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Look, Cover, Write, Check

In spelling time we played this game.  It is called lcwc.  Here is my spelling words!

Duffy Theatre

Yesterday we watched the new Duffy show:Duffy Lost his Words.

Duffy dreamt a man called Professor Wordsharks, he take half the words from Duffy and Duffy now don't know how to read anymore.  Afi came in and go to school with Duffy.  It's Speech Competition today!

Professor Wordsharks send Duffy a letter and said he'll meet him in noon and have a bet.  If Duffy won, Professor Wordsharks will give all the words back.  If Professor Wordsharks won, he'll have the rest of the words.

They did a crossword and Duffy won.  Professor Wordsharks still want the rest of the words and he broke the promise and stole the rest of Duffy's words. But he only stole the English words and Duffy still knows how to speak Maori!  Afi and Duffy got all the words Professor Wordsharks had stolen and Professor Wordsharks never came back again.

My Dad's Birthday Cake

My mum brought a big, icy, chocolate cake with cream on it.  "What is it for?" I asked my mum.  "Your dad." Oh, yeah!  Today is my dad's birthday!

My dad came home early, so we get to eat the cake early.  We put 5 candles on, I lit 2 of them.  My dad wished, then he blew out the candles.  He took the first slice, cut it into lots of small triangle, and gave us one triangle each.  "It's too small!" my little brother moaned.  "You'll get a second piece." I said.  My brother ignored me, he kept moaning at my mum and dad.  At last, he got another massive piece on his plate.  Now he is happy, he started munching.  I took a bite, YUM and then another.  I finished my piece in 5 bites.  Meanwhile, my dad and mum took Tiny Tiny bites.

We finished one piece each, my brother and I are on the second.  My mum and dad finished eating and clear their plates.  Then, my brother started to moan again.  "I can't finish this!  It's too much!"  I munched Tiny bites like my mum and dad.  "YOUR the one that want a second piece!"
my mum said.
"But I can't finish this!"

"Leave it there and finishes it later then."

"OK."

My brother ran out of the room, which leaves only me.  Meanwhile, I'm still taking Tiny Tiny bites.

At last, I finished my second piece.  It feels so good!  My brother came back, because my mum told him to finish it.  I packed my plate and went playing.

YUMMIEST CAKE EVER!

Our Trip to Howick Historical Village

Yesterday we went to Howick Historical Village.  It was great fun!  We went there by bus.  The ladies working there greeted us when we got down the bus.  "Hello, children!" the ladies said.

First we we went to Pakuranga School.  Mrs. White gave us some toys to play with.   I like the little bird that knock the wood when you turn the ball at the bottom.   My favourite one is marble roll.  Alazay blocked all the marbles and when she let go, all the marbles stuck at the side.
"That's too much, one at a time please." Mrs. White said.

Then we went to an old school.  Mrs. White is our teacher, we came in.  Girls curtsey and boys bow. We sat in rolls, Alazay sat next to me.  Mrs. White checked our nails and palms.
We did 5 times tables, history about Queen Victoria and spelling competition.  When we finished, we curtsey and bow to the teacher again.

At last, we went to the outdoor games.  Mrs Hills showed us how to walk on stilts, walk on tree stomps, play 'graces' which is to teach girls how to be graces and play a metal ring.
Stilts is the hardest.

We had lunch, then we go around the village and go into the buildings in groups.  I'm in Glennis's group, which is Savannah's mum.  My favourite place is the Dame School, with a slate board to write with.  Savannah wrote on the slate board: GLENNIS"S GROUP CAME HERE.

After 1 hour, we got back to the place that we had lunch and went back on the bus.  We wave to the ladies until we can't see them anymore.  I was so tired on the bus I nearly fell asleep.

IT WAS A GREAT TRIP! 

Learning Enviroment of the Future

This is my Future classroom I designed. There is only a little bit of wall space in my future classroom. There is lots of glass walls so students don't feel stuck in. But there is only a little bit of wall space in my Future classroom to put student's work on. In my Future classroom I put two beanbags and student can move them and other furnitures around. There are low and high chairs and tables in my Future classroom. Students can also work on the mat too if they feel comfortable. At the bottom of my classroom I have a teacher aid room for Mrs Smith and Mrs Emma. The teacher aid room is also a music room for Mrs Eels, choir and ukulele. I really like my future classroom.

Comparing Present and Future Education

I learnt that in Future Education there are lots of glass walls so there are not many wall spaces to put student's work up.