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On the Megs Morrison Fan Club website you will be able to enter a competition running until the 7th October. On the website you will be able to join the Fan Club see photos of Mark Schwarzer, go into a games room for kids play soccer smash or take a soccer quiz. You can also enter a competition where you will need to email ‘your story’ – telling about your background, about playing soccer, when you started, and why football. There is also an interview with Mark Schwarzer that you can read.

Emma did a very entertaining speech as part of the Talking and Listening Program at our school. Listen to this and try to remember some of the true blue Aussie sayings that are mentioned. See if you can find out the origin of one or two of them. Leave a comment with your findings.

Look at what some primary students have worked on during Term 3. Read the questions in each Rap , decide on how you would answer the questions  then read the posts. You may like to leave a comment with your opinion on their blog or make a comment on ours.

Follow this link to the Beijing Olympic Rap Blog

Science and Technology Assignment

 

 Task: You have to research and present a practical science experiment to the class.  You can choose any experiment you wish as long as it has a scientific purpose.  You will also need to have an excellent understanding of your experiment so you can present it and clearly explain it to the students in the class. You will be also required to fill in an experiment sheet that explains your experiment in detail.  Everybody will be given a mark out of 30 for this assignment.  You will be awarded a mark out of 10 for each of the following:- 

1.   The experiment itself.

2.   The presentation.

3.   The experiment sheet. 

The Experiment Sheet needs to include the following points

Experiment Name:

Aim of Experiment:

Equipment Required:

Experiment Steps:

Illustrations:

Experiment Findings:

The experiments are due Monday 27th October 2008, all experiments are due on the date (No extensions). Presentations will take place during Weeks 3. Failure to hand your assignment in on the due date (Week 3 2008) will result in 0 marks.

There are lots of sites on the internet to give you ideas. But remember it is your work I want to see. If you find a great site with lots of ideas put the link in the comments section and I will share the link with everyone.

 Click here  to go to an interesting science site to help you select a topic.  

Click here to go to the ScienceBob site for lots of demonstrations of experiments

 

 

Today we made lots of Vietnamese rice paper rolls. The preparation was wonderful, everyone did a fantastic job and they tasted scrumptious.

Anyone who would like to write a procedural recount of our experience today and leave it in the comments I will select one or two to publish as a post which will go with the movie of how to make a Vietnamese Spring Roll.

Six Jelly Beans

The jellybeans on my desk look like great, fat ugly maggots looking up at me. They’re white and smooth. They’re oval shaped and plump but aren’t good at rolling. I’m not tempted to eat them. They smell okay. They are also very hard.  Kathleen

The strawberry taste sensation was mouth watering and delicious. Brooke

At first there was an explosion of flavour which tasted like fanta.  Isobel

An explosion of flavour surged into my mouth, licorice and caramel. Sensations, rough at first then tingly. Abby

The sugary taste is so delicious, but then I start chewing and it tastes a lot like toffee and then I swallow. Zac

I love the rich amazing taste of the colourful little jellies. Courtney

The outside of the jellybeans is as hard as a rock. The inside it is as soft as a cloud. Elyse

The jelly bean feels smooth on my tongue and tastes like raspberry. Each one I have tastes more satisfying. Ben

I just ate one and the fantastic, sweet lemon flavour makes me feel like I am in Heaven. Chenaya

I feel like I am sitting in a cage because we are not allowed to touch them. I feel like I’m jumping into a pool of flavour. Phoebe

This image was the stimlus for writing. It is the cover of the book “Nobody Likes Me Everybody Hates Me”

Scary Girl by Karl

Today I saw a girl. This monster had red hair that looked like a pile of rusty junk, so was she a killer robot? No.

She has skin  that has turned white with fury, is she a zombie? No.

Her mouth is unnaturally wide so is she a mutant bullfrog? No.

She is wearing funny clothes , red tights, pointy black shoes, a polka-dot skirt and a blue stripy jumper, is she a mad scientist? No

Well her pointy frustrated eyebrows don’t meet in the middle so she’s not a werewolf.

Her eyes are blue not red so she’s not a supernatural freak. So she must be worst of all ‘a girl.’

The Big Bully by Jessica

Today I saw a person bullying a girl she had wide black scary eyes, a small stubby nose, a wide open mouth, she looks scary from her head to her toes. She is wearing black pointy shoes on her feet, she is the one everyone fears.

She has a spotty yellow skirt, a stripy blue jumper and long red tights let’s hope she doesn’t pick more fights. She has two boiling red cheeks and rusty red hair, I hope she’ll soon play fair.

The Furious Monster by Isobel

Today I saw a furious monster. She had wild red hair sprouting out in every direction. Her eyes were big blue and bulging. Her cheeks were as red as fire. She had little round yellow earrings. Her head was as round as a potato. Her mouth was wide open.

She had a blue striped jumper and a yellow spotted skirt. Her tights were as red as a fire engine. Her arms were bent and her hands were stubby. Her legs were crocked and her knees were knobbly. Her shoes were as black as midnight.

A program that allows us to see how we use langusge to communicate messages.

I have created wordles using the news topics we have being reporting on over term 3.

Click on the links to see some examples of these.
Local News

Sports News

Issues worth discussing

Write what you think of News Reports. Write at least two sentences about each type of news report telling either good and or bad points.

• Television News
• Radio News
• Online articles
• The Leader
• Other Newspapers
• Weekly or Monthly Magazines
• BTN News

Take the News News News survey  so we can find out what the class thinks of each type of news report.

<a href=”http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=HlckV74QRTWl_2bzOrRyygiw_3d_3d”>Click Here to take survey</a>

This week you will need to read a magazine article and explain the content of the article. You ay choose your article from any magazine eg Wheels, Womans Day, Who, Surfing,  Wrestling, Dirt Bikes, Science Magazine, Readers Digest. There is no need to buy a new magazine it may be an old issue but as long as it is something that interests you.

• Where and when did this article appear?
• Why did you select this article?
• What was the article about?
• Was the information clear and easy to read? Explain your answer.
• What was the purpose of the report?
• Who do you think would find this information valuable? Why?

Keep a copy of your homework this week as you will also present this information to the class in an oral report during week 9.
Be Prepared!