Daily Archives: October 13, 2008

Match-Making

We get by with a little help from our friends…

Miss Sue Wyatt teaches in Tasmania, Australia and is the heart and energy behind the Student Blogging Competition. (It’s more of a blog challenge with weekly ideas on how to read, write, and connect between student bloggers around the world, with a bit of recognition thrown in.) At last count there were over 500 students from 9 countries taking part.

Miss Wyatt has visited many of our student blogs and left comments, then wrote the post below, titled Have you visited..? She has listed just some of the things students have in common. Because she linked to your blog, many of you will notice a pingback in your blog comments.  As a blogger you too will begin to notice new connections and common interests every time you read a new blog.

I am reading 100’s of posts each week and am finding out the interests of many of our students bloggers.  Remember we also have some student blogs attached to class blogs.  So I wonder have you visited any of these students from Canadian and New Zealand classes?

Soccer fanatics – Michael, NicholasGoooglyeyes

Car fanatics – BlakeBoydDudeRyanJack

Singing and dancing – Chelsea, Becca

Music – DevanHaleyMaxHawaiiangirlNatashaMillieTayla

Animals – BrittanyConnerBabybashButter, Candy, Lilmspiggy

Swimming – SamSophie

Video games – DanielKrisMichaelRiderboy

Skateboarding – Brayden, Freak

Food – Brianne

Outdoors – Daniel

Other Sports – DominicHaydenJulianBlueJaysRuleCavemanCrosbyFluffymanMrTTravelgirlUnit 666Alex

Space – Jacob

Sleeping – Mitchell

Shopping and friends – Babyboo, Pretty princess

Take time to visit blogs and leave comments. Respond to bloggers who take the time to leave a note on your blog. Their name or avatar will link right back to their site.

And if you find a blogger who shares an interest with a classmate, let them know!

image: Temple Frogs by tanakawho Creative Commons license

That’s so…Random!

Here’s a Division 16 mash-up (mixture) of 2 x 7 random facts. For those who know us, can you guess which fact belongs to which student? And for guests, start reading the student blogs (on the right) to find out more about us!

  • I’ve petted a beluga whale.
  • I know how to speak a little bit of Thai and French.
  • My grandfather toured with Elvis Presley for 3 years.
  • I have tasted octopus and it was good.
  • I have never been sent to a school office for misbehaving
  • I like to look at catalogs
  • I have met the governor general of Canada.
  • I never wear hats unless I’m told.
  • I like Cinnamon Dolce Lattes from Starbucks.
  • A monkey held my finger in a zoo in Germany.
  • I can skip rope for one hour and a half without water, and without stopping for breaks.
  • I am very hyper.
  • I prefer pesto on my pizza instead of tomato sauce.
  • I have been to Mexico 6 times.