29 March, 2011

Week 9 Homework task

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Painting our faces

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Here is a slide show of our face painting day. We had so much fun painting one anothers face.

22 March, 2011

Circus clowns

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Last week we looked through books and created our very own clown. This week we are going to use our designs to paint our partners face. Keep checking the blog to see our face paint photos.

Maths Task











Each day Mrs Filipo sets small groups maths task. They have to go outside to complete these.
Today the squares maths group worked in small groups on the following tasks:
  • Show 5x5 on materials
  • Find 2D and 3D shapes around the school, take a photo and label them.
  • Find objects and sort the from shortest to tallest and then tallest to shortest.

Can you match the above pictures with the tasks?

Great work today squares



21 March, 2011

Andy the magician













Today Andy came in and put on an amazing performance for us.
Look at the pictures and talk about the performance with your family and friends. Talk about your favourite parts and explain why you liked it so much. Talk about the different clown personalities Andy played. Remember the three types of clowns we have been learning about - The Auguste clown, the white faced clown and the character clown.


Week 8 homework questions

This week you are also required to write a comment for your homework questions. We had lots of people do this last week. Don't forget to include your name in your comment.

Question:

What are scabs for?

Answers by Friday :)

14 March, 2011

Week 7 homework questions

This week I want you to answer our homework questions by posting a comment.
Have a go at doing this with your parents :)

Questions: Do spiders have ears?

I don't want a yes or no answer, I want you to research this questions and give me an answer IN YOUR OWN WORDS, don't just copy from the internet.

Good luck! Answers by Friday.

Mrs Filipo

09 March, 2011

Week 5 mathletics awards

Well done to the following children who all recieved BRONZE awards on mathletics last week.

Congratulations to - Tazmyn, Estelle, Hamish, Danika, Zayd, Jordan, Jacinta, Ryan, Matthew, Monica, Josh and AJ

I wonder who will get the first SILVER award!

08 March, 2011

Final calculation

The total amount that we donated to Christchurch came in at $3100!!!!
WOW that is amazing!


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07 March, 2011

Week 6 awards




We had our school assembly this week. These only take place twice a term. This week Hamish got an honours award, he got this for always managing himself and for being such a positive classroom member.

Jeroslav also got an trophy. This was for coming second in his basketball grade.

Well done boys! It is great having such wonderful people in my class.

Our wild self creations

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Last Friday we built our wild self. This week we are going to use our pictures in our writing. We are learning to use descriptive and exciting words. We will put some of our stories up this week so keep checking the blog for some amazing stories!

Week 6 homework question

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Click on the link below to see the question in full.
http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/week6homework

04 March, 2011

Christchurch Muft day

Today we had a mufti day in support of Christchurch. Our class raised $130!!!
Fantastic work children. Some of you brought in $20 donations from your very own pocket money. It is great to see your generosity.

03 March, 2011

Christchurch time capsule

Watch this short video clip about Christchurch and what they found when an aftershock struck. When you have finished watching it, make a comment about what you think might be in the time capsule.

Fiday 4th March - Mufti day


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Tomorrow we are having a mufti day. Wear your red and black clothing to show your support for the people of Christchurch. All the BBQ takings are going towards a donation to Christchurch. Don't forget your your donation :)

01 March, 2011

Weekly homework questions

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The circus

This term we are learning about the circus. I have added three video clips on the circus. One of the videos was filmed 50 years ago, the other two so long ago. Watch the videos and identify the similarities and differences between the old circus and the circuses of today.
Which video did you like more and why?
Was there one you didn't like, why?





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