Brooke

LI: show prior knowledge about what a machine is || || LI: write an interesting, well sequenced biography on an athlete. || || || || media type="custom" key="18932208" ||
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 * ==15 October Simple Machines Pre-Test==
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 * ==The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas== ||
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 * =12 September Olympic Argument= ||
 * LI: write a well structured, convincing argument
 * LI: write a well structured, convincing argument
 * ==7 August Athlete Biography==
 * ==1 August Olympic Torch Poster== ||
 * LI: answer questions and present findings clearly
 * ==23 July Letter to a Charity== ||
 * LI: write a formal letter to a charity
 * ==21 June Charity Fact Sheet== ||
 * L.I. To create an informative fact sheet on a charity
 * ==6 June ANZAC Day Poster== ||
 * LI: To create an informative poster to show an understanding of ANZAC Day is. ||
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 * ==14 May Oral Speech== ||
 * LI: Speak with expression
 * ==30 April Written Speech== ||
 * LI: Write a persuasive speech

Whining Does Not Get You Anywhere.

Whether you’re a teenager a kid or an adult this probably sounds familiar to you, “Muuum can I go to bed later?” “Daaad can I have a chocolate bar?” Whining is a wold wide problem. But from my experience it does NOT get you anywhere.

First things first, why do kids whine? Research says that whining is a learnt behaviour. That means preschoolers or kids figure out what works to get what they want. A toddler might whine “Mummy need a “bikiee!” And the mother gets them a biscuit. The toddler thinks ohh it works and then they keep doing it to get what they want. Speaking of learnt behaviors my cat has learnt to get what she wants we have always ignored her whining meows so now she rips paper until we get up and feed her. The high pitch of a whine is to get attention. The more the whiner is ignored the higher and higher the tone get until it just cant be ignored any longer! Just think about the last time you heard a whining kid you’d do almost ANYTHING to stop it wouldn’t you?

One way to get what we want is to negotiate. Negotiating is when you make a deal or agreement. For example, whining might sound like... “Muuuum can I have a chocolate baaaar?” But if you turn it negotiating it might sound like “Mum if I get a chocolate bar I will clean your car.” But remember if you want to try this you should prioritize what you want and negotiate it with your parents accordingly. Rather than bombarding them with demands over small little things, think of what really matters to you. Negotiating must work, after all the police use it in all the movies have you ever heard them say can you let the hostage go pleease.

The dictionary definition of whining is to utter a plaintive protracted sound or to complain or protest in a childish fashion. So another way to stop whining is to change the tone of your voice. But the only real way to do this is to think before you speak. Picture this I’m really bored on a Saturday afternoon and I want to get out of the house. Now listen to which one of these sounds best. Option 1- “Mum seems were not busy how about we go to the park for some quality family time.” Or option 2 “Muuum i’m bored i want to go to the paark.” Option 1 sounds much better dont you think.

So if your guilty of being a whiner, and wonder why your not getting anywhere with it than its time to put my advice to work. I bet all the adults agree. || || ||
 * ==3 April Autobiography== ||
 * LI: Put ideas logically into paragraphs ||
 * ==22 March House Poster== ||
 * L.I: Show A clear understanding of what my house means.
 * L.I: Show A clear understanding of what my house means.
 * ==3 March Waitangi Day Poster== ||
 * LI: to show a clear understanding of the meaning of Waitangi Day
 * ==**23 February Classroom Recipe**== ||
 * LI: to create an interesting classroom recipe! ||