The Great War.

Over the past week Room 8 students have learned a lot about what it was like in the war.
Students this afternoon brainstormed as a group what the Great War would have smelled like, tasted like, felt and looked like. They worked together on a T chart and shared their ideas with the class before starting one of their own.

Their charts demonstrate they have a good understanding of how the war felt to young people.

ANZAC Art

On Monday and Tuesday, students worked on a blended pastel poppy picture. Poppies are symbols of the the Great War.  Many soldiers died in fields of poppies. 

We blended a background using shades of green and yellow and poppies were drawn on top of the background and a stem added last. 

The colours look very effective on black paper.

Our Last Butterfly

Here is our last butterfly after it hatched on the last Friday of the holidays. Is it male or female? Will it hibernate? It enjoyed the sunshine for a few hours and flew away.

An Inspiration. What could we learn from Caine?

Over the holidays I found this You tube clip about an amazing young man's holiday activities.

What began as creating a home-made arcade using cardboard boxes and cello tape has turned into an online sensation.

Nine-year-old Caine Monroy from Los Angeles spent his summer vacation building an arcade in his dad's auto-repair shop using old cardboard boxes and his imagination.

The only problem was he didn't have one customer, until filmmaker Nirvan Mullick stopped by to buy a doorhandle for his '96 Corolla.

Nirwan was so impressed by the carefully created cut-up games, including minature football and basketball, he decided to make a short film about it.

I felt inspired that Caine would work everyday with independence and persistence . He made what he needed and didn't complain or become discouraged. He made his arcade happen!

Watch the clip and discuss it with your children. What could we learn from Caine?

End of Term

Happy Easter everyone! The term has flown by so quickly and its time to rest up and have some family time.
Every year the junior team have an Easter egg hunt and this year Noah was the Easter bunny. We all squealed with delight when we saw him as he looked so adorable.
Over the holidays it is important for everyone to keep reading and working on Mathletics every day. Read every day for at least 15 minutes. Read out loud and practice using your voice so it sounds exciting.

Next term we are going to learn about whales , migration and ecosystems. Very exciting! We will continue to learn more about ANZAC Day , the boy soldiers and animals during the war. See you back in two weeks.