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W.B. YeatsMiddle Mattershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16882498201472101322noreply@blogger.comBlogger236125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726590324459993231.post-90615510510628674482016-11-28T22:28:00.004+11:002016-11-28T22:31:41.371+11:00NATURE'S CLOSE UPS!<iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRYhraqtrxn24GrBEjAyW63TdEuCOhK6E1bbix2_4vRJBTUZ2_YucbnlwI0wVucqdH3ZcSgM6cPE829/embed?start=true&loop=true&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="480" height="299" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe>Middle Mattershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16882498201472101322noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726590324459993231.post-8378684135227075782016-11-14T16:21:00.001+11:002016-11-15T20:53:32.937+11:00Naming the dragons<span style="font-size: large;">Social media is a wonderful way to stay connected to things that are happening beyond our school walls. We can learn from other people and share our learning too. We (our teachers) saw a <b>tweet</b> from our friends at Museum Victoria (@mvTeachers). </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">They wanted community help in naming the three Gippsland dragons. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So we put our thinking caps on and completed the online forms ....</span></div>
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Middle Mattershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16882498201472101322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726590324459993231.post-82313671238520714812016-08-30T17:18:00.000+10:002016-08-30T21:35:20.059+10:00FAREWELL MRS COFFA!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">Rosie</span></i>: What I loved was when you came and taught us new initiatives such as CS First. Thank you <span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>for teaching us about Twitter</b></span> because it's nice to see what other people are doing on excursions.<br />
<i><span style="font-size: large;">Caitlin:</span></i> What I loved was that Mrs Coffa always helped us and explained things so we "got it." <span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>But, most of all, you pushed down the walls of the classroom </b></span>and opened up new learning and communication.<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Alexa:</i></span> I'm thankful that Mrs Coffa showed us Scratch because I have learnt so much.<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Patrick</i></span>: Thank you,Mrs Coffa, for showing us so many new programmes and thank you <span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><b>for taking your time for us.</b></span><br />
<i><span style="font-size: large;">Ava:</span></i> Thank you for sharing all your ideas with us.<br />
<i><span style="font-size: large;">Hannah A</span></i>: I am grateful for Mrs Coffa because she made <span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;"><b>us THINK outside the box</b></span> and she helped us with new learning.<br />
<i><span style="font-size: large;">Declan:</span></i> I especially thank Mrs Coffa for all the time and effort you have put into us...<span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;"><b>especially Coding.</b></span><br />
<i><span style="font-size: large;">Zach </span></i>:Mrs Coffa inspired me <span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>to help other people</b></span> on computers.<br />
<i><span style="font-size: large;">Sophie:</span></i> Thank you, Mrs Coffa, for showing us good games and helping us learn. I learnt a lot from you.<br />
<i><span style="font-size: large;">Simon:</span></i> I was happy you came in and worked with us and taught us new things. I enjoyed it!<br />
<i><span style="font-size: large;">Eva:</span></i> I loved that you taught us how to work our<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;"><b> Chrome Books.</b></span>Middle Mattershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16882498201472101322noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726590324459993231.post-83296350116042892852016-08-25T11:50:00.000+10:002016-08-25T11:52:42.624+10:00Our Reviews of DigiTech tools<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There are so many new tools around to help us learn about how we can actually create things with technology and not just be users. We decided to explore a few and create our own <b>Reviews. They are of web-based tools. </b>They were first impressions only but have a look and let us know if you would like us to review anymore !</span><br />
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Celia Coffahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18269111539782670285noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726590324459993231.post-18577794809711953202016-07-27T10:36:00.002+10:002016-07-27T10:51:08.346+10:00OZOBOTS<iframe allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="299" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1eRdHlEbKS6GmE_MHCNORa65ZzatLr0-ADbVPL7h4P24/embed?start=true&loop=true&delayms=3000" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="480"></iframe><br />
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Today, we had our first amazing experience with Ozobots: tiny, but powerful robots!</span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">-the robot changes colour when it is on a coloured line</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">-the ozobot can sense lines and colours</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">-certain patterns created a tornado</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">-you could use a code to control the robot-</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">colours and the order of colours means different things</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">-the ozobot was confused by white</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">-the ozobot reads lines</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">We are spending time researching in order to developing our understanding of how to programme our Ozobots!</span></h2>
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Middle Mattershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16882498201472101322noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726590324459993231.post-26939223720866037562016-07-22T22:34:00.003+10:002016-07-22T22:52:58.537+10:00Marvellous Maths Strategy for Problem Solving.<h2>
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<span style="color: blue;">Hannah A: It's easier to look for patterns in the numbers-you don't always have to add everything.</span></h3>
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<span style="color: blue;">Sophie: you need to put the numbers (labels) on your diagrams.</span></h3>
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Middle Mattershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16882498201472101322noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726590324459993231.post-38597743826377728362016-07-12T17:37:00.002+10:002016-07-12T17:38:30.577+10:00Term 3 - Inquiry Unit begins
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We have been busily preparing our speeches for the <a href="http://splash.abc.net.au/home#!/competition/2295469/if-i-were-the-pm-competition" target="_blank">If I were the PM </a>competition.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Ava</b> described the process that we followed, "First we had to write our speech - long or short, then we worked with a friend and we timed each other so we knew whether to make it longer or shorter. After that we edited our drafts to make it the right length. The final stages were practising reading it out loud and then filming them"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The film crew (<b>Alexa and Hannah A</b>), experimented with a Chrome App, that allowed us to film and record straight to our Google Drive. We also moved the camera around and tried to get the best results.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Tom</b> thought "I thought it was good for learning how to speak out loud. I liked how we write our own speech and said what we thought"</span>Celia Coffahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18269111539782670285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726590324459993231.post-38856424884210765682016-06-17T11:49:00.001+10:002016-06-17T16:51:10.774+10:00MATHS REFLECTIONS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>This week our learning in reading has been,"How to read worded Maths questions." Here is what we are thinking so far...</b></span></h4>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Declan: use the diagrams to help your understanding</span></h4>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Rosie: find key words about what the question is asking</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Caitlin: the key words lead us to answer correctly</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;"><b>Hannah B: check the text and the diagrams before trying to answer the question</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;"><b>Jordi: if the question is tricky, eleminate the obvious non-answers</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;"><b>Can you help us with some more?</b></span>Middle Mattershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16882498201472101322noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726590324459993231.post-11093733770436332942016-06-05T17:23:00.002+10:002016-06-05T17:23:13.218+10:00100WC - Week 20<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The <a href="https://100wc.net/" target="_blank">100WC</a> presents us with ideas for writing and the challenge of responding in 100 words. Here are some examples of responses to this prompt:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #990000;">Gai</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #990000;">As I sat on a bench reading a book something strange happened. I felt a cold tap on my shoulder.Then I looked to my left. Suddenly a statue appeared. I wondered.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #990000;">“That was strange,” I quietly whispered to myself.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #990000;">“You got that right,” the statue replied. As I slowly turned my head around the statue was as still as a wall. Suddenly he started to move. “You got me, you got me,” the statue replied.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #990000;">“I’m from another dimension,”said the statue. As I turned back around the statue disappeared.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #990000;">“I’m never going to this bench again!” I declared.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Tom</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #073763;">“Hello, old chap,” the time traveler said.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #073763;">“Wh…wh…who was that?” The old man jumped as he saw a bronze, eighteen hundreds man looking at him.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #073763;">“Who are you..where are you… what time are you?” the old man was blurting out everything he was thinking.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #073763;">“I’m from Werribee in 1854. You should also know I am a time traveler,” the time traveler explained.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #073763;">“A TIME TRAVELER!” the old man screamed</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #073763;">“Well, I better be going now,” said the time traveler,</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #073763;">“Going! You only…” the old man couldn’t finish,</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #073763;">“Byebye” whispered the time traveler and the old man awoke.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #274e13;">Alexa</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #274e13;">Statue alive</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #274e13;">Outside a cafe a man sat down near a statue. Sitting down, he started to read. There was no one around that could talk to him. After he read one page, he heard someone whisper something.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #274e13;">”Who is there?” he asked.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #274e13;">He thought, “No one can talk to me. No one is here.” He heard the person say something again,</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #274e13;">“I’m a statue that talks,” the statue whispered.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #274e13;">The man sitting next to the statue jumped, in surprise and yelled, “WHAT!”</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #274e13;">Now it was time for the man to go, but he added, “I will see you again.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lucas</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Suddenly I found myself sitting on a chair next to a man who looked like he was from the future. I tapped him on the shoulder and asked… </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Are you from around these areas?” </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Yes, I live just over there,” the other man replied.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“I’ve never seen you here before,’’ I said with a big grin on my face.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">That’s because my sister has a job here now,’’ the man started to exclaim.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Wow!” I shouted, “Maybe I can get a discount.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The man replied saying, “Sure.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">So I ran to the counter and asked</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Can I have a coffee?”…</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #783f04;">Zach</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #783f04;">I was reading my book on a bench with an old statue next to me. When I just finished the chapter, someone tapped my shoulder. I turned my left to see who it was. It was the statue. “A-are y-you a-alive?” I asked frighteningly.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #783f04;">“Yes,” the man replied “my name is Edward.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #783f04;">“Hello Edward” I squeaked, feeling a bit more confident “Have you ever talked to someone?”</span></span></div>
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<br />Celia Coffahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18269111539782670285noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726590324459993231.post-78455751141330044432016-05-23T14:54:00.001+10:002016-05-23T15:17:08.140+10:00LEARNING TO CODE - Drivers and Navigators<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Celia Coffahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18269111539782670285noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726590324459993231.post-59921009524824029302016-05-17T13:36:00.001+10:002016-05-17T13:40:01.044+10:00YOU'VE GOT MAIL!<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Today we've spent time time learning more about the effective use of Google Mail.</b></span><br />
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<li>how to delete "read" mail</li>
<li>how to make a new label (folder) </li>
<li>how to name a new label (folder)</li>
<li>how to change the theme of my mail page</li>
<li>mail comes from teachers, bloggers, Google Drive comments</li>
<li>how to reach my mail in different ways-through the landing page and via Google Drive</li>
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<li>it's an easy way for me to see what's happening on my blog or in my work space on Google Drive</li>
<li>it's a skill we can use in the future</li>
<li>I discovered it's available any time and any where I sign in</li>
<li>we receive our feedback from our mail</li>
<li>today was important because it's a way of receiving messages</li>
<li>it's a way we can communicate with teachers</li>
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Middle Mattershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16882498201472101322noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726590324459993231.post-54713509545401453182016-05-13T09:46:00.001+10:002016-05-13T17:43:47.019+10:00BEHIND THE NEWS - IVORY TRADE<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: "roboto slab" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 30px;"><b>You might be wondering what is Ivory trade. Ivory is something that comes from elephants’ tusks that people carve into jewellery and statues. Ivory trade is illegal. The African government leader burnt ivory in a stockpile to tell people to stop poaching.In 1989 one leader said, “poaching has turned elephants into refugees. </b></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">During the clip I watched, I saw people were trying different ways to stop poaching like sending drones, personal training and private places for the elephants.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;">I feel sympathy for all of the elephants around the world and I am very disappointed with the people who are poaching.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;">I think that there should be more bans in our countries and people should make more donations for the elephants. </span></b><b style="line-height: 27.2px;"><span style="color: red;">I wonder what poaching will be like in the future. I wonder if people have finally inspired poachers to stop what they’re doing or it will improve and the elephant numbers will go down until there nearly extinct.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;">I learnt a lot about elephant ivory today. I’ve learnt that ivory can be turned into lots of beautiful things. I’ve also learnt that there are a couple of ways to save the elephants such as people using drones to spy on people if they are poaching and then report it.</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><b style="font-style: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What I felt:I</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> feel distraught knowing that all of those elephants are getting harmed and dying because of these people. I also feel horrified by what they have done. The Gabon president quotes, “Poaching has turned elephants into refugees.” </em><em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </em></span></b></span></h4>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u>What I wondered</u>: </span></b></span><em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I wonder how this catastrophic ivory trade happened in the first place. I also wonder what items have ivory in them that we don’t know of.</span></b></em><b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Are there any problems that you want to talk about and please give some detail?</span></b></h4>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;"><b>We have been using a rubric to self-assess our writing. This is what we thought about afterwards! </b></span><span style="color: red;"> </span> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></h4>
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Today we learnt about a tool that allows us to make a computer do the things we want it to. We started with a simple program called Scratch Jr. (thankfully there is a Chrome Store App for this and we can use it on our Chromebooks)</div>
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I learnt how to change a background – <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jordi</span></div>
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I learnt how to program my cat – <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tom</span></div>
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I learnt how to change my sprite – <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sophia</span></div>
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I learnt how to change my background – <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ava</span></div>
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I learned to change my person and make voices – <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Rose</span></div>
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I learnt how to get big then small – <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Elva</span></div>
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I learned that you can make a play out of Scratch – <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Chantelle</span></div>
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I learned how to change animals and make plays – <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Matthew</span></div>
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I learned how make a voice – <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jennifer</span></div>
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On Scratch Jr I learnt to change the background and add new characters I also learnt to change the colour of my cat – <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Raphael </span></div>
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I learned how to change my person’s colour – <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sam</span></div>
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I learnt that you can make your sprite talk – <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Caitlin</span></div>
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I learned to change characters – <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hannah</span></div>
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I learnt how to change the colour of the person – <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Zach</span></div>
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I learnt that you can make the cat move over and over again –<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hannah </span></div>
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I learnt how to make him talk and how to turn him into a lizard – <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ava</span></div>
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I learnt how to make 2 different pages on 1 project – <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sophia</span></div>
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I learnt how too use Scratch – <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Frances</span></div>
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I learnt how to change characters and delete them. – <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Declan</span></div>
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I learned to shrink and grow – <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mia</span></div>
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On the first video I learnt how to make a car move. On the second video I learnt how to make animals race . – <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Frances</span></div>
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I learnt how to make a race! – <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Patrick</span></div>
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I learnt sounds speed and race’s and everything – <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Emma </span></div>
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It was great I could make a dog shoot a Basketball into a basketball hoop with only using three buttons –<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Lucas</span></div>
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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cUWzRdxD6sM?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Celia Coffahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18269111539782670285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726590324459993231.post-3663490443432469492016-04-04T21:38:00.001+10:002016-04-04T23:15:56.164+10:00STATIONS OF THE CROSS 2016<iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/161462325" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe>
<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/161462325">Stations of the Cross 3</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user12706341">Marg Yore</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
Music: Mahler-Symphony No 5 in C# Minor :IV. AdagiettoMiddle Mattershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16882498201472101322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726590324459993231.post-60662938772686646802016-03-24T22:57:00.004+11:002016-03-24T23:08:03.015+11:00END OF TERM REFLECTIONS<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: orange;">What a wonderful morning we spent looking at the presentations of the Term 1 Inquiry - Who am I? Who am I called to be? One of the highlights was the choice of a "Habit of Mind" to guide the Term 2 goalsetting. The top choice was "Persisting." Others wonderful choices included, "Creating, Imagining, Innovating" and "Thinking about Thinking."</span></span><br />
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