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How to write a Speech

Have a look at this powerpoint made by a teacher in Christchurch so her primary school students could get a clear understanding of what makes a good speech. See if it helps you. Click on the link below and then select run. Once the powerpoint isup and running you can use the mouse to move from slide to slide, information will enter on each click. You can read all the examples if you like but there is no need to do the little writing task as this will be done in class.

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Timetable for presentation of prepared speeches will be up soon.

The prepared speech for Stage 2 will need to be 3 minutes.

The prepared speech for Stage 3 will need to be 4 minutes.

A proverb is a short, popular and usually wise well saying that has been used by people for a long time.  The meanings of proverbs are not always clear so take a look at this site and explore the world of proverbs. The proverbs that are underlined will have an explanation once it is clicked

This weeks homework is to visit the Scholastic Site by clicking the link below.

 Writing with Writers

This site includes a mini instructional tutorial on how to write book reviews from an author. I would like you to do each set of the tutorial and then complete a book review on line this week.

When you are finished your book review I would like you to listen to an Australian Authors on a Video. Click this link  Jaclyn Moriarty  then go to All About Authors and you will find this interview. I will quiz you on Friday about the information you will gather by listening to her.

When you have finished this weeks tasks  you may like to see what else is interesting on this site. You may find a book review of one of your favourite books or one you are thinking of reading; Check it out!

Winning Entry by David in Year 6

Habitat for Native Animals in your Garden

Miss Lily’s Garden

I opened the gate and walked on the grass,

I finally found my sanctuary at last,

Miss Lily’s garden is full of fun,

I can play with Samson till the day is done.

There stands a plum tree as big as can be,

I’d like to climb it, so that I can see

the land that I came from my mum and dad,

The place that I once knew, the place that I had.

A palm tree is there that swings in the breeze,

A ghost is not there, not one that can see,

The flowers and ferns that remind me of home,

A place where Miss Lily and I can roam.

Miss Lily’s Garden

No ghosts in the garden

Not one to be seen.

Just Miss Lily and

her floppy hat all

pretty and clean.

Lots of trees

with plums to

make some jam

to cheer Nam Huong up

as much as she can.

Flowers and ferns

all tangled up

Nam Huong is learning lessons

as she grows up.

Escape from the Matrix!

My name is Neo. I am a puppy. My owners have named me after a character from the movie ‘The Matrix’. Little do they know I am planning my own escape! Life here can seem pretty good I am generously fed, I have somewhere warm and dry to sleep and I even have a playmate, my sister Lara. Somehow I feel I’m missing out on something. There is a big interesting world out there with lots of adventure and new smells that I have only had a small taste of. Besides, Lara bosses me around a lot!

My escape needs to be carefully planned. My owners keep me well enclosed but I have noticed a weakness in the fence at the bottom of the garden. I wait until they have gone off to work and I make my way down to the weak part in the fence. I start to dig. Lara barks at me to stop but the ground is soft and I’m making good progress. After a while the hole is big enough for me to squeeze through. I’m free! I go through the fence not realising that there is a taipan in my next-door neighbours yard. It is hissing and getting up and dropping at me and trying to bite me. I quickly move to the next yard. There is a big dog. This is not so easy because it could jump the fence if I try to get under and it could chase me. I decide to go down the side of the house because the big dog can’t go down there.

I get onto the footpath and OH NO the pound have just seen me move. Doom. The pound catch me, look at my collar and say something. Then they put me in their van. A few minutes later I am back at my house.

My owners were happy to have me back but I’m not happy. My owners have fixed the fence so I will have to find another way out. I hope I don’t meet another taipan. I had never felt better than when I escaped. I felt really alive.

http://seaberry.edublogs.org/2008/05/11/31-day-comment-challenge/

Today we had a very special link to our blog.  A teacher in Florida USA whose blog is called the One Room Schoolhouse  is participating in an online activity called a Comment Challenge has asked her students to use our blog (including Speeches) to learn about blogging and comment on.

I don’t know if we’re up to the comment challenge but have a look at her blog and see if you think we can learn anything and if you see something interesting post a comment. 

Mobile Muster Old Phones More Trees School Challenge

The challenge is simple - muster up old and disused mobile phones to celebrate and support World Environment Day (Thurs 5th June).  For every mobile phone collected, one tree will be planted by Landcare Australia.

Did you know?

Recycling and reusing the metals and plastics found in mobile phones avoids a staggering 90% of the greenhouse gases produced by mining and refining the same metals from ore and the production of virgin plastics.  Watch this video for more information.

This is a whole school activity bring your phones to 4/5 M classroom.

If you’re a visitor to our site you can find your closest drop off location by going to the Mobile Muster website.