C4K Summary Weeks 9-12

C4K part 2 week 1

#1  Comment to Arthur M.

Arthur drew a picture of himself wearing a big hat and he made a video talking about his fun weekend at the beach.

My comment to Arthur: "You look really great in your hat. You did a good job on your video and it was great to hear that you had a fun weekend. It is very smart to wear a hat to the beach so you don't get too hot or get a sunburn. I live very close to the Gulf of Mexico and I love to go to the beach. Do you make sand castles? My daughter and I love to dig deep holes in the sand and let them fill up with water so we can sit in them. That helps to keep us cool."

#2  Comment to Hazel

Hazel drew a picture of herself and Harold the giraffe. She made a video telling about how she was trying to exercise, eat healthy, and drink water. I told her that giraffes were my favorite animal and that we go to see them in zoos. I also told her that I do not drink enough water and then I asked her if she liked drinking water.

#3 Comment to Bittner

Bitner made a video about going to his Nana’s house. He said he fell asleep in a big chair. The video was only 10 seconds  long.

Hi Bitner, my name is Allison and I go to school at the University of South Alabama in the United States. think that you did a great job on your video and your drawing. I hope that you had fun making it. I remember loving to curl up in big chairs when I was little. What other things do you like to do at your Nana's?

C4K part 2 week 2

#1 Chloe
Chloe is a year 8 student at Pt England School in Aukland, NZ. Chloe’s post was about going to the local college nearby to play sports every Friday.  She talked about several games that they played. She tries hard to be really descriptive but I could only really understand the details about one of the games, the other two were not explained very clearly even though she did give a lot of details.

My reply: "Hi Chloe, my name is Allison and I am a student at the University of South Alabama in the USA. I loved reading your report about going to the college to play sports. I would have loved to have gotten to do that when I was your age. Playing sports has always been one of my favorite things to do. I think that the chain chiggy game sounds fun but it seems like it could even be a little scary if the chain got really long. I think I would want to be at the front. You must be really fast to have not gotten tagged. Good for you! Keep up the good writing it was very descriptive and interesting."

#2 Losell

Losell is in Mrs. Lavakula 4th and 5th grade class at the Pt England School in New Zealand. She and her class have been taking swimming lessons at the local aquatic center for the last two weeks. These lessons are very important to the students because several people in their community have drowned because they did not know how to swim. Her group has been learning to do the freestyle stroke. She seems to really injoy it but she says that sometimes it makes her really tired.

My comment to Loseli: "Hi, Loseli, my name is Allison and I am a student in EDM510 at the University of South Alabama in the USA. I am studying to be a teacher and I have been learning to blog this semester. I really enjoyed reading your post about swimming lessons. I think it wonderful that you get to take lessons with your class at school. That must be a lot of fun. I know that swimming always makes me very hungry and I want to eat right after I am done. Does swimming make you hungry? I was really scared of the water when I was little and my parents had to force me to take lessons and it was really scary. I think it would have been much better if I had all of my friends around for support. Have you ever been afraid to do the things that your instructor tells you to do? Do you and your friends help each other if you get scared or are having a hard time learning to do something? I finally learned to swim and I am so glad that I did but I still prefer to just float around on my back. Thanks for sharing your experience with me and keep up the good work!"

#3 Rebekah

Rebekah is in Mrs Nua and Mr Barks 7^th and 8^th year class. She has been blogging since year 4. In her post she made a power point teaching someone to multiply a number with a decimal by a one digit number. Her instructions were very clear and easy to follow.

My comment to Rebecca: "Hi, Rebekah, my name is Allison and I am a student in EDM510 at the University of South Alabama in the USA. I am studying to be a teacher and I have been learning to blog this semester. I really enjoyed your presentation. You did a very good job teaching your audience how to multiply a number that has a decimal. Your problem was presented in very clear steps that were easy to follow. That is very important when you are trying to teach someone how to do math. Have you ever thought about becoming a teacher? I think that you could be a really good teacher if you like doing stuff like this. Keep up the great work!"

 C4K PART 2 Week 3

#1 Kaitlynne

Kaitlynne is a 6^th year student at the Pt England School in New Zealand. She has been blogging since year four. In her post she created a grid map to get from Hansel and Gretal’s house to the candy cottage. She included many different types of terrain, a key and a cardinal direction on her map to illustrate what her class has been learning in geography.

I told Kaitlynne that I really enjoyed following her map to the Candy Cottage. It was a lot of fun reading and following her directions. I can tell that she learned a lot in school about geography and cardinal directions. I told her that it is very helpful to be able to give these kinds of directions when you are trying to help someone get to a certain location. I asked if she had ever tried to tell someone how to get to her house be telling them to turn North, South, East or West? If not, that might be a fun thing to try next time. Keep up all of the great work!

#2   Marilyn

Marilynn is a 6^th year student at the Pt England School in New Zealand. She has been blogging since year four. Her post was a short book review on a book titled “Mr. Stink”. At the time of her review she had only read 1 and ½ paged but she really liked what she read and rated the book a 10 out of 10.

My comment to Marilyn was: “Hi Marilyn, my name is Allison and I am a student in EDM510 at the University of South Alabama in the USA. I am studying to be a teacher and I have been learning to blog this semester.  When I read the title of your book, “Mr. Stink”, I thought it sounded very interesting and I thought that I might like to read it too. I would love to hear more about it when you are finished reading the whole story. What is your favorite book that you have ever read? When I was your age, mine was “Misty of Chincoteague”. This book is about two kids who raise money digging clams so that they can buy a wild pony that has been captured in the pony roundup. My nest favorite would have to be Charlotte’s Web. Have you ever read either of these books? If you have not, I highly recommend them. Enjoy your reading and keep sharing your stories with the world!”

#3 Damien

Damian is a 6^th year student at the Pi England School in New Zealand. His post was a descriptive story about two friends trip to the beach.

My comment to Damian was: “Hello Damien, my name is Allison and I am a student in EDM510 at the University of South Alabama in the USA. I am studying to be a teacher and I have been learning to blog this semester. I enjoyed reading your story about the beach. You gave a lot of good details and I could really picture that I was there with Miguel and Katy. I have heard that the beaches near to where you live are very pretty. I live in the Southern United States and we go to the beaches on the Gulf of Mexico. I love to swim in the salt water but we have a lot of jelly fish. It hurts really badly when they sting and I always get out of the water when I see one. Have you ever been stung by a jelly fish? I hope you will keep writing these descriptive stories on your blog. Keep up the great work.”