Journal Writing Challenge-Term 2 Week 3

WALT...
Add adjectives and adverbs in our writing.

Success Criteria:

Adjective words are written before a noun to describe something and an adverb is written after a verb to describe an action.

E.g., blue boots  / walked slowly

Watch this video to help you understand more about using adjectives in your writing.




Watch this video to help you understand more about using adverbs in your writing.

This weeks FOCUS blog - Markethill

Markethill is our focus blog for the week of 6-10 May

This week check out an atlas online to find out where in the world they are?  Leave a comment on their blog - but remember to check our what makes a successful blog comment success criteria.

https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/as/mhillPrimary55blog/

Brain Teasers by Anakie

Question:   What happens once in a minute, twice in a moment but never in a thousand years?

 Question:    What goes up but can't come down?

Leave your answers by posting a comment.  Check out the answers to these brain teasers next Monday. 

Quad Blogging - Round 2

Looking forward to the 2nd round of quad blogging for 2012.

Welcome to our new blogging friends from...

Hayward's Primary School  Blog: http://www.haywards.org/classes/pereira/

Barlow Hall Primary School Blog: http://5cg2011.barlowhallblogs.net/

Markethill Primary Blog: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/as/mhillPrimary55blog/

Remember to use the "How to make a great blog comment" using the above criteria.

ANZAC Parade 2012

Theissen, Lane and Nesion were chosen by their peers to attend the ANZAC dawn parade today.  Here are some photos to highlight the events of the morning.  Theissen, Lane and Nesion plan to create a Voice Thread presentation to recount the events of their first dawn parade service.

Invercargill War Memorial Cenotaph

A photo moment with Mayor Tim Shadbolt

Nesion found her family name

Lane found his family name

Theissen found her Grandad's family name

This wreath was placed on the cenotaph in Rememberance of the Australian Soldiers

Lane, Nesion and Theissen got their photo taken with Commander Finnerty

PB4L Launch - Respect Song on Youtube

Personalised Learning T2 Week 1 & 2

Personalised Learning Term 2

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Respect Song for PB4L Launch

Today is Earth Day - 22 - 04 - 12

Watch this You Tube Video and think about...

It's message and what it means to us.

What does it mean to us at New River Primary?

Leave a comment with your ideas about...

How can we share this message to others.

What can we do at New River Primary?

What is all the fuss about?

Marmite supplies are on a knife edge, with lovers of the spread being urged to ration their use as supermarkets run low on stock.
Manufacturing of the popular breakfast spread has been halted by earthquake damage to Sanitarium's Christchurch plant - the only plant where Marmite is made.

Sanitarium is urging consumers not to "freak out" as it works to relocate its Marmite manufacturing facilities to a safer part of the Christchurch site. But it is asking consumers to ration their Marmite use while supplies are spread thin.