Webcast #2

Our second webcast was an even greater success. Before doing our webcast today, we decided it would be better for our audience if we could speed up time between presentations, use a bigger voice, and introduce ourselves.

OUR FIRST WEBCAST!

Today's webcast was only meant to be a bit of a practice go, but it turned out quite well...so here it is! Over the next few months, we'll be building on our oral language/speaking skills and fine tuning our webcast to make it even MORE exciting for our audience! Stay tuned!

P.S. Our Sound Of The Week this week is the short 'e' sound. (-;

Hundred's Day

Room 18 had a BIG celebration today! We've now been at school for 100 days so far this year!
Sadly, our camera was being used elsewhere in the school so there were no pictures taken of the event. Tune into our podcast for interesting 100 Days news though!

Project Books Required

Parents,

As we prepare to make a start on the 2nd half of the year, students will be running out of space in their project books. It is requested that students begin T3 with 1 new project book (these are what the students use for their Poem, Maths, Reading & Word). The books can usually be purchased from somewhere like the Warehouse for less than $1.

Thanks in advance,
Mr. Nash

Getting Ready For Webcasting!

Our classroom is now set up for webcasting! Watch the video below for an introduction! To see webcasts from 2008, click on the 'Room 18 Online 2008' blog link on the left side of your screen.

Mr. Nash

Joel P's Latest News

Joel P has been busy with his Thomas The Tank Engine track! Joel P wrote this story for us at home and remembered to include his Interesting Introduction, Amazing Adjectives, and some similes! AWESOME WORK, JOEL!

To make the writing/picture bigger, click on it just once.

Maths For Families

Dear Mum/Dad/Somebody-at-home,

The way Maths is taught at schools has changed a lot over the years. To help your favourite Room 18er become a whizzier mathmatician, have a look under "General Links" for the NZMaths website. The site will help explain the changes to Maths teaching/learning AND provide lots of activities that can be done at home, specific to the stage your child is at. Best of all, the activities are FUN!

Cheers,
Mr. Nash

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To make your typing better, try out the new BBC Dance Mat game! It's under the "General Links" area.

Podcastless Friday

Apologies for a Friday without a podcast! Technical difficulties this morning meant we couldn't record. It's too bad...there were lots of fantastic descriptions!

Mr. Nash

Week 7 Character Writing- The Gruffalo

The Gruffalo lives in the forest and I hope he does not eat anybody in the forest when they are not looking. The Gruffalo has shiny orange eyes. And he has purple spikes on his back. The Gruffalo has sharp horns on his head and mouth!
By Emma

The Gruffalo is as mean as a bully. The Gruffalo has orange eyes like an orange. The Gruffalo lives in the forest. He has spikes behind him. The Gruffalo is a type of monster. The Gruffalo is bigger than a mouse. I hope the Gruffalo doesn’t eat me for dinner.
By Joel.P

Bump bump!
The Gruffalo makes big noises with his feet. He has orange eyes. The Gruffalo has tiny white teeth and very sharp claws. He lives in the forest. His fur is as brown as the branches on the trees. The Gruffalo’s eyes are as orange as our rubbish bin. The Gruffalo has short whiskers. The Gruffalo has purple sharp spikes. I hope the Gruffalo doesn’t come near me because he is not very friendly!
By Anouska

Wow wow wow!
The Gruffalo is as big as an oak tree. He is very big. He has little sharp purple spikes and tiny white teeth. He has a brown fur all over his face and body. The Gruffalo has a small black tongue. I hope the Gruffalo gets some nice friends. The Gruffalo has grey knobbly knees. I hope the Gruffalo doesn’t come to my house.
By Jessica

What is that big monster?
Why, that’s the Gruffalo. The Gruffalo is as scary as a bat. He has grey knobbly knees and sharp tiny white teeth. His body is as brown as mud. He has sharp teeth. I hope I don’t see the Gruffalo.
By Sophie

“Thump thump!”
The Gruffalo is incredibly heavy. He is as fat as an elephant. The Gruffalo has sharp purple spikes on his back. He is scary. The Gruffalo has a brown face and body. He has two orange eyes. The Gruffalo has sharp white teeth. I hope I never come across the fat Gruffalo.
By Ruby

Where is the Gruffalo?
He likes the trees. He has eyes as big as an orange. He has sharp purple spikes on his back! He is the naughtiest Gruffalo.
By Madison

Stop stop stop!
The Gruffalo is really, really huge. He has sharp purple spikes over his back. He is very big. The Gruffalo has fur as brown as bark. He has eyes as orange as an evens card! The Gruffalo is not very friendly. The Gruffalo has a beard. I wish the Gruffalo would not eat me.
By Dimas

The Gruffalo is as brown as the tree. The Gruffalo has purple spikes at the back. He has a black tongue. The Gruffalo has eyes that are orange like an orange. I hope the Gruffalo does not come home with me.
By Summer

The Gruffalo is mean. He is very very sneaky. He is as brown as dirt. He has purple spikes on his back. He has knobbly knees. I hope he doesn’t go to my place. I don’t want him as a pet. I hope he doesn’t come near me.
By Rachel

Hah!
The Gruffalo is scary. He’s like a dragon. He is fat like an elephant. He has a poisonous wart on the end of his nose. He has beady eyes. He lives in the woods. He is huge like a mountain. I hope he does not come to my house.
By Joel.W

Ah ah!
The Gruffalo is going to eat me, and kill me. The Gruffalo is as scary as a dinosaur. He has a poisonous wart on the end of his nose.
By Ciara

Grrr!
The Gruffalo growls really loud. He stomps loud. He has orange eyes. He is as brown as my hair. He is as funny as a monkey. He is as scary as a rock monster. His tongue is as black as diesel. I hope he doesn’t eat any of the animals.
By Jamie

The Gruffalo is as scary as a monster. He has orange eyes and a brown body, and knobbly knees. The Gruffalo is a scaredy cat.
By Jayden

The Gruffalo has claws like a tiger. The Gruffalo is brown. The Gruffalo is funny. The Gruffalo is fat. The Gruffalo is cool. The Gruffalo is fast. The Gruffalo is big.
By Tiaan

The Gruffalo has a face as brown as a choclate. The Gruffalo has short whiskers. The Gruffalo has sharp purple spikes on his back. The Gruffalo has claws as sharp as a tiger. I hope the Gruffalo doesn’t eat animals in the forest. He has grey knobbly knees, and he is scary. He even has shiny white teeth. The Gruffalo is very big.
By Martin

Ah, ah! The Gruffalo is going to eat me. He is very mean. He has colourful whiskers. He can’t swim in the sea.
By Sara

The Gruffalo has eyes as orange as the sun. The Gruffalo has claws as sharp as dinosaurs. The Gruffalo is fat. The Gruffalo is like brown chocolate.
By Jordin

Stomp stomp!
The Gruffalo is chubby. He has purple all over his back. The Gruffalo has knobbly knees. He has horns. He has dark brown fur.
By Savannah