Check Out Our Maths Blog!

Hi Everyone,

This Shark Numbers to 60 game is great fun. You will find it in our maths blog if you click on the picture. We love playing games like this on our Smart Board. This a game that we can all play together because it has different levels !

Little People with Big Hearts

Hi Everyone,

Today our school raised $800 for the bush fire relief appeal. We were allowed to come to school in casual dress if we made a gold coin donation. Our gold coins are worth $1 and $2. Everyone in our class brought money from their piggy banks to give to people who don't have anywhere to live because their homes burned down in the bush fires. People all over Australia are donating money to the bush fire appeal this week. Sue forgot to take some photo's of us in our casual clothes but she is going to put some other photo's on the blog when she gets home. Have a great weekend!

Junior Crew Explores Earth

Hi Everyone,

Our theme for this term is ' Earth, Wind , Fire and Water'. Today we started the' earth' part of the theme. We discussed, drew and wrote about all the things that you can find in and under the ground. We had lots of really good ideas. We know there are many different living and non living things to be found under ground !

Say G'day

Michelle and Melissa came to visit our room today. They brought puppets! We used the puppets to practise how to say hello to people that we don't know well. Everyone got to have a turn. It was great fun!

A Blanket of Smoke

Our school was covered in a thick blanket of smoke today.

Bush fires are burning not far from where we learn. Some of our teachers stayed at home today to protect their properties and animals. Some of Val's cattle died in a fire last night.

The CFA have been working hard to put out fires all over Victoria. Lots of houses have burned down and more than 100 people have died.

There is a blue sky above that grey smoke we just can't see it! There is a big hill at the back of the picture with the basket ball court on it. You can't even see that. The smoke smells horrible. We have to stay inside and play because kids with asthma can't breathe properly.

The grass around here is really brown because we have had a heat wave. and a drought. It has been over 40 degrees Celsius for a couple of weeks. The grass is like that everywhere around here. That is why the fires are burning so well.

We know what to do if there is a fire at our school because we have a fire safety plan and we have been practising our safety drills. We know where all our safe meeting places are and how to get to them. We know how to crawl on our knees if the smoke gets to thick and how to stop, drop and roll if our clothes catch on fire. We know we are safe and the teachers will look after us if there is a fire at school.

Peep and the Big Wide World

Hi Everyone,
We want to tell you about this great website called 'Peep and the Big Wide World'. We have been watching the videos every day this week and they are excellent! They teach you lots really cool things about maths and science. The video changes every day and there are games and activities to go with every episode. Chrissie is CRAZY about Peep! If you would like to visit too, just click on the Peep picture.

An Email from Nicholas

Dear Sue and Chrissie

Nicholas is enjoying quiet day at home.
'I had fun playing some maths games and when Tianna said I could use the computer. I ran to see what I could play. I played a matching word number game and find the bone game. See you next week. '
from Nicholas

Which Picture Do You Like The Best?

On Monday afternoon, the Junior Crew kids are going to make some pictures like this. I made these ones to show them what they would look like when they are finished. Can you believe that that all we will use to make them is:

• 4 pieces of coloured card
• a coffee filter
• a glue stick
• a nappy wipe
• Food colouring
• a paint brush
• a black felt tip marker

When they are dry we will exhibit them in our Virtual Gallery.

Do you like the picture on the top, or the one on the bottom?

Why do you like that one the best?

The Junior Crew kids are going to post comments, telling me which picture they prefer.

You can join them if you like!

Six Baby Rabbits

This morning in Room 13, Jo and James brought in baby rabbits. The girls have different bottoms than the boys have.
Tim

They are so cute. I love the boys. Most of the black ones were boys.
Eleanor

The cutest one is the white one.
Danny

They are nice because they liked me.
Taylah

I held the brown one. It liked me because it was crawling up my arm and over my shoulder.
Jeremy

I like to hold rabbits because they are gentle and quiet.
Luke

Our Snail Poem

Snail

Tiny Scared Shell
Frothing
Biting
Munching
Slowly Sliding


Snail

Who is this cute little fella Elle?

Hi everyone

Hunter is very cute. He lives at Deonie's place. He loves playing tug of war with Madison. Hunter likes squeaky toys. When I squeak it he comes to me.

What did you do on Melbourne Cup day?

Tim

I was playing with my friend Tom at the club. We played darts at the club. I watched the Melbourne Cup day racing on TV. I went for Viewed and he won the big cup. You should have seen it, it was so big! We are moving on Friday and I had to wash and paint the walls at home to get ready to go to our new house.

Luke

I went to play footy at my cousin's house in town. After we played footy we played soccer and then I went home.

Eleanor

At lunchtime we had sausages, flat chips, salad and we had cordial for our drink. I tasted the flat chips for the first time and they tasted delicious. At the shops I bought a medium sized 'Snooks' one for me and one for my sister Maddison. A snook has fury hair, it has a hook so you can hang it up. It 's a toy. Mine is named Wooige and my sister's is named Frenzley, it's a long word actually, and I don't know how to spell it. I watched the race I went for Prize Lady and Guyno but Viewed won.

Taylah

I fell out of bed and got hurt! I have a sore hip. I stayed home and played a Bob the Builder game on the TV. I watched the race. I picked Moatze but it didn't win.