Myst Art

This term we have been doing art about the computer game, "Myst". We had to do a silhouette. A silhouette is a picture that is black, it is black because it is a shadow. I chose to do the spaceship that was on Myst Island on the side of my page. I did cogs on the edges of the page that I coloured in blue. And for the rest I did a collage with the Myst book in the middle. My collage was yellow, orange, pink and lots of other colours. Lots of people did things like the library on Myst Island and the Crystal Forest in Selenitic Age.

Everybody did really bright colourful drawings.

Remembrance Day

One the 11th of November it is Remembrance Day. On Remembrance Day we remember all of those who have fort and died for us in World War 1. World War 1 lasted for 4 years, from 1914-1918. It was called the Great War because almost every country was in the war. Alot of people where hurt or killed in the fighting that took place in Europe. In the spring time red Poppies grew on the Battlefields and around the soldiers graves. Now in remembrance of those soldiers we sell poppies. On the 11th month at 11:ooam we have a minutes silence to remember those who died.

Algebra

In class we were learning algebra. I know how to do algebra because my brother taught me how to do it. I think algebra is quiet easy because you just have to figure out what goes in the spot to make the answer correct.
This is an example to show you.
70+c=80
c=80-10
c=10

10 would be in the missing spot.
Here is one for you:
16+c=22

Talent Show

On the 13th of November it was the school Talent Show. Lots of people did great acts such as Magic Tricks, Songs and heaps of other amazing things. The Talent Show went all afternoon and I had HEAPS of fun!!! My friends Katie, Kayla, Hallie and Taz did a play called The News At Five. It was really funny and they did really well.
The prizes were books and certificates. I would hate to be the judge because all of the dances and jokes were so good. I really enjoyed the Talent Show.

Melbourne Cup Day

On the 3rd of November it was the Melbourne Cup. On the Melbourne Cup people dress up and the best part are the horse races. A horse called Shocking Won!!! At school we chose a horse out of a container then we made hats and ties and coloured in the jockeys silks of the colour of our jockey. I don't know what my horse came but all of the horses did really well. I enjoyed watching the Melbourne Cup race.

Assembly, Term 4

This term my class did an assembly about poverty. We did it about poverty to show the school how poverty is effecting others in this world. We sung a song that was really fun and made up actions for it. I think poverty is a terrible thing. From doing this assembly I found out that a child dies every 3 seconds. We asked for everyone to wear to wear white that Friday and sing a song on the oval to show our support.

Halloween

On the 31st of October it is Halloween. Halloween means 'Hallowed Eve'. On Halloween you can go Trick or Treating for lollies while dressing up in scary costumes. People dress up because they believe that it will scare the spirits away. Trick or Treating is an American tradition.
This is about Halloween, All Saints Day and All Souls Day.
On the 31st of October it was Halloween. Halloween means 'Hallowed Eve'. Halloween is the night before All Saints Day. On All Saints Day we pray for all of those people who have become Saints. On all Souls Day is when we pray for all of those who have died. All Souls Day was on the 2nd of October.

Safety House

In year 6 there are some girls who are Safety House Ambassadors for each class. For my class the Safety House Ambassadors are Britteny and Miyoko. For our Safety House lessons we play games like Don't break the ice. To play that Britteny and Miyoko would say some words like "Safety" then each person in the circle would say a letter then at the end of the word you would say Don't break the ice. It is a really fun game to play and it helps you to learn. If there is a stranger around our school they will come to our class and tell us what they look like and to be careful if you are walking home from school. There are Safety Houses around and if you are in trouble or you feel unsafe you can go to one.

4/5 Camp

On the 29th of October the 4/5s went on camp with the teachers and some parents that volunteered to help us on camp. It was fun because we got to go there in a bus. We went on camp for 1 night and 2 days.

The camp we went to was called Camp Goodenough in New South Whales.

At camp there was a dinning room and lots of yummy food like burgers, hot dogs, bread with lots of spreads and fruit. After Our meals there was a group who cleaned up, before meas there was a group who set the tables and get the drinks.

There were 2 girl cabins and 3 boy cabins. I was in cabin 2 and we talked all night!!!

The activities we did was the Flying Fox and inside the hall we played lots of fun initiative games so we could encourage our team. This was for teamwork. The night we got there we did a Talent show,I did an act with my friends!!!and we did a Trivia night in the hall. Some of the questions where easy and some where hard. I really enjoyed the Flying Fox because we got to wear a harness then we went down on a slope and landed with a big bang at the bottom!!!

After Our meals we had to wash up our own dishes in a tub of warm water and soap. To do that we had to bring our own Tea-towel!!!

I really enjoyed going on camp and it was very fun. and helped to make new friends.

Family Maths Challenge

This is the question for the family maths challenge this week: Use the 4 shapes to complete the grid so that the same shape does not appear twice:

(a). In a row

(b). In any column

(c). In either of the diagonals.

I did it by starting with the diagonals and making each column have a different shape.

COPS AND KILTS

ON MONDAY 12th OCTOBER WE HAD COPS AND KILTS COME TO OUR SCHOOL.

COPS AND KILTS ARE POLICE THAT CAN PLAY INSTRUMENTS SUCH AS............. BAGPIPES, DIDGERIDOO AND OTHER THINGS. THEY PLAYED LOTS OF SONGS FOR US LIKE BOB THE BUILDER. THEY WERE VERY TALENTED AND I REALLY ENJOYED THERE PERFORMANCE.

Kylie The Carnival Fairy

Today I read Kylie The Carnival Fairy by Daisy Meadows. My favorite characters are Kylie, Rachel and Kirsty because they are all trying to make the carnival fun again. I don't like Jack Frost and his Goblins because they are trying to wreck the carnival. This book is very interesting because there is a Band Leader and a Carnival Master. They both have hats that make the band play good and in time and the Carnival Masters hat that makes the rides run smoothly.

This is a picture of the front cover. I rate this book 10/10.

Perimetre

In class we have been learning about perimeter. This is a summary I wrote about measuring perimeter.



From what we found out about measuring the perimeter of the desks there is length, and width. Then we had to add up all of the answers of the measurements together to get an overall answer. I think it was hard to transfer metres into center metres because you had to move the decimal point to the end of the number of how many numbers are at the end. I think measuring perimeter is easy because it gives you the distance around the shapes without have to measure the rest of the shape. I have learned to measure perimeter by measuring the length and the width 2 times then add them both together to get an answer. To measure the Perimeter of the Admin Block I had to use a trundle wheel. I thought it was hard to because you could get 2 different answers if you measure a different part.

My Favorite Holiday Destination

Switzerland picture

Fiji picture

My favorite place that I have been to is Fiji. I liked Fiji the best because I got to get my hair done in lots of tiny plaits. I went to Fiji with my dad, mum, sister and my brother. I went there in 2005. The best part was eating ice cream in the pool and canoeing. I went there in a plain. I went there for a wedding.

If I had to choose a place to go on holidays it would be Switzerland, because they make really yummy chocolate and because I would like to go skiing.

moon and tide paragraph

For inquiry we are learning about the moon and tide. For homework we had to answer a question which was How dose the tide effect your life by the bay? These are my two paragraphs about it.

From what we found out about the tides the New moon and the Full moon were the most effected because the bulge was at its biggest. The largest tide was 2.55 metres high. The lowest tide was 0.3 metres. When it was the highest tide the moon phase was Waining Gibbous. When it was the lowest tide the moon phase was Waining Crescent. I think the highest tide was at Waining Gibbous because of the Gravitational Pull. I think the lowest tide was at Waining Gibbous because it was close to a New moon and the New moon is lined up with the sun and earth.

Many People rely on the tides. Fishermen rely on the tides to feed their family and to get money. Fishermen go out when it is low tide to catch bait and crabs. They catch fish at high tide because that is when the fish come out to find food. Sea creatures on the tide to find food and to make homes to live in.

Myst Diary Entry

This is my diary entry about Myst Island.



Dear Diary,

Today when I was in Myst Island I found the Myst book in a giant cog. When I opened it there was an Island that was called Mechanical Age. I could see the whole Island just moving around on the page. I could see the Island on a small screen about the size of a Kit-Kat bar. When I watched the screen for long enough the screen went black and I was suddenly transported to another world, the Mechanical Age. The first thing I saw when I got there was a big Chinese Temple that was different shades of green. I had a look at the house from a closer view and the walls were metal and looked very strong. Then I went inside of the house, there were two hallways, one going left and one going right. It took me to a dark gloomy room with the blue page so I picked it up. I went back to the hallways and I chose to go right. It led to an elevator, I went up in the elevator and it took me to a room with a giant cog in the middle. I found a compass and turned it 4 times east until I heard a chime like a church clock and I could get back to Myst Island.

THE GRAVEYARD BOOK

I AM READING THE GRAVEYARD BOOK BY NEIL GAIMAN.

I WANTED TO READ THIS BOOK BECAUSE IT SOUNDS INTERESTING BY THE NAME. THE FIRST PAGE OF THIS BOOK IS ABOUT A MAN WHO IS HOLDING A KNIFE AND CLEANS IT WITH HIS HANDKERCHIEF.

I THINK THE PICTURES ARE SCARY BECAUSE THEY HAVE LOTS OF DETAIL AND THEY LOOK CREEPY.

I THINK THE FRONT COVER IS GOOD BECAUSE IT RELATES TO ITS NAME. SO FAR FROM WHAT I HAVE READ IS REALLY GOOD BECAUSE IT IS VERY DIFFERENT TO OTHER STOREYS.

I RATE THINS BOOK 10/10. PLEASE READ IT.

THE LETTER "M"

FOR THIS WEEKS FAMILY MATHS CHALLENGE WE HAD TO THINK OF AS MANY MATHEMATICAL WORDS THAT BEGIN WITH THE LETTER "M".

THESE ARE MY WORDS ON A WORDLE.

Coles Plastic Bag Challenge

Our school is joining in the plastic bag challenge that is being run by Coles. My class 4/5R is holding it for our school. The Coles plastic bag challenge is to reduce the amount of landfill and the death of animals, such as: Turtles, Whales, Birds and other marine life. The people in my class that are running it are called Jade, Sian, Jack, Ryan and Erin. I think it is a very good idea to do this so the animals don't get instinct.

Did You Know? Over A trillion(100,000,000,00,00) Plastic bags are being made every year.

Every minute in Australia 7000 plastic bags are being thrown out.

By the 23rd October my school is trying to get 3000 or more plastic bags. To do this we NEED YOUR HELP!!!

Please leave a comment if you would like to do this yourself.

Tashi Concert

On the last day of term the 4/5 classes each performed a Tashi play that we practiced in drama.

My class 4/5R did a play about the book, Tashi and the Forbidden Room. I think this book is very interesting because a bad man called Blue Beard locked up 5 of his wife's for doing things like talking to the neighbored. The character I play was called Granny Wight Eyes. She is blind. All of the kids did really well in there play. It was really fun and exiting.

Please leave me a comment.

Felicity Wishes

Today I read Felicity Wishes by Emma Thomson.

This book has 3 story's in it and I am on the last one. It is called Snowy Surprise. These three story's are about Felicity's Christmas with her friends. She had a pretty good Christmas besides when she got swept up in a snow storm, but she ended up having a good Christmas where she landed. I don't have a favorite character because all of Felicity's friends Polly, Holly, Daisy and Winnie are all very kind and if they are stuck they all share ideas.

This is an easy read. I rate it 10/10. PLEASE READ THIS BOOK. If you have read this book please leave me a comment and tell me what you thought of it.

My Housework

For homework we write down how we give our Time, Treasure or Talent to our family.
This is how I do.

Make bed.
Pack lunch.
Clean room.
Unpack lunch.
Set table.
Unpack table.
Pack bag.
Unpack bag.

Word Wall Words

These are the word wall words for this week in class. This is a great way to learn your words.

Sugar, Men, Earth, He's, Depart, New, Hair, Media, Turn, Story.
Please leave a comment.

Coraline

Today I read Coraline by Neil Gaiman.

This story is full of adventures and what Coraline does seems like you are there having the adventure too.

My favorite characters are Coraline and the cat. I like Coraline because she is smart and brave. I like the cat because it is helping Coraline get her parents back from the evil with, her other mother. My least favorite characters are Coraline's other mother and father because they took Coraline's real parents and has taken the souls of the other children.

If I had to write the blurb it would be like this.

When Coraline steps through a little door she unfolds a new adventure. The house looks identical to her house but what happens there is completely different. Coraline discovers her other mother and father in the house and thinks they are great, because they give her lots of attentioand give her lots of yummy food. They want Coraline to stay with them forever so they can steal her sole.

Because I think this blurb gives some more of the story away and people might think it sounds more interesting. If I were Coraline I would not have followed the Circus mouse into the little door because it would be frightening. Coraline's other mother and father have black button eyes and wanted Coraline to let them sow buttons into her eyes.

I recommend this book for people who want a scary adventure. I rate it 100/100.

Please leave a comment.

Diamante Poems

In class we are doing Diamante Poems. A Diamante Poem is when you talk about 2 subjects and put them into one. I did this Diamante Poem to describe Myst Island and Mechanical Age.

This is one I wrote myself.

They are called Diamante Poems because they are in the shape of a Diamante.

Myst

Calm, open

Rotating, relaxing, glistening

Library, forest, trees, beautiful

Decoding, trapping, frightening

Scary, water

Mechanical Age

Channelwood Poems

In reading groups we did Haiku poems. This is a voice thread of what my group and I have made. These poems are about Channelwood Age.

This one is the one I wrote myself. Big trees grow above.
They grow so high look up, up
They're big, I feel small.

Please leave a comment.

Different Phases Of The Moon Explanation

There are 8 different phases of the moon. They are called, New Moon, Waxing Crescent, 1st Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Last Quarter and Waining Crescent. The moon changes every night. It takes 291/2 days to get around the earth.



The first phase of the moon is New Moon. It is hard to see the new moon because it is on the opposite side of the earth to the sun, this is because the earth is blocking the sun's light. That also causes High and Low tide because the moon and the earth are pulling the tides. That is called gravitational pull.








The second phase of the moon is Waxing Crescent. This is when the moon looks like it is getting bigger but it is only getting shadowed by the sun's light. It is also pulling the tides because the sun, earth and moon are almost all lined up in a straight line.







The third phase of the moon is First Quarter. It is half black and half white. The white half is the one that can be seen and it gets it's light from the sun. This is when the sun and the earth are in front of the moon, so that is why only half of it can be seen.





The next phase of the moon is Waxing Gibbous. That is when it is almost a full moon so it is close to half way around the earth. The moon is almost at the top of the earth, so if the black part of the moon was lined up with some land and the bulge around the earth was big then that would be high tide.


The fifth phase of the moon is Full Moon. The Full Moon is all white because the sun can get to all of it and the earth is not blocking it. This is when the sun moon and earth are all lined up.


The next phase of the moon is Waining Gibbous. People can only see three quarters of this phase of the moon because the moon is moving around the earth and the sun is shinning on it.


Next is Last Quarter. The Last Quarter is when only half of the moon is visible. It is also known as the Half Moon. At this point the moon has almost made a whole circle around the earth.


The last phase of the moon is Waining Crescent. This is when the moon has finished it's cycle around the earth. It is almost a New Moon again so it is almost all blocked by the earth and the sun is not shinning on even half of it. The tide is not as high when it is a Waining Crescent then when it is a New or Full moon because they are lined up with the bulge and the Waining Crescent is not.


The moon and the sun are very important because the sun gives us light and the moon gives us High and Low tide. The tides give us jobs like being fisherman and if there were no tides there would be no homes for the sea creatures and no sea food for us.

My Clock

Basketball Blues

Today I read Basketball Blues by Thalia Kalkipsakis. This book is part of the Go GIRL! series.

My favorite Character is Angie because she got called a boy because she is so good at basketball then she quit because she got offended but then she realized that her team needed her so she forgot about that and went back to her team.

If I were Angie I would not have worried about being called a boy.

I recommend this book for girls.

Please leave a comment on my blog.

The First Impressions Of Myst

These are my first impressions of Myst Island and what I wrote.

I wonder what is in the forests?
I wonder what that man is saying in the book?
AAH!!! what is this? Someone HELP!!!!!
What is happening?

I think I have gotten allot better at doing descriptive writing.

Go Girl! Books

I have decided to make a list of all of the Go Girl! books I have read because I think they are great to read and I think that anyone could enjoy one if they really tried.

The worst gymnast.

Sister spirit.

Lunchtime rules.

Camp chaos.

Basketball blues.

The new girl.

The secret club.

Kiss chasey.

The big split.

Karate kicks.

Horse tails.

Boys vs Girls.

Class captain.

Secrets out.

Sink or swim.

The Go Girl! difference 2 Bush Babies.

The Go Girl Difference

I am reading the Go Girl Difference 2 Bush Babies.

So far it is great but I feel a bit sorry for Charlie because Casey kept on making fun of her.

It would be fun to join the Holiday Program that Charlie is going to with her friend Maddy because they get to do fun activity's like drawing monsters and art things like that.

Myst Island Picture Trail

I decided to do this picture trail to show you what Myst Island is like when I talk about it in my posts. I think it is a very fun game to play.

Fathers Day

For fathers day I made a wordle about my dad and what he likes and what he is. I also made a super hero dad. I made a super hero dad on the hero factory website. I made my dad like this because he is strong and tall and great. I love my dad and when I grow up I want to be just like him.

Prayer

Every morning when we get to school we do prayer, except for Tuesday mornings.

We have prayer to talk to god and ask him things like to look after our family and friends. Each week we change who is on prayer.

What we do is get a cloth and put some candles on it and light them.

Then we put rosary beads or stones on the prayer table, sometimes even the bible.

Then the people who are on prayer will play some nice quiet music and read the bible to us.

Please leave a comment and write a prayer on this post.

OUR FATHER

THIS IS THE OUR FATHER WE SOMETIMES SAY IN PRAYER.

Reading

In my class we do silent reading and we read books we get from the school library.

My class reads books like:

Hugo Cabret.

Andy Griffiths.

Go Girl!

100 Cupboards.

Animal books.

Car and plane books.

I think reading is good fun and it gets you thinking. Please leave a comment and tell me what books you have been reading.

Secret's Out

Today I read Secret's Out by Chrissie Perry.

I think this is a good book because Tamsin tells Casey's biggest secret that she hasn't ever told anyone before.

I feel sorry for Casey because all of her friends new her secret. It was funny when Casey was serving the lunch because when it was Dylan's turn to have his served Casey spilled it all over the floor.

I recommend this book for girls. If you want to know want to know Casey's secret you will have to read the fantastic book.

Selenitic Age

Today I played the computer game Myst.

Myst is a great game to play because it helps us with our writing. It helps us with our writing because if we hear a sound like birds and water through the door we will write a simile or some piece of writing about it.

These are some things I wrote today when I played it.

"I can hear water rushing past me as I walk up to the door way".

"I feel unsafe hear I want to go back to Myst Island".

Today I was in Selenitic Age getting the blue and red page to put into the red and blue books in the library.

There are different worlds including Myst Island that have many secrets to unfold. Myst is a very fun mysterious game to play.

Lunchtime Rules

Today I read Lunchtime Rules by Vicki Seggall. It is a part of a series of books called Go Girl!

My favorite character is Ant (short for Samantha) because people called her to small and slow to play her favorite game football, but she got over it because her librarian gave her a book about a famous tennis player. Ant did running training with her mum and at the school running carnival she got a ribbon for second place.

I think Ant is a very brave and kind person. I recommend this book for people who want to read a great book.

Sink Or Swim

Today I read a book called Sink Or Swim.

It is about a girl called Bec who was in a swimming class and her coach thinks she should join the junior squad. But that meant Bec would have to try even harder if she wanted to be the fastest in the class. She had a friend called Holly who was really nice to Bec like when it was the trials and Bec got nervous and came last. I think Bec was lucky because to get into the State Championships you had to come first in one of the trial races, But they needed one more contestant and they chose Bec. Bec tried her best and got a 3rd place medal and was very happy.

I recommend this book for people who like swimming and want an exiting read.

Line Graph

IN CLASS WE ARE LEARNING ABOUT SINKING AND FLOATING. SO WE READ THE BOOK MR ARCHIMEDES' BATH. ALL OF THE ANIMALS TOOK UP SPACE SO THE WATER RAISED UP. WE HAD TO PUT SOME OBJECTS INTO A TUB OF WATER AND MEASURE THE DEPTH AND WRITE IT DOWN IN OUR MATHS BOOK. TO SHOW IT AND FINISH IT OFF WE DID A LINE GRAPH. I LIKE LINE GRAPHS BECAUSE THEY ARE EASY TO DO.

I THINK MR ARCHIMEDES IS A GOOD BOOK TO TEACH YOU ABOUT SINKING AND FLOATING.

A Series Of Unfotunate Events

I am reading A Series Of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket.

I wanted to read it because I have seen the movie and it is great. It is about the Baudelaire children, Violet, Klaus and Sunny who's parents perished in a fire witch was started by an evil man named Count Olaf. The children firstly had to live with Count Olaf when their parents died but they had to go somewhere else because he parked the car in the middle of a train track when the train was coming. Next they had to live with Uncle Monty, he is a very nice welcoming man who lost his family in a fire as well so he new what it was like, but then Count Olaf killed him, to try and get to the children. Next the kids went with Aunt Josephine who is a very scared person, but Count Olaf killed her to, he did that by throwing her into a lake full of leeches. The only reason Count Olaf did all of that was to get the parents fortune they had left behind so that is why he killed their parents. My favorite characters are Violet because she can invent lots of things, Klaus because he is very smart, Sunny because she bites things and Uncle Monty because he is kind.

I really like this book and I recommend it for people who want a good but very sad read.

Make your own Glitter Graphics

2 Minute Challenge

In class we do a 2 minute challenge.
A 2 minute challenge is when you get a sheet of times tables and Mrs R will time us for 2 minutes and we will try to fill out as many times tables as we can.

I think it is very fun and a great way to practice your times tables.

Clarice Bean

Today I read Clarice Bean Spells Trouble by Lauren Child. My favorite character is Clarice because she is smart and funny. My favorite part of the book so far is when Clarice said my friend is called Karl Wrenbury because then people think she is just as bad even if she tries to be good. Karl Wrenbury is the naughtiest kid in the school because he has a zingy thing inside him as Clarice puts it.

I think this is a great book to read.

I rate it 10/10.

Book Week

On Wednesday 26th August our school had a Book Week. The theme was Book safari. You could dress up as a jungle animal or your favorite book character. There were lots of jungle animals like Leopards, Lions and even a dinosaur. I dresses up as Judy Moody from the book, Judy Moody Goes to College. At the start of the day we had a parade to see every ones favorite characters. Everyone looked great. I had lots of fun.

The Bulge Around The Moon

For inquiry this term we are learning about the moon and tides.

To have high tide land has to match up with a bulge and that causes high tide, To have low tide land has to match up with a thin part of the bulge and that causes low tide.

I think the moon and the tides are very interesting.