Today we learnt about The Marrog. We listened to the poem of the Marrog, and had to draw an image of what we thought the Marrog looked like.
Don’t know what The Marrog is? Have a look at the video below.
Have a look at our Marrog drawings below and check that they have the same features that are listed in the Marrog poem.
As we head into Christmas, I would like to construct wooden reindeer in class. In order to be able to do this, I need your help!
To make these reindeer (see pictures) we need wooden logs (diameter 5cm max) or corks (for miniature reindeer). The wood needs to be 5-10cm long (depending on how big you want the body of the reindeer.
CORKS WOULD BE IDEAL!
We can do all the cutting and drilling at school, so as long as we have the wood we should be able to give it a go! We will find all the sticks we need around the school.
If you have anything helpful at home, please bring it in this week so we can give it a try!
Hi all,
I bought a small Christmas Tree for the classroom today. The tree is tiny, so don’t get your hopes up!
If anyone has a favourite decoration laying around the house, bring it in and we can add it to the tree. If anyone has a bigger tree, they can bring that in too!
Mr Sim
Please click below for the order form for Hamburgers at the End of Year Disco on Friday!
This term we have been looking at Government and how it is formed.
We are going to have a class election, with the winner to take the class for an activity of their choice, for a period of one hour.
Over the next couple of days we will form parties within the class, and run an election campaign. We will have speeches, posters, how to vote cards and anything else to get the voters onside!
If you would like to be considered for one of our party leaders, you must let me know tomorrow.
You must include:
Your name, activity planned and a brief overview or description of your activity. This may be changed later.
As we discussed in class, you must be well organised, can run a small group, confident and responsible, have sensible (BUT FUN!) ideas, team skills, leadership skills and be prepared to lose an election (and join in the rest of the fun!).
If you have any great ideas, add them below!
Please find attached an order form for purchasing hamburgers at the P&C End of Year Disco on Friday 2nd December.
Order forms with the correct money need to be placed in the P&C box located in the Admin Office or online at www.flexischools.com.au by 3pm Wednesday 30th Novemeber 2011.
Ballads, or Narrative Poems, are poems that tell a story.
We have looked at “The Highwayman” this term, and have covered it in great depth.
Some ballads are in song form, while others stay as poems.
We will be discussing famous poet Banjo Patterson’s ‘Man from Snowy River’ tomorrow.
You can ‘watch’ the poem on Youtube below (we will also be watching it in class)
This term we have not had a lot of homework, but this is IMPORTANT.
–FIND A BALLAD THAT YOU LIKE AND BRING IT TO SCHOOL!
– IT CAN BE A SONG, BUSH BALLAD, AUSTRALIA BALLAD… ANYTHING!
PRINTED OR HAND WRITTEN BALLADS ARE DUE IN WEDNESDAY WEEK 7!
Remember that a ballad tells a story. There are many famous bush poets such as Banjo Patterson and Henry Lawson.
There are also many other Australian Country singers such as John Williamson, Ted Egan and Slim Dusty who write some great ballads.
GOOD LUCK! Please come and see me if you have trouble!
Below is a picture of Sophie and her puppy Chazz!
Don’t forget to email me any pictures of you with pets, family, on holiday or any other events in your life.
Below are some limericks we wrote in class. We needed to learn the format of a limerick, write some drafts, edit and present them.
Here are the ones that have been finished. Click on the picture to enlarge them!
Write a comment about your favourite limericks, or write one of your own!
Check out the pictures below from this year’s Lapathon. We had a great morning, and some very tired and sore bodies afterwards!
We worked out that LA 19 ran a total of 80.1km (267 laps of the oval) in approximately 40 minutes! A great effort! Everyone was surprised to see the distance they ran once we worked it out. GREAT WORK!
