Chapter Chat 18 - W2​ ​-​ ​Chapters​ ​8-15

TASKS​ ​-​ ​Choose​ ​from​ ​the​ ​following...

1.​ ​ART​ ​-​ ​Draw a picture of the Warden. Or draw a picture of the Rec/Wreck Room. Or draw a picture of the fish fossilised in the rock. Or draw a picture of the tube that Stanley found.

2.​ ​If​ ​you​ ​attended​ ​Camp​ ​Green​ ​Lake,​ ​what​ ​nickname​ ​would​ ​you​ ​choose​ ​for yourself?​ ​Make​ ​a​ ​poster​ ​of​ ​your​ ​nickname​ ​using​ ​fancy​ ​lettering.

3.​ Mr Pendanski talked to the kids about what they wanted to be when they got older. What do you want to be when you get older? Find out as much information about your dream job as possible. Share your findings anyway you want.

4. Start a KAHOOT with questions about the story. Add to it as you go along.

5.​ ​RESEARCH​ ​-​ ​The​ ​story​ ​is​ ​set​ ​in​ ​Texas,​ ​USA.​ ​Research​ ​the​ ​weather​ ​in​ ​Texas​ ​and compare​ ​it​ ​to​ ​the​ ​weather​ ​in​ ​NZ.​ ​Present​ ​your​ ​findings​ ​in​ ​a​ ​chart.

6.​ ​HANDS​ ​ON​ ​-​ ​Make your own Shovel. Use any materials you want.

7.​ ​VOCABULARY​ ​-​ ​Find​ ​the​ ​meaning​ ​for​ ​the​ ​following​ words: ​Predatory​, upholstery​, intensity​, senseless​ and paranoid.

8.​ ​WRITING​ ​-​ ​​​In​ ​his​ ​letters​ ​home,​ ​Stanley​ ​makes​ ​up​ ​stories​ ​about​ ​what​ ​he​ ​does​ ​at Camp​ ​Green​ ​Lake.​ ​Rewrite​ ​one​ ​of​ ​Stanley’s​ ​letters,​ ​describing​ ​how​ ​Camp​ ​Green Lake​ ​really​ ​is.​

9. FLIPGRID - What do you think it would be like to dig a 5 foot hole in the hot sun every day? Why do you think the boys​ are​ ​digging​ ​holes?

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10.​ ​MINECRAFT/LEGO​ ​-​ ​Create​ ​Mr​ ​Pendanski​ ​and​ ​his​ ​water​ ​truck.

SLOW CHAT QUESTION (Posted Monday at 9am)

* What do you think it's like being sent to Camp Green Lake? Do you think it will help the kids be better people in the future? Explain?

TWITER CHAT QUESTIONS

1.​ ​Can​ ​you​ ​please​ ​share​ ​any​ ​tasks​ ​that​ ​you​ ​have​ ​completed​ ​this​ ​week.​ ​Try​ ​and leave​ ​a​ ​reply​ ​on​ ​someone​ ​else's​ ​creation.

2.​ ​Do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​Caveman​ ​is​ ​a​ ​good​ ​nickname​ ​for​ ​Stanley?​ ​Why?​ ​Did​ ​he​ ​like​ ​it?

3.​ ​Do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​it​ ​is​ ​wise​ ​for​ ​Stanley​ ​to​ ​lie​ ​to​ ​his​ ​mother​ ​about​ ​camp?​ ​What​ ​would you​ ​do​ ​if​ ​you​ ​were​ ​in​ ​his​ ​situation?​ ​Why?

4.​ ​Why​ ​do​ ​the​ ​boys​ ​always​ ​line​ ​up​ ​for​ ​water​ ​in​ ​the​ ​same​ ​order?​ ​What’s​ ​the significance​ ​to​ ​this​ ​order?

5.​ ​Why​ ​is​ ​Mr​ ​Pendanski​ ​asking​ ​the​ ​boys​ ​what​ ​they​ ​want​ ​to​ ​do​ ​with​ ​their​ ​life?​ ​What do​ ​you​ ​want​ ​to​ ​do​ ​with​ ​your​ ​life?

6.​ ​Mr​ ​Pendanski​ ​tells​ ​Stanley,​ ​“You​ ​messed​ ​up​ ​your​ ​life,​ ​and​ ​it’s​ ​up​ ​to​ ​you​ ​to​ ​fix it.”​ ​Do​ ​you​ ​agree​ ​with​ ​this?

7.​ ​What​ ​did​ ​Stanley​ ​find?​ ​What​ ​does​ ​X-Ray​ ​ask​ ​Stanley​ ​to​ ​do?​ ​Why​ ​does​ ​Stanley agree​ ​to​ ​this?​ ​What​ ​would​ ​you​ ​have​ ​done?

8.​ ​Were​ ​you​ ​surprised​ ​to​ ​discover​ ​that​ ​the​ ​Warden​ ​is​ ​a​ ​woman?​ ​What​ ​else​ ​do​ ​you find​ ​out​ ​about​ ​the​ ​Warden​ ​in​ ​this​ ​chapter?

9.​ ​Do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​Zigzag​ ​and​ ​the​ ​other​ ​campers​ ​are​ ​correct​ ​in​ ​believing​ ​that​ ​the Warden​ ​is​ ​always​ ​watching​ ​them,​ ​or​ ​are​ ​they​ ​just​ ​being​ ​paranoid?

10.​ ​Are you enjoying the story?​ ​What's​ ​going​ ​to happen​ ​next?

Name the Albatross Chick competition

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This Week...

On Monday it was the first day back at school after the holidays.

Everybody has chosen what to do for Winter Sports.

You could choose out of: Football, Rugby, Netball and Hockey.

Gabriel is playing Football and Nikau is playing Rugby.

Lots of people had an awesome holiday.

By Nikau and Gabriel.

Chapter Chat 18 - W1​ ​-​ ​Chapters​ ​1-7

TASKS​ ​-​ ​Choose​ ​from​ ​the​ ​following:

1.​ ​ART​ ​-​ ​Draw a picture of Stanley. Or draw a picture of a yellow-spotted lizard. Or draw a picture of the water truck.

2.​ ​Make​ ​a​ ​map​ ​of​ ​Camp​ ​Green​ ​Lake. Remember to include everything that has been mentioned in the story.

3.​ ​Make a character list. List every character mentioned in the story so far and describe them. Add to your character list as the story goes on.

4. Dig​ ​or create the​ ​exact​ ​same​ ​size​ ​​hole as ​in​ ​the story​ ​(5​ ​feet​ ​by​ ​5​ ​feet).​ ​

5.​ ​RESEARCH​ ​-​ ​Select​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​creatures​ ​that​ ​inhabit​ ​the​ ​desert​ ​at​ ​Camp​ ​Green Lake​ ​(Lizards,​ ​Scorpions​ ​or​ ​Rattlin’​ ​Snakes)​ ​and​ ​research​ ​about​ ​them.​ ​Where​ ​does it​ ​live?​ ​What​ ​does​ ​it​ ​eat?​ ​What​ ​is​ ​the​ ​most​ ​interesting​ ​fact​ ​about​ ​the​ ​creature​ ​you selected?​ ​Present​ ​your​ ​information​ ​in​ ​a​ ​poster​ ​with​ ​illustrations.

6.​ ​HANDS​ ​ON​ ​-​ ​Make the sign 'You are entering Camp Green Lake Juvenile Correctional Facility'.

7.​ ​VOCABULARY​ ​-​ ​Find​ ​the​ ​meaning​ ​for​ ​the​ ​following​ ​words: Perseverance​, desolate​,​ ​excavated​,​ ​preposterous​ and grimaced​.

8.​ ​WRITING​ ​-​ ​Make​ ​up​ ​a​ ​set​ ​of​ ​rules​ ​for​ ​Camp​ ​Green​ ​Lake.​ ​Include​ ​the​ ​rules mentioned​ ​so​ ​far​ ​and​ ​make​ ​up​ ​some​ ​of​ ​your​ ​own. Present in a poster.

9. FLIPGRID - What do you think of Stanley? What type of person is he? How​ ​do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​Stanley​ ​was​ ​feelings about being at Camp Green Lake? Add your thoughts to this FLIPGRID:

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10.​ ​MINECRAFT​/LEGO -​ ​Create​ ​Camp​ ​Green​ ​Lake​.

SLOW CHAT QUESTION (Posted Monday at 9am)

* What do you think the book 'Holes' is going to be about? What can we infer from looking at the book cover?

TWITTER CHAT QUESTIONS

1.​ ​Can​ ​you​ ​please​ ​share​ ​any​ ​tasks​ ​that​ ​you​ ​have​ ​completed​ ​this​ ​week.​ ​Try​ ​and leave​ ​a​ ​reply​ ​on​ ​someone​ ​else's​ ​creation.

2.​ ​Why​ ​does​ ​Stanley​ ​go​ ​to​ ​Camp​ ​Green​ ​Lake?​ ​Have​ ​you​ ​ever​ ​been​ ​accused​ ​on something​ ​you​ ​didn't​ ​do?​ ​

3.​ ​Do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​it’s​ ​true​ ​that​ ​digging​ ​holes​ ​can​ ​turn​ ​a​ ​bad​ ​person​ ​into​ ​a​ ​good​ ​one? What's​ ​something unpleasant​ ​that​ ​you​ ​have​ ​done​ ​before?

4.​ ​The​ ​author​ ​says​ ​that​ ​a​ ​good​ ​inventor​ ​needs​ ​to​ ​have​ ​intelligence,​ ​perseverance and​ ​luck.​ ​Do​ ​you​ ​agree?​ ​Explain​ ​your​ ​answer.

5.​ ​Why​ ​does​ ​Stanley’s​ ​great-great​ ​Grandfather​ ​have​ ​a​ ​curse​ ​on​ ​him?​ ​Do​ ​you​ ​believe in​ ​curses?

6.​ ​Why​ ​do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​the​ ​boys​ ​prefer​ ​to​ ​be​ ​called​ ​by​ ​their​ ​nicknames​ ​at​ ​Camp​ ​Green Lake?​ ​Do​ ​you​ ​have​ ​a​ ​nickname?​ ​What​ ​is​ ​it?

7.​ ​Stanley​ ​feels​ ​like​ ​he​ ​is​ ​holding​ ​‘destiny’s​ ​shoes’.​ ​Do​ ​you​ ​believe​ ​there​ ​is​ ​such​ ​a thing​ ​as​ ​destiny?​ ​Explain.

8.​ ​Based​ ​on​ ​what​ ​you​ ​have​ ​read​ ​so​ ​far,​ ​do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​Stanley​ ​has​ ​made​ ​the​ ​right choice​ ​in​ ​coming​ ​to​ ​Camp​ ​Green​ ​Lake?​ ​Why?

9.​ ​Stanley​ ​feels​ ​proud​ ​of​ ​his​ ​first​ ​hole​ ​when​ ​it​ ​is​ ​finished.​ ​Why?​ ​Describe​ ​a​ ​time when​ ​you​ ​felt​ ​proud?

10.​ ​What​ ​do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​of​ ​the​ ​story​ ​so​ ​far?​ ​What​ ​do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​will​ ​happen​ ​next?

This Week...

On Tuesday we have basketball practice with Sam.

We need to prepare for the science fair on Thursday.

We need to get our science board ready on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and some of Thursday so our science fair project is really, really amazing.
We are using most of our day working on our science board.
On our board we are going to have pictures of our place in space, a report on our world and an alien story.
Friday is the last day at school and we have a mid Winter swim for just Indigo room but the water is really cold.

NZ Birds Online

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