Dancing Lessons

For four weeks we have been doing dance. We learnt 3 different dances and a warm-up game too. We went to dance every Tuesday and Thursday. The person that taught us the dances is named Mark.

The first dance was Thriller. We did this for the first couple of weeks. Most people liked this dance because we got to do jazz moves and the boys liked it how we got to die in the end. (NOT FOR REAL!).

We are doing our Thriller dance and we were told that it should look like we have broken our legs

We have just risen from the dead.

We learnt a changing partner dance. It was called the Merengue.   Merengue  is when we change a partner and we are changing to our left. The steps were simple to follow because Mark knew that it would be easier to learn and we would have fun.





This is the change of the partner dance. The boys say they think it is gross to dance with girls.





We learnt the Tango dance.  The Tango dance is where you don’t change partner. This dance might be used in our Socials, as will the Merengue dance. At the end the boys swing the girls and it is funny when the girls fall over.



In this dance we had to dance with our eyes shut and if we opened our eyes we would lose House Points.



We had so much fun doing these dances for four weeks. We hope that you liked presentation which was written by Michaela, Zoe and Joel from Room 9, Wanganui Intermediate.  We hope you enjoy the rest of the blogs.

Anzac Day

Dawn Service Wanganui

Remember those who fought for our country and died.

It is held at dawn because that was the time when they stormed the beaches of Gallipoli.

Image - lancs-fusiliers.co.uk

The picture above is the beaches at Gallipoli

12000 ANZAC men lost their lives for our country and 28000 were wounded.

ANZAC DAY WANGANUI

BANG BANG BANG!!!!!

The bagpipes started and Ronan’s Sea Cadet Parade started to march off.   Brandon marched up behind the parade.

Once we got to the top of the hill we all gathered round to remember those who fought for our country.

We lay wreaths at the Cenotaph as part of the service, then we go to the Memorial Hall for a rum and coffee before we departed.

Image - wanganuilibrary.com

Ronan and Brandon

What is this Blogging Stuff?

We have been busy exploring the blogs created by other schools.  Our focus was to find what they all had in common so that we could create our own guidelines for this blog.  We discovered that all of the blogs had photos and video of the learning those classes were completing, the words were aimed at young audiences, they were updated at least once a week, they all had appropriate words within - no slang, swearing or other offensive words. 
Check out the photos of us as we worked!  Then keep an eye out as we build our record of learning this year.  Some will be a reflection on the first Term to start, then we will move forward.

In The Beginning

This is the second attempt at a Blog for my classes to post their work before a genuine audience.  Many thanks to Tauranga Intermediate School teachers for sharing at Ulearn and giving me the confidence to take this the way it should have gone originally. I guess you don't know what you don't know!
While I will be creating the initial look, it will become a platform for contributions from my class and be their 'baby'.   
Feel free to visit and follow us as we make this journey - we will welcome your genuine feedback also.
Vicki H
Class Teacher