Chapter Chat 18 - W4​ ​-​ ​Chapters​ ​24-30

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

1.​ ​ART​ ​-​ ​Draw a picture of Sam, Mary Lou and his cart full of onions. Or draw the school house. Or draw Mr Sir's face. Or draw the rock formation that looked like God's Thumb.

2.​ ​Stanley​ ​Yelnats​ ​is​ ​an​ ​example​ ​of​ ​a​ ​name​ ​that​ ​can​ ​be​ ​read​ ​forwards​ ​and backwards​ ​(Palindromes).​ ​Can​ ​you​ ​think​ ​of​ ​any​ ​others?​ ​Can​ ​you​ ​make​ ​up​ ​some​ ​of your​ ​own?​ ​Display​ ​them​ ​using​ ​some​ ​fancy​ ​lettering.

3.​ ​Sam​ ​had​ ​an​ ​onion​ ​juice​ ​that​ ​was​ ​said​ ​to​ ​heal​ ​as​ ​many​ ​people​ ​as anything​ ​the​ ​doctor​ ​did.​ ​Create​ ​your​ ​own​ ​recipe​ ​or​ ​bottle.​ ​Give​ ​the​ ​results​ ​the juice​ ​gives​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​any​ ​side​ ​effects.​ ​​

4. Make​ ​a​ ​'Wanted​ ​Poster'​ ​for Kissin'​ ​Kate​ ​Barlow.

5.​ ​RESEARCH​ ​-​ ​Research famous outlaws. Make a presentation about your favourite one.

6.​ ​HANDS​ ​ON​ ​-​ ​Start learning how to sing the HOLES song from the movie! https://www.youtube.com/watch…

7.​ ​VOCABULARY​ ​-​ ​Find​ ​the​ ​meaning​ ​for​ ​the​ ​following​ ​words:​ ​Cantaloupe, sparingly​,​ ​grotesque, vile​,​ ​barren​ and feeble​.

8.​ ​WRITING​ ​TASK​ ​-​ ​Pretend you are Stanley and write some diary entries for his time at Camp Green Lake.

9. FLIPGRID - It was against the law for a Negro to kiss a white woman. Do you think this is right? Explain your thoughts. https://flipgrid.com/f9ee3ffb PASSWORD: ChapterChat

10.​ ​MINECRAFT​/LEGO ​TASK​ ​-​ ​Create​ ​Sam,​ ​his​ ​boat​ ​and​ ​Mary​ ​Lou​.

SLOW CHAT QUESTION (Posted 9am Monday)

* Was it Stanley's fault what happened to Mr Sir? How do you think Stanley feels about it? What do you think Mr Sir will do?

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.​ ​How​ ​does​ ​Mr.​ ​Sir​ ​get​ ​back​ ​at​ ​Stanley?​ ​Do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​it​ ​is​ ​Stanley’s​ ​fault​ ​that​ ​Mr Sir​ ​got​ ​scratched?

3.​ ​Does​ ​it​ ​seem​ ​like​ ​Sam​ ​is​ ​a​ ​respected​ ​member​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Green​ ​Lake​ ​community? Why​ ​or​ ​why​ ​not?

4.​ ​What​ ​do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​Hattie​ ​Parker​ ​means​ ​when​ ​she​ ​says​ ​God​ ​will​ ​punish​ ​Kate​ ​and Sam?​ ​Who​ ​did​ ​get​ ​punished?

5.​ ​What​ ​effect​ ​does​ ​the​ ​town’s​ ​mistreatment​ ​of​ ​Katherine​ ​have​ ​on​ ​her?​ ​Explain.

6.​ ​Why​ ​don’t​ ​the​ ​other​ ​boys​ ​approve​ ​of​ ​Stanley​ ​and​ ​Zero’s​ ​arrangement?​ ​Do​ ​you think​ ​it​ ​is​ ​fair​ ​to​ ​both​ ​boys?

7.​ ​Where​ ​does​ ​Mr​ ​Sir​ ​go​ ​after​ ​he​ ​fills​ ​Stanley’s​ ​canteen?​ ​Would​ ​you​ ​take​ ​a​ ​drink from​ ​the​ ​canteen,​ ​if​ ​you​ ​were​ ​Stanley?​ ​Why?

8.​ ​Do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​Kate​ ​would​ ​ever​ ​have​ ​told​ ​Trout​ ​where​ ​her​ ​money​ ​was?​ ​Why?

9.​ ​What​ ​do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​is​ ​the​ ​significance​ ​of​ ​Stanley’s​ ​vision​ ​of​ ​the​ ​giant​ ​thumb?

10.​ ​Why​ ​do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​Zero​ ​hits​ ​Mr​ ​Pendanski​ ​with​ ​the​ ​shovel?​ ​What​ ​will​ ​happen​ ​to Zero?

Winter Tournament

                       Winter Tournament

On Thursday, Room Indigo will go to the Motueka Recreation Centre to have a tournament of Netball, Tackle Rugby, and Football. Lots of other schools like Motueka South school, Riwaka school, and Parklands will be competing.
There will be approximately six games of each sport and will be counting the goals. There will be prize giving and prizes.
Thank you to all of the parents who are providing transport and the people organising it.We will probably all have a very fun time.

By Ruby M and Arabella D

This Week...

Some students from out class (Sayla, Nikau, Chico and Eloise.) went to M.O.T.E.C to do a technology challenge.
We all had a great time making cool stuff.
We got some materials and we had to use just the materials to make 4 different challenges.
We got 20-30 minutes on each challenge and each time we finished the judges would judge each schools project and the schools would get points for successfully completing tasks.
Tasman school won and got a really cool trophy.
There was prizes for the best dressed up and the team with the most points.

By Chris and Nikau.





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Electronics Simulator for EPRO8

Chapter Chat 18 - W3​ ​-​ ​Chapters​ ​16-23

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

1.​ ​ART​ ​-​ ​Draw​ ​a​ ​picture​ ​of X-Ray. Or draw a picture of the Great Lake before it dried up. Or draw Miss Katherine Barlow.

2.​ ​Stanley's dad is an inventor. Dream up and design your own invention. It can be anything you want. Draw and label it.
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3.​ ​The​ ​Warden​ ​slaps​ ​Mr​ ​Sir​ ​across​ ​the​ ​face​ ​with​ ​her​ ​nail polish​ ​that​ ​has​ ​snake​ ​venom​ ​in​ ​it.​ ​Although​ ​it​ ​does​ ​not​ ​kill​ ​Mr​ ​Sir,​ ​it​ ​hurts​ ​him. Your​ ​task​ ​is​ ​to​ ​design​ ​some​ ​makeup​ ​that​ ​has​ ​an​ ​evil​ ​twist.​ ​Draw​ ​and​ ​label​ ​your item.​ ​​

4. Make​ ​an​ ​Acrostic​ ​Poem​ ​using​ ​the​ ​letters​ ​CAMP​ ​GREEN​ ​LAKE.

5.​ ​RESEARCH​ ​-​ ​Stanley’s​ ​family​ ​is​ ​cursed​ ​all​ ​because​ ​of​ ​his​ ​“no-good-dirty​ ​rotten pig​ ​stealing​ ​great​ ​great​ ​grandfather.”​ ​Find​ ​out​ ​about​ ​your​ ​ancestors​ ​and​ ​create your​ ​own​ ​family​ ​tree.

6.​ ​HANDS​ ​ON​ ​-​ ​Make Miss Katherine Barlow's spiced peaches.

7.​ ​VOCABULARY​ ​TASK​ ​-​ ​Find​ ​the​ ​meaning​ ​for​ ​the​ ​following​ ​words:​ ​Intently​, presumably​,​ ​calloused​, ​writhed and defiance.

8.​ ​WRITING​ ​TASK​ ​-​ ​Stanley's​ ​great,​ ​great​ ​grandfather​ ​was​ ​rescued​ ​from​ ​God's Thumb.​ ​Pretend​ ​you​ ​are​ ​Stanley's​ ​great,​ ​great​ ​grandfather​ ​and​ ​write​ ​a​ ​letter​ ​to your​ ​family,​ ​after​ ​you​ ​were​ ​rescued.​ ​​

9. FLIPGRID - What can't Zero read? What do you think it's like to not be able to read? Why is reading important? https://flipgrid.com/be812598Password - ChapterChat

10.​ ​MINECRAFT​/LEGO ​TASK​ ​-​ ​Create​ ​the​ ​WRECK​ ​room​ ​in​ ​Camp​ ​Green​ ​Lake​ .

SLOW CHAT QUESTION (Posted Monday 9am)

* What do you think the warden is looking for? Do you think there's something buried under the lake? Explain.

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.​ ​Can​ ​you​ ​think​ ​of​ ​some​ ​reasons​ ​why​ ​Zero​ ​might​ ​not​ ​be​ ​familiar​ ​with​ ​any​ ​nursery rhymes​ ​or​ ​the​ ​show​ ​​Sesame​ ​Street?

3.​ ​Do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​Stanley’s​ ​mother​ ​knows​ ​Camp​ ​Green​ ​Lake​ ​is​ ​really​ ​a​ ​bad​ ​place? Explain

4.​ ​Why​ ​does​ ​Stanley​ ​tell​ ​Mr.​ ​Sir​ ​that​ ​he​ ​stole​ ​the​ ​sunflower​ ​seeds?​ ​What​ ​would​ ​you have​ ​done?

5.​ ​What​ ​do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​the​ ​warden​ ​means​ ​when​ ​she​ ​tells​ ​Stanley​ ​it​ ​is​ ​unfortunate​ ​for him​ ​that​ ​Mr​ ​Sir​ ​did​ ​not​ ​die?​ ​How​ ​do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​this​ ​makes​ ​Stanley​ ​feel?

6.​ ​Does​ ​the​ ​warden​ ​sound​ ​like​ ​a​ ​reasonable​ ​person​ ​to​ ​you?​ ​Why?​ ​Why​ ​not?

7.​ ​Does​ ​Stanley​ ​seem​ ​like​ ​a​ ​good​ ​teacher?​ ​What​ ​do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​makes​ ​a​ ​good teacher?

8.​ ​Why​ ​do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​Stanley​ ​decides​ ​to​ ​teach​ ​Zero​ ​how​ ​to​ ​read?​ ​What​ ​does​ ​this​ ​tell you​ ​about​ ​Stanley?

9.​ ​What​ ​kind​ ​of​ ​a​ ​person​ ​do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​Kate​ ​Barlow​ ​was?​ ​Why?

10.​ ​Are​ ​you​ ​enjoying​ ​the​ ​story​ ​so​ ​far?​ ​Who​ ​is​ ​your​ ​favourite​ ​character?​ ​Why?

Math Week!

https://www.mathsweek.co.nz/

NZ Bird Research Sites

http://nzbirdsonline.org.nz/
http://www.janetemarshall.co.nz/kids/All%20About%20Birds.htm