This week the focus is on celebrations. We are going to share with the world, the celebrations and festivals that are important to us. We should learn a lot about other cultures as we explore other blogs – exciting.

Here is the link to the instructions for this week. Note there is also a google form for you to fill out where you select the celebrations and festivals you take part in.

WEEK 7 instructions

Don’t forget to put your blog link on the google form so others can see it.

GOOGLE FORM

I am back from Boyle River camp so that means we can get back into the blogging challenge. This week the focus is on emojis. Fun!

Here is the link to the page with all the instructions. Please make sure you read through it as it has all the resources you need.Week 6 instructions

Don’t forget to add your post to the google form as well. Google form for week 6

I have approved so many wonderful comments on our blog posts since we have started. This week would be a great chance to make sure you are reciprocating – spend time responding to comments and making new comments on participant blogs.

Here is the link to the full instructions Week 4 instructions.

Don’t forget, if you do a free choice blog post, then you must fill out the google form with the link to your post. Here is the link for it. Google form

This week is all about images. Yay.

Here is the link to all the instructions and resources that you need. Week 3 instructions.

I am looking forward to seeing what you post. Don’t forget to fill out the google form once you have finished your post. Here is the link to that Google form

This week we have been writing about our holidays – sharing our news. But, rather than write just boring recounts, we were inspired by Marci Ridlon who wrote a lovely poem “That was summer”. We used this as to share our holiday news. Then we published it in a collaborative google slide.

Click on this link to see the amazing writing.

That was our holiday

We are part of the blogging challenge again  which is exciting because we made lots of great connections last time we did this.

This week the focus is on commenting – how to comment, and making comments on other blogs in order to get those connections going.

Here is the link to the full page of instructions – Commenting instructions and resources

Please take the time to read it carefully, it has lots of excellent resources. It also has the links to the classes and students that are participating.

Don’t forget to fill out the google form with the link to your blog so others can comment.

The link for this is here – GOOGLE FORM

It’s the last week of the term – let’s have some fun. Everyone loves to laugh so let’s share some cool jokes or funny memes.  Here are some of my favourite teacher related memes.

P.S – whatever joke or meme you post, MUST be appropriate. Think carefully – will it make Mrs Campbell laugh?

It’s always great to look back and remember all the wonderful things we have done during the year. This week for blogging I want you to create a top 10 list.

THE TOP 10 MOMENTS OF YOUR SCHOOL YEAR 2019.

After very careful consideration, in no particular order, here are mine:

1. Watching the Year 8 netball team beat James Hargest.
2. Listening to Mrs Meek speak at the assembly to honour the victims of the Christchurch shooting. She was so inspiring.
3. My birthday – when so many students wished me happy birthday, the block sang Ra Whanau to me, Caitlin made me a beautiful cake, and Room 5 gave me a card they had all signed and a block of chocolate.
4. When Room 5 got up at assembly and performed the waiata with actions, E Minaka Ana. I was so so proud.
5. Watching my daughter win the school cross country.
6. Seeing students persevere with the algebra pattern problems in term 2.
7. Having so many house captains named from Room 5.
8. Meeting nearly every single parent at the student led conferences. It was so great to be able to share all the progress everyone had made.
9. Doing air guitar for the teacher’s item for House Choirs.
10. Getting emails from parents telling me how happy their children are with their learning.

I was so proud of Room 5’s performance at assembly this afternoon. They performed a waiata in preparation for next week being Maori language week and then to acknowledge Tongan language week they did a hiva. It is not easy doing this in front of the whole school – they were very brave.

So great to see so many Room 5 students involved.