Thursday 15 May 2014


Sunday, May 4, 2014


Duck shooter shot in the buttocks

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Duck shooter shot in the buttocks


A duck shooter is nursing minor gunshot wounds to his backside and leg inflicted while hunting with friends.
Queenstown Police acting sergeant Feleki Uhrle said the man was with three friends at Paradise Valley in Glenorchy yesterday when the incident happened.
"He claims some pellets ricocheted off something and hit him."
St John Ambulance spokesman Ian Henderson said they were alerted at 6.05pm to the incident, and an ambulance was sent to the Glenorchy Hotel.
"I don't know if this is where the incident had happened or not, however this is where the patient was located."
The man, in his 40s, had minor wounds, he said.
"From what I can tell, the incident had happened earlier in the day however an ambulance wasn't called until some time later. The patient was assessed at the scene, but we didn't transport him anywhere as his injuries were minor."
Queenstown police are investigating the incident.

From http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/10007663/Duck-shooter-shot-in-the-buttocks

Wednesday 14 May 2014

SLC - Questions

These are the people in the class that have not done the Student Led Conference yet. These are their questions to the people that have...


SLC - Our thoughts

Our school has been doing Student Led Conferences (SLCs). These are our thoughts after our very first time doing them:



Monday 5 May 2014

Blogging in Term 2

Our Class Blogs

We have discussed how to take the next steps with out class blogs - how to make them more interesting, put more posts on and get people reading them. Here is the thinking from our class discussion...

Why do we have blogs?
  • To share our learning
  • To show people what we have improved on and see where we are at
  • To show the skills we are learning
  • To show the topic we are learning
  • To get feedback about your learning

How should we be using our blogs?
  • Think about what you post. Is it appropriate?
  • Keep personal details off it.
  • Don’t put too many gadgets on it.

What types of posts should  we put on our blog?
  • Holiday events
  • What we are learning at school
  • What you have been doing in your free time.
  • Sports results e.g. rugby, netball, interschool etc
  • Spelling results
  • Free writing from home/school
  • Anything you want to show that you have improved on
  • Puzzles
  • Websites - you want to share
  • Something you have made
  • Achievements/Proud of
  • Facts about topics you are interested in
  • Recipes
  • Likes/Hobbies

What is not appropriate to put on our blog?
Violence, Swearing, Rude things, Abuse to other people, Certain gadgets, Blackmailing/Threats, Racist, Advertising on someone elses blog, T.M.I., Scams, Gossip about others

How can we make our blogs more interesting/exciting?
  • Colour
  • Daily/every second day posts
  • Change the name of the blog
  • Humour
  • Better gadgets
  • Not just school work
  • Ask some experts on blogging
  • Creative learning - books, humour, videos, reviews, movies, games/puzzles, information that the students find interesting, event explanations, audio
  • Some information about yourself
  • REALLY REALLY VISUAL

When can we post to our blogs?

  • Anytime
  • Daily blogging time
  • At home
  • Ask the teacher...can i put this on the blog now?
  • Free writing
  • Own time
  • Lunchtimes