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Welcome to Room 33-SHEPPARD HOUSE
Lynette Slee l_slee@pukekoheint.school.nz On these pages you will be able to follow our class as we work our way through Year 7. There are many sites for us to visit on our wiki and we will each have our own wiki page on which we will present our work and photos. There will be wallwishers for parents,caregivers, friends and family to make comments. **PRIZE GIVING CONGRATULATIONS** **Curriculum:** Yr 7 Language:Rose Yr 7Mathematics: Joanna Yr 7Science: Matthew **Room 33: ** **Rose -Academic Adam-Effort and Attitude** **Merit Awards Rm 33; Shanaya, Ben K, Ben A, Emily,Alex **
 * Merit Awards: Drama-Joanna; Art-Kiara; Food-David R; Hard Materials-John; ICT-Hope **

Term 4 =<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: center;">** -CONGRATULATIONS to Matthew Stevens on making the Zone Athletics team ** =
 * <span style="color: #551a8b; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Congratulations to the choir members -Jessica,Rose, Isobel and Hope **
 * <span style="color: #551a8b; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">-your performance at the Franklin Festival was superb! **
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Congratulations to Joanna on being the only Yr 7 student to sit the Otago Maths final test **


 * <span style="color: #0500ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Term 4 Inquiry ** :**<span style="color: #1dd51d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">DARE **
 * ** D.A.R.E Guided Inquiry Plan **

YEAR 7 TERM 4 2011 || D.A.R.E || ** BIG IDEA OR QUESTION ** How can I be a responsible participant in my community? || To produce a resource to encourage peers to make useful decisions. Group challenge (seminar, movie, book, poster, pamphlet, play, poetry, rap, song, wiki, graffiti art…) || 3. In what situations do we feel that we don’t have choices? 4. How do we make informed choices? 5. What influences our choices? 6. How are we responsible for our choices? 7. How are choices allocated? 8. Why are choices sometimes hard to make? 9. What factors inhibit choices? ||
 * ** CONTEXT **
 * **// BROAD UNDERSTANDINGS //**
 * Power in relationships, peer pressure – what do we have a choice about in our life?
 * The choices we make can influence our lives.
 * Some people do not have the opportunity to make these choices//.// ||
 * ** POSSIBLE AUTHENTIC CHALLENGES **
 * **// SUBSIDIARY QUESTIONS //**
 * 1) What is a community? To which communities do I belong?
 * 2) What things do you have choices about?
 * <span style="color: #551a8b; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Maths - For problem solving play Kenken **
 * <span style="color: #551a8b; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">http://www.kenken.com/playnow.html **

www.incredibox.fr!
 * <span style="color: #551a8b; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Very cool music site: **

**Term 3 Inquiry** Group or individual inquiry: Look at a group, musician, composer singer, era of music, instrument, way of producing music that has had impact on society either of its time and /or since its time (speech, clothing, attitude) **Co-constructed Criteria**: Criteria for Inquiry: ** How has music impacted on and how does music continue to impact on society? ** -I have answered the Learning Intentions (music/creativity) -I have presented my information in my own words or used quotes -My information is relevant -I have worked independently to create my own presentation or as part of my group’s presentation
 * LI:to find out information about a music topic that interests me **
 * :to present this information creatively **
 * Uses of music:inspiration, celebration, memorial, entertainment, advertising, exercise, relaxing, activities, pastoral **
 * Inquiry Presentation: **

-I have thought ‘outside the square’ to present my information in an interesting and appealing way. -I have used my information judiciously -I have edited my presentation.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">**Congratulations Kevin!!!!!** <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Kevin swam for the school At NZ AIMS week. He swam 6 races on both Monday and Tuesday in the freestyle .backstroke and breaststroke races. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">His best placing was 4th in 50m backstroke. Well done!!!
 * <span style="color: #551a8b; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">A big thank you to all of the students who were involved during the orientation evenings: **
 * <span style="color: #551a8b; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;"> Emily, Jay, Kansas, Olivia, Rose, Hope, Isobel,Jessica, **
 * <span style="color: #551a8b; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;"> Lauryn, Sarah, Alex, Ayla, Ben A **


 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">CONGRATULATIONS Emily, Jay, Rose, Joshua and Olivia who all ran the Yr 7 assembly. **
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Thank you to Ayla for once again playing the piano beautifully and to Joshua for your lovely solo. **
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Well done everyone else on presenting your descriptions and for your singing of Frere Jacques/Bruder Jakob **
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">and for your fabulous Bruno Mars remake of Lazy to a PB4L song. Very cool!!! **

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Congratulations!!!!!
<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">**NSW Science: Adam High Distinction** <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> **Joanna -Credit** <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> **Xavier- Credit** ==<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">CROSS COUNTRY!!!! SHEPPARD HOUSE 2nd !!!!!! ** ==

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<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Well done to everyone. I was very proud of you all for running and completing the cour ** **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">se!! **


 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Congratulations to Joshua (3rd place) Jacob (9th) and Hope (7th), Joanna (8th) **
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Well done to Ben K, Shanaya and Adam who received effort certificates. **
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Special mention to Sarah who was unwell and still completed the course for points for Sheppard. **



<span style="color: #0500ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Jay, Kiara, Olivia, Jamie <span style="color: #0500ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">__Jacob, John, Ben A, Xavier__ **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">CONGRATULATIONS 2nd place!!!!!!!! ** <span style="color: #0500ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Kansas,Sarah, Adam, Jojo <span style="color: #0500ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Emily, Matthew, Lauryn, <span style="color: #0500ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Ben K, Kevin, Ayla, Renisha <span style="color: #0500ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Rose
 * <span style="color: #0500ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">School Mathex Teams: **

<span style="color: #0500ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Isobel,Hope,David W,Shivani <span style="color: #0500ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Shanaya,Tim,Lucas,David R <span style="color: #0500ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">**Basic Facts:** Joshua <span style="color: #0500ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">**Splat:** Baden
 * <span style="color: #0500ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Class Mathex Teams: **

**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">School Maths Quiz- Well done Rose, Joanna and Shanaya for getting all ** **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">of the daily quiz answers correct!!!!! **

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">NSW Computing Congratulations!!!!!
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Adam-High Distinction **
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Kevin -Credit **

__ __www.rugbyworldcup.com/kidzone__ __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">RUGBY WORLD C <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">UP <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> SITE ** !!!!!

==<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Follow the link for the latest news every week !! == http://www.kiwikidsnews.co.nz http://www.kiwikidsnews.co.nz

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<span style="color: #ff00e8; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">**Our singing for Mrs Rivers Smith**





<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">**FRANKLIN SCIENCE FAIR**
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">CONGRATULATIONS to Kiara, Jessica, Shanaya, Renisha, Sarah, Matthew, Rose, Lucas, Ben K on your Science Fair boards being selected for the Franklin Science Fair. **
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Special congratulations to Sarah, Matthew, Rose, Lucas, Ben K on being selected as Finalists!! **
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">Congratulations Matthew on gaining 1st prize in the Yr 7 Model Category and overall Model Category prize. **
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">Congratulations Rose on gaining 1st prize in the Investigation Category.[[image:Screen_shot_2011-08-19_at_11.06.07_PM.png]] **


 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">Congratulations Sarah on gaining second= place for your model. **
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">Congratulations Ben K on receiving a Merit Certificate for your investigation **


 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Mathematics Investigation **
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Students have used Google Docs to create a variety of questions so that they can gather data for their statistical investigations. **
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">These questionnaires can be found on each student's Mathematics page. **

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">**CONGRATULATIONS to Sarah, Joanna and Jacob on winning vouchers in the chocolate fundraiser and to Adam who won a ball.** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">**CONGRATULATIONS to Jacob on your beautiful piano playing at Sheppard House Assembly**
 * <span style="color: #ff00e8; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Well done on your absolutely fabulous boards. I appreciate the huge effort, creativity and above all- **
 * <span style="color: #ff00e8; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">the science thinking that has gone into these boards!!!!! **
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">CONGRATULATIONS Emily, Jay, Rose, Joshua and Olivia who all ran the Yr 7 assembly. **
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Thank you to Ayla for once again playing the piano beautifully and to Joshua for your lovely solo. **
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Well done everyone else on presenting your descriptions and for your singing of Frere Jacques/Bruder Jakob **
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">and for your fabulous Bruno Mars remake of Lazy to a pB4L song. Very cool!!! **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">CONGRATULATIONS Ayla, Ben A, Sarah and Alex on your wonderful saxophone and **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">violin performances at the whole school assembly. **
 * <span style="color: #551a8b; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">CONGRATULATIONS to Ayla on your beautiful piano playing at Sheppard House Assembly **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">CONGRATULATIONS Joshua on your beautiful solo at Sheppard House assembly **
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">CONGRATULATIONS Hope on your beautiful choir solo at assembly **
 * <span style="color: #551a8b; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">CONGRATULATIONS to ROSE and Jojo, Shanaya, Hope, Justin, Joshua, Lucas, Shivani, Alex and Olivia on your beautiful rendition of 'The man who can't be moved' at the Sheppard House assembly. **


 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">CONGRATULATIONS to David Rapana on your 3rd place in the Year 7 Speech Competition. Your speech on 'Bullying is Destructive' was very well delivered **
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">and it was much appreciated by the audience and judges alike. **

==**<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">CONGRATULATIONS everyone on the excellent Easter egg containers you made for the Sheppard House Canterbury Fundraiser!!!! Thank you to parents and caregivers for your generous donation of eggs and decorating items. The total raised for the Canterbury fund was $270-a great effort! **==


 * [[image:PictureCanterbury.png width="542" height="389" caption="Our thoughts are with the people of Christchurch and Canterbury"]]<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">[[image:Picture_33.png width="800" height="220"]] ||

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Our first focus for Term 1 is PB4L(Positive Behaviour for Learning) and we have been looking at the values and rules that are the core of life at Intermediate.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Our English focus for the first half of the term is poetry-we will be writing persuasively during the second <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">half in preparation for the Year 7 Speech Competition in Week 10. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Our Mathematics focus is Geometry

<span style="color: #551a8b; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Click here to try a very different kind of puzzle

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