Room 10's Purple Pigs in Paradise: 2015

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Antarctic Ocean!

Watch this video on the Antarctic Ocean!

Write down 10 facts in a new document on your drive (google docs) - entitled "Antarctic Ocean facts."
Make sure your facts are new learning for you:)

Our Inquiry question this term is "What's beneath the waves?". We are very excited about this... and at the moment we are exploring the 5 oceans that are in the world.

Here is a small clip on the Great Barrier Reef. List 5 facts that you have learnt from watching this video.

What ocean is the Great Barrier Reef in?

Check out these Literacy links for great games!

Pond Life Plurals
http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/PondLifePlurals.html

Long e detective game
http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/eeAltSpellings.html

Spell City
http://www.spellingcity.com/

Buried Treasure - Phase 5 Spelling patterns
http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/BuriedTreasure2.html

Splendid Spelling Space
http://www.starfall.com/n/level-a/learn-to-read/load.htm?f

Leave a comment and let me know which one you like best and why? Mrs C-B:)

Rollercoaster Ride - By Keira

Rollercoaster Ride

It was the first time I went up the tower of terror. Everybody told me that they regretted going on the ride. I sat in the seat - then got a fright when the bar slammed over my head.

When we started to go up the tiny hill I thought that this was rubbish, but when the carts were over it, I could just see the top of the ride.

We went up the massive mountain as slow as a snail or a sloth. We finally got to the point that we started to speed up and everybody screamed as they saw that we were in the air and about to turn over to go back down. All of us were zooming down the rollercoaster like we were in hyperspace.

I felt funny in the tummy and my hair was messier than normal.... when I was on the sickening ride.

My friends were right about regretting it...although, you may only get to go on the ride once, so it was totally worth it!

Keira - Yr 4

Give Keira some feedback on what you think of her writing. I think it is fabulous! Mrs C-B

Sunday, June 21, 2015

Snow! By Kohl Goodfellow

Snow 1
Glimmery like a bell.
Soft like a blanket.
Quiet as a snowman.
White as a shirt.
Floats like a boat.
Cold as icecream.

Snow 2
Glimmery like sparkling duet.
Soft like a spongy mat.
Quiet as cats creeping down the hall.
White as guinea pigs in a white cage.
Floats like a canoe paddling down the river.
Cold as freezing ice.

Kohl Goodfellow

Let Kohl know what you think of his fantastic writing that he did by himself on his braille note!

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

The Three Wishes! By Tait Morton

Leave a comment and let Tait know what you thought of it. I thought it was FANTASTIC! She used the app storybird for this. Have a go at it and see what you can do. Just go to stroybird.com and sign up! Mrs C-B

Monday, April 27, 2015

Animals in Motion - have fun, fun, fun!

http://ngexplorer.cengage.com/ngyoungexplorer/1005/readstory.html

CLICK ON THE LINK...

Go to this website and listen to the story about Animals in Motion. Write 5 new facts that you have learnt about in the comments box.

Sunday, April 26, 2015

Simpson and his Donkey - The Donkey of Gallipoli!

What we think this book is about - in our own words....

A man named Simpson went to Gallipoli. He carried wounded back from the front until they ran out of stretchers. Then he used a donkey to help save the wounded soldiers. He was very brave and the Sikh soldiers called him Bahadur, bravest of the brave.
By EW

Jack Simpson trained as an Allied soldier and went to Gallipoli. He carried wounded soldiers from the battle front and also brought water to the thirsty soldiers. He and his donkey became famous for helping people.
By JT

He gave his life that others may live.....

Before the war, a young man named Jack Simpson gave Donkey rides to people on the beach for a penny. He was forced to go to war and at training camp he didn’t do very well. Instead of fighting and shooting, he decided to save the wounded and take them back to the base with stretchers. He was kind and gentle. Not long after that he found a donkey. They started to run out of stretchers so Jack used his Donkey. He also brought water to the thirsty soldiers. He was called Bahadur by the Sikh gunners, which means the bravest of them all. It was very risky to go and save the soldiers and he saved lots of lives.
By KW

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Homework Week 1 - Term 2 - Anzac Activity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=398BlpdZnzo&list=LLWfoM3ZVAGrWuJjoQOfjfdA&index=10

Click on this link and watch this video from youtube. Retell the story in your own words (at least 5 lines long).
Please put this in the comments part with your initial.

The best ones will be published on our blog.

Friday, April 3, 2015

Happy Easter!

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Tigey - Our class mascot having adventures at different houses...

Friday, March 27, 2015

Here we are with some Highlanders!

Friday, March 20, 2015

Homework Week 8 activity!

Read the article below and summarise your favourite bits in your own words (at least 5 lines). Please do this under comments.

To do this.....

Click on comments and fill in the comment box that pops up.
Click on Anonymous and publish your comment (use your initials in the comment so I know who it is).

The dolphin is one of the most playful and intelligent animals on our planet. Even though dolphins spend their lives in the water, they are not fish, but are mammals. Dolphins can't breathe water like fish, but need to come to the surface to breath air. There are many kinds of dolphins. Perhaps the most famous are the Bottlenose Dolphin and the Killer Whale (that's right the Orca, or Killer Whale, is a member of the dolphin family).

How do dolphins live?

Dolphins are very social animals. Many dolphins travel in groups called pods. Some dolphins, like Killer Whales, live in pods of 5-30 members for their entire lives. Each Pod behaves differently. Some pods migrate and travel around the world, while others have a specific territory. Sometimes pods can group together to make giant pods as large as 1000 or more dolphins. Baby dolphins are called calves. The males are called bulls and the females are called cows.

How big do they get?

The largest dolphin is the Killer Whale which grows up to 23 feet long and can weight over 4 tons. The smallest dolphin is the Heaviside's Dolphin which grows to just over 3 feet long and weighs around 90 pounds. Dolphins have long snouts that typically hold around 100 teeth. They also have a blowhole on the top of their head that they use for breathing.

What do dolphins eat?

For the most part, dolphins eat other smaller fish, but they are not limited to just fish. They eat squid, too, and some dolphins, like Killer Whales, will often eat small sea mammals like seals and penguins. Dolphins often hunt together, herding fish into packed groups or into inlets where they can be easily caught. Some dolphins will share their food with the young or let the young catch injured prey as practice. They don't chew their food, they swallow it whole. Dolphins get the water they need from the animals they eat, rather than drinking ocean water.

Fun Facts About Dolphins

Dolphins are part of the same animal order, Cetacea, as whales.
Many dolphins are protected by the Marine Mammal Protection Act. The Hector's dolphin is classified as endangered.
They are intelligent enough to understand complex commands.
Like all mammals, dolphins give birth to live young and nurse them with milk.
River dolphins live in fresh water, rather than salt water.

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Optical Illusions for you to figure out:)

Parallel means the lines run straight along from one another (the same direction). Horizontal means side to side.

Have a go and these and leave a comment and tell me how you got on. HAVE FUN!!

Room 10's - Smarts Statistical Results!

Jonathan and Sofia collated all of our top "Smarts" data and put together this pie graph. They did this as part of an extension maths group.

As you can see we are strong in Nature Smart, then equal in Logic, People and Music Smart! We may need to work on being better at Word and Picture Smart as a team.

Watch this space for Tait, Emily and Nico's graph results from the data they are collecting!