Making things right - Before Sunrise

We want to make things right about using the pictures from the movie Before Sunrise without permission so we have written this letter.  It would have been quicker to e-mail it but there are no e-mail addresses on Kealan's website.  We will let you know when we get and answer.  

Dear Kealan,

Our class of 7-9 year olds in New Zealand have really been inspired by your movie ‘Before Sunrise’ which we found on The Literacy Shed.

We worked very hard on writing the story of your movie with lots of description.  This is the link to our own movies and stories. 

http://our-writing-rocks.blogspot.co.nz

http://springstonteamendeavour.blogspot.co.nz

We feel terribly bad because we know we have used your pictures without permission and we know that is not the right thing to do.  Could we please have permission to keep these pictures on our class blog?  If you want us to we will take them down and understand why but we would be disappointed. 

We hope that you keep making these amazing animations because lots of school children are inspired by them and can do some great writing using your ideas. 

Thank you

On behalf of the Room 6 Kids

Estee, Lucy and Tate

Reflection with two lines of symmetry

Reflection and Rotation

Reflection

We have a big challenge!

We have been so excited about our work with the movie Before Sunrise that we have forgotten something very important.  The website The Literacy Shed has permission to post the movie on their blog but have we got permission to use the images we took from the movie?

What do you think we should do?  How could we make this right?  Tell me your ideas in a comment below.

http://www.kealanorourke.com/

Term 2 Newsletter

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Waiata - National Anthem

AkoAroha and her wonderful class use this to begin each day.  It uses our three National Languages - Māori, NZ Sign and English.  I am sure if we struggle to learn the sign that they will help us out!

Before Sunrise Movie - Estee

Estee has finished her movie about The Shadow from our Term 1 writing.  I love the way she uses great expression to read her story in the movie.  Please write her a constructive comment about her writing and the movie.

Kiwiana 2

A jandal-shod journey through Kiwi pop culture. Kiwiana takes a light-hearted look at the fashion, art, architecture, attitudes, and icons (Buzzy Bees, Edmonds, Swanndri, Pavlova etc) we call our own. Directed by Shirley Horrocks, and shot by Leon Narbey, it featured personalities Gary McCormick, Ginette McDonald, John Clarke, Peter Jackson, and others. Screening at a time (1996) when New Zealanders were just beginning to appreciate these neglected everyday objects as ‘collectibles,' it rated highly, and inspired a sequel, Kiwi As.

Kiwiburger - what makes it so Kiwi?

Kiwi Kids Class Blog

Check out these poems from Kowhai Conversation.  They clearly explain what each poet thinks a Kiwi Kid really is.  Could we write our own poems like this?  Go and visit their writing blog and give then some constructive comments.
http:/weedonskowhaipub.blogspot.co.nz/

Their class blog is worth a visit too!
http://weedonskowhai.blogspot.co.nz/

Genius Hour - What would you love to learn about?

The very forward thinking company 'Google' gives their employees 20% time to investigate their own projects and finds that the most creative ideas come from this time. 

Are there things you would desperately love to learn about but are never given time in school?   What are your passions?  What would you be excited to learn about?  Begin thinking about this question and write your answer in a comment.

On Friday we will be looking at how we can incorporate a 'Genius Hour' in our classroom, what you might like to investigate, the expectations and final presentation.

Genius Hour Class Blog - get some ideas from here.
Class Genius Hour research projects