Chiang Mai, Thailand Experience Week

by 053456 on May 15, 2013

Hey guys!

So last week from the 6th of May until the 11th of May, the grade 7′s of CDNIS went on a trip that we call “experience week”. This year, us students got to go to Chiang Mai. The city is actually called Chiang Rai, but we stayed in the province of Chiang Mai. In Chiang Mai, we stayed in the education centre of the Maekok River Village Resort. It was really nice there. They provided us with a student pool and meals and even a student club which they call the “bamboo club” because the sides of it were made with bamboo. The instructors that we had for all our activities were incredibly nice and they were very fun to be around. We had activities like:

  • Kayaking
  • Jungle Survival
  • School Activities
  • Hilltribe Hike
  • Archery
  • Confidence Course
  • Rock-climbing
  • Thai Cooking/Marketing
  • Community Project (Building Canteen)
  • Mini-Olympics
Our whole grade was split into groups of 14. We had 8 groups. We did Kayaking in a river which is the actual Maekok river, but first we practiced in the pond beside it. The River was fast but very peaceful. There were very few speedboats on the river considering the river was not very deep. Jungle Survival was when we would learn how to make shelter and start a fire. We used bamboo and hay to make our shelter and we used woods and twigs and the things we could find to build the fire. We then used bamboo to make a pot and a few bowls and chopsticks. We tested out our pots and bowls by making actual noodles in the pot on top of the fire, and we tested the shelter by throwing water all over it and seeing how much water would leak through the top.
The school activities were when we went to the school near our area and we would go and hang out and play games with the kids there. The kids there consisted of the ages from 6- 14. Even though some were older than us and some were a lot older, we had a great time playing around the field and just hanging out. The Hilltribe hike was us walking to one mountain to some others. We would pass by some villages and see their lifestyles and compare on how different there were to ours. The mountain that we ended up in was one with a temple on it. The Temple was a Buddhist Temple. This temple was not only a temple, but was also a museum for tourists.
Archery was so fun. I learned how to play and turns out I’m not that bad *not that i’m bragging :) * We practiced a few shots and then we played a game where everybody blows up a balloon and then we would stick it on a target board that wasn’t our owns. When your balloon was shot down by someone, you would stop playing the game. I ended up being the last ones and I was against my teacher. Sadly, I didn’t win, but it was still amazing to have these experiences. :) The confidence course was kinda like The “Wipeout” Zone. You know, like the game show? We would have chain ropes that we had to walk across and swing from one to another and we have balancing beams, monkey bars and monkey hoops. It sure wasn’t easy and it sure did take A LOT of confidence to be able to go on it. I was scared at first but when I got on, it was really fun. If we fell, we would just fall into water. The water wasnt the cleanest, but it was really refreshing since the weather was sunny, sunny, SUNNY
Rock-climbing was really fun too. I ‘m afraid of heights so it was a little scary for me, but I still got to the top with not so much trouble. It ended up being fun seeing everyone as little tiny people. It was like you were a giant and the people on the floor were there to serve you. It was funny. The team was really encouraging on helping people that we scared to get to the top. Then we had Thai Cooking and Marketing which was just us going into town to buy ingredients to use to cook the dishes that we were going to learn. We learned how to  make soy sauce veggies and curry chicken. It was nice to have the experience.
Next we had the Community project where we went back to the school before and we were building them a new canteen. We made bricks, scraped things, painted walls to help out with building their canteen. It was a school tradition. Everyone that went to the MRV Educational project would build them something new. It was nice to know that we weren’t just having fun doing it, but we were helping out others as well.
On the very last day before we left, we did a mini olympics. All 8 groups would gather on the field, take our grade picture and then we would have mini races. Some were time permitting, and some were points for who was the funniest. Even the teachers got to do a round of it. It was hilarious watching them act as chicken. You don’t see that everyday right? Might as well make the best of it. :)

 

Throughout this trip a learned a few things, Questions and Answers, HERE WE COME.

 

How has this trip helped you to become more aware of your own strengths and areas for growth.
I found out what I was good and what I would need to work on by trying new things. Because of Archery, I became aware that I have a pretty good aim. Because of the Confidence Course, I became aware that I should work on my body strength. Because of Rock climbing, I became aware that I could overcome any fear that I had as long as I try.

How has this trip helped you to appreciate nature?
This trip helped me appreciate nature because everywhere we went, we would see trees, grass, flowers, animals, bugs…etc. Some weren’t very pleasant… *cough* bugs *cough*, but it was nice to see how everything was connected to each other and how if they weren’t alive, many things would have changed.

What was it like to be away from your family for a week?
Not having your family around for a week was a new experience. Being away from them made me feel more mature, independent and responsible. Even though I missed them dearly, it was cool to have a new experience and learning how to do things on your own.

 

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Hong Kong Heritage – Coming attractions

by 053456 on April 29, 2013

Hey guys,

Watch this space for my Hong Kong Heritage documentary about the Peninsula hotel!

7B The Peninsula Hotel 2013 from Nicole Chan on Vimeo.

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Math Reflection – Algebraic Patterns

by 053456 on January 25, 2013

Hey guys,
So the past few months we have been learning about Algebraic Patters. This unit was really interesting because it wasn’t just about the patters that we use to talk about like color patterns. This time it’s about the patterns on how we find the numbers grow and how it increases and how there is a relationship between them.  I really liked when we did pattern games and when we did some fun and interesting activities about patterns. It made learning about it more fun and understandable. I really liked the dinner table problem because it made everything more simple by giving real life examples.However,  I didn’t really like when we had to do number sequences because it took a while to understand and sometimes it makes my brain a little confused and things get messed up.I think I learned functions really well because it was a lot simpler and it was really fun to figure out and solve the problems.

I think that the study of patterns is important because it is something that we see and might be something that we will HAVE to use in the future as a job or a career and also in our daily life. Patterns are seen everywhere.

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Science – Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) Adaptions

by 053456 on December 17, 2012

Hey guys, 

So in science class, we have learning about the 6 kingdoms and the adaptions. For homework, we were assigned to write 10 adaptions for an animal of our choice. 5 structural adaptions and 5 behavioral. 

5 Structural Adaptions:

  1. long neck: Helps them reach tall trees
  2. long legs: Helps them escape from predators
  3. big eyes: Helps them see predators from a farther distance
  4. Leathery mouth: Food gathering.
  5. Spots and Blotches: Helps them blend in with the branches and other surroundings.

5 Behavioural Adaptions:

  1. Usually sleep standing up
  2. They can run up to 35 mph
  3. They kick with their hooves and slam with their heads
  4. They usually sleep for only 1-12 minutes
  5. They can go without water for several days
Tune in for more posts later on :D

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Humanities – Shi HuangDi Unit

by 053456 on December 14, 2012

Hi guys :D

For the past few weeks, we have been learning about Shi HuangDi and we were discussing his positive and negative achievements. We wrote an essay for his positive and negative achievements and handed it in. I learned that he was the one that ordered the great wall of china to be built and he was the one who standardized China. He was a emperor that has started a lot of what we have now. 

A skill I learned was how to make a proper essay and make it interesting and not make it boring. I learned about sentence fluency and how important it is to make an essay good and properly done. I also learned how to make an interesting poster. How to attract the audience and make things interesting so they would be more interested into learning what we have to say.

If you guys want to learn more about Shi HuangDi, click here :D

noodle tools^

 

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Area of Interaction – Math

by 053456 on December 4, 2012

In math study of patterns, I am looking into Human Ingenuity as the Area of Interaction because Human ingenuity is what us humans create and it is not natural. As humans, we have created math and patterns and how to identify them and we use them in our daily lives.

 

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The Lorax and The Man Made Beach – How it relates to Human Ingenuity and Environments

by 053456 on November 9, 2012

THE LORAX & THE MAN MADE BEACH

I think for this issue it would relate more to Human Ingenuity, but it’s about how human ingenuity IMPACTS the environment. These 2 issues are very similar. Both of them are talking about how humans are building things and using so many resources that are have and still are having an impact to our planet. As for our air pollution, we broke the o-zone layer.

 

For the Lorax, the great once-ler moved in to the field, made a factory, and used the trees to knit kneeds. As his popularity grew, the more resources they used. He was throwing garbage in the water, the factory was producing pollution, and the land of trees were reducing. The great once-ler did not realize that all of that affected the animals and made them leave town. All the tree’s have finally been cut down, and there are none left. Human Ingenuity was a very big issue in this story. It tells us that as our technology grows, the environment is shrinking.

 

For the Man Made beach, Chief executive Leung is trying to build a man-made beach that will cover up 200 meters of land, however the environmentalist groups are afraid that it will wipe out more than 200 marine and bird species which inhabits the shore. “This project is on top-level support in the government.” says undersecretary for environment Christine Loh Kung-wai. Human Ingenuity is really pushing the environment and reducing the size of the environment. Man-made lands have been done before, however as we keep making land, some of our animal species will probably die soon.

 

Human Ingenuity really affects the environment. Both these issues have a similar theme that we could all point out. If I could make one, it would probably be “Human Ingenuity has been ‘pushing the limits’ of our environment.”

If you want to check the article for the man made beach, CLICK HERE!

The lorax is the original 20 minute version.

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Southern China Earthquake:Approaches to Learning

by 053456 on September 18, 2012

Hey guys,
On September 7th 2012, There was a 5.7 magnitude earthquake along the borders of Yunnan. We used our Areas of Interaction skills to see how we could help them, but since we are still at a really young age, we can’t really do much, but we do have ideas on how to help. So approaches to learning, are the 5 steps. Each of them helps on how to organize ourselves and how we can help.

We thought of donating money to help rebuilding, or raise awareness and do different sales to do this, or we could just travel there and help them. We also thought of having sponsors o help with the money part.

If you want to read more about this, CLICK HERE!

Bye! Talk to you guys later!

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Southern China Earthquake: Environments

by 053456 on September 18, 2012

Hey guys,
On September 7th 2012, There was a 5.7 magnitude earthquake along the borders of Yunnan. We used our Areas of Interaction skills to see how we could help them, but since we are still at a really young age, we can’t really do much, but we do have ideas on how to help. So Environments is about how we can help what has been destroyed or how can we help to make it more comfortable to live there.

We though of rebuilding houses and donating money to make things for durable and prettier and nicer and more modern maybe not just to make the place look better, but it might help sustain the buildings a little longer.

If you want to read more about this, CLICK HERE.

Talk to you guys later :D

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Southern China Earthquake: Health and Social

by 053456 on September 18, 2012

Hey guys,
On September 7th 2012, There was a 5.7 magnitude earthquake along the borders of Yunnan. We used our Areas of Interaction skills to see how we could help them, but since we are still at a really young age, we can’t really do much, but we do have ideas on how to help. Health And Social is about how we can help them with their health.

We thought of maybe giving medical care. We can send some doctors to china to help with the injuries without having to pay.

If you want to read more about it, CLICK HERE. 

Talk to you guys later :D

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Southern China Earthquake: Human Ingenuity

by 053456 on September 18, 2012

Hey guys,
On September 7th 2012, There was a 5.7 magnitude earthquake along the borders of Yunnan. We used our Areas of Interaction skills to see how we could help them, but since we are still at a really young age, we can’t really do much, but we do have ideas on how to help. Human Ingenuity. It is about the ability WE HAVE that can help us to help others.

We though of maybe we could build houses for them, or send food or books or anything that we can send down there that doesn’t involve any type of internet since is communication of telephone and internet is not working there.

If you want to read more about this, CLICK HERE.

Talk to you guys later, more to come. :D

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Southern China Earthquake: Community and Service

by 053456 on September 17, 2012

Hey guys,
On September 7th 2012, There was a 5.7 magnitude earthquake along the borders of Yunnan. We used our Areas of Interaction skills to see how we could help them, but since we are still at a really young age, we can’t really do much, but we do have ideas on how to help. We are talking about Community and Service, as in how we can help and serve their community.

We thought of helping them find homes, and fundraise to raise money and awareness for them so people will be more aware and they will try to help them as well.  We could just donate what WE don’t need because it might actually be very useful to them.

If you want to read more about this, CLICK HERE.

Talk to you guys later :D

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Student Led Learning Reviews

by 053456 on April 18, 2012

Hey guys,

Today we had the Student Led learning review, and basically this “SLLR” is when students lead their parents around the classroom showing their progress in their school learning.  Today was very successful, and this is what my parents have to say. Blue is going to be what my parents say.

Mom: I really enjoy this time with my kid in this SLLR .learnt that she can organize a conference well. I learnt that my kid can do self management in projects. My kids communication skills has improved, and her attitudes in the learner profile are positive, which can teach her how to be a good learner, and even better, a leader. I am also happy to know that Rachel’s awareness outside of school has improved through the learning in this school year. This teaches my daughter that even if something is not interesting, it can still teach her something important and meaningful.

My favorite part of the SLLR, is writing the blog post because my parents can see the process of making a blog post. I hope my parents enjoyed this learning session with me!

BYE GUYS! :) talk to you guys soon! :)


 

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Sports Day

by 053456 on April 15, 2012

Hey guys,

On Friday the 13th, we had the grade 5 and 6 sports day. It was really sunny and only a little bit windy. Sports day was great exercise for everyone, but it was also really tiring, but it was still fun to be with our friends and do some games.

Sports day is kinda like track and field. When we did Track, we had to do sprints and runs. we had the choice of 800 or 400 meter run, and then we had the choice of 100 or 200 meter sprint. I chose 400 and 100. it was the easiest. but even though they are the shortest ones, it was a really tiring day especially because of the weather. I few of us got sunburns, even I did.

At field, we had ball throw, tug of war, capture the flag, sack race and running long jump. They were all really hard to do. especially tug of war because it was really hard to pull, because both sides had the same strength. Some of us got rope burns.

Sports day was really fun. Even though it was so tiring and painful at some points, it was all worth it. :)

BYE GUYS!!! Talk to you guys later :)

 

 

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Power masks-Power against racism

by 053456 on March 29, 2012

The special power behind this mask is the power against racism. When people put on this mask, they will have the power to the freedom of speech about racism and to show that racism is not good. The mask represents people against racism and their protest. Once u put this mask on, you will have total power to say that there should be no racism in this world, there should be peace.

The consequences that it might have on affecting relationships are the relationships in between the racist people and the non-racist people. The racist people might not know that they are racist, but they will be fighting against the person wearing this mask.

 

 

 

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Alan Dick memorial walk reflection

by 053456 on March 21, 2012

On the 20th of March, We had CDNIS’s 3rd annual Alan Dick memorial walk. Alan Dick was our old lower school principle. in 2009, he passed away because he had heart problems. We will have this walk every year on his birthday. This walk to remember all the good things and fun times we had with him. In this walk, everyone had to wear something pink since it’s his favorite color.

 

I had a great time going on this walk. It was fun to be with my friends and be in the open for so long. For lunch we had hotdogs, cookies and a banana. It was really good. After lunch we got to run around on the field and have some fun or relax in the bleachers.

 

After everything, 4th graders and below got to take the bus back to school, but 5th graders and older had to walk up the mountain. Even though it might’ve been tiring, but I really did enjoy the walk!

 

Mr.Dick, Rest in Peace. We miss you lots!

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Kony 2012

by 053456 on March 12, 2012

Hey guys,

So for the past week, I have heard a lot about the “Kony 2012 project”. No one really knows if this is a true fact or not. In our class, we have been doing some background research on this to be more sure about our opinions and also to and find out more about this “Invisible Children” group. If you want to find out more about Kony 2012, I will put down some links below

1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kony_2012

2) http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/reality-check-with-polly-curtis/2012/mar/08/kony-2012-what-s-the-story

3) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/uganda/9134268/Joseph-Kony-2012-Uganda-says-it-will-catch-Joseph-Kony-dead-or-alive.html

There they are. So if you want to check them out yourself, feel free to look at these links.

There were 3 words mentioned in the Kony video. Those 3 were action, technology and strength. Each of these 3 words represent something. Action represents the way you can take action and how to help with this cause. Technology is one of the many resources that the Ugandan Military needs in order to fulfill our dreams of having Kony captured for his crimes. Technology also represents us, sharing ideas and spreading ideas and things we see. Strength represents our strength in how we support our own opinions.

Everyone has their own perspective, so if anybody has a different opinion then you, don’t go and unlike it. We have to appreciate each others ideas even if it’s not what we have to say.

What are your opinions of Kony 2012? Comment below to share! :)

Bye guys! :)

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Music

by 053456 on February 9, 2012

Hey guys!

Now in music class we are starting to do harder pieces on our instrument. Now, we  are starting to also prepare for our mini performance in May. Me and some of my friends are doing this dance. Now we just got to rehearse. In music, we have also been doing tests and practicing a lot, and when I mean a lot, I do mean A LOT.We started to learn new scales, did duets, did some assignments, but music class isn’t bad. It actually has been awesome.

Well, that is basically what we are doing in music now, so I’ll be sure to update you guys soon!

Bye! :)

 

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Math-Fractions and Percentages

by 053456 on February 9, 2012

Hey guys!

Now in school we are doing Fractions and percentages in math. We have actually split groups but we are basically doing the same thing. We are just learning differently to fit what kind of learner we are. There are three kind of learners. The first one is Visual Learner, the Second is Auditory learner, and the last one is Kinesthetic  Leaner. Visual learners are the people that learn best looking at it. Auditory learners are the people that learn best when they hear it. Kinesthetic learners are the people that learn best when they do it. I am actually in between 2, a visual leaner and a kinesthetic learner.

After we picked what learner we are, then we work on the tasks assigned for us. It’s pretty fun. You can learn a lot of math. If you would like to work on your Fractions and Percentages, comment below and I’ll send you a link! :)

Bye guys!

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Physical Education: Handball

by 053456 on February 9, 2012

Hey guys,

These few weeks in Physical Education, we played Handball. IT WAS SO AWESOME!  For the people who don’t know what Handball is, Handball is a lot of soccer. I don’t play soccer, but it does seem alike. Handball is a game where you pass a ball, and try to shoot in the goal, but you are only allowed to walk 3 steps at a time, and there is a box which is called the crease, where you cant pass. If you do step in the crease, the ball goes to the goalie, or you will do a side throw thing. I’m not sure how you call it. If you shot the ball in the goal while you are in the crease, that point will not count. It’s pretty intense, but it’s a really fun game to play!

Now in P.E. we are starting to play badminton. It’s like tennis but you don’t throw it up to serve, and the ball looks different, it’s called a shuttle. We are going to practice for a while and then we are going to do some games. Our games are different. Our games have 6 people. 3 in from, 3 in the back.

P.E. has been a blast! Can’t wait for our next class! :)

Bye guys!

 

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Where we are in Place and Time

by 053456 on January 12, 2012

Hey guys!

So this is my first time talking to you guys in 2012! HAPPY NEW YEAR! We came back to school on the 3rd of January, and we started out last unit of grade 6, which is also our exhibition unit. This unit is called “Where we are in Place and Time”.

Right now, we are just making a mini investigation into personal history. There are 5 aspects in this unit.

1: An inquiry into orientation of Place and Time.

2: An inquiry into homes and journeys.

3: An inquiry into personal history.

4: An inquiry into the relationship between locals and global perspectives.

5: An inquiry into discoveries, exploratories, and migrations of humankind.

In the beginning of this unit, we made a mind map showing what our prior knowledge on each aspect is. Then, we had to use our mind map, and make them into 5 paragraphs explaining your prior knowledge on each aspect.

Right now, we have just completed our plan for our investigation, and we are starting to collect some data.

That’s pretty much it. Bye! :)

 

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Unit of Inquiry: How We Organize Ourselves

by 053456 on November 17, 2011

Hi,

In school, we have just finished our “how we express ourselves” and now we are starting our 3rd unit, “how we organize ourselves“. We had a pre-assesment which was holding a fundraiser to our World Vision Child.

To the people who don’t know what is a World Vision Child, each class gets a kid that got affected by the 2006 tsunami. Our child Ronra, and she is from Ukrul, India.  I don’t know the exact date of the tsunami, but I guess Ronra was about 7 or 8years old when she went through that tsunami. She is one of the survivers and we were fundraising money for her to help her get a good education and to have good food and clothes. The money is not only donated to our kid, but it is also donated to her whole village.

In Total, our whole class has earned $4012.40. Which in rupees is 44,873.186 rupees.

What we are doing now in our unit is going on field trips to different places to interview and observe stores/marketplaces and see our they are organized and operated. We have already gone to Aberdeen and Graham Street. We are going to Pacific Place today.

Well I’ll tell you more after the investigation.BYE! :)

 

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Guest speaker: Head designer of Reebok

by 053456 on October 27, 2011

Hello,

Today in school we had a talk with the head designer of Reebok about designing things. It was really interesting. He told us how he started being a designer, and what he does in Reebok and the process of making the sportswear/clothing/shoe.

He told us that he went to the Carleton University in Ottawa, and then afterwards moved to boston to do some designing jobs since there were’t many designing jobs in Canada. Before he worked in Reebok, he worked in Vessel. He has created many things before. He made candles, lighting, home use, kitchen use, and stuff like that. Then someone wanted to buy it, so they sold it. They said that they can just find something else to create, and then come REEBOK.

He is a head designer for REEBOK in asia, his job is to travel around asia and go to reebok designing offices to see what they are doing and how they are doing and helping them with their creations.

The process is pretty complicated to me. First they have to look at inspirations, then they would sketch some of their creations out, and they would pick the design, then the fabric then the color. To you guys it might seem like it is so easy and it sounds like such a fast process, but actually it takes at least 7 months to do all the work, as in designing, editing, manufacturing and all those things.

It was really interesting listening to what Duane Smith ( the head designer of reebok) had to say. Now I wanna get a reebok shoe. It’s so tempting!

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In physical education class…

by 053456 on October 13, 2011

Hello,

In physical education class(P.E.), we have just finished the basketball unit, and I am going to explain what I did in the basketball unit.

Basketball unit:

When we first started, we were practicing throwing the ball around to our team mates. After that we would have a 2 on 2 group games, to practice. The after that we would play 3 on 3 games to practice even more, and next is my favorite part! It’s the BIG game! This is when we get to show of our skills, and this is what we have been doing for the past month.

__  __  ___  __  __  ___  __  __  ___  __  __  ___  ___  __

Now it’s the soccer unit that we have just started:

We have just started soccer, and we are practicing our foot word, and playing some games. Soccer is not my favorite type of sport, but I still sort of like it.

____  _____  _____  _____  ____  ___  __

Goals:

1: To get a better grade in P.E.

2: To be more athletic

3: To get a higher score in my beep test and sit up test.

 

That’s all I have to say so BYE!

 

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Chinese reading comprehension. (每日一篇）

by 053456 on October 13, 2011

Hello,

In chinese class, we have been told to go home and do a reading comprehension on a website. I don’t know what the title is in english, but the title in Chinese is in the title in brackets. Your pronounce it like this—> mei ri yi pian.

Everyone has a profile, and you would have to do it at least 4 times a week. If you want to, your parents can help you if you need extra help. The reading comprehension is in chinese, so if you are in United states, I don’t think you can do it.

My goals for chinese:

1:  To be more fluent at it.

2: and to rise to a higher level in Chinese.

Actions:

I will do the website reading comprehension at least 3-4 times a week.

Well that’s all I have to say so bye!

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Backing up macbooks

by 053456 on October 13, 2011

Hello,

In school, we have been using Mac books from Apple, which was created by Steve Jobs (RIP steve jobs), and we have been using them for a year now, so now it’s time for….RE-IMAGING.

Re-imaging is something that is just like UPDATING all your softwares. Since we use this for school, we have to UPDATE our mac books so we would have a better version of a software to work on. So we would have to back-up our mac books, just in case if our data in our mac books, get lost. The re-imaging happens in the LTT department, with the professionals. I would like to tell you the steps for backing up.

1: You would have to connect your hard drive to your laptop.
2: When you see your hard drive on your desk top, click on it.
3: After you clicked on it, a window will appear, and go to file, new finder window, and there will be another finder window.
4: When you see that, go to the little house on the side with your name on it and drag everything into the hard drive window.
5: Wait for it to load on the hard drive.
6: When it is done, just take out the hard drive, keep it somewhere safe, and you can bring it to re-imaging now.

I would like to tell you what I think is the concepts of this topic.
1:  Function
2: Responsibility.

That’s all I have to say so bye!

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In performing arts class…

by 053456 on October 13, 2011

Hello readers,

In performing arts class we have been learning a lot about our new instruments that we are playing! How exciting! :)

Our class, as well as the other 4 classes, have been playing instruments for the past month. I am experienced in my instrument for 2 years already(flute), which might make you ask me why am I still doing it for performing arts class. Well heres the explanation. My flute teacher has said that I should not play any brass, because it might change my lip shape for flute, and for the clarinet, i’m not sure why i did not choose it, but it was good that I chose flute again, because then I would not have to BUY  another EXPENSIVE instrument.

We had 2 weeks to prepare for a test about the B flat major scale. Everyone was very nervous. The first group of people who got to do the test first, were the ones who volunteer and the class number list from number 1. If you have volunteered, you don’t have to do it again. I volunteered.

After the tests, we are now learning songs from a book called Accent on Achievement, and we still are.

Now I will be setting some Goals.

1: I will be a caring and respectful person to others and teach them, if they need help.

2: I will be a confident person and a risk-taker and play well in class.

3: I will be a good student and do all the assignments well, and rehearse the songs properly.

Well thats all I have to say, so BYE! :)

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My perfect Classroom activity

by 053456 on October 13, 2011

Hello world,

In the start of the school year, we did this assignment/activity about how we think a perfect classroom would be like. We would have a sheet, and we would write down things like: I think a perfect classroom would be when there is a more silent space to work and everyone is working hard. It would be like that. We would also have to write down how to achieve that “perfect classroom” of ours.

This activity was actually just to get more ideas so we would have better essential agreements. Our teacher, Dr. Mcleod said that our essential agreements are what you HAVE to follow, so you better think well, or not you might be creating a agreement that you will one day disagree on.

If you guys would like to see some ideas for YOUR essential agreement, click this—->my perfect classroom

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Interviews about conflicts in Hong Kong

by 053456 on October 13, 2011

In our first unit(Who we are), we had to pair up,and do interviews about conflicts in Hong Kong. We first had to break down the BIG topic, and turn it into smaller topics. Me and my friend Keona, used the topic about waste management.

We first had to make a BIG question, and then make some supporting questions for our interviews. We would have to rehearse the whole introduction for out interviews before we could move on to interviewing. In our introduction, we would have to tell them that they are allowed to back out of the interview at any minute, and they are allowed to not answer the questions that are too personal.

After we finished rehearsing, we moved on to interviews. We decided to do the interviews separately, to get more information. When we pair up again, we would usually tell the information that we got as detailed as possible, so we would all understand the information that we have collected.

After all the interviews, We started sorting and analyzing our data. We had to see if the information we got were going to help us, or will it not. We had to write all the information on a chart then we started splitting the data that we got into different data groups. That way it was easier to explain the interviewee paragraphs that we did next.

After the sorting and the paragraphs, we started laying out our final copy. Before we finished, we finished the conclusion and writing the answer to our BIG question, and we were D.O.N.E. DONE!

After that, we just needed to do the self and peer assessment and we were done for sure.

CLICK THIS TO SEE OUT FEEDBACK FROM OUR PEER AND SELF FEEDBACK—->interviews partner and self

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Getting to know you Bingo survey

by 053456 on October 11, 2011

Hello world,

In the beginning of grade 6 (Aug 22, 2011), we did this survey with questions like “who has more brothers then sisters?”and ” Who has more then 1 pet?“. We would have to go around the class to ask each classmate of who has more brothers then sisters/ who has more that 1 pet…etc…

If they say yes, you would have to ask them to sign their name in the section of the sheet that we were suppose to use. If they said no, you would have to ask them a different. One person can only sign one section ONLY.

This assignment was not very hard. This is also an activity to improve our communication skills, and it just also lets us get to know each other better .

I did not do very well because I was very shy, and I was also a very bad communicator, but the good side is that I got at least more than five sections filled.

This game was very memorable, because this was a very fun and interesting activity to do. I found out a lot of information through this activity. I found out that my teachers birthday is in the same month as me, and I also found out that my classmate rode on a camel before! How interesting! :)

My goals for the next time I do something like this, is to be less shy, and be more open and not just stick to most of the girls, and to improve on my communicating skills before the next survey. Click here to see it ——>getting to noe you bingo

 

 

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Schools out!

by 053456 on July 2, 2011

Hey guys,

Summer is here, and I might be posting more since I am going to Canada in July, so I will tell you all about it. The last day of school was awesome, but at the end of the day, everyone got sad, because some of our friends are going away forever. It was really hard for us to say goodbye. Well summer is here, so when I get back to school, I will have a new blog, or maybe I will update this cone since I am moving up. If Im having a new blog, I will post about it here as soon as I get it. Talk to you all later!

-Rachel:)

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How will I Study For Tomorrows EXAM

by 053456 on June 7, 2011

Hi guys,

Tomorrow the whole Grade 5 will have a human body writing EXAM and these are the ways that I am going to study for it.

I am going to use my Human body booklet and review it. I will keep researching. I will bring my research into the forum with my friends to study together. There are many ways. My parents can test me by asking questions.

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Macbook Talk

by 053456 on June 1, 2011

Hi,

Today in school we had a Macbook talk, and to define that, its all about how we use our MacBooks during the summer. We went to our school Theater and we talk about how we treat our computer. We learned some rules. Here are 3 of them:

1. Do not have food around your computer.

2. When you do social networking, be safe and do not talk to strangers.

3. Do not use inappropriate languages or pictures..etc…

Theres all! So you can just go online and find more yourself! Bye!

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Simulations

by 053456 on May 26, 2011

Hi,

Yesterday and today we had 45 minutes to be with the grade  9′s in our school. We were helping them do their Civics Subject. They led us to parts of the school, they set up a place for us to do some acting. Simulations are just acting things that happened and things that still are going on right now. Civics means how humans act on earth. We were acting that we were in a poor country. Here is 1 activity we did.

 

Place: Kenya

Situation: Storms

In Kenya, when it rains there, poor peoples slums have metal roofs. When the rain hits on the roof, there are loud noises. So the Grade 9′s turned off the light to make it more alike, (There were no windows.)They put us into groups and we had to name ourselves a child, or the mother. The people there would pretend to kidnap us. They gave us an advantage. In Kenya, their slums are much smaller, so they can’t run. In the slums they had 2 families, and each family has 8 people. They cant run like we did. They would have to stay in their slums and wait for the people to kidnap them. They were hopeless. So they just stayed and waited.

So that is one that we did. All the other activities were also about other poor countries, and one thing, when you see some poor people fat on their belly, It doesn’t mean they are full. It means that they drink to much water, and not enough food, and the water is not clean. All those water was from the river. That is also where they take a shower, and clean clothes.

Do you wanna help these people? Comment on this post, and tell me how you feel.

 

credit for photo:irishcentral.com

 

Credit for the information: Grade 9′s of Canadian International school

 

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Student Led Learning Review #2

by 053456 on May 3, 2011

Hey Readers,

Remember when I did the blog post with my parents and my brother? Well, today I am going to define what a student led learning review is. First thing you should know is that a student led learning review can also be called a S.L.L.R. for short form. Next, This family conference will not only be you are the teacher of the whole thing, but the teacher will not be involved. They might be listening to it, but they are not gonna talk.

We, students, will have the opportunity to show your parents about your learning. It doesn’t only include your work. It also includes your social life too. As students, we must still respect your parents as your parents and not as your pets. You must be detailed in a short way so they would understand. Your family will ask you a few questions during the SLLR. Hope you get what I am trying to say. :)

If you have any question, please write a comment down on thins blog post! :)

( For more inquiry, please watch this video. Click HERE!)

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Student Led Learning Review

by 053456 on April 29, 2011

My brother came back today, and he was here just in time for my SLLR, and when I woke up, he was beside my bed, and then I fell asleep again. When I woke up, I asked my auntie if he was really home in Hong Kong. Right now in the SLLR, we are doing the review, and we are writing a blog post for you! :D  My family think that the math part is the most interesting, because my mom and my brother was struggling during fractions! My brother was asking  me a lot of complicated questions, that was hard for me to answer. Ok! Bye! :D DD

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My Artifact

by 053456 on April 28, 2011

Hello Readers,

Today I am going to talk about my buried artifact. When we started this unit, “Where we are in place and time”, we were taken to many field trips. Our last field trip was a trip to the Sandy Bay beach. That trip was for our summative assessment. We had to go make a model out of clay, and then we paint it, and then we break it, and then we burry it. Afterwards, when we were in the beach, we had to dig up the artifacts, like we were historians. We put them in small plastic bags, and when we get back to school, we had to use glue and glue all the pieces we found back together. After we put them back together, the whole grade had to go to each others classroom and find their own artifact. Some of the student’s didn’t find theirs, and their artifacts, would still be somewhere in the beach. The artifact I made was a Ancient Chinese Coin.

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First 1/2 of National Treasure

by 053456 on March 31, 2011

As you know that my class is learning history, and we are now watching a movie called,’ National Treasure ‘ I was so cool! It made us so excited and when ever we pause the movie we start saying NO! It’s just so addicting! I will tell you about the story below!

There was a child that went to the attic and sneaked a book and his grandfather caught him, so grandfather told him the story. There was a treasure, and now when the child grows up he tries to find the treasure. I don’t want to ruin the suprise for you guys, so watch it! It’s really good!

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All Different Ways To Learn About The Past

by 053456 on March 22, 2011

As you know that our unit is all about learning Hong Kong’s past, and now our class has been discussing ways to learn about any countries past. Down below is a small list of some of the ways!

Ways to learn about the past:

1. Telivision

2.Newspapers/books

3. Radio

4. Going to a field trip to a cemetery ( you can read what happened in the past that made people die on the tomb stone.)

5.Researching online.

There are actually a lot more ways, but it would take too long for you to read. So hope you enjoy this post, and you can also comment other ways to find out about Hong Kong’s past. Click HERE to see a website where you might be able to find about any countries past.

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Artifact Game

by 053456 on March 15, 2011

In my class, we have been studying about history. Every morning we are playing artifact game. It is also like a perspective game.Our teacher is going to show is a photo of something and then we have to interpret what it is. We write the Five W’s on a sticky and explain what we think and then we stick it on a door and our teacher will read it.

There is a picture below that I would like YOU to interpret. Write a comment below answering the questions.  Here are some simple questions for you to answer.

What is it?

Who made it?

Who used it?

When was it made?

Where is it made?

Thanks!

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Hong Kong’s Past

by 053456 on March 10, 2011

We just started a unit about “Where we are in place and time”, and in this unit, we are going to find the history of Hong Kong. WE are going to take some feild trip to find out more about Hong Kong’s past. Below is a video of Hong Kong’s past. We watched this video because of our unit, and here is our central idea. People and places have histories that can be uncovered and interpreted through a variety of sources. The video is called Gateway to China. Please enjoy!

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My P.S.A.

by 053456 on March 9, 2011

This is my P.S.A. I hope you enjoy it!

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If you wanna help to www.Unicef.org

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Happy Valley Cemetery Visit

by 053456 on March 2, 2011

This afternoon, me and the whole Grade 5 went on a field trip to the Hong Kong Happy Valley Cemetery. That cemetery is FULL, so no one can ever be buried there again.We got into groups of five and then we got our camera and off we went. We were in the cemetery because we are studying about “Where we are in Place and Time“

We all brought a clipboard with paper on it, so we can write what we find interesting or draw what we find. Sometimes, you feel creeped out because there is strong wind, and you think it is the spirit of the dead. I was scared because, it’s a grave yard, and some places might have something sticking out and you think it is a human part, so you start getting the shakes.

For the camera, Our group took some photo’s and video’s of the cemetery(of course we had permission.), and it turned out ok, but then the battery was empty half way through our exploring. We found many many different things, and we actually found a baby that died on the same day it was born and one that was only 1 day old. I was really sad. Our group found it also very t1.1273681847.5.jpgouching since at the edge of the grave it said “night night my son.”

We found lots of information, and by the end, we were all happy that we learned, but we were also happy that we weren’t captured by the dead. Just kidding, but the learning part was true.

Talk to you next time! Don’t forget to read my older post too, if you didn’t yet read it.

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Author Visit With Sara Holbrook and Michael Salinger

by 053456 on January 20, 2011

Today, in school, The whole grade 5 went to a author visit in the library early in the morning. The Authors are actually Poets. Their names are Sara Holbrook and Michael Salinger. There are very nice people. We talked about poems all the time. It was really fun. Sometimes it got funny. We also read poems. We read definition poems, back to school poems, and just some fun poems. They taught us a lot about poems. All of us, of course had a awesome time with them.

I would like to thank our library for letting us have such nice Author Visits. I would also like to thank Sara Holbrook and Michael Salinger for giving us so much education, and letting us have fun while we learn. Thank you all.

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Me And My Buddy Patrina

by 053456 on January 18, 2011

Today me and my buddy Patrina are going to write a blog post.

Patrina goes to Prep E. She is 5 years old. Patrina likes rainbow colors. She likes to eat pasta. She likes to wear dresses. She is really nice too! She has a cat. She has 3 sisters. She likes to read princess books. She likes to go to school because there are many toys, piglets, and she can learn.   She always likes to play with her friends. She likes to draw and color. She also likes music. She wants a teddy bear. She also like nature. She wants to be a princess when she grows up.

That is all about my buddy.

She would like to say bye!

Patrina: Goodbye ;)

DJ16 :Bye! :)

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Winter Concert (part 2) and I would like to thank…

by 053456 on January 14, 2011

The winter concert is over, and we enjoyed doing the concert. The Concert would not be successful without some certain people. So, I would like to Mr. Shaw for giving us nice songs to sing and always giving us chances. I would also like to thank Mr.Dave for giving so much enthusiasm in our rehearsals. I would also like to thank all the grade 5 teachers for supporting us through out the show.

Thank you.

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Winter Concert (part 1)

by 053456 on January 14, 2011

Hi readers,

Tonight is the  winter concert for Grade 5. We, Grade 5 have been practicing for a long time, and we have been working really hard on our parts. Each class has at least 5 groups of different acts. Our group, which involves dj10, dj16(me),dj17, dj20, and dj25 is a dance group. We used the song Toxic. It is a very nice song. Click HERE to listen to the song. We have been practicing so HARD! I can’t wait for the concert!

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My Christmas And New Years Holiday

by 053456 on January 4, 2011

Happy New Year Everyone! Hope you all had a great holiday! My holiday was great, and that is what I am going to tell you about today. Here it goes!

On the starting of the Christmas holiday, I had the funeral for my Grandma. She died on November. We had a funeral around a month later. The funeral was for 2 days. Those were the saddest days of my life. I can’t believe my grandma is being buried. It is really hard for me to accept why she left. She left because of Cancer. There is one lady that kept reminding me about my grandma and making me more upset. When I was starting to feel better, she started saying, “you are brave all because your grandma died and you accepted it.” She doesn’t know that deep down, I can’t really accept it.

On Christmas Eve, I got half of my presents, then on Christmas day, I got even more presents. This is why Christmas is kind of my favorite celebration. You don’t only get to receive, you also get to give. Giving is even better then receiving. Christmas is a day to give care and respect to one another. This is the true meaning of Christmas.

I got a lot of presents by Boxing day. I unwrapped them, and found a lot of stuff that I really liked. My parents gave me the new version of Ipod nano. The one that is touch screen. I am guessing they bought it in the apple store.(Click HERE to see apples website) It was really exciting when I received my parent’s gift for me. I also made them something. I made them a music video. The song was about a girl and her experience with her parents. The song is really sweet. So gentle. My parents said that I can burn the video into a CD.

On the 31st of December 2010, I did the countdown with my dog! he was acting all funny when we did the countdown. He was also really excited! He was running all over the place.

I also made a video while i was count downing. The video was really weird, my dog was in it, biting my clothes all the time. Funny little dog! :)

When it became 2011, my dad told me to write 10 new year resolutions, and I was able to finish making my resolutions before school started. My dad was impressed. I also started to be more responsible and more organized since i got my organizer. The organizer is actually really useful. It helps me keep track of what I need to do.

Well, that was basically what I did on my holiday. Check out my classmates blog post! All of my classmates blog links are in my class blog. Just Click HERE! Bye! Talk to you later

P.S: I hope you all the best in 2011


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5D Book Challenge

by 053456 on December 16, 2010

In our class, our teacher gave us a challenge to read a book in just 10 days. Now we have at least read 100 pages of the book, we need to summarize what we read into a blog post. Here it goes!

There is this girl called melanie, and she did not like her mom. She even wrote a list of why she doesn’t like her mom. One day she went to a school that she never went to and went in the principals office. When the principle came in, he told Melanie to write a form for school and then he sent her to her classroom and then the teacher told a girl called Rachel to accompany Melanie and shoe her around the school. That was basic information. Rachel and Melanie somehow ended up looking like best friends.

That was basically what I read.

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Today in Photos-Polar Bear Art

by 053456 on December 9, 2010

polar bear art

The picture shows… a polar bear art in “RED“, to tell others that polar bears are endangered.

I think that those people who did the art is actually really creative and they are people who love the earth, and they don’t want anything to get to the point of instinction. So they used a powerful color “RED“, to show how important they actually are to us.

The picture makes me feel very sad, and it makes me want to help the cause. It makes me feel about how we need this animal in our world . They might be able to eat our heads off, but everything is connected, so somehow something bad might happen if we don’t stop killing the polar bears.

Hunters, Please don’t kill these cute Polar Bears.

Click HERE to look at other photos.

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My Wordle

by 053456 on November 30, 2010

The picture below is my Wordle I made. CLick HERE to make your own wordle.

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The Word ” PERSPECTIVE “

by 053456 on November 25, 2010

Hi readers,

Today I am going to tell you what the word perspective means.

What does it mean?

Perspective means that different people have a different point of view. Example if you are in the museum. Some people will think that the piece of art is interesting and some will think it is just not that good.

What is it?

Perspective is that everyone has a different thought about anything. Example if you are stretching in class, and then the teacher has a perspective that you are raising your hand.

How do you use it?

You use Perspective all of the time. Sometimes you use it even if you don’t know that you are using it.  Like you are on the street , and you think that the painter that is painting on the wall is a bad guy, but when the police comes, you report, and then they say he was hired to paint on that wall.

How is yours different from someone else’s?                                                 452-adult-perspective-cartoon.gif

Your perspective is different from the others because that you all have different brains, and we all think differently. What you see is what you think. No ones perspective can be the same.

How can you tell what someone else’s perspective is?

You can’t actually tell what others perspective. You might be able to tell by their feeling and how they act. You can also just ask the person. When you see how they act, you might have a different perspective of their feelings.

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Wa$ted (Farmers)

by 053456 on November 17, 2010

Hi Readers,

Today, me and all my classmates watched a DVD called Wa$ted, and the topic was Farmers. There was a a group of people(the eco-friendly group) that were teaching a family of farmers(Mom, Dad, Brother and Sister) to be more eco-friendly, because they family of farmers are burning plastic, paper and etc… The eco-friendly group used this special equipment to see how much they spend on that household item that needs electricity per year.

I found out that DIOXIN is the most dangerous chemical to end up with cancer. It is caused when you are burning plastic. The eco-friendly group estimated that there are 50 deaths per year because of cancer.

The eco-friendly group said that the farmers are suppose to be guardians of the land. They weren’t suppose to burn anything. The eco -friendly group told the family of farmers some ways to be more eco-friendly . The eco-friendly group gave them 15,000 in New Zealand money. That was really interesting. The movie was awesome, Everyone in the movie was cooperating.

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New Unit Of Inquiry “How We organize ourselves”

by 053456 on November 12, 2010

What I already know about this unit:

I know that we are making a lot of bad decisions about our garbage. We are putting wrong things into the wrong place. The world is in danger because of our garbage. We throw out stuff that can be still reused, we are making a lot of pollution. This is what is causing our earth to change. The climate, the animals, and most of all, us are changing.

What I am excited to learn about:

I am excited to learn about how the world is figuring out how we can save the earth before it is too late. I am also excited to learn about how many different kinds of recycling bins are there in the world. I am excited about how little kids can make a difference.

How I feel about this unit

I feel happy because I am going to learn new things. I feel Proud of myself also because i am going to learn new things and I am happy about doing it. I feel excited because I get to learn with all my classmates and teachers.

What I think will happen in the unit:

I think that we are going to do a lot of research. I think we are going to watch some videos, and DVD’s about what we are learning. I think we are going to have a great time learning in this unit.

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Cyber Safety

by 053456 on November 10, 2010

Hi Readers,

Today I am going to talk about What I learned in a workshop in school with the topic of Cyber Safety.

What did you…

I thought about how bullying can’t just happen in the physical world, it can also happen in the digital world.. I thought about how much it can hurt someone in the inside.

I feel scared and worried that it will happen to me and my friends might get cyber bullied.

We talked about how to be safe online, not  to bully others online, how  it feels to be bullied, how to be a good citizen(digital citizen) ,thinkB4uclick, and to not say, upload, download, share, or post anything inappropriate.

I wondered about why people be so mean online, I also wondered about why people can hack into your phone by bluetooth.

I decided to share everything with my parents, just to make sure that i have extra safety and support. I decided to make sure that my computer is off with bluetooth.



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Family Fun Fair! :)

by 053456 on November 8, 2010

Hi Readers,

Yesterday,(Sunday,November 7th, 2010) we had our school family fun fair. Family fun fair is a fair in our school where there are many activities to go to. On last years family fun fair, we got to throw wet sponges at the teachers. I don’t think there was one this family fun fair. Me and my best friend(DJ25)preformed in the talent show activity. We were dancing. We were the second last of every one, so we saw a lot of really awesome shows. Some of them were dancing too. After we saw them, I felt that I did not have any confidence. I was scared that after we preformed they would boo, but eventually, we had a fun time and no one booed. After we preformed, me and DJ25 went to buy some candies, and then she went home.

After DJ25 went home, I saw some of my classmates in our school cafeteria. We just were chatting for awhile, then I went home, finishing my candy. It tastes really sweet and good. When I got home, I just played with my dog and watched Television, I saved some of my candy, so I can eat it after dinner, but i couldn’t help it, so eventually, I finished the candy.

Hope you enjoyed reading my post. ;)

Links:

DJ25: http://cdnisdj25.edublogs.org/

CISPA family fun fair: http://www.cispa.hk/index.php?q=node/121

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My October Break

by 053456 on October 25, 2010

Hi readers, This post is going to be what I did over my October break. The first weekend, I went to watch this musical called Grease. It was off the hook! I also went to my dance class on Sunday and then I went shopping with my mom.

Mostly on the weekdays, all I did was sit on my bed making this music video,go to my dancing classes, and then play with my dog. Whenever I am with my computer watching youtube, my dog likes to sit with me and watch too. It’s kind of weird, cause he really can’t understand. Sometimes I like to take pics with him. My doggie likes to sit near my mom too, though my mom is scared of my dog. She is not afraid to touch him, she just does not like it when he licks her hand. My mom likes to massage his back. He is very winy about what he eats, sometimes he does not even eat his dog food.

On the Last Saturday, I had this Chinese dance exam with my best friend, and when we did it, I was really afraid to do something wrong, but luckily I only did 1 thing wrong and at that time, she was not looking at me. After we did it, I really wanted to do it again. It was fun, but also scary. The examiner looks so scary, but the last time I did it, the last examinerJoy of dance

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did not look so casual she kept smiling, and she dressed up so formal. This time was better, she looked more casual, but she still looks like she is trying to trap us in her mind. :0

On Sunday, we just had the same thing as normal. :)

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Water – Blog Action Day

by 053456 on October 15, 2010

This years Blog Action Day is Water:

Water is a very important resource of the earth. Around 4200 people on earth die every week because of unsafe water. We, people and animals depend on water. We are actually using a lot more water then we need to. The world need to be Well-balanced. As i heard, there is actually not a lot of water left, so we better start saving now.

These are some ways you can help:

- When you take a shower, you can take a short bath, but still be very clean.

- When you are washing your hands, don’t play with water.

- Don’t dump trash in to the water. It does not only help the water, it also saves the animals.

Please take action and help out the world.

The world depends on us.

Click HERE to see a video about the Blog Action Day.

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Our New Unit Of Inquiry – How The World Works

by 053456 on October 7, 2010

1: What I know about this unit is that I know that matter and material is not the same thing, but they are connected. Like Oxygen turns to water. Matter has 3 states. The 3 states are solid, Gas and Liquid. There are 2 more discovered but I do not know what they are called.

2: What I don’t know about this unit is what matter really means and what are the scientific principles. I am guessing that matter means the material to make a material. I am guessing that the scientific principles  are function, changes and causation.

3: My feeling so far for this unit is happy because I would like to know how the world works, excited because we are going to do science experiments, adventurous because we are going to learn so much more, so it makes me feel like I am in a adventure. I think this unit is going to be great.

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True Friend Poem

by 053456 on October 4, 2010

A true friend always cares for you,

and also helps you too.


A true friend always makes your day,

and inspires on your way.


A true friend never leaves your side,

it feels like they’re you guide!

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My Communication Technology Invention

by 053456 on September 29, 2010

For our Unit of Inquiry, we created presentations using PREZI.

Every DJ invented a communication technology of the future.

Click HERE to watch mine!

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10 Random Facts About Me

by 053456 on September 28, 2010

1:I went on Mount Fuji.

2:I love Music.

3:I am a lazy hungry person.

4:I love to be with my family.

5:I like my friends because we have a lot in common .

6:I am addicted to the computer.

7:I am weird .

8:I like to invent stuff.

9:My favourite language is Spanish.(but i do not know any words.)

10:I like singing.

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