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Bicycle Check Suggestions

Please check these before the beginning of the Bike Ed program on the 8^th of November.

1)      The bike frame is a safe size for your child. The rider should be able to straddle the bike with both feet flat on the ground and have about 3 centimetres of clearance between themselves and the bike.

2)      The Seat. For a bike with handbrakes, the seat should be set to a height where the rider is able to touch the ground with the toes on one foot while seated. For a bike with footbrakes, the rider should be able to touch the ground with both feet while seated.

3)      The Handlebars should have secure handgrips and be aligned properly.

4)      The Brakes should be able to stop the wheels from moving. To test, apply the brakes one at a time and attempt to wheel the bike forward.

5)      The wheels should be checked make sure that the wheel nuts are not loose or broken.

6)      The tyres should have tread, be pumped up firmly and have no bulges.

7)      The bike should have pedals. The pedals should not be broken and they should spin when tapped.

8)      The Chain. To check the bikes chain, lift the back wheel off the ground. Hold one pedal and move it forward so that the back wheel turns. Then move the pedal backwards. Check that the chain works smoothly without sticking or jumping and is not too loose, dry or rusty and is free of excess grease.

Yesterday I went on an excursion to The Queen Victoria Market

Polls are a great way to find out more about your readers.

Commenting is what makes blogging exciting, it turns a post into a discussion.  If you read something on a blog and you like it, hate it, agree or disagree you should comment. As a blogger is it great to get feedback about your post and even better to be able to start a meaningful discussion. I don’t know is Gary Ablett Jr as good as Gary Ablett Snr? Commenting on blogs also gets your blog known as you can post links back to your blog. Go on – get posting and get commenting.

Here are some cute 4th graders giving some hot tips about commenting.

Mrs Yollis’ Commenting Kids

The Age

You want to make your blog interesting and you want to be interesting to others, so today we are looking at how we can make fabulously interesting posts.

What are some things that you think would make an interesting post?

  I have been looking around at other kids blogs and I have found lots of posts that are interesting and engaging.

Pirate53

Pirate57

18cojo

OR go to the edublog 2012 student challange and have a look at what others are doing?

When you are on the site read the posts and try to come up with a list of things that posts should have to make them interesting and engaging.

Here are some of the things I think make a good post a great post:

1.  Proper spelling, punctuation and grammar are must haves.

2. Pictures or some sort of image help explain your ideas to your readers and adds interest to your post.

3.  Say something in your post.  Get people talking and thinking.  Maybe ask a question.

4.  Have a topic and stick with it.  Your topic should not be too big.  Narrow your topic.

What are you going to post about today?

Maintaining your own blog and commenting on your classmates’ blogs is a privledge that the grade 5/6 teachers believe your are ready for.

However with great power comes great responsibility. To ensure that your blog is kept friendly, safe and contains quality content  it is important to develop a set of guidelines that you and other bloggers can follow.

Working in groups of 3 come up with your own set of guidelines for your blog.  We will be using your ideas to develope a whole class set of guidelines that we will all agree to.

Below are some bloggs that will help your group get started. You could also use your own knowledge and of course google…

• 5/6 blogg – Tasmania
• Math error
• Mr Salsich’s Class
• Huzzah’s Commenting Guidelines
• Endless Questions Responsible Blogging
• Mr. Pfluger’s Discussion Corner Blog Guidelines
• Our Space Student blogging Guidelines
• Mr. M’s History Blog Posting Comments
• Mr Jorgensen’s Blogging Guidelines

Good luck!

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