In Cambodia

Hey guys. This place is a real eye opener. The people are so happy and friendly but the place is so dirty and run down. The palace and temples are very rich looking though. It is such a contrast.

I have a question for you to ponder and I would like your thoughts.

Is the money that tourists like me spend in this country (which helps keep poorer people in work) out weighed by exposing people to things, and a way of life, that is out of their reach right now? And if and when that way of life is possible will it ruin what is good about a country like this?

You might want to do some Googling to see if you can get some images and facts about what it is like here in Phonm Phehn (check my spelling... I've gone blank while typing this!) Cambodia. We are only spending one more day here then we are going to go and look at some more remote places.

I hope you are having a good break :)

Netball

Congratulations to our fantastic netball team for winning the ASB Netball Trophy this year. We are soooooo proud of all you!. Please comment on some of the highlights of the game. Once I get the camera back I'll post some photos for us all to see.

On 7th of September 2010, Saint Patricks 'A' team travelled up to Westport to compete in the ASB Bank Primary Netball Challenge. We left the school at about 8:45 and arrived at the Solid Energy indoor stadium at 10:45. Captain Eilish got us all ready for the warm ups. After stretching and warming our muscles we had a quick game of half court. Finally the other team arrived and we started the game.
Our 1st game against Westport North. The positions were: Carla-GS, Tay-GA, Briana-C, Eilish.R-WD, Bridget-WD, Eilish.B-GD, Breesha-GK,Alexandra-WA, Brittany-WA, Kristina-GK. Everyone had a court time on both games. We won 18-14. Close game!

Our second game we played against Westland High school. They won last year so we thought we were going to lose. But by surprise we won! (25-12) By this time we were all so tired and worn out, but we kept going and giving all our effort. We kept trying and trying.

We are all so proud of EVERYONES performance. Great thanks to Sall & Helen, the awesomest coaches ever & also a thanks to the parents that took the time off work to take us up to Westport.

Fingers crossed for the girls next year (:

Free Verse Poetry

Vocabulary work Week 5, Term 3

Find an interesting word from another language. Write the word here and tell us what it means. Don't forget to put it in your writer's journal as well just in case you want to use it in your writing in the future :) Have fun :)

Map Work for Week 5, Term 3

Ok choose a country that of your ancestors came from. Write and interesting fact about it. You might want to list all the countries your ancestors have come from.

Find three towns or cities in New Zealand that start with the letter 'E'. List them all here and write an interesting fact about one of them.

Vocabulary

Please comment below with a single word that describes your favourite place.

Map Work for Week 4, Term 3

Think of a place in the world that you would be nervous to visit. In the comment box below write that country down and why you would be uncomfortable visiting it. Give us an interesting fact about it. Don't forget to add your New Zealand towns also along with the interesting information about one of them. Missed you all today :(

Week 4 Map Work

Share with us a place in the world that you would like to visit and tell something interesting about it! Three places in NZ that start with the letter 'C' and teach us something about one of those places. :)

Weekend Sport and Activities Report 31 July and 1 August

Let us know what has been happening over the weekend with your sport OR ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES! Room 5JP think about our workshop on blogging comments we did on Thursday when you comment. :) Enjoy your weekend! Thanks for a lovely and productive week.

Map Work for Week 2, Term 3

Please post your map work information here! Don't forget that I need to know the time difference between NZ and your chosen country as well as the time there and here! Last week some of you didn't work out the difference :)

Map Work

Sorry I didn't have this ready for you sooner. Please put your map work here!

Map Work

Use the cluster map or globe on our blog site. Choose a dot. Find out where that dot represents. Mark it on your world map in your homework book. In the comment box below:

- Name the place you have chosen
- Name two towns, cities or landmarks that are close to your chosen place
- Find two facts about your chosen place or one of the places you have identified as being close by
- Think of a question you have about that place and write it in your comment box as well.

Room 5JP Map Work

If you want you can put the information you find about Luxembourg here instead of your homework books! Maybe we can get someone from Luxembourg to add to it as well at the end of the week :)

Weekend Sport Report

Comment below to let us know how you got on with your sport this weekend.

Our Artwork

Zumba

Today Michelle from BodyWorx Gym in Hokitika came to talk to us about careers in the fitness industry. While she was here she took us through a few Zumba songs and moves. We also got to make up some of our own.

What did you learn about the fitness industry today?

Queens Birthday

Hey everyone. I hope you have all had a great weekend. I'm sure our basketballers had a great trip and played their best. What interesting things have you done over the weekend? If you are a bit bored with this awful weather you could explore some of the links on the right hand side of our page. Enjoy the rest of the weekend :)

Vincent (Starry Starry Night) Don McLean

Teething problems

It is taking a bit longer to get this set up than we planned! Now all students are able to add their thoughts in their own spot on here! Room 5JP students have all been added and 5CO will be added in the near future.