Blogging Workshop

Today I am explaining how to put a blog post onto my blog.  I have 4 children from Room 14 who have come to this Google Hangout to learn how to do it.

Book Share Time

I have finished reading The Top Secret Undercover Notes of Buttons McGinty by Rhys Darby and as the saying goes, "The jury is still out on this one." If you haven't heard that saying before it means that I am not sure whether I enjoyed this book or not and whether I would recommend others to read it. (A jury is the group of people in a court of law who decide whether someone is guilty or not.)

It is about a boy called Buttons McGinty on his mission to find his parents who are missing. Darby has called it a mystery-comedy book but I am just not sure it is funny.  Someone needs to read it and either agree with me or explain to me why it is a good read and why it is funny. Anyone think they might be keen to take up the challenge?!

The Big New Zealand Easter Egg Hunt

Our Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern suggested we change the Teddy Bear in the window for the Easter weekend and put a coloured Easter egg in it instead.  Here is my creation...

Who else has put a coloured egg in their window for people to hunt?  I wonder if I will put Ted back in my window after Easter or if someone will have suggested something different to put in our windows before then!

Step 2 in my New Learning

Success! I have changed the colour of my cat drawing and then put it in a cardboard box in Google Draw. I think I have more to learn but I am quite happy with my first attempt. Once again if you do have any tips please share. I would be interested to know if you can get rid of the border around the whole image.

What could you create for your blog? Show me what you can do and then I can ask you how you did it!

New Learning

I have just used Sumo Paint for the first time to create a drawing. This is my first step and next I am going to put it onto a background. Keep an eye out for my next blog post to see if I was successful.

Who else knows how to use Sumo Paint? Do you have any tips? It would be great for you to have a go and put one of your drawings onto your blog.

 

Book Share Time

I recently finished reading Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke, for about the third time. I hadn't read it for a while so thought I would, to remind myself why I like it so much! 

It is about Firedrake, a dragon, and a boy called Ben who set out on a magical journey to find the legendary place where the silver dragons can live in peace for ever. There are a lot of other interesting characters in the story and it keeps you interested and reading right from the first page. 

Has anyone else read it? What did you think about it? Who wants to borrow it when we return to school?

Physical Activity

Running is my fitness activity of choice. I enjoy getting outside and letting my mind wander as I run around the neighbourhood. This is quite often when I solve problems or come up with new ideas to do with teaching. I have completed lots of organised runs over my years of running. I have completed one marathon and I am very proud of this achievement.  What sporting achievements are you proud of?

Getting out in the fresh air and doing some sort of physical activity is very important at the moment. What have you been doing? What about when it is raining, does anyone have any good ideas of what we could do inside?