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Thursday, September 20, 2012

Surprise Visitor

Emily by the Hotomauea Carving
We had a surprise visitor from Emily who arrived "out of the blue" with her mum, all the way from Australia. Emily used to be our classmate in Room 3 when we were Year Ones and only just beginning with our learning.
We got such a surprise!! Mrs. T. was nearly speechless!!
We asked lots of questions about her new life in Australia and found she even has an "Aussie accent".
Aidan showed her his new trick of spelling Ngaruawahia by using mnemonics.
We have had fun this week using mnemonics after he taught us to spell "because"
Betty Eats Cakes And  Uncle Sells Eggs


Other mnemonics were Never Eat Soggy Weetbix for North, East, South and West.
Every Good Boy Deserves Fruit for the DGBDF notes on the lines of music.
Who knows the rhyme to spell Ngaruawahia?
Emily didn't and she used to live in Ngaruawahia.
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  1. HeadSeptember 22, 2012 at 8:04 AM

    To Room 3,
    I like your mnemonic for 'because.' I might have to teach it to my class so they all remember how to spell it correctly in their writing.
    Is your mnemnoic for 'Ngaruawahia,' Nine Girls Are Running Under A Wharf And Here I Am?
    Mnemnoics are lots of fun to make up aren't they!
    From Mrs Head

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