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Our Wiki’s is different to our blog.  Our blog records news and stories of interest to our classroom so that others can read about it.  The wiki is a place to record lots of information that you might want to add to over time.  You will all be able to edit the wiki but only people we invite will be allowed to look at our wiki.

An example of a wiki is Wikipedia.  Wikipedia is like an encyclopedia but anyone can edit it.  If you disagree with something someone has written in wikipedia you can discuss your opinions on the discussion page.  If changes are made to they are recorded in the history page.  Here is a link to a video that explains how Wiki’s work.

Here is a link to the our Howto Wiki wikipage.

The types of information we will collect on our wiki will include:

• Technology tips
• Useful links
• Instructions on how to do things at our school

Write an article for Wormbins News.
Choose your topic eg: Tree Planting, Gardening, Our Excursion, Movie Making, Country Fair Day, Gymea Bay Fair
Then write about this topic, remember to have a strong introduction and  try to think about the 5 W’s and finish with your opinion.

• What?
• When?
• Where?
• Who?
• Why?

Try to post your article by Friday 22nd August. 

The brain teasers have stumped a few people but they are good fun. Emma has found a lovely site you might like to visit with lots more  examples to keep those brains working. If you find some other brain teaser sites  you would like to share feel free to add a comment and a link.

 Click here to visit Brain  teasers

The Olympics in Beijing are on the way. The opening ceremony was a wonderful event but the athletes reported that it was so very hot that all the clothes they were wearing were soaked through with sweat by the time they finally witnessed the lighting of the Olympic Flame in the stadium.

Each day we will follow the progress of our team and record the highlights as comments on this post.

Keep checking the comments to see how well Australia is going. 

Check out this interactive world map that changes as  each country wins a medal. It is amazing. You can find out how many medals Australia won at each of the games it participated in since 1896. 

This week you will need to read a newspaper article. Read an article in the sports section of the leader on Tuesday 12th August or another current newspaper and write a report on a sports article. It may be a good week to report on an Olympic sport that has been in the paper.

In your report remember to state:

• Headline
• What happened?
• Where did it happen?
• Who was involved?
• Other important information
• How you felt about what has been stated in the article.

Please try to post your homework before or on Friday 15th.

This week you will need to read a newspaper article. You may select any item of interest from the Leader on Tuesday the 5th August and explain the content of the article. In your report remember to state:

• Headline
• What happened?
• Where did it happen?
• Who was involved?
• What was the purpose of the report?
• Comment on how the issue was reported?
• Is this about a new issue or is it more information on an old issue?

The chinese have made the Beijing Mascots into robots. Apparently the Beijing Mascots Beibei, Jingjing, Haunhaun, Yingying and Nini robots are going to be roaming around Beijing greeting all the olympians that have came from overseas to china. I know, pretty interesting. I wonder what the olympian’s reactions will be. By Tim!

The mascots Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying, Yingying, Nini comes from the words Beijing welcomes you. In chinese it is Bei Jing huan yin ni.  by Albert

Listen and watch the news on either Monday or Tuesday night then write a report on a news item you have selected.  Remember to follow the outline below:

• Headline
• What happened?
• Where did it happen?
• Who was involved?
• What was the purpose of the report?
• Comment on how the issue was reported?
• Is this about a new issue or is it more information on an old issue?

Remember to keep your comments to under two paragraphs.  Write your report on the news in a comment at the bottom of this post.

This term as part of your homework you will be watching, reading and reporting on the news.  Each week you will have a different task.  Each week I’ll post a task for you to investigate and report on.  You will write your reports as a comment after my homework post.

Guidelines

• Only use your first name.
• Keep your comments to under 2 paragraphs – quality not quantity.
• You can comment on other peoples news as much as you like.  If you’re writing a response to someone else’s post then mention their first name in your comment.
• You can provide links to other information you find on the web.