All About Aron

Brainteaser 2 - Money Matters

What is the difference between a crisp new $10 bill and a dirty old torn one?

-place your answers to this brainteaser as comments...

Learning about blogging

Today we learnt about a number of important blogging skills:

1. Keeping ourselves safe when using the internet -that we are not allowed to use our last name when doing anything on the internet, including our blog (Will). If you are going on the internet and you don't know what a link or button is for, you shouldn't click it (Charlie). If you get onto something that is not okay, get off it and tell an adult straight away (Tom, Laura, Lauren).
   
2. Making comments on blog posts to give feedback -when you put your name to a comment, only use your first name (Jamie). Sign in first before making a comment (Amelia).
   
3. Using labels -Always use your first name as a label when posting (Will, George). Labels help you to find things later.
   
4. Inserting pictures into our blog posts -we started learning how to do this but will need quite a bit of practise (Rob).
   

My Pet

George's is favourite pet is a fish.

WHAT WE LIKE DOING AT SCHOOL

I like art. I like dolphins because they can jump out of the water.

By Yoonseok

my best freinds

Tom and Logan ,Mathew are my best freinds

Our Favourite Pets

Our faourite pets are wolfy, pepe and a dog.

By Gracie, Lois and Harrison

Changing Photos

One of the things we touched on today was how to change photos once they are in the computer. Here are a couple of shots of the very first ones we've done:

Brainteaser 1

If I was in a house and every window faced south, where am I?

-put your answer onto this blog post as a comment.

Photo Practise

Today we practised taking photos. Here is a slideshow showing you some of the best shots from our learning:


We came up with the start of a rubric for what makes a great photo which we will add to next time we work on photos:

1. Focussed - not blurry
   
2. Framed well - another word for this is composed well, ie. not chopped off
   
3. Good lighting - not too light or dark depending on what you want, plus the flash isn't ruining the shot.
   
4. Interesting subject - a photo of something that is actually worth taking a photo of.
   

Once we had our ideas for what makes a great photo, we broke into groups and focussed on the following areas:

• Shooting great photos - in pairs or threes
• Importing photos into iPhoto
• Naming photos using iPhoto

Some of us learned how you can alter photos using iPhoto (Tom and company).

who asked the ants

I think the big idea in who asked the ants is not to go if you're not invited.

by Lucy

who asked the ants

The big idea in who asked the ants is 'Not to go places when you are not invited'.

By Daniella.

Who asked the ants

I think the big idea is 'don't put your food on the ground, otherwise the ants will take it'.

By Amelia

Who asked the ants

I think the big idea of this book is 'don't steal if it is not yours'.

By Lois

Who asked the ants

I think the big idea of this story is 'don't steal if it is not yours'.

From Tom

Who asked the ants?

I think the big idea is 'don't go to picnics without being invited'.

By Harry.

Who askedthe ants

The big idea in who asked the ants?not to steal other people's food without asking.

by Emma

who asked the ants

I think the big idea is don,t steall food
by Harrison

Who asked the ants

do not steal peoples food
from Logan

The big idea of Who Asked The Ants

I think the big idea is to 'not steal food'.

By Yoonseok and Will.

The big idea of Who Asked The Ants

I think the big idea was 'not to go to picnics when you are not invited'.

By Hannah

The big idea of Who Asked The Ants

I think the big idea from this story was 'don't steal'.

By Matt.

All About Me by Will

I like chocolate and I like playing soccer and tennis.

I like playing on the monkey bars in the playground. One day I fell and broke my arm and I went in am ambulance.

My favourite thing is doing art.

In my family I have Tim, Sam, me, my Mum and Dad and my cat Bella.

I like drawing, maths and fitness.

By Will

Sunny Days Song

I look back it's a long way home.
I realise we are not going home.
I walk on stage and I say,

"These sunny days nearly night time and I want to go home".

This is a song by Lauren and Gracie.

Lauren and Gracie first blog post!

Gracie likes swimming and Lauren likes running and she broke the school record during the triathlon.

By Gracie and Lauren

Measurement Challenge

Today we had a measurement challenge. We are learning about using non-standard units to measure things as well as checking how accurate we are using rulers and tape measures. Here are some photos:

Photo Practise

Here is a slideshow of some of the photos we took today as we learned about photography. Some of the things we learnt about included:

• how to use the flash.
• how to use the macro (or closeup) button.
• how to import photos into iPhoto

We need lots more practice and Rob is wondering about Team 17 having a photo competition? What do you think?

Thanks for a great first day Team 17

Dear Team 17,

Thank you for a wonderful first day together. I loved learning with you and getting to know you. I can't wait until next Friday to see your writing.

Rob