Hauora Mindmeister Map

We want to create a HUGE list of the things we do that help us stay well rounded and balanced as people - the things that make us happy and whole.

Amazing Speech

We've looked at what made this speech so awesome. See if you can use these techniques to make your speech awesome too!

Diana's Flow Map

Here's an example of a great flow map. Diana explained the main events in the book, 'The Naughtiest Girl Helps a Friend' by Enid Blyton.

Chapter Challenge - Latest Scores

WALT: Use the reading skills we've learnt during the year to think and reflect on a book!
Top Scorer - Diana 170 points for Team 3! Next Marking - Tuesday, 2 Dec.

Winning Animal Antics Vid - Out of the Box 2!

Congratulations, Alex, Callum, Ruby A, Mitchell, Caitlyn, Rebecca and Elise! Your Lion entry won for creativity, videoing skills (very still, nicely balanced in the frame) and lions facial expression!

Out of the Box! 2 'Animal Antics' Lion from mark herring on Vimeo.

Out of the Box entries - Animal Antics

Out of the Box! 2 'Animal Antics' Elephant from mark herring on Vimeo.


Out of the Box! 2 'Animal Antics' Zebra from mark herring on Vimeo.


Out of the Box! 2 'Animal Antics' - Giraffe from mark herring on Vimeo.

Highly Commended!

Out of the Box! 2 'Animal Antics'

Your challenge is to create a moving safari animal with your bodies that lasts for 3 seconds. Take a short video on the cameras, starting with you all standing in a line, create your animal and then back into the line - all within 10 seconds.

Be as creative as you can, use your green thinking hats and work well as a team. - S100 for the winning video, posted this afternoon.

Think outside the box!

Grumpy Bug

Our favourite book of the year!

Out of the Box

Out of the Box

Here's a clue for today 'Out of the Box'. Have a guess.

Inspirational Speech

Mindmeister for speech ideas

Use our mindmeister map to start writing your speech. Don't forget to add things if you have more ideas - click on above link and use our class password to get access.

Speech Ideas - class research

These are are our thoughts for our speeches - 'Me in the 21st Century'.

Speech Ideas Change - schools

Speech Ideas - Global Warming

Speech Ideas 2 - Technology

Speech Ideas

Hamburger Technique

Use this process to help you plan your speech. Thanks Rm13 for this!

1. The creative idea. (The planning and preparation of the hamburger.)

* Decide and know your topic well.
* Choose a subject that appeals to your audience's mind, emotions, and senses.
* Write down the conclusion you want to reach.
* Once you have all this, you are ready to prepare your speech.

2. The introduction. (Top hamburger bun - appetising introduction)

* Catch immediate attention. Open with a question, some startling statement, or a fact that will catch your audience's attention.
* Tell them the purpose of your speech. Many times inexperienced speakers ramble on and the audience doesn't know where the speaker is going with the speech.
* Let them know early the purpose of your speech and the audience will follow you just like they would follow the ball players in a rugby, netball or hockey game.

3. The body. (The fillings of your hamburger - Each layer of filling = tasty aspect of your topic. )

* Contains supporting ideas for the conclusion you want the audience to understand. Present your first key point and have your supporting information following-usually 1-2 supporting ideas under each key point. Do this with every point and you will not get lost. Just remember that you are working on the "meat (middle) of the hamburger."

* Include stories, personal experiences, examples and anecdotes when appropriate.

* Include facts, proof, or examples.

4. The powerful close/conclusion (Bottom of the bun = conclusion - holds your burger together)

* Tie in the ending with your opening. Take a look at your opening again and here is where you will tie it in to the ending. Your audience will remember this. Make it a well-remembered ending.

* Finish forcefully and confidently. That doesn't mean shout. It means get your point across with confidence. That you know it and believe it.

* This may be the only thing the audience remembers. That's right. After hours of planning and preparing your speech and honing it down to a 1 -3 minutes presentation, your conclusion/close/climax may be the only thing the audience remembers so make it memorable.

Athletics Day pics

Winning Air Motion Picture!

Congratulations to Robert, Shaun, Ella and Sarah for winning the challenge with this entry! The judge rated it for it's wow factor, level of difficulty and it's balance in the frame.

Air Motion Pictures

Here are the pictures from our 'Out of the Box' challenge. Great effort, teams!

By Rebecca, Mitchell, Caitlyn, Stephanie

By Taylor, Liam, Erin, Elise

By Kris, Andre, Lexus, Diana

By Ruby, Samuel, Dominic, Zain

By Callum, Riccardo, Alex, Ruby

Out of the Box! 1 'Air Motion'

Your challenge is to take a photo under the theme of 'Motion in the Air'. The winning entrant will be awarded $200 snidges and be famous on our blog for the world to see.

You will need to work as a team and have your entry to Me by 2.45pm. See me before you go outside with your initial idea.

Good luck!

Motion Pictures

What do you think of these pictures? They were taken while people were in mid air. Do you think you could take pics like these? Look for this afternoons activity on the timetable - this will give you a clue.

Mr H's climbing Baby!

Spider baby from mark herring on Vimeo.

Chapter Challenge Link

Have fun! There will be a prize for the winning team!

Teddy Bear Scare

Here's another FUNNY video. Watch this and not laugh, we DARE you. Does this give Rm 12'ers some ideas for your P.I Youtube challenge?

(Courtesy of Ruby A - Thanks Ruby)

The Bull Ring!

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The Bull Ring is an outer circle that asks questions and an inner circle that answers them in a debate fashion. No teacher input into questions or answers is allowed!
(Sorry about the microphone noise...)

Laughter chain

We have talked about video conferencing and using skype in the future (I sometimes skype with my family at lunchtimes, much to everyone's amusement).

This video was also an example of a chain of videos put together by Skype - as well as being pretty funny!

What makes a good argument?

Normally I wouldn't encourage our class to become better at arguing - ha ha. Here is a voice thread that helped us dig into the things that make persuasive writing 'GREAT'.

Camp David Photos

Here is a link to some of the many photos from Camp David - 2008!

You can download these pics for yourself at home. There are over 400 to browse through so take your time!