Panmure Bridge School Athletics

Last Friday we had our annual Panmure Bridge School athletics. During the day Learning Space Two were split into A and B so that Mrs Anderson and our reliever's job was easier. I was group a red which meant we started at rob the nest. All teams were determined to win but we were not good enough to beat yellow. After that we did long jump. We all had fun but yellow won. It was alright because we came second in long jump. After that we all partook in the sponge relay. This was my favourite because this was the first time we won. I was so happy. Then we did shot put. I am not that strong so I knew I would not be able to win. After everyone threw of course yellow won. After that we went and started practising our discus technique. This was a turn of events as blue won. We did have more events but the last two red won. At the end yellow came first in our pool but we did come second. For lunch we had sausage sizzles which gave me energy for the sprints. I came second which meant I qualified to go to athletics which will be held at Lloyd Elsmore.

Read Theory Progress

For the past two years I have been taught by Ms Kirkpatrick and Mrs Anderson. They are both great teachers and to help us broaden our knowledge they provide us websites such as read theory. While I have been in Learning Space Two I have been practising my reading by using Read Theory. Today the class have gathered information from our Read Theory accounts to create a statistical graph that shows our improvement between last year and this year. I have really improved although I did drop in November 2017 I regained my focus and propelled myself forward to achieve my highest grade. In my recent reading test you can see that read theory has helped me improve. The box underneath the graph is my hypothesis about why the graph looks like it does.   

Miki and Jeremiah - 'Wolves' Emily Gravett

 

Wolves is a book written by the amazing author Emily Gravett. The book wolves is about a rabbit who went to the library to read a book about wolves. While the rabbit read the book he learnt that: wolves can adapt to different climates, they have sharp claws, and they eat large animals like deer and bison. The thing that really caught his attention was that they also eat rabbits. In the book there are a range of amazing illustrations and the book is cleverly written. It is a new style of writing which is a signature technique used by Emily Gravett. For this book Miki and I wrote five things that people believe wolves do. e.g. wolves howl at the moon. On the other side of that chart is facts that either prove that the ideas are true or that they are false.

Meerkat Mail Animation - Emily Gravett

       

 Meerkat Mail is an amazing picture book written by a highly praised British author, whose name is Emily Gravett. To celebrate book week Mrs Anderson has read three of Emily Gravett's books and has asked us to complete three activities based on the books. The books that have read are: Wolves, Meerkat Mail, and the Big Book of Fears. All three books were written and illustrated by Emily Gravett. The book Meerkat Mail is about a Meerkat who is getting sick of living with his family and throughout the week he went and lived with relatives who live a different lifestyle he is used to. At the end of the book he finally understands why he has to live like he does so he returned home. For this activity Miki and I created an animation with information about meerkats.

Questions and Wonderings - World War One

 

As the year is slowly drawing to an end Mrs Anderson and Ms Kirkpatrick have left the classroom to start discussing our reports so Mrs Anderson has set us up to complete DLO's that would answer the questions we have chosen to answer. For this activity I have worked with Alex and we have decided to answer: 'Was the Language barrier a Problem' and 'How many people lost their lives due to firing squads.' We chose this by firstly writing questions that we thought would be interesting to answer, after that we chose the top two which one was chosen by Alex and one was chosen by me. The Language barrier was a problem because the opposition could easily understand what the other side is saying meaning they could counter their move. If it was not for the American colonel they would not be able to win WW1. Although this killed many people firing squads killed an accumulated total of 456. This was the punishment for people who defied commands or tried escaping. They were all shot and fell with dishonour. These men were later issued a pardon meaning the stain of dishonour was removed. We both worked collaboratively and our contribution to our work has been fair and equally. Working on this with Alex has proved to be equally productive and interesting. I would work with Alex again sometime.

Do Illustration Matters?

 

 This week is book week and to celebrate this occasion Mrs Anderson set up a bus stop activity which asked questions about books. Some people found doing the orientation confusing but it all went to plan at the end. After we answered the questions Mrs Anderson asked us to create a statistical analysis on one of the questions. For this activity I have created both a pie graph and bar graph to expand the knowledge of my global audience by sharing with them do illustrations in a book are popular among LS2. To answer the question the majority of people said yes and this could be for many reasons including: people not pushing themselves, or students are easily hooked in by amazing artwork. In my opinion I believe that it is not important because books should be able to make you imagine. Although I do believe illustrations are not necessary they are still an amazing thing to add to create

Commemoration Drawing

 

Mrs Anderson asked the class to create a google drawing that included the Armistice theme. The poster above is a visual representation of the unity between the British and the United States of America. This is why their is a crown (U.K.) and a man with a hat with stars (U.S.A.). During the war America and England were very close and both fought side by side. In the background there is a soldier paying his respect to the fallen soldiers of New Zealand (Reason for the silver fern). I did this to incorporate our nations fallen heroes.

Armistice Day Commemoration

This Sunday will mark 100 years since World War 1 came to an end and to celebrate this occasion at school we held a special memorial which Mr Johnston led. We had the whole school attend, representatives of our Board of Trustees, and a representative of the New Zealand Defence force. To open the memorial, Ofa started by saying the prayer which was followed by He Honore. After that Tiava and I recited the Ode of remembrance both in English and te reo maori. This was very special as it was to remember the fallen soldiers. Ms Kirkpatrick read out the famous poem In Flanders Field by the Canadian Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae. We then listened to the last post and lowered the flag. It was then raised again to the playing of Reveille. To remember this event poppies with the signature of the students will be placed on the fence in our school. There will also be olive plants planted next to the fence. To conclude the ceremony God Defend New Zealand (national anthem) played. It was a great a service and everyone did an amazing job at speaking and by respecting the fallen soldiers. Lest we forget.

Armistice Day Collage

On the 11th of November at 11:00am all the countries who fought in World War 1 signed a treaty which would eventually bring WW1 to an end. This treaty forced the Germans to surrender most of their military weaponry and it sealed the Central powers defeat. The soldiers were delighted to hear the news and the people who live in the allied nations celebrated by doing many things like marching. Families were happy to get confirmation that they will not lose any of their loved ones. The Armistice was signed in a secluded area in Compiègne, France. WW1 was a deadly conflict resulting in 16 million deaths. Due to the many lives lost many were not identified. To commemorate the unidentified fallen soldiers there are Unknown Warrior tombs around the world which people can go to and show respect. It has nearly been 100 years since the end of World War 1. To mark the special occasion, the New Zealand Reserve bank brought out a 50 cent coin which has details that represents World War 1. Interestingly the first ever Armistice Commemoration was held in Buckingham Palace in 1919 and World War 1 was started through an unfortunate assassination of the Austrian Archduke, Franz Ferdinand.  For this activity I have worked with Sanujan.   

Dallas and Jeremiah - The Battle of the Somme

  

The Battle of the Somme was a battle which was fought in France near the Somme river. This is where the lost generation of Britain died. This war occurred between 1st of July 1916 and 18th of November 1916 (World War 1). During those days the soldiers had to dig out trenches as a way to protect themselves from enemy fire. Although soldiers could not get shot at, the trenches became damp during winter and the fields where the men battled were also muddy. This caused the war to be postponed. The war was set to resume but the Germans retreated. On the presentation we were asked to answer questions backed up by evidence that can be found in the text. This activity has relates to our current inquiry topic which is peace. This war ended with quite a bit of casualties and people were not informed about what was happening during this period of time. For this activity I have worked with Dallas. Next time I do a collaborative challenge I will make sure Dallas contributes more.