Futility - a poem by Wilfred Owen

by Ebony

 

by Justus

by Liam

by Michelle

by Ezekiel

 

by Samantha



by Samantha

by Violet

by Priyanka

 

 

The Rear-Guard (retelling of a poem by Siegfrid Sassoon)

By Pryanka

 

By Sam

The Attack by Siegfried Sassoon (retold)

                                                                        by  Sam

by Taylor

by Ebony

 

by April

 

 

Making apple jam

One of our groups is investigating the food people may have consumed 100 years ago.

They learned how to make jams and then used these jams on griddle cakes.

The recipe for apple jam is:

• 3 apples
• 2 cups white sugar

1. peel the apples
2. core the apples
3. dice the apples into small pieces
4. put into a pot and heat
5. when bubbles appear add the sugar
6. when more bubbles appear turn off the heat and leave for 5-10 until the apple turns gold in colour
7. preserve in a jar

Wilfred Owen

We have been exploring the work of this WWI poet. Today's poem is titled "The Sentry".

By Carl

 

By Hannah-May

 

By Sam



Planning our diorama

Creating your diorama

The rubric lists the criteria for assement of your work

	4	3	2	1
Planning	Planning is annotated. Materials/techniques to be used are identified.	Planning is annotated. Some materials/techniques to be used are identified.	Some evidence of planning.	Little evidence of planning.
Knowledge	All facts presented in the diorama are accurate.	Almost all facts presented in the diorama are accurate	Most facts presented in the diorama are accurate.	Few facts presented in the diorama are accurate.
Explanation	All items of importance in the diorama are explained in writing.	Almost all items of importance in the diorama are explained in writing.	Some items of importance in the diorama are explained in writing.	Few items of importance in the diorama are explained in writing.
Display	The diorama is attractive and well-organized. The items are neat and securely attached. Realistic use of colour.	The diorama is attractive and well-organized. The items are neat and securely attached. Good use of colour.	The diorama is somewhat organized. The items are securely attached and coloured.	The diorama is not organized OR the items are not attached OR coloured.

Western Front diorama

We are starting to design a diorama of trench warfare in WWI.The following links can provide you with some ideas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dUwjIf4BXw

http://www.stormthecastle.com/diorama/trench-warfare/a-trench-warfare-diorama.htm

http://www.ehow.com/how_7708184_make-world-1-trench-diorama.html

http://www.michtoy.com/michtoy/StaticPages/school_project_WWI_Trench.html

http://www.instructables.com/id/WWI-Trench-Model/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifwIyGGpjVI

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-a-132-scale-model-of-a-Mark-I-Tank/

http://www.kidspot.com.au/kids-activities-and-games/Indoor-activities-for-kids+41/Make-a-cut-and-fold-biplane+12195.htm

Digging up the past

This is our retelling of a newspaper article. underground war

By Ezekiel

 By Cory

 

By Lorraine

 

 

The development of aerial warfare in WWI

We created posters to show the key points of the use of aircraft in the Great War.

by Angel

 



by Liam

By Ezekiel

 

Lest we forget

Lest we forget

This term, for our last cycle of the year, we have chosen to learn about WW1 so we can find out more about how New Zealand community was different back then and how war affected New Zealand’s everyday life.

For our group topic we have chosen to learn about our family ancestors that fought in WW1. So we all decided that our social action that was based on our topic. All of this was to make a history picture book to commemorate the lives of our ancestors they fought in World War 1 at art class and to present it to our family members to honour the service and sacrifice that they made.

So the research we have collected so far is from their military person file like what occupation they had before they joined the war, what other relatives they had, what vessel they sailed on, and so on.

Hopefully this information we have collected will be of great use and that our family will be proud to acknowledge them as heroes.

By Jasmine and Priyanka, Published by Cory

Te Reo Whakatauki

Ebony Rangi

Ezekiel Taylor

Liam Cullen

 

Kiwi Boxes

Click on the link to view the press release KiwiSavers

Tweeting

We have created hashtags for the topic of aeroplanes

#planesintowar (Revival)

#aerialphoto (Jeet)

#dogfight (Sam)

#itsabirditsaplane (Hannah-May)

#kingofthesky (Luke)

#WWIairfight (Jayden)

#airwar (Jayden)

#zepplane (Cameron)

#bmbs (Cory)

Our Tweets

Based on the information from WWI air power


OMG in WWI they put cameras on planes #spyintheskies   (Angel)

Planes in making.Can't wait to glide like a bird #airtastic (Luke)

I am in a plane by myself searching for info about the enemy #otl (Cameron)

Bombing planes would miss by 2 km from its target #KABOOM (Angel)

Planes with cameras What next #biplane (James)

Started 2 use guns on planes now, killing da enemy and dat gosh #flyin (Jasmine)

people were killed because of bombs in WWI innocent men, women and children died in air raids #stopthebombs (Hannah-May)

I'm waiting here in my Zepplin Just observing the enemy #stalker (Cameron)

Trenches

YUCK! The soldiers from ww100 had to sleep around rats ! #biggerthancats (Angel)

EWWW!! Muddy icky and smelly trenches Horrible conditions Dead bodies everywhere #missinghome (Priyanka)

foot stuck in the mud bugs up my leg shovels getting stuck #dirtmen (Rayleina)

no bath #homeless (Adam)

I love my job, all I do is shoot people and they can do nothing about it #saidnooneever (Angel)

Conscription

deciding who goes to war hoping its not me #conscription (Liam)

picking out a piece of paper #SOS (Justus)

Why do we have to fight We didnt strt this Why do we have to end it #ourrights (Abril)

Imagine A letter saying you are off to war #gottaBprepared (Michelle)

I hope they dont choose me next #conscription (Taylor)

DAM tods not interested Gonna die SOS #served (Jasmine)

Got busted to go to war im done with kill me already #death (Rayleina)

No way I am going #expectations (Samantha)

got handed a gun #whatdoIdo (Adam)

I wanna go home #sad (Justus)

Tanks

we just got new vehicles they scared off a few Germans #pumped (Luke)

A new vehicle time to test it #excited (James)

OMG rolling over bodies #sadlife (Milliana)

 

Chemical Warfare

scary as there is gas everywhere saw people die an ran Anyone no what it is? #gasattack (Cory)

eyes blur skin itches nose wrinkling Whats that smell #gasattack (Abril)

How would you feel if you wlked into mist and collapsed #dontsniff (Michelle)

Our own gas #timeforpayback (Cory)

Gallipoli

Failed first time trying again #gonnasucceed (James)

Landing Guns eating us Small numbers #bloody (Samuel)

Pacifist

Dont want to fight Waste of time Peace is love and happiness #whitepoppy (Priyanka)

Fighting = Death Peace = Life #lifecycle (Cameron)

Poor Archie! Tied to a pole on the front line #punishment (Ebony)

 

My First Visit

For our inquiry cycle this term we are doing WW100. My group is creating a book for our family members who served in WW1.
 As part of my research I visited the Waikumete Cemetry to look at 2 of my family members in WW1. It took us a while to find them but eventually we found them. I placed a poppy on one of them and now we know we have done it.
 I was a bit sad, but I was proud of what they did and I knew it was right thing to do, when I went and put the poppy down on his plaque. 

Here are some photos I took of my family members:

In the future we will go and visit them every ANZAC day


                                                                          Taylor Woodhead

Home learning; Week 9; Term 3

With term 4 approaching now is a good time to reflect on your learning

State a goal for yourself.

(Something you want to do, get better at doing, become involved with etc.)

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What action(s) is required to reach this goal?

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How will you know when your goal has been reached? What does it look like?

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When do you expect to meet your goal?

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What steps will you have to take to reach your goal?

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There are often things that prevent us from reaching goals. Identify what may prevent you and what strategies you will use to confront these barriers:

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Weapons of WWI

The main weapon used by British soldiers in the trenches was the bolt-action rifle. 15 rounds could be fired in a minute and a person 1,400 metres away could be killed.

Research the main infantry weapon for 2 of the other armies.

The Zeppelin, also known as blimp, was an airship that was used during the early part of the war in bombing raids by the Germans. They carried machine guns and bombs. However, they were abandoned because they were easy to shoot out of the sky.

Create a timeline to show the development of aerial warfare. 

 

Disaster in Korea