i13+Updates

By Liam Rutherford
 * 10 December 2010**

Task for the 1st hour.

Check out the 2 Point Challenge



**8 December 2010** By Liam Rutherford

Thanks for Dan for the hattip:

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By Richard Munro
 * 3 December 2010**

Here are some wallpapers Oliver Tong made from i13.



**3 December 2010** By Liam Rutherford

Here is the pic of the photos from Careers Expo yesterday.

There are other photos on the server and a movie.

UPDATE - at the request of Clayton he has asked me to put a black circle over his face - I have no idea why... but here it is.

**3 December 2010** By Liam Rutherford

With the dust having settled on our careers expo it is time that we do a little reflection on it (I know Clayton, more reflection).

Throughout today work your way through this questionnaire, remember that you need to have 2-3 sentence long answers.

Enjoy

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By Richard Munro
 * 30 November 2010**

Below is a piece of writing that an i13 member (Ella Brunton) wrote and it might even be published. There is also a PDF document if you want to download this remarkable piece of writing.



The first time I saw the world, I was a a second old. A mass of colours around me, that I didn't understand. Hands picked me up, they held me.

But I knew there was only one pair of arms I wanted.

It was hours before they came. But when they did, they cuddled me close. I could feel the warmth in the arms around me.

And even though my young mind couldn't comprehend. I knew the words said out loud, were spoken from the heart. I knew she loved me, with all her heart.

As I grew older, there were less cuddles. At least thats how it seemed to me.

So instead to replace them, there was yelling and arguments. To my ears they words sounded nasty and mean.

But I knew in my heart they were made from love. Even if I would never admit it, I knew it to be true.

Love can come in ways, we can never understand. Whether it is in hugs and kind spoken words.

Or maybe it is in concern and screaming words.

Though I never realized at the time. A mothers love means everything. I won’t. I can't live without it.

And if an unfortunate event, was to happen. My entire world would collapse. My heart would brake and tumble. And every time I said I hate you, would come back to me.

I would wish instead that I said I love you. Instead of speaking with anger.

I realize and regret that now, I know that she cares. That every decision she made, she made for me.

There would of been times, when she was hurt. When she wondered if my words of hate were true.

There would of been times, when I made her cry.

But, for every second of my life. She has been there for me.

I know I am still young, But I know in my heart. My mother will be there for me.

Forever.

By Ella Brunton

**26 November 2010** By Liam Rutherford

It is time to get musical in i13 with:

"Garage Band Rock Out Challenge"

**24 November 2010** By Liam Rutherford

Here is a cue card template you may find useful for helping to learning lines.



**23 November 2010**

By Richard Munro

So do you want to see some funny dog pics - check out the slideshow below.

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By Richard Munro
 * 17 November 2010**

In i13 we have 1 broken leg and the newest of injuries was Jordan Greigs broken Collarbone.

According to Jordan the event accured: I tackled Reimana, and then tripped over his leg or foot and landed on my shoulder

Here are some images of her x-ray:







**15 November 2010** By Liam Rutherford

This term we have been focusing on our futures. One part of this involved students looking at careers so we have been looking at interview techniques. Here is a video with some great tips.

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**16 November 2010** By Liam Rutherford

Students in the Red Group have been looking at Shakespeare as they focus on being able to read with expression. This is the video of the scene they are going to be performing.

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**15 November 2010**

By Richard Munro

Help your students children classify ideas and communicate more effectively. Use graphic organizers to structure writing projects, to help in problem solving, decision making, studying, planning research and brainstorming. Check it out here

**15 November 2010** By Liam Rutherford

Below is a video of a task i13 is in the middle of completed. They need to organise themselves to get through the entire class to film their intitila interview.

Look at who talks, who takes the lead, who sits back.

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5 November 2010
By Geordie Rogers

Today in court we saw Brad turn up to court for having a high noise level. Straight away Clayton was taken of the jury for talking to the judges which is never a good look. The judges expected brad to have a say in this but he pleaded guilty immediately and found himself being on a white card system based on noise level for one week. Because this session was so short that we would have a mooch session so James took Andrew to court because he deleted his work wile James was in the toilet. This was the best court session we will se for a while. It wasn't like it was going to be over soon. James put down a catchy argument and andrew was found guilty.

By Joshua Anderson
 * 3 November 2010**

Every year at the Levin Little Thertare there is a end of year pantomime. This year they picked the well known fairy tale Hansel and Greatal. The story is about two little children who live in a happy little vilagge named pumpernickel. This is a very happy story with lots of upbeat songs.



28 October 2010
By Joshua Anderson

For reading this term we are learning to read with expression. Mr Rutherford gave us the task of reading part of the Martin Luther King speach and then recording it using expession.

Here is my recording

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= 18 October 2010 - Crazy Frog Brothers = This video has been moved to the YouTube page

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By Joshua Anderson
 * 15 October 2010 - Cross Country 2010**

On Wednesday we had cross country at the Ashhurst Domain. The track was a off road (bush track). It was very challenging as there was a massive hill, half way. My favorite part was running down the hill/bank thing. We all enjoyed ourselves and here are some pics from the day.

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**14 October 2010 - i13 Inquiry Presentations** By Richard Munro

Over the last term i13 have been doing inquiry which you will see in another post.

Well here is some pics of some people's presentations.

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**14 October 2010 - Samuel's Inquiry** By Samuel Saunders

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Posted By Geordie Rogers

**13 October 2010 - Geordie's Inquiry**

By Geordie Rogers

For my diversity I chose border security enjoy

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 * 13 October 2010 - Chefs In There Spare Time** =

By Richard Munro

Ever wondered what Chefs do in their spare time?

Well below is a slideshow of one or maybe more creative chefs in their spare time.

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= 11 October 2010 - Week 1 Term 4 = By Riana Smith

Each person in the blue reading group had to pick one of the stories we had read that term and create a static image on the feeling or moral of the story and I chose the story Stop Kissing My Sister and my moral/feeling was jealousy surrounding the brother and sister.

 Explanation : The moral I have displayed is jealousy, which is also included in the simile. As the story is about love and kissing I decided to have red and hot pink hearts for the border. The reason for the colors is because love is usually a hot pink, red type of colour. Amy is standing in the big heart because she is always getting kisses and that's why her brother is jealous. The jealousy words surrounding her are also there becasue those are the emotions and feelings her brother sometimes feels towards her. On the side with the big love heart there are XOXOX surrounding Amy because she is happy and loved, yet on the other side near her brother you can see Amy and Baggy pants kissing with Amy's brother shocked and jealous, peaking through the bushes. My audience is older kids because they can relate and understand the static image.



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= ** 11 October 2010 - Week 1 Term 4 ** = By Joshua Anderson

This week is our first week back after the holidays and have came back all pumped up ready for a awsome term. This week will be quite exciting because two things are happening.

The first thing is we have just welcomed a new person to our class named Jayden and we all hope that he has an awsome time in i13.

The second thing is we have cross country happening out at the Ashurst domain. This will be our chance to show all the other houses what were made of and get us some house points = =

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10 October 2010 - Inquiry
By Richard Munro

Over the last term - i13 have been doing 'Inquiry'. This was done to explore the concept of diversity, but Red Group did it as a Global Issue as it carried on from a report.

Some people did anything from Poverty to Child Abuse to a Pen Pal in England.

But mine - I did mine on Global Warming but in particular 'what are some solutions'. But you can check out my learning journey and speech here

Below you will see a website called 'Palmy Pooling'. This is what I created to get the message over to start Carpooling and more.

You can also visit my website here.

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2 August 2010 - Team Extreme comes to i13
By Richard Munro

Team Extreme is a group that travels around Palmerston North teaching young youth life skills necessary to make good decisions. In term 1 and currently in term 3 they are in i13 for some sessions. These sessions include 'the what would of happened room' which is a little skit. Another aspect is they have a book for every student. In these books they have activities such as a maze which you have to follow all of the good choices to complete the maze. Sometime Team Extreme will ask questions and if you answer the question correctly 9/10 you will get a lollie or a treat. At least one time in a session we will play a game with Team Extreme such as Street Fighter