Novel Study

Hey everyone!

This term we had to do yet again another novel study! 

This time I was recommended the book 'Goodnight Mister Tom' Written by Michelle Magorian.

I found the book to be very eye opening, emotional, and filled with amazingly described setting and character descriptions. 

This book is set during WW2 in and near London, and tells the story of William Beech; a 9 year old boy evacuated from his home with his mentally ill mother to a small town called Little Weirwood. 

William was a very deprived child but soon flourished under the care of his new guardian Mister Tom Oakley. 

I strongly invite you to come and make friends with William, experience the fun and hardships he faces during that time in his life. 

It will be well worth it! 

Moving on to the activities I had to do in connection with this book; everything is presented on this google slide. 

Please take a look and if you want recommend it to your teacher! (It is a fun creative way to learn!)

Sorry for the long post!😞

Here's a cat saying cheese!

 

It's all about books!

Hey Bloggers, today is about novels!
That's right books!

For reading this term everyone in the class was instructed to do a novel study.
We could chose any way to present it eg; paper, google apps...ect.

I chose a simple google slide to present my novel study, so please have a look at what I have done:

(Please keep in mind that I am still adding some more photos.)



Thanks for taking a look, I hope you can take the time to comment, and maybe give me some pointers of what I can do better for future work!

NZ Artist Study

Rei Hamon: New Zealand Pointillism Artist

(The one of the most successful artists in history, but also one of the least known.)

I Chose Rei Hamon because his life story is amazing, and how he came about to paint is really interesting!

If you read on, you will find about the life story of a hard working artist ,

who went through many challenges to get where where he was in the 1970's.

Francis Rei Paul Hamon, was born in Auckland December, 17, 1919.

As a boy, he grew up in Gisborne in the North Island.

He was used to working hard, helping his parents to enlarge their their small dairy farm.

From a young age, he went into the Urewera area to split posts in the bush for sheep stations.

For over forty years, Rei and his family, lived, worked in the bush.

In 1965, Rei was hurt in a farm accident, with serious back injury that almost left him paralysed.

Unable to do any more hard labour, he and his family were broke. They did not know what to do.

One day his daughter left her ballpoint pen and he pad at home. 

Rei found it, and started to draw, something that he had never done since early primary school!

He was embarrassed by his first drawings, and hid them, but his wife found them and took them to a local photographer. The photographer was impressed with their quality, and took them to

the director of a leading art gallery in Auckland, who immediately 

wanted to stage a show of Rei’s work.

That is how eventually with much practice, he developed a unique art style called pointillism.

He was a popular artist in the 1970s and 1980s, his drawings captured the

native New Zealand bush. He drew from the giant Kauri tree, to the tiny Manuka flower.

Sadly Rei died in 2008, but his artwork, and his life story still; and will continue to inspires other.

Conscientious Objectors in WW2

Hello Everyone, I was hoping that you will enjoy this google slide about Conscientious Objectors in WW2. My class was captivated at the information on this. Please enjoy the slide!