Last Friday Mr Baylis took 3 students to a Skipping Leadership Course in New Plymouth.

It was a fun but challenging day, check out the video below to view.

We've been discussing Hazards in Room 1 lately. An interesting comment was made by one of our students that "Everything is a hazard". We then discussed at length whether this statement is true or not, for example is a window a hazard? "yes because it may smash and cut you."

So Mr Baylis asked Room 1 that if everything is a hazard then he should be wearing a safety helmet all of the time, safety glasses,  thick leather clothing and steel capped boots. This was met with a chorus of "don't be silly" "you can't live like that" etc.

So Room 1 came to the conclusion that yes there are potential hazards everywhere, but the key thing is to be prepared if one arises. By being prepared we mean knowing what to do to manage that situation.

We've taken this idea of being prepared and analysed 2 road safety songs - one by the wiggles, one by the funky monkeys. We then completed a PMI chart about the message the songs were providing. The final aspect to our task is to take our analysis and create our own road safety song. 

We'll continue working hard on them and if possible will post them on here for you to enjoy.

Our Poll Results

Our poll has now closed with 14 votes and with 64% saying no parents should not be able to call their children whatever they want to.

This has generated great discussion within the class with these key points being raised,

- There's a difference between being creative and being silly.

- Parents need to realise that the child has to grow up with that name.

- If someone doesn't like their name they can just go and change it.

- A name shouldn't matter as long as there are people to support that person.

Thankyou to those who voted.

Have a great weekend.

Key Competencies

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Today we integrated the Key Competencies Managing Self, Relating To Others, and Using Language Symbols and Texts.

Mr Baylis gave us a copy of the Hieroglyphic alphabet with some letters missing. In pairs we had to create a picture for the missing letters, and create a message for our pair to interpret.

Check it out below and create your own Hieroglyphic message for a partner to solve.

We also had a quick discussion as a class about the Israeli couple who named their child after the 'like' button on facebook.

Mr Baylis then posed the question, "Should parents be able to call their children any name they want to?"

This generated such good discussion that we've now created a poll to gather everyone's opinons. It's up for a week so please vote and tell us what you think on the topic.

Today for current events we talked about 'planking' the new craze that is hitting Australia.

We discussed how social media (facebook etc) can influence people's decisions. We also talked about the fact that every action has a consequence.

Here are some personal unedited views about planking and social media.

- I don't think planking is cool and fun because it has killed a person who did it on top of a 7 storey building.  Lots of people have tried doing it on 20 storey buildings and railways and have got themselves in big trouble. Michael

-I don't think planking is cool because what does it do what do you do apart from laying on the couch or where ever you want it can be real dangerous when you go on something high or something you need to ballance on. Why would you think that planking on a balcony railway or even on your couch is cool you do absolutely nothing. Paige

- I don't like planking because it is dangerous because their was a person planking on a 7 story building and there were 3 people on top of each other on a railway line and they almost got hit. Nicholas

- I dont like planking because it is a silly thing to do and people should not listen to this little lie. It is not fun it is dangerous and people can end up dying. I think people should not follow this. The person who made this up is crazy and where did he/she get this stupid idea.And i mean it at the end of the day someone could die and you just lost the person or people you care about so dont do it!!! Amy

- I dont like planking because if they do it on the roof they could lose their balance and fall off. Marshall.

- I don't like planking because what's the whole point of it? All you do is get hurt and you could lose what you love like your mum and dad. I've heard a story about someone planking on a rail on top of a 7 story building and he lost his balance and fell down and died.So planking is not a good idea but you can plank on the ground because you can't get hurt but don't start planking or you might die if you be silly. Serena.

Key Competencies - Managing Self/Relating To Others

The next step in our study on Managing Self and Relating to Others is to understand how these concepts work together and interrelate.

Mr Baylis set a task down for the class. In groups of 8 we had to get from one side of the classroom to the other without touching the floor and only using 3 chairs. It was a challenging task, and in the end Mr Baylis had to help us a little bit by giving us an extra chair per group. Check out how we went.

 

We then reflected on the task and generated some ideas from 3 headings we were given. Here they are.

What was easy?

- holding on to boys and girls and chairs

- it was easy when we held on to each other.

What was hard?

- getting everyone on the chairs

- when we had less chairs

- moving the chairs and having 3 people on one chair

- getting the chairs to the other side

- holding on to each other

- staying on the chairs with three other people

What would you change next time?

- have stools instead of chairs

- the amount of people in a team.

- that you're allowed to go back for other people

- holding on, not touching the floor, and throwing the chair forward

Multiplication Grand Prix

Here is a fun multiplication game for you to try. 

Create a player, and challenge other people around the world to win the race.

It's a good fun way to learn your multiplication facts.

 Mr Baylis is currently undefeated, click on the picture below and see how you will go :-)

We completed a writing sample last week about a time we were scared. A major focus for the class was to create impact in the reader's mind using the show don't tell technique. Mr Baylis is so proud of them that we've published them!! Here's Emily R and Kurtis' work. Enjoy!!

Boom, Crack! As the heavy rain splattered against my window, I lay there paralyzed with fear. Darkness surrounded me and all I could see was a bright light that turned on and off , all in a single breath. I could hear voices calling out to me but I couldn’t hear what they were trying to say. Boom, Crack, Boom! Was all that I heard. I pulled my

curtain to see what was going on outside. I couldn't see past the thick layer of rain that was still getting thrown at my window. It was then that I remembered I always kept a book light on my desk. I used that to find myself some company. I ended up finding myself downstairs where my mum and dad were speaking quietly.

Written By Emily R

As I patter down the toy section I think to myself “ITS HEAVAN down here". I start grabbing everything a boy could every want a minute  later I have tone of toys in my hands. I had so much toys I needed a trolley .Hmmmmmm “A HA ill get a trolley yes yes what a wonderful idea!!!” so I put all the toys on the floor I race to get a trolley. As I race past all the sections looking at everything I stop and look at the chocolate “OH MY GOD”  they sell chocolate here to so I keep going then I race past  the chocolate I went so fast the chocolate flew in the trolley. “Finely back to the toy section” I put all the toys in the trolley. after I go get EVEN MORE TOYS……………. An hour later I have all the toys Iv ever wanted. Now I walk past all     sections minutes later I find out I was going around in circles and I was lost. Now there was only thing to do cry.

People keep walking past the 3 year old kid (that’s me) just crying.  Finally an old lady comes and pick me up and took me to my mum then I didn't want my toys anymore I just wanted my mum.

By Kurtis

A Little Secret

There is a special surprise to be found on our blog page.

Here are some clues:

- You need to move the mouse over it for it to work.

- It's a form of peek-a-boo.

- The opposite of goodbye.
- I'm on top of the world.

A big thankyou to Miss White who was the inspiration for this surprise and who provided alot of the expertise.

Happy Hunting!!

Hazards and Safety

Our unit this term is about Hazards and Safety.

Following Professor Krasnic's advice, we decided to define the terms 'hazard' and 'safety' and write examples of hazards and safety into our books.

We then collected our ideas and created a class mind map.

Enjoy

Managing Self - Thinking deeper about things

Today we revisited our discussions on the Key Competency Managing Self. The different thing is, we did as Toni Krasnic suggested and looked at it a different way. We took one aspect, thinking deeply about things and used this as our focus. We discussed what thinking deeply means and looks like, then tested our thinking skills with some problems. We have put them below for you to test your thinking. 

Give them a try and Good Luck!!

1.     Jake was standing on one side of the river, and his dog Scruffy was standing on the other side. "Come on Scruffy, come, boy!" shouted Jake. Scruffy crossed the river, ran to Jake, and got a treat for being a good dog. The amazing thing was that Scruffy didn't even get wet! How did Scruffy do that?

2.      Each letter below stands for the name of something. What should the last three letters be?

M V E M J S ? ? ?

3.      The three little pigs, as you know, built houses — one of straw, one of sticks, and one of bricks. By reading the six clues, figure out which pig built each house, the size of each house, and the town in which each house was located. Use a chart to keep track of your information and your logic.
 

	TOWN	SIZE	MATERIAL
Patricia Pig
Penny Pig
Peter Pig

1. Penny Pig did not build a brick house.
2. The straw house was not medium sized.
3. Peter's house was made of sticks, and it was neither medium nor small.
4. Patricia Pig built her house in Pleasantville.
5. The house in Hillsdale was large.
6. One house was in a town called Riverview.

4.      An apartment building has two floors, with three apartments on each floor. The Grays live in the top middle apartment. The Blues live directly above the Browns. If the Greens live on the top floor, then they live next door to the Blues. The Whites live to the left of the Greens, either on the top or bottom floor. The Blacks live on the top floor. Which family lives in which apartment?

5.       You are in a cabin and it is pitch black. You have one match on you. Which do you light first, the newspaper, the lamp, the candle or the fire?

6.      Which word, if pronounced right, is wrong, but if pronounced wrong is right?

7.       We live in a large tower block, 10 floors high. My 5 year old son goes to school each day using the lift from the 10th floor to the ground floor. However, when he returns in the evening, he uses the lift to get to the 5th floor and then uses the stairs for the remaining 5 floors. Why?

It's going to be a full on Term with plenty of challenges and fun to be had!!

Look forward to seeing you all!!

Mr Baylis