Postcards, by Jenna and Scott
We are trying to get all the children to have a chance at receiving, writing and sending postcards. This little movie tries to capture some of their enthusiasm.
We are trying to get all the children to have a chance at receiving, writing and sending postcards. This little movie tries to capture some of their enthusiasm.
We've been really overwhelmed by the wonderful comments we have received about Soapbox. We thought we would have a go at answering some of your questions by making a spontaneous iMovie, this is the result. If it seems to serve a purpose we might try to develop this post format, let us know what you think.
Time flies and episode two arrives. The children have worked really hard on this episode. As always there is a lot more we have to learn, especially about lighting and blonde hair! We've enjoyed ourselves again and everyone worked well together.
We are really hoping to get a lot of comments, so please enjoy our work and leave a comment if you have time. Don't miss Jack getting wet or Nicole setting the hula hoop challenge at twenty!
This year children at Hawes School are trying to collect 100 postcards from around the world. Here are two postcards that arrived today from Canada and Switzerland. We are replying to each card we receive, we either try to answer questions that have been asked, or provide ideas for what our children think are healthy packed lunches. The postcards we get then get blown up on the colour photocopier and go on our postcard wall. I hope that all the children in our school (80) get the chance to write a card. It makes the morning post a bit more interesting! If you'd like to take part and help us reach our goal; send us a card at the following address: Hawes Primary School, Town Head, Hawes, Wensleydale, North Yorkshire. DL8 3RQ
Don't forget to include your address on your card.
As you can see we have some nice Quentin Blake stamps to send you.
We have set up a twitter hashtag for this project #edpost
Mr E
The year sixes (10 and 11 year olds) have been working really hard, quite often in their own time, to produce this first 'Soapbox' programme. we are all very excited and are already keen to get started on episode two, where we are hoping to make improvements all round. We all started with no knowledge of this type of work or technology and we think we have made loads of progress.
None of this would have been possible without the initial ideas and genius of Stephen Baker's fantastic class at Russell street School (the digital school), New Zealand. Their award winning series 'Street Talk' http://streettalk.edublogs.org/ is the inspiration upon which we build. However we only had one borrowed MacBook between us, this didn't matter in the end because the whole team of students are absolutely magnificent in every way possible and it's a privilege to work with them.
We have been delighted to have been involved in ‘The Postcard Project’. That was set up by Sarah Leakey last year. In 2011 we received around 40 postcards and in 2012 we are hoping to receive 100! We were pleased to get one from North Carolina this week. We are asking visitors to our blog, to send us a postcard and on that card write down your idea of a 'perfect' HEALTHY packed lunch.
In return we will send you one of our packedlunch ideas, on a postcard, for a perfect packed lunch for you to try. We will post all the cards and ideas we receive on our blog.Please be sure to give details; for example if you want a sandwich ... what type of bread and filling do you want? If you want a biscuit (cookie) what type... Don’t forget a healthy drink!
Our school is right next to the Wensleydale Cheese Creamery … manufacturers of the cheese that Wallace and Gromit love best. Perhaps your area has a special food as well?
If you print your address in small print and your blog address and then stick it on the bottom of your postcard it’s easier to get our reply addressed and posted, to you correctly. All postcards received will be replied to.
Our address is: Hawes CP School, Town Head, Hawes, Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England. DL8 3RQ
We wanted to share just a few Christmas photos with you.
We wanted to share just a little snippet from our 4 and 5 year old's Christmas nativity. This is actually a clip from the dress rehersal. The performance is called Prickly Hay A Nativity Hoedown and is by Mary Cliff and Kelly Fort www.outoftheark.com
We have all enjoyed the children practising their play and parents have said that they are already familiar with all of the songs!
The children in Class 3 have enjoyed making calendars and Christmas mobiles. Here is a little gallery of their work.
We couldn't do PE today, as the hall was full of trees and stage blocks! So we decided to share some of the nuresry rhymes we now know. The rough and ready nature of the presentation is entirely my fault. We hope you just enjoy the honest enthusiasm we bring to the piece. Personally I love 'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star'. Before the cock crows three times I hope to have a video of Away in the Manger'.
Mr E
