Mindmapping - bubbl.us

This is another teacher test! This is from the bubbl.us programme and might be useful. I am just disappointed you can't insert pictures as well!
Try making the mindmap bigger or moving it around on the page.

Song Lyrics - Greased Lightning

These lyrics are in a the musical called Grease and I could easily say this is my favourite song in it. The song is about a car called Greased Lightning.

Words on the t-shirt

I chose these words because I believe that if someone does something bad to you, don't do it back to them!

Cool Blog Templates

So you want to blog but don't want to write too much? Try using one of the templates from scrapblog and adding thoughts about your learning journey or an event in class.
Mrs T

The story of The Three Pig`s Cousins

Now you all know the story of the Three Little Pigs
And how they built their houses out of straw, bricks and twigs.
But what you don’t know, Sugarcakes and Muffins,
Is the story of the Three Little Pigs' cousins.

Once upon a time, many days later,
Piggy number three was reading the paper,
When piggy number one raced into the room
And cried, "Oh my goodness, we're smothered in debt!"
As he wiped from his eyes nothing but a sticky smudge of sweat.

Piggy number two gave him a mighty smack,
And Piggy number three died of a heart attack.
Piggy Number one was scared and shaken,
Then piggy number two yelled, "I know, let's sell the bacon!"

What a pity that Piggy number three was the brainiest of the group,
Because now he was going to be made into a hot pig soup.
The Butcher was so happy he wanted some more,
So the two little Piggies had to draw the straw.

Now you all know that Piggy number one is not the smartest of the lot,
So he jumped right into the cooking pot.
Alright you may think that this is all wrong,
This is where the Big Bad Wolf comes along,
Who ate the last pig in one pig bite.
That’s all there is - goodnight.

By Kachina (Year 7)

Name the HAMSTER!

We have a pet hamster - I hope you have been feeding and talking to him. He has no name as yet. I challenge the Blog Team to find out suggestions from the class and create a poll to select a name for Mr Hamster.
Mrs T

Springston Staff

We have a really cool staff at Springston. Can you find your teacher?

http://www.scrapblog.com

Try out this scrapblog website and experiment with journalling on your photos. I will give you the user name and passwords at school or if you e-mail me or it is really easy to start up your own account!

Mrs T

Little Red Riding Hood - the true story!

No one knows the true story of Little Red Riding Hood - no one but me.
You may think I am rather bad,
But now I am starting to feel really sad.
So listen to my side of the story,
And maybe Little Red will lose some sweet good-hearted glory.

It all started when....
I was walking along the forest one day,
Listening to what the birds had to say.
When I came upon a girl in red,
With a old hood on her head.

She said ...
Oh hello Wolfy dear,
Do you think you could spare,
Some of your lovey fur?
For it is so fine,
Unlike mine.
Then she skipped off , another way.
Gran invited me to tea the next day,
And of course I was happily on my way.

I leaned against Grannie's door,
And suddenly fell upon the floor.
What a tragic surprise that Gran was there,
I spat her straight out, I swear!
But you should have heard,
What they had to say ... to take my coat away,
I say no way!

So you see I'm not the Big Bad Wolf,
I am really quite caring.
I am not mean, nasty, horrible or daring.
I really love animals.
In fact I look after them all day,
And I never fight or talk back to get my own way.

And besides..
Most wolves love pork and steaks,
But what I love the most is Grannie's sugar cakes.

Now you know about Little Red Riding Hood.
There's something that must be understood.
When you come across Little Red in the pure daylight,
Hide you fur, keep it out of sight.
And don't you dare listen to her scheeming ways
Just say... tataa, so long, happy days!

So now you know what I have to say,
Now I will send you on your way.
But just keep in mind when Little Red Riding Hood is near ,
It means no good, I swear!

By Kachina (Year 7)

Message to the Blog Team

Hi guys - as I am not at school, this is a great way to catch up with those of you who are blogging. Carol has asked us not to make comments yet as we have not discussed the protocol - though I am excited that so many of you are getting on-line and checking out the blog. Please wait until next week for this - you will see that I have removed them.

We have put a monitor of who is on the blog - check out how many people have been looking at our work and where they are from!

Here is a website that you can play around with creating t-shirts and we will learn how to capture the image next Monday at Natcoll.

http://www.shirtcity.com/shop/index.php?PHPSESSID=da294bd3ecb35289f89d5068812d7020&set_vorne_text=True

Poem - LIGHTS

Blaze, brightness, glitter, glow,

See the stars lined up row upon row.

By Kachina (Year 7)

Poll - What is your Favourite Country?

Who am I?

What values are most important to you?
Being a risk taker, having a positive attitude, and always having a focussed mind.

What do you stand for?
Animal protection.

What is important to you?
Horses, family, animals, and friends.

By Morgan

Camp - Team Work

On camp our class did a range of team work activities and Ryan and Courtney were the best in their team on the wooden skis. They were the best because they worked as a team.

By Ryan (Year 7)

T Shirt Words

PEACE
Violence is not the answer!!!

This is my idea of a T-shirt + the picture on top.

I chose these words because their meaning is that the whole world should be at peace and that violence and anger should be banned. This also means a lot to me because war is dangerous.

By Courtney

Who is your favourite author?

What is your favourite subject?

Poll - What is Your Favourite Animal?

What is Your Favourite Lolly?

Synonym poem - COLOUR

Blush, value, tinge, glow

Colours make a rainbow


By Morgan [year 7]

Lyrics - Brother (Smash Proof)

But you turned your back and you went away
Its making me crazy, I feel so alone
why did you turn your back why did you go away
cause you were my Brother and you should of stayed

I got some questions in my mind that definitely need some
answers right now cause I gotta know got all the pieces to the puzzle
but can't seem to make it fit so I'm lost, tell me where to go.

This is a true story...

These song lyrics are about how a boy aged 13 got stabbed by a man, because the boy was tagging his fence.

This song got to number 1 and stayed there for 11 weeks in New Zealand, this was the biggest record for New Zealand, because it is such a meaningful song.

This is the first song Smash Proof produced, and it has made a big hit.

By Hannah

What is your favourite art tool?

Favourite Lyrics - Hurts

Johnny Cash

What have I become
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know goes away
In the end
And you could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt

Johnny Cash was a great musician and this song is great because it was the last he wrote. It talks about him getting older and that everyone goes away.

By Ryan (Year 7)

Synonym Poem - JOY

Cheer, charm, bliss and gladness.
Joy is very great happiness.

By Jahna (Year 6)

Wordle - The Blue Thingamajig

Long ago, there were no rainbows, but there were so many colours in the world. The world was filled with artists that loved the many colours of the world. One day…


A baby blue thingamajig found a baby blue pot with a baby blue bit of gold in it and a letter. The letter said: Dear Mr. Blue Thingamajig, this pot needs you and Mrs. Red, Mr. Orange, Mr. Yellow, Mr. Green, Mr. Indigo and Mr. Violet. I will help you by getting them to pick up a pot and a bit of gold like you. Once you have finished you will receive another note. Bye.

Mr. Blue Thingamajig read the note through five times before he understood it. When he finally found out what to do Mr. Blue Thingamajig set off to find the other colour thingamajigs. It was quite easy for he found the red one behind a tree holding a pot way too big for her. Mr. Blue walked up to her and asked “What is your name?”
“My name is Mrs. Rachel Red,” she answered.
“GREAT!” shouted Mr. Blue. “I was told to find you, so we could do something but we have to find some more thingamajigs first.”
“All right, all right, let me get a word in,” buffed Rachel. “Who are we supposed to find any way?”
“We are supposed to find an orange, a yellow, a green, an indigo and a violet thingamajig.”
“Well, I think I know were the Orange thingamajig is. I saw him dancing with some unicorns in the park.”
“Great, let’s go," answered Mr. Blue.
So Mrs. Red and Mr. Blue walked to the park to find Mr. Orange. When they got there they found the Orange thingamajig riding one of the unicorns. Mrs. Red skipped over to him and said, “Hello! What is your name?”
“My name is Mr. Oliver Orange and this is my friend Mr. George Green,” he answered.
“WOW! Come over here Mr. Blue. I’ve found two!”
“ TWO WHAT” demand Oliver.
“Two coloured thingamajigs,” said Mr. Blue, while walking up to them.
“Oh,are you looking for Miss. Violet and Miss. Indigo because they are over there trying to decide to find out why they have a letter addressed to them and someone called Mr. Blue.” Suddenly Mr. Blue started to run towards the two ladys while the others followed. He screamed at the colour thingamajig. It happened that there were actually three thingamajigs. Miss. Yellow had been hiding under the table thinking it was a bomb.
“Follow me and bring your pots and that note," requested Mr. Blue. When they got to the middle of the forest Mr. Blue read the note. He told the thingamajigs to put their pots in a circle and put their bits of gold in the middle.
“Now," he said, "hold hands around the circle for three seconds. One… Two… Three… Let go!”.
With a blast,a splash of color and a rainbow appeared. They were standing on top of the rainbow looking down at everybody.

By Jahna

Favourite Lyrics - American Pie

By Don Mclean

I can't remember if I cried
When I read about his widowed bride,
But something touched me deep inside
The day the music died.


This is a lovely piece of writing. Don Mclean is an inspirational artist and whatever he writes is from the heart.

Don McLean wrote this song in dedication to the great musical artists Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper who died in a plane crash. To Don McLean, that was the day the music died!

To me this is a great song because it comes from the heart and it shows that you shouldn't let anything get you down. You can always write a poem or song to record your feelings.

By Courtney (Year 6)

Wordle - Bax

Maggie did as she was told; out she went to feed the dog. Bax was black; he was Maggie's only friend. After school that day Maggie had to go to swimming . At 4:30 pm when Maggie got home she ran straight over to Bax. Dad was there. "Bax isn't very well,” he said,"He's very sick."
"What's wrong?" I yelled.
I don't know," said Dad.
"Take him to the vet." I pleaded.
Dad ran inside. He rang the vet;"There is only an appointment tomorrow at 10:00 am.”
"No!" I yelled.
The next day I woke up and ran outside, Bax was lying there dead. I started crying."Life would never be the same," I said.

By Lucy

Wordle - The three little pigs

There once lived three curious pigs,

One of them built his house of twigs

And when the fox came strolling past

Piggy dashed inside pretty fast.


The fox called, "Little pig, little pig, let me come in."

"No, no. no. Not by the hairs on my chinny chin chin. I won't let you in!"

"Then I'll bash through the door and I'll get in!"


Now Piggy One had half a brain,

And didn't lock the door when the fox came.

So Foxy ate him from head to toe,

Cause he was hungry, as you may know.


So Foxy carried on his way,

To find a pig with a house of hay.


Part of a poem by Morgan (Year 7)

Wordle - Jack and the Beanstalk

When Daisy was now becoming old
Jack`s mother decided she must be sold.

So Jack led her down to town
And was shocked to discover she was hardly worth a pound.

All of a sudden daisy died
Jack was highly shocked to see what was inside.

Singing harps and golden hens,
Now I`m afraid that's where our story ends.

The beans were real but in this particular story
they are a cow's main meal.

Poem by Kachina

Favourite Lyrics - American Pie

Don McLean

I was a lonely teenage brocin' buck
with a pink carnation and a pick-up truck,
but I knew that I was out of luck the day that music died.

This is a touching song that Don McLean sang and whatever song Don McLean writes is always inspirational. He sang and wrote the song in dedication to the three great artist's Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper who died in a plane crash in 1959 on the 3rd of February and to Don McLean that was the day that music died.

By Sion Davies Year 6

Learning the ukulele

Teachers are learners too!

I want to start a ukulele orchestra at school and so I bought a bright blue instrument and my first lesson was this weekend.

Chink - a - chink - chink, all around the house I go as I dream of a whole class going chink - a - chink - chink too!

Poll - What is Your Favourite Colour