Last Homework of the Term. Sad.

I hope you can have some fun with this one, kids. It is due on the last day of term, so don't tarry overlong!

Caption Comp #2

Same rules as last time. You have one week.

Think about how you can create humour with your words. Every word you use is important.

Go for it!

Music Music Music!

Here is the post to talk about music. If you want to be in charge of our class singing for the week, post something in the comments. Or if you just want to make mention of some stuff you have heard recetly that you think is worth sharing you can do that too!

Remember to avoid songs with offensive language or lyrics, please!

Ask Laoshi Judy!

Maddy: The last samosa?! Noooooooo!

Laoshi Judy is choice. She knows heaps about lots of things: Hanyu, where to get yummy lollies and stickers (but you shouldn't eat the stickers) and she knows some German too!
Every week Laoshi Jud will teach us the pinyin and the characters for an English word that is contributed by you children. Post your ideas into the comments field, and she will have a look before class starts on a Wednesday and pick her favourite.
Remember it has to be a word that you can represented without using Yingguo and it should be something that you wouldn't expect to learn in Hanyu class normally.
I'm excited to see what you come up with!

The Further Adventures of Chicky the Intrepid Chicken

Chicky says hello.

Your friend and mine, Chicky the Intrepid Chicken, has recently returned from a wonderful trip to the UK, via Dubai. He saw lots of cool stuff on his trip.

I asked him this question: "Chicky, what was the best thing you saw on your recent trip?"
He said nothing, because he is a stuffed toy.

But I can tell when I look in his tiny, beady glass eyes that he is excited about his forthcoming trip to Fiji.

Go, Chicky, go!

Maddy and the Monsoon

Friday was a fun day wasn't it? I don't know whether it was the rain or the fog or the foggy rain that really set the scene for a day of singing. But when you're singing - especially when you're singing in another language - you need lyrics. And that meant someone had to go to the photocopier.

Enter The Maddy.

For those people keeping score at home:

Maddy 1 - Inclement Weather 0

We got our lyrics, sang our song, and got the girl and saved the universe (metaphorically)

Maddy, we salute you!

500 visits!

Pretty cool, huh?
Only about 180 of them are me doing updates...

Homework Link - Currency Converter

If you choose to buy anything internationally for your homework you will need to convert the cost into NZ dollars. The following site will do this for you. It is very easy to use:
www.xe.com



Cheap as chips!

Shared Lunch, Woop Woop!

It's a sad fact that Australa is always pinching stuff from New Zealand. And so it is with the delightul Mjah. She leaves us on Wednesday the 17th of June. On that day we will have a shared lunch and a bit of a party in her honour.
I want to coordinate this through the blog.
Please post in the comments what you intend to bring for our shared lunch. Before you post, check the comments before you to make sure you're not bringing the same thing. We need food that has a modicum of healthiness to it, something to drink and some treats.
We will miss you heaps, Mjah. Good luck in Australia.

New Class Book?

Any ideas for a new class book?
Ideally it should be one that would be enjoyable for the majority of the class, and not too long (<300 pages is best)






p.s. This book is too long, Twig. It would take us the rest of the year and part of next. Don't even try it! ;P

Homework - Week 7

This is the homework for the next two weeks. This homework is mandatory. That means you don't decide you would rather not do it. Get it done; you'll need to start collecting junk mail now or get into some shops in town to grab some fliers. And while you're doing this homework that you must do, have some fun with it! That is all.

Extra for experts: Continue to take part in all of the blog challenges, post story starters, answer questions, or anything else you can do to contribute through the blog. I will allocate housepoints to those seen to be making a significant extra effort.

Caption Comp #1

Let's practice our captioning!
This is a fairly common competition that is often run in magazines. All you do is take a picture of something happening and try to write a humorous caption for it. Easy!
A few obvious rules: no rude words, please, and nothing insulting to those in the photo.
3 house points and a lolly will be awarded for the funniest caption that still maintains the sense of the picture. This competition closes at the end of school on Friday the 12th of June. You may enter as many times as you wish.



Your caption should read like this:
Fraya: (some words)
Hunter (some words)

or you may wish to do
Hunter: (some words)
Fraya: (some words)

Don't forget those colons!
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Mr J out!

What's your Favourite Word Right Now!?

Mine is 'mittens'. I also like the words 'paradox' and 'tanuki'. :)
This post is magic: put your favourite word in and I will tell you if I agree that the word is cool or not. Easy!

I need HELP!!

In class we talked about wanting to know how to do different things on our blogs. This is the place where you should post any questions you have about how to operate your blog. Experts, I want you to come on here and see if you can help people out with their problems. For example, if someone asks a question about uploading a video and you are great at uploading video, see if you can explain the process.
Together we can do just about anything!

Find your Story Starters here!

Hi Kids,
Here it is, guys: want to share your best story starters with the world? This is the place!
Drop your idea into the comments field and share, share, share! House points will go to the best story starter of the week, as voted by you every Monday.
Show us what you've got!