'll be focussing on narrative structure, theme, character development and setting over the coming weeks. You could sit down and write a story with your child for home learning if you like. </li>
<li>Alternatively, you could read a short story and discuss what the problem in the story was and what the solution to that problem was. Or you could list the things that you know about the main character. </li>
<li>As you're no doubt aware, students have a spelling list which they test and compile weekly. Spelling is always a classic home learning task.</li>
<li>Inquiry - students are up to the point where they've come up with their own questions to research. This part of inquiry is always messy and helping your child research as part of home learning is recommended.</li>
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Rock On,</div>
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Mr M</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424905255619732266.post-48020579643408698732016-11-27T11:53:00.001-08:002016-11-27T11:55:42.253-08:00Inquiry Week 8<div dir="ltr" style="color: #616161; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: #cccccc; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We have only 3 weeks of inquiry to go. Over the next two weeks we'll be researching our questions. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b style="background-color: #cccccc;">WALT: Think of questions related to our Flower Power inquiry to research.</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Come up with 10 things you’d like to find out. Include a selection of open and closed questions that you can find information on.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Closed question = a question that can be answered by a quick google search and a few short sentences.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Open questions = a question that requires a longer answer and you need to actually think about to answer.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Closed question examples:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How many different species of plants are there?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What is the biggest plant?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What is the smallest plant?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Can a plant grow in Antarctica?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Open question examples:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How do I grow really big plants?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How do plants survive in extreme environments?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How are plants affected by bugs or other animals?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">1 - Identify the questions that most interest you. Write them into this </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MqbMw8NSfvnI0NeVBNzwAqZQhI9lZA8JReGdHU6kS6I/edit" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">KWHL</a><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> chart.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">2 - Identify some resources. You should have at least 3 resources. One resource should be a book. Check out the class bookshelf for National Library books.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">3 - Begin to answer your questions.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Good luck,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mr M</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424905255619732266.post-86221655742435140422016-11-23T11:09:00.000-08:002016-11-23T11:12:38.826-08:00Triangle and Pentagon TessellationsToday we finish exploring tessellating the last group of shapes.<br />
1 - Open each Google drawing.<br />
2 - Make a copy and rename with your name in the title.<br />
3 - File in in your maths folder.<br />
4 - follow the instructions in the drawing.<br />
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1Jlbd0NhU5EWj08W8lywboRI_c10Zc4q2eZMID2Xd04Y/edit" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0097a7; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Triangle </span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Home learning link!</span></div>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Talk to your parents about tessellations - explain what they are.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Show them some tessellations you've created.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Find and photograph some examples of tessellation at home. Have them ready for your DLO tomorrow.</span></li>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424905255619732266.post-50261673502012914682016-11-21T13:13:00.000-08:002016-11-21T13:13:37.915-08:00Quadrilateral Polygon Tessellation Instructions<br />
1 - Make a copy of this <a href="https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1BuISe26eBjJZTi9caOdrUU2vV0y7Exrw4_OKKcdN3Q8/edit">Google drawing</a>.<br />
2 - Put your name in the title.<br />
3 - Put it in your maths folder.<br />
4 - Follow the instructions on the drawing.<br />
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Good Luck,<br />
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Mr M<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424905255619732266.post-25787906150197675372016-11-20T13:06:00.000-08:002016-11-20T13:06:37.442-08:00Tuesday MathsThis week we're learning about tessellating patterns.<br />
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<li>Make a copy of one of these Google Drawings. </li>
<li>Rename it with your name in the title.</li>
<li>File in your Maths folder.</li>
<li>Follow the instructions on the drawing.</li>
<li>Repeat with another drawing.</li>
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/16JrqFX2Wcq1dHnuXgbexC42j132fhde8BKOIhly4270/edit" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0097a7; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Heptagon</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #555555; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1B8GHU-HNTsVTqM5kqlXyr-L2AwsYpm5-fS947JqgrXs/edit" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0097a7; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dodecagon </span></a></div>
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1uW8B1whmMR90-xwojcSSzPDSk5cOrHYyJHY0_b4GkMU/edit" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0097a7; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hendecagon</span></a></div>
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1oVSHgw3UKo4uw1N5joZvH_3TMjAihJ8ofVitCbuOLmE/edit" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0097a7; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Octagon</span></a></div>
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<span style="color: #555555; font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">We'll record our findings <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ny8bO7cdC-01GRBTkzGrJ2QRJUCqt9bXL0zJjU8LRG4/edit">here</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #555555; font-family: "arial";">Good luck,</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424905255619732266.post-47585147188288153752016-11-19T15:20:00.001-08:002016-11-19T15:39:31.961-08:00Week 7Kia Ora All,<br />
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We're at week 7 already and the end, as they say, is almost nigh.<br />
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I've been trying to really focus on Learn, Create, Share and continuing to have the kids post DLOs on their blogs pretty much weekly for various things.<br />
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No doubt you've been checking out your child's blog regularly. But just in case you haven't, or you're not sure what you're looking at, here is a rubric for their inquiry DLOs. We've been using it in class for the students to self assess before they post. I'm trying to improve the quality of the blog posts so I recommend viewing some inquiry work with your child and looking at the rubric. If you're after a new home learning focus, you could work with them to improve or add to information they've included in their inquiry work.<br />
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In Maths we looked at polyhedrons last week and we're looking at tessellating polygons this week. There will be some DLOs on the way, or already on the blogs, about this kind of thing.<br />
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Our class performance for the Christmas concert is coming together. I always pride myself of having student-driven performances (even though it sometimes means that they are on the outer edge of unusualness...) This year proves to be no different. There are around two weeks to go before we need to be ready so wish us luck!<br />
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Rock On,<br />
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Mr MUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424905255619732266.post-84595316238333318012016-11-12T21:39:00.001-08:002016-11-12T21:42:59.399-08:00Inquiry Week 6<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Have you finished your research around our focus questions and created DLOs that score good-ninja level on the DLO rubric?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What are the different parts of a plant?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1 - Put this y</span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3St51F4kE8" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">outube video about parts of a plant</span></a><span style="font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">into video note. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2 - Work in pairs to make notes which you use to draw a diagram of a plant. Read </span><a href="http://www.scienceforkidsclub.com/plant-structure.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">plant structure</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for more information. </span></span></div>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-cba9838f-b141-6e2d-ba07-88ae857dad1d"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3 - Create a DLO about the basic structure of a plant. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;">What are the different parts of a seed?</span></span><br />
<span id="docs-internal-guid-7bc0060b-cb15-6d13-d598-ed417cb42302"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1 - View </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B50PaQHHXMj6cGlyM2lfTXFSdHc/view" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">seed diagram</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2 - Read </span><a href="http://www.scienceforkidsclub.com/seed-germination.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Seed Germination</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and take notes using <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1orfnKRDoCcmra7pgOv7P3wHetHucGr86ZUkwZ_b0mAM/edit">Skinny Notes</a>.</span></span><br />
<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3 - Draw a diagram of a seed and tell us what each part does.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4 - C</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">reate a DLO about the structure of a seed.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7bc0060b-f442-4fa1-581d-20b803eee4a0"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What do plants need to survive and thrive?</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Watch the </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1Ymc311XS8" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Photosynthesis video</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and read </span><a href="http://www.thunderboltkids.co.za/Grade6/01-life-and-living/chapter1.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thunderbolt kids</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Use </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1orfnKRDoCcmra7pgOv7P3wHetHucGr86ZUkwZ_b0mAM/edit" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">skinny notes</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to note down keywords about photosynthesis.</span></span></div>
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Create a presentation telling us:</span></span></div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1 - what elements do we need for photosynthesis to occur?</span></span></div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2 - draw a diagram showing what photosynthesis is</span></span></div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3 - create a DLO and post it to your blog</span></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>How do plants reproduce?</i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1 - View </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djPVgip_bdU" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Parts of a flower youtube video</span></a><span style="font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Read </span><a href="http://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-pollination/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pollination and fertilisation</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and use </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1orfnKRDoCcmra7pgOv7P3wHetHucGr86ZUkwZ_b0mAM/edit" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Skinny Notes</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to record information.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2 - Draw a diagram of a flower and label it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3 - Draw a diagram showing how plants are pollinated. </span></div>
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<b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Then it's time for you to research your own questions!</i></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Make yourself a copy of the <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MqbMw8NSfvnI0NeVBNzwAqZQhI9lZA8JReGdHU6kS6I/edit">KWHL</a> chart.</i></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What do I want to know?</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-919d96bc-5c2f-ba87-f6c3-71dd26b4f926"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brainstorm what you might like to research further using the “Would Like To Know” section of our KWHL chart. </span></span><br />
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Go and research the information!</span><br />
<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Good luck,</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424905255619732266.post-19061106047033359932016-10-30T11:43:00.000-07:002016-10-30T11:43:06.260-07:00How do plants reproduce?<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1 - View </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djPVgip_bdU" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Parts of a flower youtube video</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Read </span><a href="http://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-pollination/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pollination and fertilisation</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and use </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1orfnKRDoCcmra7pgOv7P3wHetHucGr86ZUkwZ_b0mAM/edit" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #1155cc; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Skinny Notes</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to record information.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3 - Draw a diagram showing how plants are pollinated. </span></div>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-919d96bc-16e6-522d-63c4-31635d9c9edd"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4 - Create a DLO telling us about what you learnt. </span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424905255619732266.post-22821018450809802132016-10-23T18:35:00.001-07:002016-10-23T21:30:08.396-07:00Week Three UpdateKia Ora all,<br />
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Here's the heads up about what's on this week:<br />
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<li>School athletics is this Wednesday, I'm assuming the students will need sports gear for that day. As far as I know the weather looks okay, but I don't think a bit of rain will stop us so if it does look wet I'd suggest thinking of sending along a change of clothes.</li>
<li>We're going to plant the seeds on Tuesday. Please make sure your child has a plastic container to put their newspaper seedling pot in. </li>
<li>As promised last week, I'll be running some tests this week and next. We kick off with a writing sample tomorrow. It is going to be about a special place. Please have a chat to your child about somewhere that means a lot to them that they may like to write about. Should be a blast.</li>
<li>Harold the Giraffe will be in this week and next. He always runs a quality programme so the students will be looking forward to that one. </li>
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Rock On,</div>
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Mr M</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424905255619732266.post-24253532871842813682016-10-23T18:31:00.005-07:002016-10-23T18:31:57.327-07:00School song live debut<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is the Paroa School Rock 'N' Roll Collective absolutely slaying the school anthem. Good work guys!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CN1zpi_s1fI?rel=0" width="560"></iframe></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rock on, Mr M</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424905255619732266.post-82218347677007559672016-10-23T18:18:00.003-07:002016-10-23T18:18:41.007-07:00Inquiry Week Toru<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have you finished and posted your other two DLOs yet? If not, <a href="http://room6paroa.blogspot.co.nz/2016/10/what-is-plant.html">here's</a> the first one and <a href="http://room6paroa.blogspot.co.nz/2016/10/inquiry-week-ii.html">here's</a> the second one. ASAP people! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After that it's time to look at our next focus question:</span><br />
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-7bc0060b-f442-4fa1-581d-20b803eee4a0"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What do plants need to survive and thrive?</span></span></span><br />
<span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Watch the </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1Ymc311XS8" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Photosynthesis video</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and read </span><a href="http://www.thunderboltkids.co.za/Grade6/01-life-and-living/chapter1.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thunderbolt kids</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></span></div>
<b id="docs-internal-guid-7bc0060b-f443-56e6-27de-a340b0c66c1d" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Use </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1orfnKRDoCcmra7pgOv7P3wHetHucGr86ZUkwZ_b0mAM/edit" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">skinny notes</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to note down keywords about photosynthesis.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Create a presentation telling us:</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 - what elements do we need for photosynthesis to occur?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 - draw a diagram showing what photosynthesis is.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 - create a DLO and post it to your blog</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Other resources</span></span></div>
<span style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/main.html" style="text-decoration: none;">Biology of Plants</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Good luck,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Mr M</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424905255619732266.post-62966947512140625822016-10-19T18:05:00.003-07:002016-10-19T18:05:52.147-07:00How can we grow our own plants? <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is the next part of the inquiry: growing our own plants. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 - Get some newspaper and attempt one of these seedling pot designs.</span></span></div>
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<li><a href="http://www.forgreenies.com/origami-newspaper-seedling-pots" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Origami seedling pot</span></span></a></li>
<li><span style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.gardenbetty.com/2011/03/how-to-make-recycled-newspaper-pots-for-seed-starting/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Easier seedling pots</span></a></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 - Add dirt and seed, good luck. </span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424905255619732266.post-63444692093532323642016-10-18T20:28:00.000-07:002016-10-18T20:28:32.323-07:00Adding In PartsKia Ora All,<br />
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Here is another maths strategy that would benefit all the students in Ruma Ono to practice at home and it's easy to adjust to different levels. I recommend watching the video with your child and coming up with examples to practice together. Perfect Friday night fun for the whole family.<br />
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<iframe height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B50PaQHHXMj6S21UdGdJVGdzRUE/preview" width="640"></iframe><br />
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Rock On,<br />
Mr MUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424905255619732266.post-30053892436655439822016-10-15T20:03:00.000-07:002016-10-15T20:09:45.745-07:00Welcome to Week III hope everyone's survived week 1. I feel like I've organised an even more ambitious term than usual, but we're well underway. Next week we'll be doing a bunch of tests, which some of the kids'll enjoy - although they'll all say they don't...<br />
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Here are some important updates:<br />
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<li>Guitar and ukulele lessons started last week. We're learning the school song at present, Thursdays at lunch.</li>
<li>Please check the blog for home learning tasks about maths and inquiry. More will appear as the term progresses. As always, it's up to you as to whether or not you participate in home learning. </li>
<li>ROOM 6 NEEDS NEWSPAPERS - PLEASE SEND SOME ALONG IF YOU HAVE ANY.</li>
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Rock On,</div>
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Mr M</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424905255619732266.post-30181773095927192082016-10-15T18:26:00.000-07:002016-10-15T18:39:37.241-07:00Inquiry Week II<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Please complete the following tasks during inquiry, reading rotations and for home leaning.</span></span><br />
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Task One:</span></span><br />
<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you haven't finished your DLO about the parts of a plant, get it done.</span></span><br />
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Task Two:</span></span><br />
<span id="docs-internal-guid-7bc0060b-cb15-6d13-d598-ed417cb42302"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1 - View </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B50PaQHHXMj6cGlyM2lfTXFSdHc/view" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">seed diagram</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2 - Read </span><a href="http://www.scienceforkidsclub.com/seed-germination.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Seed Germination</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and take notes using <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1orfnKRDoCcmra7pgOv7P3wHetHucGr86ZUkwZ_b0mAM/edit">Skinny Notes</a>.</span></span><br />
<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3 - Draw a diagram of a seed and tell us what each part does.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4 - C</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">reate a DLO about the structure of a seed.</span></span><br />
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Good Luck,</span></span><br />
<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mr M</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424905255619732266.post-614158636228399962016-10-11T12:50:00.000-07:002016-10-11T12:50:13.052-07:00Maths Strategy Touch UpKia Ora All,<br />
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Here is a maths strategy that I've been working on with a bunch of students this week. It's a really useful one and I recommend looking at it with your child. If you want to know how to pitch the level of questions you make up for them to practice with here are my suggestions:<br />
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<li>easy: 12 x 5 = ?</li>
<li>slightly harder: 56 x 8 = ?</li>
<li>hard: 352 x 4 = ?</li>
<li>very hard: 983.463 x 6 = ?</li>
</ul>
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<iframe height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B50PaQHHXMj6ZFp2Tm1SeHV1NkE/preview" width="640"></iframe>
Rock On,<br />
Mr MUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424905255619732266.post-15149949199784726552016-10-10T18:01:00.001-07:002016-10-10T18:58:24.207-07:00What is a plant?<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We covered basic plant structure today. The students need to draw a diagram showing the parts of a plant and can include as much extra detail as they would like as the resources have a lot of extra information. This would be a perfect home learning task as no-one got finished today.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What are the different parts of a plant/seed/flower?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1 - Put this y</span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3St51F4kE8" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">outube video about parts of a plant</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">into video note. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2 - Work in pairs to make notes which you use to draw a diagram of a plant. Read </span><a href="http://www.scienceforkidsclub.com/plant-structure.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">plant structure</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for more information. </span></div>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-cba9838f-b141-6e2d-ba07-88ae857dad1d"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3 - Create a DLO about the basic structure of a plant. </span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424905255619732266.post-209463211124416782016-10-09T19:16:00.002-07:002016-10-09T19:17:45.618-07:00Inquiry WallWe've kicked into gear with our inquiry by recording our prior knowledge about plants. We've also discussed what plants students may like to grow. I'm hoping to get some seedlings started in the very near future, so your child may talk to you about what they want to grow. Below is an image of the inquiry wall to date. Special thanks to Sonny for thinking of a humorous title for our inquiry.<br />
<iframe height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B50PaQHHXMj6V0R4SkgwcG5ZT28/preview" width="640"></iframe><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424905255619732266.post-76077213983213323032016-10-06T19:31:00.003-07:002016-10-06T19:42:36.360-07:00MoviesVerily it was an epic term with our "Film It" inquiry theme. Here are two videos Room 6 were involved in. Mr Sinton-White did an amazing job with the Paroa School Anthem music video and the students in Ruma Ono did a great job writing, filming and editing the class movie.<br />
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Rock on,</div>
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Mr M</div>
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