Room 18’s Sharing Space

Ko te amorangi ki mua,

Ko te hapai o ki muri.

The Leader in the front,

the Followers behind.

This is a continuation of our rich task focus and our philosophy focus of whanaungatanga - togetherness.

There may be some of you who agree, or disagree with the Maori proverb, but just like any philosophical discussion, you will need to explain your reasoning behind your response and you must also refer to, discuss or challenge another poster’s point of view. State whether you agree? Why? Do you disagree? Why? Ask questions and explore this proverb.

This question will set off our journey to DEFINE the idea of culture and what it means to us.

Use this forum to post your ideas, and question the ideas of others. Remember to justify your ideas - give reasons. You can use hyperlinks and additional information from books and sites to assist you. To insert a link copy and paste it from the address bar.

Starting example: I think culture is ….  because … Culture to me is …

We have viewed the Evolution video in class, and came up with a huge range of questions that we will be narrowing down and discussing in our philosophy inquiry.

In this post discuss your ideas about what this is clip is trying to say. What messages is it raising? What are your thoughts about it?

Remember to respond to and question other students.

Evolution - Click to play.

Shakespear Camp was an amazing place. Room 18, 17, and part of Room 19 had an excellent and fun time during their stay. You were all fantastic and we noticed that you were all supporting eachother during testing times. I will certainly be looking forward to another camp at Shakespear Lodge.

This post is a reflection place. Think about:

- What you enjoyed most and why

- Times that you were tested emotionally and physically.

- A time when you were supported by your friends and when you did the same.

- Your highlights of the camp.

- A way in which you grew through a challenge. For example; something you had never done before and are now ready to give it another try.

Click this link to see the slideshow - if you have a blogspot - you can copy and paste the embed code!

Shakespear Camp 2008

Hi Room 18! Welcome to our class blog space for 2008.

This will be your first posting area and you will use this as a place to introduce yourselves. You have all read the class blogging rules and understand that our thoughts, ideas and information are available to be read from anywhere in our world.

So, now it is time to write a brief introduction about yourself. Include these things:

• Your first name, and your year level.
• Some family information - for example who you live with - no names please.
• You may wish to name the area you live in. For example - Mt Albert, Sandringham, Mt Eden, Balmoral.
• If you have links to other countries tell us about them. Maybe you have lived in other countries?
• Some of your interests.
• Set yourself some big goals for 2008 - they can be class related, sport related or even outside of school. What is it that you really want to achieve this year? We can look at these and time line them!

I am really looking forward to our blogging journey and can’t wait to read your comments.

Let’s get blogging Room 18!!