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Jelly, Chopsticks, Oil And Friction
On Tuesday this week, we did a fun experiment in Science. You can watch a short video clip below relating this experience: After this experiment, we talked about what happened when we coated the cubes...
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Words To The Writer Are Like Colours To The Painter – A Skype With Children’s...
On Tuesday this week, we were fortunate enough to skype with children’s author Chris Tozier, who wrote the Olivia Brophie fantasy series. Although our class hadn’t yet read Chris’s books, the students...
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100 Word Challenge Showcase: Congratulations Lily B and Natalie!
“… we saw rows and rows of angels. We went to meet them. They greeted us gracefully and asked us if we wanted to be angels. “Yes please!” we shouted excitedly. Suddenly halos appeared on our heads…”...
View ArticleWaka Nini Yana: Where Are You Going?
During term 1, our class learnt the lovely song ‘Waka Nini Yana’ in the Yorta Yorta language. The title of this lullaby translates to ‘Where Are You Going’. We used a CD by The Tiddas to learn and...
View ArticleAutumn Art
At the start of term 2, our class loved creating stunning Autumn Art, using dried leaves, white and blue paint and oil pastels. Click on the presentation below to view our beautiful creations.
View Article100WC Special Showcase: Congratulations Jedda!
The prompt for week 20 was a photo of a man sitting on a bench next to a statue… We also challenged ourselves to include a 3 -ed sentence in our writing (a sentence starting with 3 adjectives, all...
View Article100WC Special Showcase: Congratulations Nikita!
Violin, Eaten, Swept, Yellow, Airplane… These five words were our prompt for week 22 of the 100 Word Challenge. Our writers had to ensure these words were included in their piece for that week....
View ArticleSimiles As Memorable As Your First Sleepover!
This week, we have been practising creating quality similes that we can use in our writing. The children thought on some very evocative ones, such as: “… as slippery as wet muddy grass on a rainy...
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Potatolympics Yahl 2016 – Go Spuds!
Two of the ‘athletes’ During the Rio Olympic Games, our class ran their own Olympic event, The Potatolympics! To start with, each student was given a potato, which they decorated to create a potato...
View ArticleYarn Bombing Maths Rich Task
This week, Mrs Morrie set the 4/5 class a rich Maths task: Yarn Bombing our Walnut Tree! Mrs Morrie wants the walnut tree at the front of the school to become a special friendship space. The bench...
View ArticleThere, They’re and Their Comics
This week in spelling we focused on the homophones “there, they’re and their“. First, we watched this entertaining clip: The line ‘But Sir, aren’t these all the same words?‘ made everyone laugh… It is...
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The Poet Tree by Shel Silverstein – Winning Illustration
Well done to Jedda for her beautiful illustration of last week’s poem – The Poet Tree by Shel Silverstein!
View ArticleTimes Tables Art
Maths is visual, and Maths is patterns… we explored this in our class with Times Tables Spirolaterals. To create one of these, list a times table’s answers, then translate the answers into a one-digit...
View ArticleSimulating Ocean Currents In Science
Ocean currents… what causes them? Our current unit of work in Science has us investigating the links between the Ocean, our planet and ourselves. We read information about the Gulf Stream current and...
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100 Word Challenge Showcase: Congratulations Rachel!
What if I was in charge…? This was the prompt for the 100 Word Challenge in Week 7. Rachel responded to this prompt with a quality piece that was selected for the 100 Word Challenge showcase by Mr...
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Week 24 of 100WC: 2 Mil Lel Students Showcased!
Whoa! Not one, but two Mil Lel students showcased for week 24! That week the prompt was that of a giant teacup, half-buried in the ground. That week was special, because the students first wrote...
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The Ocean’s Influence On Climate
In Science last week, we investigated the influence that Oceans have on climate. Using Google Maps, we researched the distances between towns (that shared approximately the same latitude) and the...
View Article“When Did It Arrive?” Well Done Dean!
The 100 word piece that I selected for this week’s 100 Word Challenge was Dean’s. Dean did an excellent job of creating an evocative atmosphere and a memorable character… and this only using 100 words…...
View Article“I didn’t understand the instructions…” congratulations Shaunn!
Showcased piece for the 100 word challenge, week 5: Shaunn’s piece had me in fits of laughter… I never expected this take on the prompt! Well done for your use of humour Shaunn! “Aaawwww” all the...
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