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Allanah's Appleby Showcase

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Marae Visit

A few weeks ago we went to Te Awhina Marae. We all got together to record what we did at the marae.

Sep 20, 201026 sec

Summer- School Councillor

This week we decided who are school councillors for the next couple of terms. Summer made a great job of making a speech to encourage her classmates to vote for her. She took the Easi-speak home and after a few practice goes managed to record her speech. Well done, Summer.

Apr 28, 20102 min

My Dream

My Dream Last night I had a funny dream, I blew up my balloon, Then held on tight, jumped into space, And landed on the moon. The people there looked very strange, Three eyes and one green nose. They had six legs and walked like crabs, With corks instead of toes. They showed me all around the place, Then gave me things to eat, A nasty drink that looked like ink, And funny tasting meat. They said,"Now come and see our king, He's grand- his nose is red." I said, "No thanks," and shut my eyes, And ...

Apr 05, 20101 min

What Mum Says

When Mum says, "I'll be there in a minute." She really means, I'll be at least another half-hour." But when Mum says "I want this room tidied NOW, or there'll be trouble." She really, really means it! A poem by Margaret Schroder New Zealand School Journal

Mar 19, 20101 min

My Other Jandal

Here we are on another school year at Appleby School. We are concentrating on making our voices the best that we can. To do that we record ourselves, play it back and discuss how we might improve and then re-record. Here is our first attempt for 2010. It is based on a poem, My Other Jandal' by Don Franks. My Other Jandal by Don Fanks Have you seen my other jandal? I had it just before. It shouldn’t be too hard to find- It’s somewhere on the shore. It disappeared all by itself When I was in the w...

Feb 10, 201034 sec

Interview with Mr Cook

Mr Cook is Keeley's grandfather and he used to go to Appleby School 58 years ago. We interviewed him about his school days at Appleby School. 2.8MB 5 minutes 11 seconds

Aug 17, 20096 min

Interview with Nadia's Dad

We are learning how to interview people to find out more about them and to follow up with open ended questions. We are also learning about how schools were in days gone by. Appleby School is soon to celebrate 150 years. That is quite an achievement. 5MB 7 minutes

Aug 16, 20098 min

Chunky Chalks

This week's podcast was made to describe how we made chalk. The instructions are in New Zealand School Journal Pt 2 No 4 2000. School Journals are a wonderful resource for reading for NZ children. It was a bit of a competition between two groups to see who could manage their group better to produce a clear well constructed audio file. 2.4 MB 1 minute

May 23, 20091 min

River Bugs

River Bugs by Jan Trafford. Based on a NZ School Journal Story Part One, Number One, 2001. For reading this week Kakapo group made this radio play of Jan's article about a water adventure on the Buller River, near Nelson. Kakapo group were focussed on reading with fluency, expression and clarity. They would love some feedback on how they might improve their oral skills the next time they read aloud for a audience. 3 minutes 18 seconds 5MB

May 15, 20093 min

Mother's Day

We have been thinking about all of the wonderful ways that our mothers help us. Mothers are such a treasure. 3MB 3 minutes 20 seconds

May 09, 20093 min

Skype call to Bangkok

We had a really busy day as we Skyped into Bangkok International School and learnt a lot about life and living in Thailand. 3 minutes 26 seconds 7.9MB

Apr 16, 20093 min

Skype Call to British Columbia, Canada

Today we had fun with our first Skype call with students in other parts of the world. We talked and learned with students from Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. We had brainstormed some questions to ask the children and they had done the same for us. It was lots of fun and we learnt from each other. We learnt that it was snowing in Canada and it was yesterday there and they have seen wild bears!!!! 4 minutes 9.3 MB

Mar 13, 20094 min

River Safety Rules

This week at school we have been learning about water safety in, on or around water. Because rivers are the most dangerous places for drownings in New Zealand we have been learning a whole heap of water safety rules for around rivers and lakes. Listen carefully because one of these rules may save your life one day. 4.1Mb 2 minutes 7 seconds

Feb 19, 20092 min

Fun Swimming

After a year with myself on leave we are back podcasting. Just to remind myself of the process using iLfe09 I thought I would make a quick podcast. This week is swim week and we started off the classroom component by telling stories we have had in, on and near the water. Grace told this entertaining story of an encounter with some eels. 1.2 MB One minute 15 seconds

Feb 16, 20091 min

School Tour Interview

At the end of last term Discover IT Tasman teachers and principals went on tour of a few Nelson Schools. Brightwater School was the first on our list and we learnt much about the the journey taken by Brightwater School to cater for their 21st century learners from Janice Gulbranson. Well worth sharing. 8.8MB 8 minutes 55 seconds

Jul 31, 20089 min

How Maui Saved the Kumara

After spending time learning about pre-European settlement in the Appleby are Moutere classroom have built their own Maori legend by combining their knowledge of legends and creating one that fits well with the local area which was well known for kumara growing. Kumara are like a sweet potato. Very yummy. 5MB 3 minutes 48 seconds

Jun 30, 20084 min

Miriam Sings For the Whole School

Miriam has gained the confidence now to sing for the whole school. It is great to see how Miriam's voice is developing. 7.3MB 35 seconds

May 24, 200834 sec

Skype Call to Argentina

As part of Spanish Language Learning at Upper Moutere we called Chrissy H who is in Argentina with a Language Immersion Award. We used Skype and Apple’s Call Recorder to record our conversation and edited it in iMovie... It is a great part of my new job to facilitate engaging learning experiences like these. 7.4MB 5 minutes 6 seconds

Apr 20, 20085 min

Talking with Buffalo

Today I got a quick Skype call from Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach who was talking to teachers in Buffalo about the sorts of things you can do with Web 2.0 technologies and I thought I would share the call with you as I haven't made a podcast in a while. Here is a link to the wiki we were talking about. Comparing Hemispheres Wiki

Mar 07, 20085 min

ICT EXPO

We are at the end of the 2007 school year at Appleby School and what better place to review some of the projects we have undertaken over the year. This movie was compiled by Raewyn, Moutere's classroom teacher. 4.7MB 3 minutes 16 seconds

Jan 01, 20083 min

Moturoa Class Camp

This week Moturoa class went on camp to the Abel Tasman National Park staying in tents at Bethany Park camping ground and exploring Kaiteriteri Beach. We also got to take the launch out into the Abel Tasman National Park and walk back to Marahau. It was a fabulous experience enjoyed by all and well supported by parent helpers. These excursions help broaden the children’s experiences and hopefully help them treasure New Zealand’s beautiful national treasures. 13.9 MB 3 minutes

Dec 07, 20073 min

'The Lost Thing' Book Review

Kieran, Zach and Josh got together to create this podcast about Shaun Tan's book, The Lost Thing. You can hear how much they enjoyed the graphics and storyline. 1.4MB 1 minute 52 seconds

Nov 24, 20072 min

Revolting Rhymes

Today while the Year Five children were at Inter-school Athletic Sports the Year Fours made a few podcasts. In this one Georgina, Miriam and Amberley chose to share Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes with you. 1.8MB 2 minutes 10 seconds

Nov 20, 20072 min

Grant - our bus driver

We are learning about people's occupations and we thought we would interview Grant, our school bus driver. Grant is a great bus driver who helps us get to and from school safely. 4MB 3 minutes 53 seconds

Nov 19, 20074 min

How Maui Found His Mother Animation

This week Waimea, the New Entrant class, shares their animation based on the Maori legend 'How Maui Found His Mother'. Maui's mother wrapped him in her topknot because she thought he was dead. He was taken to the beach but his uncle found him and taught him many tricks. When he was older he went back to the beach and met with his mother and brothers. Maui and his brothers went on to do many wonderful things like fish up the North Island of Aotearoa, New Zealand and slow down the sun because it w...

Nov 10, 200733 sec

Music from Moturoa

This week's homework focus was music- making it, listening to it or performing it. Lots of children had great things to contribute. I was amazed particularly by Miriam- who sings 'Johnny One Note'. We knew she went to singing lessons but we didn't realise that she has such a great singing talent until she brought along the CD she had recorded with her singing teacher. She is only nine years old and has such a strong voice. Thank you for sharing with us, Miriam. 7.5MB 5 minutes 27 seconds

Nov 02, 20075 min

Who Gets Tiger?

After reading the School Journal story, 'Who Gets Tiger?" we decided to record the story and take photos of our classroom fish to illustrate it. We found out that taking photos of fish is really hard. That's why lots of the photos are a bit blurry! Our classroom fish are pretty special- one was named by us, one was named by children at Cefn Fforest School in Wales and one was named by children at Binghamton Elementary School in New York. Here is our post about it. 3.8MB 3 minutes 25 seconds...

Oct 31, 20073 min

Stickers

Stickers are the latest fashion at Appleby School. All the girls are spending their playtimes and lunchtimes swapping and trading stickers. Everyone has their favourites. Which are yours? 1.9MB 1minute 35 seconds

Oct 18, 20072 min

Nelson Mask Parade

This Friday Appleby School showed all of Nelson their wonderful masks as part of the Nelson Arts Festival. Families, groups and schools all worked to create masks and join in the fun of the parade through the streets of Nelson. The theme this year was 'Sparkling, Sustainable Future'. Our theme was 'When the wind changed'- you can see the wind coming through our ranks. Children really enjoyed themselves and worked together to create a masterpiece of music, art and creativity. 56 seconds 4.3MB...

Oct 16, 200756 sec
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