MATAPU SCHOOL - Room 1 Talkback http://mrcsblog.com Lifelong Learning Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:48:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Writing for a purpose… http://mrcsblog.com/2010/03/05/writing-for-a-purpose/ http://mrcsblog.com/2010/03/05/writing-for-a-purpose/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:48:50 +0000 MrC http://mrcsblog.com/?p=563 At the moment we are focusing on having a purpose for our writing, which means ensuring that we have a clear idea that we want to develop throughout the story. We have started a few of these stories in class using this planning template. I am going to post some cool examples as the students finish them, I might even make up a new page for these pieces of writing…

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]]> http://mrcsblog.com/2010/03/05/writing-for-a-purpose/feed/ 0 A…well…bellyflop! http://mrcsblog.com/2010/03/03/a-well-bellyflop/ http://mrcsblog.com/2010/03/03/a-well-bellyflop/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:32:24 +0000 MrC http://mrcsblog.com/?p=558 I know that this isn’t your classical dive into the pool, but something like this takes a lot of guts!!

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Check this out everyone!!!  Register your own name and post your results on your blog, even email me how you are getting on.  Some of the activities are GREAT!!  See who gets the high scores!

]]> http://mrcsblog.com/2010/03/01/check-this-out/feed/ 0 Councillor or Counsellor update http://mrcsblog.com/2010/02/25/councillor-or-counsellor-update/ http://mrcsblog.com/2010/02/25/councillor-or-counsellor-update/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:21:17 +0000 MrC http://mrcsblog.com/?p=545 Well, the votes are in.  It seems that everyone thought that there was more to being a “Councillor” than just “counselling”, which is what a “counsellor” does.  I think that this is a fair enough call, as most “Counsellors” will not be expected to do many of the things our “Councillors” will be doing this year.

Anyhoo, here are your voting results!!!

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]]> http://mrcsblog.com/2010/02/15/vote-for-our-school-leaders/feed/ 0 Is it “councillor” or “counsellor”? http://mrcsblog.com/2010/02/12/is-it-councillor-or-counsellor/ http://mrcsblog.com/2010/02/12/is-it-councillor-or-counsellor/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:58:37 +0000 MrC http://mrcsblog.com/2010/02/12/is-it-councillor-or-counsellor/ We are voting for our school leaders and there is some debate over the spelling of councillor/counsellor. They both have similar meanings, but which one is most appropriate for our school leaders? Vote here!!!

Feel free to comment as to why you chose “councillor” (a member of a council) or “counsellor” (someone who gives professional guidance on personal problems) in the thread below!

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Now that we have finished our projects, we need to evaluate how well we did.  Follow this link and answer these questions as best you can…
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]]> http://mrcsblog.com/2009/12/01/careers-unit/feed/ 3 Colour Poetry http://mrcsblog.com/2009/12/01/colour-poetry/ http://mrcsblog.com/2009/12/01/colour-poetry/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:59:22 +0000 MrC http://mrcsblog.com/?p=452 Hi everyone!!  These poems HAVE to have a mention!  We are doing poetry in class at the moment and we had to choose a colour and then create a poem that describes some unusual objects of that colour.   I think these turned out great!  Well done everyone with your bizarre objects you included in your poems!

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]]> http://mrcsblog.com/2009/12/01/colour-poetry/feed/ 0 What is behind the Snowman and the Elf? http://mrcsblog.com/2009/11/26/what-is-behind-the-snowman-and-the-elf/ http://mrcsblog.com/2009/11/26/what-is-behind-the-snowman-and-the-elf/#comments Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:11:00 +0000 MrC http://mrcsblog.com/?p=478 Post your answers here.  Make sure you include whether it is the Elf or the Snowman you are answering!!!

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