Camp Challenges

1. Go on the flying fox
2. Go down the waterslide
3. Go kayaking
4. Avoid flipping your kayak
5. Go eeling
6. Don't get nibbled by eels
   
7. Do abseiling
8. Go horse riding
9. Do the 3 wire rope across the slimy green blood sucking leech infested pond
   
10. Make edible billy stew food
11. Only swim intentionally
12. Keep quiet until 0630
13. Win Cluedo or Commando Raid
14. Hit the target for Slug Gun shooting
15. Hit the target for Archery
16. Eat the food put in front of me
17. Don't be fussy
    
18. Use good table manners
    
19. Don't moan, whinge, complain
20. Keep my part of the dorm / tent tidy
21. Keep my belongings together - tidily
22. Don't snore
23. Work co-operatively
24. Listen to team members' ideas
25. Encourage everybody
26. Help each other
27. Do your fair share of duties
28. Obey all adult requests willingly
29. Don't sulk
30. Stay positive all week

Argument Writing - Election Speeches

We have watched election speeches from Barak Obama, Jeanette Fitzimmons and Adolf Hitler. Here are some ideas we came up with for an opening sentence:

Lauren / Ash: We are standing here today because we want to make a difference

Kenya / Konrad: Vote for Us

Charlotte / Josh: What will make you happy?

Brianna / Kara: We are standing up here today for something we believe in.

Tori / Ollie: How many Germans are there here? Well it doesn't matter because this is Q Zealand's election.

Blake / Matt: There is only one way. It's the right way. It's the Future Green way.

Lizzie / Logan: I'm standing here today because I want to be Prime Minister of Q Zealand.

We think the Blake / Matt comment is good because it is strong and threes are good.

We think the Brianna / Kara opening is good because it's easy to add on to and they could get straight to the point (Tori)

Here are our Success Criteria for our election speech:

• Ask questions
• Something bold and attention grabbing
• Keep to one subject at a time
• Keep it interesting by making it short, sharp and to the point
• Message should be really clear
• Show some detail of the policies
• Have a decent amount of info
• Include some sets of three
  
• Have a bold ending

Maths topic - Measurement: Time

This is what we would like to learn about measuring time

1. Read digital time
   
2. Read analog time
3. Converting analog to digital and vice versa - http://www.numbernut.com/basic/activities/dates_4bar_diganalog.shtml
   
4. am and pm
5. 24 hour time -http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/measuring/time/timesanddates/
   
6. Daylight saving
   
7. how to know the exact time
8. What is Greenwich mean time
9. Time Zones http://www.time-for-time.com/zonesworld.htm
   
10. AD and BC
11. How time was invented
12. time travel
13. How to make a Tardis

Camp - Why?

1. to learn new skills
2. to practice being away from our families
3. to have some excitement
4. to practice being responsible
5. to make new friends
6. to try new challenges
7. to be adventurous
8. to face our fears
9. to spend time away from school
10. to do things we don't usually do
11. as a privilege for working hard during the year
12. to get to know each other better
13. to achieve personal goals
14. to learn to work with others
15. to be independent
16. to practice our leadership skills
17. to work co-operatively
18. to get escape electronic devices
19. to go faster than Mr McCallum on the mudslide
20. to get fitter
21. to learn to solve problems
    

Tutpup

Tutpup.org - It's an odd name for a website, but good for practicing your Maths in a competitive way. Earn awards, challenge people from all around the planet and get improve your Maths at the same time. It's a lot like Mathletics, but doesn't cost anything.

When you register, make sure you tell them you are in Room 13 and your class code is 13131313. That way I will be able to keep track of how you're getting on.

Enjoy...