July 2010
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Q.What is a little donkey?
A. An asset.
Haha!
An old joke
Q. Why didn't the dinosaur cross the road?
A. Because roads weren't invented yet!
Hahaha. How awesome.
~ submitted by NJ10.5
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Perpetrator
On Tuesday my sister, Grace, went for a walk in the sun when she saw a wizard. “I’ll turn you into a purple bean if you don’t do what I tell you to do,” the wizard demanded. “Well, what do you want me to do?” she asked. “Give me a slimy snail for my cooking.” Two minutes later, Grace brought him a slimy snail. “Now what are you going to...
“Quick and Easy Feijoa Cake”
This is such a yummy cake and is a good way to use up all those feijoas you get given!
1/2 c milk 2 eggs 1 1/4 c white sugar 1 c mashed feijoas 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 75 g butter
Place above ingredients in a food processor and mix until smooth.
2 c flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt
Pour the processor contents into a bowl with the remaining...
“Q. What happened to the blind skunk?
A. It fell in love with a broken gas pipe!”
“Q. What’s pink and fluffy?
A. Pink fluff!”
The Northern Lights
THE NORTHERN LIGHTS
Using the words: SLIMY, PURPLE,
SUN and QUICK(SYNONYM
BY GEM12.5
It was a warm, SUNny Tuesday morning and Doug was sitting on...
May 2010
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VOLCANIC MADNESS
Ella and Sophie are best friends. They do everything together.
One sunny Saturday afternoon, Sophie was at Ella’s house for the weekend, and they were swimming in the lagoon just down from her house. They were looking at all the different types of colourful fish and sea life. Sophie had just found a starfish on a rock and was showing Ella it, when Sophie smelt a gassy sort of smell....
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Volcanoes as Hazards →
US Government website, includes info about Hawaii volcanoes
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John Seach's website →
John Seach’s website showing all world’s main volcanoes, with explanations of different types - with photos
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Slow Trip To Grandma's
The mountain above us violently shook and then exploded. Dad and I were just going to take Max, our golden retriever, for a walk around the mountain, when we smelled the gassy burning smell and the earth shook again like a jelly. Max was barking crazily in the corner.
Dad looked out the window and saw the mountain spewing out fiery rocks and ash, and lava flowed down the side like a river.
Dad...
March 2010
8 posts
The Official Paddington Bear website →
games, things to do, and information through the years (since 1958)
More About Paddington
My Favourite
Chapter Seven - CHRISTMAS
Christmas Day begins very early in the Brown household and Paddington is soon hard at work opening his presents. Things are marred slightly when Paddington Bear (see picture) finds a `bone’ in his Christmas Pudding and everyone jumps to the conclusion that he’s swallowed one of Mrs. Bird’s lucky sixpences. The day ends on a much happier...
Bloons Tower Defence 4 →
Made by NZers, an awesome game (got to play)
“ “Like It Like That” - Guy Sebastian”
– Click here > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_4-YRcNXCM
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It's ENORMOUS!
In September, Mr. Brown was tending a huge marrow, which he had planted in March. When he tried to pull the marrow out, he pulled and tugged but the marrow wouldn’t budge.
So Mr. Grudder, a farming friend, came along to help. Mr. Grudder and Mr. Brown pulled and tugged, but it still wouldn’t budge. Then Little Blue Tractor came to help, then a bird and, last of all, an ant. All of...
Human Body - Facts, Activities →
Choose the part of the body you want to learn more about. ~ This is the #1 site to visit if you’re studying the human body.
~ NJ10
August 2009
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“My heroes are : TinTin, The Incredibles, Brooke Fraser, Valerie Vili,...”
– ~ .G 11.5 . ~
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“My heroes are : The Incredibles, MacGyver, Knight Rider, TinTin, Rokocoko...”
– ~ N9.5 ~
January 2009
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WatchWe love to listen to Coffey Anderson singing and playing his guitar. This song is so much fun - and the words are good too.
November 2008
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G10's Days →
N8's Days →
October 2008
4 posts
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Colour in the World
Green is like the rustle when the wind blows through the trees, Blue is running water and Red a trumpet call, Pink is the smell of roses sweet, Purple a thunder storm. Yellow is as warm as sun and White is like a dream.
~ (c) G10.5, 23 October 2008
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Cock-A-Doodle-Boom
One day on a farm, the rooster didn’t wake up. How would the family know when to wake up? BOOOOOOM!!!!!!! The rooster woke up and went COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOOOOOOO!
Everyone woke up in a hurry. What?! They pulled on their trousers and rushed outside to see what the noise was all about. Bang-clatter! the exhaust pipe of the car landed right in front of them.
“What caused that?” asked...
“I see,” said the blind man, as he spoke through the broken telephone to a...”
– ~ supplied by G 10.75
July 2008
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Diamante Poem
Strength
by G, 10.5
Strong,
Powerful, Big,
- Strong Muscles – Strong Mind -
Living, Energising, Thinking,
Great, Healthy,
Strength
- written for The Home Educators’ Network Inc. newsletter, term 3, 2008
May 2008
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April 2008
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March 2008
7 posts
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Nature Study : Dodo
The Dodo became extinct in 1680 because it was over-hunted and killed by domestic animals that humans brought to Mauritius. Diet: Seeds, plants and fruit Size of body : 100cm Size of bill : 15 cm Weight : 20 kg Breeding: all year round, probably 1 each year ~ by N8 ~
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Nature Study : Macaroni Penguin
Lovelace, in the film Happy Feet, is a macaroni penguin.
Q. How much does it weigh? A. Up to six kilograms
Q. What does it eat? A. Krill, crabs, squid and fish.
Q. How tall is it? A. Seventy to seventy-five centimetres; male has a slightly larger bill.
Q. How many babies does it have? A. One to two eggs at a time.
Q. When do they breed? A. Late spring.
Q. Breeding Range: A. South...
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Speculaas as Easter Tomb Biscuits
Submitted by Laura, www.allrecipes.com, altered by Johanna W, Hn, NZ 3 cups plain flour 1/8 tsp baking powder 1.5 tsp ground cinnamon 1/8 tsp salt 1 tsp ground cloves 250 g butter 1 tsp ground ginger 1 cup brown sugar 1...
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Visiting with K10
We met K10 and Mrs Heather at the Hamilton Lake playground. We played on the roundabout and I won a race in and out, in and out of the trees.
We, as in me and K10, went to his house. I played with a bulldozer that K10 made. It was real cool. We had a swim and I went on his scooter. We watched “Let’s Get Inventin’”, Shrek, and Mythbusters. I had lots and lots of fun!
~ typed out by N,...
footsteps
….oooO…………… …..(….)……………. ……)../….Oooo….. …..(_/…..(…)…….. …………..(_/……… ……………………… ……oooO……………...
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Art Class
I have been going to a homeschool Art Class every Wednesday 1-3 pm. I’m really enjoying it. It has been going for four weeks now. I have done a giraffe, a fish, and a lighthouse picture. My teacher is Tatiana. She is a very talented artist. She is moving to Auckland next term to teach at the University to teach in the Art section. I’m going to get a folder to put my pictures in...
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February 2008
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G's Lapbooks
Lapbooks done: G10 - Bread, Ruakaka, Wellington, Apples, Spring, Swimming, 40 Days of Purposes, 4x OT characters Good Reasons for doing Lapbooks: learn lots of stuff put it somewhere safe read it any time - and many times
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G10's Overview
Journal Stuff that I’ve done e.g. playgrounds, South Island, homeschooling Art + Photo Gallery I love art so much. I like playing around with colour and texture.Fave Recipes Recipes that I make so often it is a tradition. Links I Like Beadwork Paper-making Paper-folding Lapbooking .. plus .. Current TopicPets - Cats We do a different topic each term. Previous topics have included: apples, South...
January 2008
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Fiction : The Eagle With One Wing
One day an Eagle was happily flying over the jungle when a fox spotted the Eagle.The fox was with her aunty eating a smaller bird, when the eagle flew over them. There was also a hunter eyeing the fox and her aunty.The hunter wanted to kill the foxes. As soon as he had lined up and was ready to fire, the eagle flew into the line of fire!! The hunter had shot the wing of the eagle off. He ran back...
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Fiction : Disaster
The rooster crows cock-a-doodle-do. It woke the whole house - the dog, cat and family. It woke them up. They ate their breakfast then Dad went to work. The kids went to school and all was quiet … then BANG!!!!!! Dad’s work car was crumpled in lots of pieces. Mum was not impressed, neither was Dad. His car, bought yesterday, was crumpled. It wasn’t a good ending. ** by N8 **
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“All things are possible for those who believe”
– Mark 9:23b
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“Your heart will always be where your treasure is”
– Matthew 6:21