This is Miss Brown with her writing group. In room 10 Right now we are studying poetry and in reading we have got some activities for poetry. We have now learnt in poetry you can have:similes,personification,metaphors and onomatopoeia's. Miss Brown told us that you can be creative and it doesn't have to make sense and that it doesn't have to rhyme.

By Ashlee Kidd

            Are you there, god? It's me Margaret 
                          By Judy Blume


This book is about a little girl called Margaret. Her family has to move away because her dad got a job in New Jersey.Margaret can't wait to grow up her friends promised her they would tell her everything. She thinks that somethings are to embarrassing to talk about like having a crush on Moose Freed. I would rate this book a 5-5 because it is very interesting and funny. I would say girls would read this book and ages 11 and up cause it has a wee bit about growing up in it.
                                         By Brooke Kincaid

Blaze and the Dark Rider

Blaze and the Dark Rider By Stacy Greeg
" Issie she needs you" Avery says. This book is about Issie Brown and her new horse Blaze. When Issie finds out that Blaze is a famous horse she gets attached even more than she was to her horse. Late one night Issie goes to make sure Blaze is okay when she sees and shadow heading into the tack room! Issie follows the shadow into the tack room, she finds poison in her horse feed! She must find out who it is before they take her horse! But how?


Read Blaze and the Dark rider to find out! I rate this book a four, it is probably for age 9 and up or for any one totally horse MAD!
      

By Charlotte Smith

DOCTOR JUDY MOODY

DOCTOR JUDY MOODY WELL I READ THIS STORY BECAUSE IT LOOKED VERY INTERESTING. THIS BOOK IS ABOUT A GIRL CALLED JUDY MOODY AND EVERY FRIDAY FOR SOME REASON SHE IS IN A MOOD (A BAD MOOD). I LIKED THIS BOOK AND I RECON YOU WILL TO. I RATE THIS BOOK A 5-5 BECAUSE IT HAD SOME SIMILES AND IT HAD LOTS OF DISCRIPTION, 10 AND UP WOULD LIKE TO READ THIS BOOK IT HAS SOME LAUGHS IN IT, AND I ALSO LIKE LAUGHS.

THANK YOU
BY JANE DYER

Beautiful Southland

If you ever take a moment to just sit and sigh you would notice Southlands beautiful morning sky. In Southland we are lucky enough to have amazing views of the takitimus the purple and red clouds and the astonishing rainbows. Here is a picture of some beautiful clouds hovering above the green hills full of fresh grass. 




So remember if you're ever feeling down just look up at the morning sky and sigh.


By Damen Axtens  

Cross Country

Winton School and St.Thomas have just had there yearly cross country! 13 people from Room 10 have completed the course and have made it in to the Central Zone. At the Central Zone all the kids in the Central Southland Zone that got into the top 6 will compete to try and get into Southland on Wednesday the 6th June at  12:30pm . We will also be holding a cake stall  and BBQ at the Central Zone for people to come and buy while watching people run.

         

So good luck to all the runners who are going to Central!!

By Charlotte Smith!

Room 10 doing PrEP                                                                                                                                 

Room 10 have been doing PrEP for about 5 weeks, so far we have finished jelly muffin ,had a couple of posts ,have added a picture and decided on a back round . We are now in the proses of creating a price list , thinking about sizes for our groups and now we are getting ready for a survey. All of the logos are ready and now we are starting to get our advertising under control.   

By Cameron Dixon  

Term 2 Week 6
Thank you for your fantastic effort and attitude last week with Mrs Henderson. I am very impressed that you displayed the Winton School values in all areas of your learning.


Activity 1: Reading
- You are expected to read for at least 10 mins each night.
- Record your nightly reading in the back of your book.
- Remember to read a variety of genre (novels, newspapers, newsletters, internet articles etc)

Activity 2: Spelling
- Practice your spelling words each night for success.
- Do this for each of your spelling words: Copy the word - Read - Cover - Spell - Check if correct.

Activity 3: Computer Capers competition
See the attached information for the competition:

Use the planning sheet to plan your Keynote/Powerpoint presentation.
You will need to research your chosen person and decide what important information you will use (no more than 6 slides)
Include: text, images, web links that you will include in your presentation.
Your plan must be neat, legible, tidy and coloured.
The BEST planned presentations will be chosen to be entered in the competition. These will be done  during class time next week.

Criteria for 'Blogger of the Day' posts:
- An important class/school event (recent events)
- Our class - favourite subjects 
- Take photos, video clips, add an image 
- Detail - WWWWW and H - proofread etc!
- Problem solving, questions etc 
- An event that has affected us
- Think about your audience - make it engaging
- Make it creative and have a funky presentation

Term 2 Week 5
- Well done on everybody's effort and achievement in cross country last week - you should be proud of your successes. - I am away in Auckland at an Apple computer conference this week, so Mrs Henderson will be teaching Monday - Thursday and Mrs Collett will be in class on Friday. I know your behavior and attitude will be fantastic! 

Activity 1: Reading
- You are expected to read for at least 10 mins each night.
- Record your nightly reading in the back of your book.
- Remember to read a variety of genre (novels, newspapers, newsletters, internet articles etc)

Activity 2: Spelling
- Practice your spelling words each night for success.
- Do this for each of your spelling words: Copy the word - Read - Cover - Spell - Check if correct.


Activity 3: Dragon Maths - number revision
Book 4 page 7 
Book 5 page 7 


Activity 4: Poetry - Similes
Use your spelling words to write a smilie sentence for each spelling word. Be creative!
e.g. spelling word - budget. 'When I went shopping my budget was as small as a mouse so I could not buy a lot.'


Activity 5: PrEP
Collect any resources, prices, information etc that your PrEP group needs. There may not be a lot of PrEP time in class this week, so you will need to work with your group and decide what needs to be done so we can get stuck in next week.


Social Studies Fair people - you only need to complete Activity 1 & 2 AS WELL as gathering research for your projects. These are due on Friday 15 June - the end of Week 8

Term 2 Week 4
- Best of luck for Cross Country on Wednesday. I am sure all of your hard training will pay off! 
- Well done on the impressive CV's written. Some people put a lot of detail and though into their CV and produced a document they can be proud of.
- I am away in Auckland at an Apple computer conference next week, so Mrs Henderson will be teaching Monday - Thursday and Mrs Collett will be in class on Friday. I know your behavior and attitude will be fantastic! 

Activity 1: Reading
- You are expected to read for at least 10 mins each night.
- Record your nightly reading in the back of your book.
- Remember to read a variety of genre (novels, newspapers, newsletters, internet articles etc)

Activity 2: Spelling
- Practice your spelling words each night for success.
- Do this for each of your spelling words: Copy the word - Read - Cover - Spell - Check if correct. 


Activity 3: Dragon Maths
Book 4 page 85 - 'Investigating Solids'
Book 5 page 84 - 'Solids' (Some of this may be difficult, do what you can)



Activity 4: BBC Bitesize Maths
Click the link under 'Helpful Websites' - BBC Bitesize.
Go to Maths - Shape, Space and Measures
Do the Read, Quiz and Play sections for 2D Shapes and 3D Shapes.
Record your quiz scores for both sections.

Term 2 Week 3
- School closes 12:30pm on Wednesday for Teacher Only afternoon.
- Bring your PE gear Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.

Activity 1: Reading
- You are expected to read for at least 10 mins each night.
- Record your nightly reading in the back of your book.
- Remember to read a variety of genre (novels, newspapers, newsletters, internet articles etc)

Activity 2: Spelling
- Practice your spelling words each night for success.
- Do this for each of your spelling words: Copy the word - Read - Cover - Spell - Check if correct. 

Activity 3: Maths: 
Use the 3 Maths - Geometry websites listed under 'Useful Websites'.
The 3 different websites look at different aspects of Geometry shapes, nets etc.
Explore them, challenge yourself and learn more about properties of 3D shapes.
Be prepared to share on Friday.
You can write down your time and how many flips it took you for the 'Geometry flip game'


Activity 4: PrEP Curriculum Vitae (CV):
Complete your CV and reference by Friday. Please ask if you are not sure about some of the sections, we will go over it in class. 
These are the 4 positions/roles that you can apply for in your venture group:

You can only apply for 1 position. 

Read the criteria of each position carefully to make sure it suits your personal interests and abilities. Use the criteria to support your application in your CV.
Make sure your CV is professional and neat with NO spelling and grammar errors.
Doing a draft in your Homework book maybe a good idea.

Teaching Mum and John sign Language

Teaching Mum sign Language was fun she knew how to sign her name after I showed her the letters.  Teaching John sign Language was alright because he wasn't really listening to me (I actually don't know how he got on in school) but he did get his name. I got them to sign their first and last names, Mum was brilliant but John didn't know how to spell his last name.John did have a  hard day at work so I forgave him for not paying attention.

Ashlee.K

Having Ashlee show us sign language was a fun challenge.  I remembered most of the alphabet from my school days.  She looked very comfortable signing and seemed to enjoy teaching us.

Tash Hamilton

 

NZSL Week

Fantastic, it was very interesting to learn some words in NZSL. I'm sure it will be useful if I meet someone that speaks NZSL.
Danneille Reeves

WOW that was really cool! I had seen a lot of  New Zealand Sign language being used on T.V and had wondered what they had meant, now I know and can use this language to have conversations with people. I really enjoyed learning some parts of New Zealand Sign Language and hope I will be able to learn more in the future.

Mairin J.

NZSL Week Homework

Enjoyed Damen teaching me sign language. We couldn't view this week's homework online but he has been reading & excercising every night. 8 hours so far this week. Kim Axtens

NZSL PARENT FEEDBACK! Watching all the signs that tristin had learnt was very interesting.I think learning sign langueg is a great thing for the kids to learn. I like how tristin spells his name plus the different emotions. Kiriana alsop

     Teaching Mum sign lanuage


I thought it was really fun teaching Mum sign language, it was really funny how she knew how to sign her name and lots of other things. Mum thought  it was cool how we were learning sign language at school.

A Cameron

It was amazing how much I remembered from when I was at school. seems like Alana has a good grasp of basic sign language.

V Cameron

parents homework!

It was interesting to have Nayte show us what he had been learning by signning, he was very surprised when I could tell him my name in sign language without looking into his book, I lernt some signs many years ago. It great that the children are learning this special language!!!

K Taplin

ANZAC Day

It's 7 o'clock on a Wednesday morning and the sound of the cannon is ear piercing as 2 shot are fired. The sound of The Last Post sends a shiver down everyones spine. Just to listen to it makes you feel cold inside; it's sad thinking about all those men dying just because one mistake was made , just round the corner and lots more men would have died in peace. The firing party shoots four shots into the sky from the old rifles, reloads and fires four more, then they stand to attention.


Everyone is greeted and then we pray. Its heads down and the whole place goes quiet looking round and seeing tears in people's eyes is heart breaking. Its heads up and a man does the poem 'In Flanders Field' again tears fill the eyes of most. The Central Southland College head boy and girl say something each about are great ANZACS. We now  sing Amazing Grace. Now the wreaths were laid to remember them: each one filled with poppies they all looked great, after everyone left still remembering the great ANZACS.


By Callum Bryan. 

Hitachiheatpumps Competition:


Create a favourite Outdoors activity in an Indoors location then video it-upload to Youtube-most public votes wins $10,000!!

Details at www.hitachiheatpumps.co.nz


All entries and competition activities must be received and completed during the Competition Period commencing Monday 23rd April 2012 until Sunday 3rd June 2012.


If you are wishing to enter - let Miss Brown know as this will count towards your weekly Homework!

The Date of ANZAC

The 25 April ANZAC Day was originally for the members of the Australian and the New Zealand Army Corps to honour those that fought in Gallipolli during World War 1. Now it is for all those that fought or died in any war since World War 1.

On the 25 April 2012 at Winton ANZAC Oval, I was part of the Winton School Kapa Haka group that sang the National Anthem. At the ANZAC service they fired a canon like the ones that were used in the Vietnam War. It was very loud! We got a bit of a fright. Imagine lots of them going off on a battle field, it must have been terrifying. There was also a gun salute, which was also loud.

I have been going to the ANZAC service since I turned 5 years old. As I get older I'm learning a bit more about the ANZAC's and why we remember them every year. It is a good way to remember all of the people who have been lost at war but also those that are serving now to help keep world peace.

By Chloe Scurr

                                                                ANZAC
On the 25 of April 1915 New Zealand and Australia soldiers began to land at ANZAC cove Gallipoli at 9.00 am. 


At the end of the day more than 100 New Zealand soldier had died. Most of the soldiers that died on the first day had no know grave. Overall 2721 New Zealand, 8500 Australians, 87000 Turks and 44000 french and british soldiers died.


The red poppy is a world wide symbol for those who died and served in war. The red poppy was one of the first to grow in the mud in flanders fields.


On the 25 of April since 1916 New Zealanders and Australians have had a dawn service to remember those who died and serviced in war. On ANZAC day wreaths are hung up on war memorials all over the country.


By Kyle Sinclair

C.Smith's ANZAC Report

Dinkum Oil!?

" Hello chum! I've just heard some bonza news."

" What! Another furfie?"

" No dinkum oil this time. The boys have imshied the Turks on the right, and got 50 prisoners, who say they have had mafeesh tucker for two days."

Back in World War 1 (Great War) many countries that were part of the British Empire fought together as a team. These countries include New Zealand, Australia and India. This means that lots of cultures were often found fighting together in one place.

In 1915 the ANZAC's were in Gallipoli fighting the Turks. A returned transport officer that fought at Gallipoli came home to Invercargill and an article was written about the slang that he learnt over there and was unique to the ANZAC's and their travels.

This is lost history and it is interesting to discover these words that they used as part of everyday language. The opening dialog can be translated into proper English. As so below...

" Hello mate! I've just heard some ripping news."

" What! Another rumour?"

" No authenticated news this time. The boys have cleared out the Turks on the right, and have got 50 prisoners, who say they have had no food for 2 days."   

Some of the slang words came from Egypt and include imshie and mafeesh, others like chum are English. Australian slang like bonza and dinkum are still used today.
Other slang words that were commonly used by the ANZAC's in Gallipoli include Indian slang including chipperow for for “shut up” and terms like “put some jildi into it” which means  “hurry up” and “let’s have a dekko” which means “let me have a look”. 

Because all the First World War soldiers are now dead it is really interesting to read an old article about the language they used amongst themselves.  The words came together during a unique time and will never be used again.

By Charlotte Smith