WOW It is hard to believe we are half way through term one already.
I enjoyed a great trip with you all to the Southern Cemetery today. I hope you enjoyed it too and learned a little along the way.
A special thank you to all of our parents who helped with transport and guiding our groups.
I'm looking forward to checking out your photo stories and seeing your grave stones on Friday.
Check out our important dates so you know what is happening for the rest of this term
Mrs Q
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Sunday, February 21, 2010
HOMEWORK - week 4
I took this photo when I went to visit the Southern Cemetery the other day. I spoke to these men and asked them what they were doing and why. What do you think they are doing? Why?
Thursday, February 18, 2010
good research
Well done room one students. About half of you managed to get online and comment on our blog homework. When did Gabriel Read discover gold and was it him who discovered it first? I'm hoping to see everyone else's research in their homework books.
You can see from what people found that there can be quite a difference between different books, internet sites etc. Which is likely to be the most reliable and true I wonder?
It seems the general agreement is that Gabriel found gold in May 1861 near the Tuapeka river, near Lawrence in Central Otago and thousands of people rushed to find gold for themselves. This would have bought a lot of people and industry into the district.
Keep up the good work and remember the importance of 'triangular' research and referencing.
Mrs Q
You can see from what people found that there can be quite a difference between different books, internet sites etc. Which is likely to be the most reliable and true I wonder?
It seems the general agreement is that Gabriel found gold in May 1861 near the Tuapeka river, near Lawrence in Central Otago and thousands of people rushed to find gold for themselves. This would have bought a lot of people and industry into the district.
Keep up the good work and remember the importance of 'triangular' research and referencing.
Mrs Q
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
When was gold discovered in Otago?
How reliable are our reference books and the internet? Do we just trust that the information we find is correct? The triangle method is a good idea when we are researching. Check in three places (3 points of a triangle) if the information is the same in all 3 places it is more than likely correct. This is some information I found about when gold was discovered in Otago by Gabriel Read. I found it in Awesome Aotearoa, by Margaret Mahy. Is this information correct and accurate? Can you prove it? there are stars and week off homework stickers available for good research and answers.
Mrs Q
http://www.scribd.com/full/26692912?access_key=key-24kij4jp5aqp0gjhvhck
Mrs Q
http://www.scribd.com/full/26692912?access_key=key-24kij4jp5aqp0gjhvhck
Monday, February 8, 2010
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