How bad do you want to Achieve Success?

This is the last post for 2011 -
Here is a video clip that talks about desire and determination. It is overly 'Americanised' and a little too focused on American Football but the key message is a good one.   How bad do you want to achieve success? What ever your goals are - make them your focus - be prepared to work hard for them.

A couple of caveats (warnings):
You need sleep - especially as children/teenagers - Without enough sleep your body cant function and you will not be able to work hard the following day to achieve success. Sleep is important.

You also need to have goals in various aspects of your life. Dont have one sole focus, have various and have a back up plan.

Merry Christmas Kakapo, have a good break and restful summer!

Homework extra questions

A request from Nuri, Here are the homework questions. (By Nuri)

What causes the seasons?


Is the rotation of the earth the same way as the moons rotation?

Survey about School:Home Communication

As part of our 2011 goal to improve communication with our parents/whānau we are conducting a survey looking at the ways in which we can best communicate to you. The survey is very brief and quite straightforward.
There are several ways to complete the survey – you can go to
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MR8KCDNor you can complete it in paper form. Families that have not completed the survey online will be automatically sent a paper survey next Wednesday 30th Nov. (or you can get one from the office from tomorrow).
The link to the online survey can also be found on the school website. We are also setting up a computer in the foyer of the office to allow people to complete the survey at school if they wish.

We are determined to get 100% feedback from whānau so expect a friendly phone call if you haven’t filled the survey in online or returned a completed paper survey by the 7th Dec.

Thank you very much in anticipation of your help – Any questions please see Liz or Chris.

Photos from Space......

Check out this link to photos of objects in Space from Space....
Amazing!
Some of us have been learning about supernovas, eclipses and solar flares - here are some amazing photos!

Fun with Post Its......

EepyBird's Sticky Note experiment from Eepybird on Vimeo.

Answer Garden! Fill in your response.....

                 
School Value that Kakapo are best at displaying:... at AnswerGarden.ch.

Become an author and illustrator - Create a story to share!

Check this site out in order to complete your homework this week.

Make a 6 page story on "My Story Maker"

We have buddy class time this Friday and we will be sharing the stories that we have written for homework. Make sure your book is at least 6 pages long and is interesting to share with the 'Kereru'ites.
Once you have "published" your work you will be given a special number. Save that number into the comments section below. I have added my sample story for you as an example. Use this link and enter my number (118787) in the box on the right hand side of the page.

TOUCH

TOUCH RUGBY DRAW FOR TOMORROW 11.11.11

I know this is the first post in a while and we have discussed how people use the blog in class, but here is another way we could use the blog...

SHARING information that needs to get out ASAP! Please pass on the message that the touch draw is on this blog, as a notice didnt go out today and people need to know their times.

Thanks!
More posts will be appearing once again shortly...

4.00pm - SH Stars (Y 1/2 girls) vs Rockets                            Field 2b        Arrive 3.40pm 

4.00pm – SH Sharks  (Y1/2 boys) vs SH Mighty Dragons (Y1/2 boys  Field 3a   Arrive 3.40pm 

4.00pm - SH Warriors (3/4 boys) vs Waterloo Bulldogs   Field 5a    Arrive 3.40pm 

4.30pm -SH Rampaging Raptors (Y3/4 girls) vs Sts P&P Dragons  Field 4b           Arrive 4.10pm 

5.00pm - SH Tigers (Y5/6 boys) vs Muritai Burs          Field 2a        Arrive 4.40pm

5.00pm - SH Lions (Y5/6 boys) vs Sts P&P Titans                  Field 2b         Arrive 4.40pm

5.00pm - SH Panthers (Y5/6 girls) vs Boulcott Speedsters   Field 1a         Arrive 4.40pm

6.00pm - SH Sea Eagles (Y7/8boys) vs Blues                     Field 6                       Arrive 5.40pm

5.30pm - SH Jetz (Y7/8 girls) vs HIS Hurricanes                    Field 1           Arrive 5.10pm

6.00pm* - SH Jetz (Y7/8 girls) vs St Oran’s                           Field 1                       -----

(*There are an odd number of teams in the Y7/8 girls grade, so one team each week will play 2 games…it’s still the SH Jetz turn this week!!)

Mr Theo

Petone Rugby on Close Up and Inspiration for our production....

If you missed Max, Bradley, Mr Pritchard and Mr Pahina on Close Up click on this text. 
(did i miss any other SHP people?) (you will  have to click on the third chapter to go directly to their story)
PRODUCTION THIS WEEK< MAKE SURE YOU ARE AT THE LITTLE THEATRE AT THE RIGHT TIME. DONT FORGET YOUR COSTUMES AND YOUR LINES!

Here is some inspiration (of sorts~!):

and....

and finally.....

Week 9 term2

A big week gearing up to production.... Here is something to amuse you before you read for between 45 minutes - one hour each night. 
Make sure you get your Maths done and your Diary signed / reading log completed this week

WESTPAC TRUST CLEAN UP - CAMP FUNDRAISER

If your whanau has volunteered for the Westpac stadium clean-up this Friday, make sure you give your notice to your parents!!!
They should have also received an email.
If none of the above has worked check out the Newsletters tab at the top of the post for the details...

Mr Theo

Dreams do come true

Sacred Heart - Kakapo supporting the Welwitschias

Last Friday we raised funds for caritas and supported our adopted second nation - NAMIBIA!
check out the info on the Namibian Rugby Website by clicking above!

floating money?

Funny camera tricks - how long would this guy have taken to film this?

Trim from Petey Boy on Vimeo.

Week 6 Term 3.

Is this Fairness?

Flash Mob Collection

Here are three flash mob videos, we havent looked at flash mob's since the start of the year, have a look at these and tell me which is your favourite?

Week 5 Term 3 2011 Kakapo - THE PLAN!!!

This is the Dipity task for your Hunter Homework

Go to Dipity.com, you will have to register using an email address. If this is a problem, see Mr Theobald and he will sort a solution.
Once you are at Dipity.com you will be able to create a interactive timeline like the following:

Hunter on Dipity.

Week Two, Term 3. Kakapo.

Kakapo,
Ms Delahunty will be in class on Thursday / Friday as Mr Theobald has a wedding to attend.
(He will be here Wednesday and return to school Wednesday next week)

Gaming comes to life.....

Check out this clip - shows a simple game (Angry Birds) that is on some phones being brought to life!

What other games would be interesting to watch if brought to life?

Samoan Victory over Australia!

Here is a clip of 'Siva Tau' before Samoa won their first rugby match ever against Australia!



Do you think Australia should be worried? - they could face Samoa again in the first Quarter final in the world cup.

Plan for final week of Term 2

Balloon Buddies

Check out our Balloon Buddies Blog......


http://shpballoonbuddies.blogspot.com/

There are almost 50 Buddies online and available for purchase at the moment, there will be at least twenty five more next week. 
The Balloon Buddies (as well as stress balls and juggling balls) will be on sale next week before and after school.
Ballon Buddies: $3
Stress Balls: $2
Juggling Balls (set of 3): $6

High Five Rob?

Kakapo Week 10, Term 2.

Here is this week's plan.
We have an interesting few days ahead with Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Maori Language Week) this week.The plan is not as detailed as last week as i havent had time to put in all details from my planner, but will do this over the next day.
Good to hear your comments about 'Prezi'!
Mr Theobald

'Prezi'

Kakapo,
Here is your plan for the week - it is in a new format and for the first time you have access to most of which is in my planning book. It is just an overview and there are a few gaps which i have yet to fill in at this time - but i thought i would share this with you so you know exactly what we will be doing for the entire week.
Its in a pretty cool format - Let me know what you think.

Mr Theobald

Week 9 Term 2 2011 - Kakapo on Prezi

Interesting signs:

vote for your favourite sign in the comments section:

We will be making some interesting signs on Wednesday.....
See if you can beat any of these!

KA PAI KAI FAMILY / WHANAU CHALLENGE

LAST CHANCE FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHER TO TAKE A PHOTO OF YOUR KPK MEAL THIS FRIDAY AT 12:30 -1:30.
MAKE SURE YOU BRING YOUR MEALS IN, OR GET YOUR PARENTS TO GIVE MR THEO A NOTE OR EMAIL (chris@sacredheartpetone.school.nz) SO YOUR IDEA CAN GO IN THE KA PAI KAI 4 BOOK.
THANKS - MR THEO

KA PAI KAI FAMILY / WHANAU CHALLENGE

LAST CHANCE FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHER TO TAKE A PHOTO OF YOUR KPK MEAL THIS FRIDAY AT 12:30 -1:30.
MAKE SURE YOU BRING YOUR MEALS IN, OR GET YOUR PARENTS TO GIVE MR THEO A NOTE OR EMAIL (chris@sacredheartpetone.school.nz) SO YOUR IDEA CAN GO IN THE KA PAI KAI 4 BOOK.
THANKS - MR THEO

9 times table test.

Kakapo students should know their times tables and division facts back to front and upside down each way from Sunday. All that and a packet of chips.
See if you can get someone else in your whanau to complete this task..... Give them a race - make it a family competition.

Brain Power

See if you can get the most information about these staggering human abilities by understanding the following words:

Savant:  is a rare condition in which people with developmental disorders have one or more areas of supreme expertise

Pi: (some of you may know this)  is a mathematical number (3.1415.....) that can be used to find the edge (circumference) of a circle. The number of decimal points is continuous

Binary Numbers Our counting system uses a base of ten (ten symbols for numbers and then we use a separate column. A binary system uses two symbols for number I, 0. This system is used a lot in computers.

Epilepsy  is a brain disorder involving repeated, spontaneous seizures of any type. Seizures ("fits," convulsions) are episodes of disturbed brain function that cause changes in attention or behavior

See if you can find out what a petaflop is....

I will give you a test on some of these facts later in the week! 

Infographic by Smarter.org

New Netball Link

We now have a link to the Hutt Valley Netball website where we can check the times of our netball games!
No excuses for not knowing games times now!
It's on the right hand column of this blog and our class blog, check it out netballers!

hunting technique of a snake....

Watch this clip and see if you can categorize the hunting style of the snake and identify the strengths of the snake that make it a successful hunter.

Watch out - Hunting involves death. The Humming Bird IS HARMED (severely harmed) in the making of this clip.

Animal Noises!

Just an interesting clip to welcome everyone back to school for Term 2.
I hope everyone had a good holiday and are ready to get back into school.
A Syndicate newsletter will be sent out in the next few days, This will be available on the tab above.

Are you as Talented as Mel?

Or is this Leadership behaviour?

Here is an inspirational person who is truly awesome!
Have a look at this clip and then as the title says "have a look at yourself". It puts things in perspective slightly.
What are your thoughts?

Leadership Behaviour?

This video is of the Czech Republic president stealing a pen at an official signing of an agreement between the Czech Republic and Chile. The story caused a stir in the Czech Republic. Czech television broadcast the video with red circles and arrows highlighting the pen. A spokesman for President Klaus on Tuesday dismissed the media storm caused by the video, saying the pen was "a common pen with a logo of the state or office, which presidents and members of their delegation receive during state visits". In fact, the pens are encrusted with semi-precious stones.

The 'theft' of the pen is questionable as officials said that the President and his guests were free to take the pen. See if you can answer one of the following questions......

Do you think this should be making the news? 

Does the way that the President takes the pen make him seem like a trustworthy person? 

What would you think if John Key behaved in this way?

How could we learn a lesson about the way that we behave in class / school? 

Is the leader being a good role model?

(or you can share any other thoughts you may have about the clip)

Match Stick Challenge

Check out the link below, I cant figure out how to complete even the first task! Have a go and then see if you can get someone at home to give it a go!
A prize for the first to show me how......

Zefrank Matchstick Challenge for Kakapo

Hunting video clips

After much deliberation we have finally finished our "Deciding" phase of our I'm a Survivor inquiry unit. Our chosen questions are:

What are common hunting techniques used by predators?
and
What are some common defense techniques used by prey?

Here are some clips that can be viewed anytime to get you thinking about techniques that are used..... Kakapo - Try and watch these before Wednesday, (you can watch them in class, before school or in any free time)
(caution - hunting is good for the predator, but not great for the prey so there are some "yucky" scenes)

Something for the weekend....

Click>>>   http://www.mono-1.com/monoface/main.html

The Cuttle Fish...... WOW!

We are in our DECIDING phase of our Inquiry unit, we are deciding what we will look at for the next eight weeks. We have looked at the achievement objectives from the New Zealand Curriculum, we have discussed what contexts we may wish to learn about (various animals), we are now trying to look at what are some unique characteristics of animal groups that we could learn about.In class we have discussed
How animals fly,
How animals hunt,
and many more.......
The following link looks at another pretty special characteristic; maybe we could look at animals that are special in this way.

Follow the link to learn about a pretty special animal.

http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery/29076-the-ultimate-guide-octopus-cuttlefish-camouflage-video.htm

Mr Theobald

Frosty Man and the BMX Kid........

This is an interesting short film that was made for a competition run by Tourism New Zealand.

Homework for Kakapo for Week 8 is to answer one of the three questions below in the 'comments' section. Each answer should start off with the number of the question and the words "I think...". Share your opinion.

1. Why would Tourism New Zealand run a short film competition?

2. Why does the old man refer to the place as "his Eden"?

3. What would you make a short film about if you were entering this competition?

This is the extended and enhanced version of FROSTY MAN AND THE BMX KID which was written and directed by Tim McLachlan – one of the five finalists in the international YOUR BIG BREAK film-making competition run by Tourism New Zealand in conjunction with Barrie Osborne (The Matrix, The Lord of the Rings) and Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings, King Kong).

Something special happens at Heathrow Airport in London

Check out this clip, a mobile phone company "T Mobile" planned this flash mob at Heathrow Airport on unsuspecting travellers as they unboarded the plane and came through the arrivals gate. It would be pretty special coming home to this, or arriving in a country and recieving this welcome!

Inspirational?

This week part of Kakapo's homework is to post a comment on one of our blogs. Hopefully this video will help by providing ideas for all students to write about.  Are there any parents looking at our blog that could leave a comment also? 

This video is about a true life hero who teaches all of us a lesson about priorities, love and dedication. It inspires me to be a better me, to TAKE A STEP in a small way each day toward an improved self. What are your thoughts on Team Hoyt? It is not comical like some of our other posts and a little longer, watch the whole clip and try to leave a comment.

Can i have a Big Mac Combo without the lettuce?

Family Life Education Pasefika (FLEP) is a pacific health organisation based in Auckland. FLEP uses various media including music, drama, dance and arts to enhance dialogue with Pacific communities with which they work. FLEP works in intermediate, secondary & tertiary institutions promoting a positive view of health.

FLASH MOB

A flash mob (or flashmob) is a term coined in 2003 to denote a group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual and sometimes seemingly pointless act for a brief time, then disperse, often for the purposes of entertainment.

check this out.....

Could Kakapo organise our own flash mob in the playground?

Magical words from Snr Constable Blue

In relation to drug users who think that giving up an addiction is too hard:

"People who say things are too hard are basically saying they, themselves, are too soft"

What are your thoughts?

Leadership is important but not everyone needs to lead all the time.

Since birth, you have all been told that you are unique and special, which is true.

What can get confused is that people have the same expectation of uniqueness and feeling special in regard to to being the best and taking a lead role in each activity that they do. Sometimes you can be unique and special by being part of the crowd, by being a follower. Leadership is important, but as this video tries to show, being a "first follower" is also a key role. Being a second and third follower is also important.

What are your thoughts? Take a moment to add a comment below if you can.

Something in the Air Tonight

Check out this clip of some pretty awesome singers doing there thing on the Paris Metro subway.

Would you have the courage to use your talents in such a public forum?

Kakapo - Take a Step Challenge 2011

Sorry about the poor Quality. You may need to turn the sound up. 

Our school Camera Club will look at improving the videos and photos that we take.

Kakapo 2011

Although it seems that the start of the school year was only yesterday, the students in Kakapo have already achieved a lot. 

Our writing self assessment has started well and we learning how to become more critical of what we write.

The behaviour and work expectations are a step up from year 6 and the new Year 7's are slowly starting to adjust! Well done guys.

This is my first attempt at a blog, i am hoping that i will be able to share some needed information (homework, trip dates, sports events info) and also some exciting links to information that i have found on the Web. 

I also hope that parents will be able to stay informed with what their children are up to in class, through student examples, photos, scans of work and perhaps videos of school events. By having strong relationships between home and school we will be able to achieve the best possible outcomes for each student.

If you have any questions relating to anything posted in the Blog, please feel free to email, phone the school or come into class and see me.

Fa'afetai

Chris