Welcome to Blogging!

Today Grade 3 made a blog. We have a user policy so that we can be more aware of how to use the blogs carefully.

Blog Authorized Use Policy

1. Never put your phone numbers, full name or house address in your blogs.

2. Always use your best manners (netiquette) when posting messages on your friend's blogs.

3. Tell Mrs Jane, Ibu Shirley or your parents if you get any strange comments posted on your blog that you don't understand.

4. Never tell anyone your password (except Mum and Dad or your teacher - they should know)

5. Remember to keep safe on the Internet by trashing spam without opening it or emptying your bulk folder regularly.

6. The information on the Internet can be true and false so don't believe everything - use your own inquiry skills by asking other people and checking your sources.

7. Always ask Mum and Dad first before going on line. 

8. Only post free animations and images. Make sure that you don't use something from a CD unless it is a free image. You don't want to break copyright!

9. Write using your own words - don't copy and paste!

10. Consider carefully what personal photos you publish on your blogs as the Internet can be accessed by anyone.

All parents and students are asked to sign this policy. This is to make sure that everyone understands the blogging rules. The Internet is a wonderful tool but it must be used carefully. Children need guidance to learn how to use it properly. This blog program in Grade 3 has been designed to introduce how to use the Internet responsibly. The teachers need parents to help monitor the child's Internet usage at home. Please contact the class teachers if you have any further questions about this program.

Famous Five Ebook Podcast

The Grade 3 are busy making a podcast ebook of the Famous Five. Here is a list of the jobs to be done. We will record each chapter summary and put it all together for our digital portfolio.
1 A great surprise (Packing the car - Yudhis)
2 The strange cousin (Sammy)
3 A queer story—and a new friend (Corneille)
4 An exciting afternoon (Arvie)
5 A visit to the island (Carolyne)
6 What the storm did (Jessy)
7 Back to Kirrin cottage (Jessica)
8 Exploring the wreck (Inside - Miranda)
9 The box from the wreck (Jordaan)
10 An astonishing offer (Jeremy)
11 Off to Kirrin island (Boarding the boat - Abby)
12 Exciting discoveries (Priska)
13 Down in the dungeons (Dea)
14 Prisoners! (Kayla)
15 Dick to the rescue! (Henry)
16 A plan— and a narrow escape (Nabila)
17 The end of the great adventure (Riam)
Theo - Georgina
Dennis - Dick
Fio - Timmy
Moelan - Anne
Raymond - Uncle Quentin

What If Clip

What we learned from playing the Surf Swell Island Game

Today Grade 3 played an Internet Safety game. We learned many new things:

Raymond - I learned to keep my full name a secret when online.

Jordaan - Don't use the Internet at home if there is nobody taking care of you.

Sammy - We should have a username for the Internet

Jeremy - Don't type or say bad words online

Kayla - Don't tell ANYONE our password (except Mum or Dad)

Carolyne - You should always write politely online

Moelan - Never meet someone that you have met online in person

Riam - 0:-) means angel

Abby - If our HP has Internet access it can also get a virus

Sammy - If we get a bad comment we should tell our Mum or Dad or our teacher.

Riam - If we get an email that we don't know, we should put it in the SPAM box

Internet Safety Game

Grade 3,

I would like you to play this game at home and show it to your parents.

Surf Swell Island

Pasar Rawa Bening

HI Grade 3, Here is the link to the Jakarta Gemstone Markets.

Gemstone Homework

This week Grade 3 will need to find out about a famous gemstone. Write the story in your own words (1/2 page) and include a picture. Paste this work into your homework book.

Here is an example link: The Hope Diamond

Write about only one famous gemstone. Here are some more good links, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_of_India_(gem)

http://www.gemstonedeva.com/famousstones.php