Cloze Excercise-Matilda by Roald Dahl

Matilda is a great book for readers in Grade 3-5. It tells the story of a 5 year old girl named Matilda. Matilda is a very bright girl. She started talking fluently when she was one year old and could read perfectly when she was five. All her parents thought of her was a noisy little chatterbox.

At Matilda's school there is a very mean Headmistress called Miss Trunchbull. She is very violent and doesn't seem to like children. Then there is Matilda's teacher called Miss Honey who is nice to everyone.
This wonderful book tells about the wonderful adventures of Matilda what type of special powers she gets.

If you like the sound of this book go down to your local or school library to read it and be amazed by Matilda.

Words: Fluently, readers, violent, gets, named, perfectly, wonderful, chatterbox, sound

Written by Slinky

Homework Term 2 week 9

Extension Maths:
1. Write 8:43pm in 24 hour time- 20:43am
2. Find the some of 49.68, 117.56- 6, 724- 885.24
3. Which is greater, 158, 342, 185, 324- 342
4. How many sides in a pentagonal prism- 10 sides
5. Write in figures, the number eighteen thousand and ninety-three-18, 090
6. What are the Roman numerals for 104, and 97 and 59- CIV, XCVII, LIX
7. What is one third of 52- 17.3
8. What is 3 times 50- 150

Last Words of a Bluebird-

As I went out a Crow
In a low voice said,
"Oh,I was looking for you.
How do you do?
I just came to tell you
To tell Lesley (will you?)
That her little Bluebird
Wanted me to bring word
That the north wind last night
That made the stars bright
And made ice on the trough
Almost made him cough
His tail feathers off.
He just had to fly!
But he sent her Good-by,
And said to be good,
And wear her red hood,
And look for the skunk tracks
In the snow with an ax-
And do everything!
And perhaps in the spring
He would come back and sing."

if there are any heavens my mother will(all by herself)have
one. It will not be a pansy heaven nor
a fragile heaven of lilies-of-the-valley but
it will be a heaven of blackred roses

By ee cummings

Treasure Hunt for Knowledge

Tasks:

1. How many words can you make from "elephant"?
ant, tap, pat, hat, let, pan, nap, help, eat, ate, lap, pal.

2.Write down as many words as you can for the color "red"

Ruby, sapphire, crimson, scarlet, maroon, rust, lava, terracotta, vermilion.

3. List six bones in the human body.

Skull, hip bone, ribs, jaw bone, patella, femur.

4. Find the author of "The Wind in the Willows"-

Kenneth Grahame is the author of the Wind and the Willows.

5. Draw a net of a cube and put it together.

6. List six words that have the THRASS sound "oa"

boat, moat, goat, float, toast, roast.

7. Write down the first four lines of William Shakespeare's Sonnet 18

Shall I compare thee to a summers day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all to short a date.

8. Write haiku about rain.

Droplets of rain fall
From the heavens above us,
Shining heavily

9. What are the symbols for lead, gold and silver?

Lead-Pb, Gold-Au, Silver-Ag.

Scrapbook by Butterfly

My telescope

On the 4.4.04 a girl named Butterfly turned 4 years old. It was also a very special day because the electronic telescope had been invented. Everyone was so excited. The cost of the electronic telescope was $5,000!! Butterfly desperately wanted to get the telescope because telescopes were her favorite object.

Then she realized that she hadn't got her birthday present yet. So she asked her parents if she could have her present and they gave her $5,000!! She made the biggest smile ever. She was so happy. She said thank you to her parents and thought about what she should get.

After a few minutes she new what she was going to buy. She went to the man who was selling the telescope and asked if she could buy it. The man first counted all of the money and said you have enough money to buy the telescope. So she took the telescope from the man and ran into her room. She put the telescope next to her bed and lay down for a little rest.

Then she realized her feet were touching something at the end of the bed. She sat up and picked it up. It was a present from her Auntie and Uncle. She read the card. It said:
Dear Butterfly,
We are very proud of you. We hope you have a lovely time today for your 4th birthday. Enjoy the birthday present and take good care of it.
Love Auntie and Uncle

She opened the present and inside it was a ring with a little dolphin holding a round, beautiful small opal. She put it on her second finger and it fit perfectly. She showed it to her mum and dad and they said it was a beautiful dolphin.

She said it was the best birthday ever!!!

THE END!!

Challenge-Snow haiku

Snow is made by god
It shimmers in the light sky
How it makes me smile!

Here is a picture of a snow flake-

Queensland

Topics:

Word Bank
Emblems
Animals
Crops
Information/facts
Rivers+creeks
Lists of places
Big things
Its great to be a Koala
Capital City facts
Ranges

Pictures

Word Bank: animals, koalas, rivers, creeks, emblems, Brolga, tourist attractions, cities.

Emblems:

Floral Emblem: Cooktown Orchid
Animal Emblem: Koala
Bird Emblem: Brolga

Crops:

Bananas, chickpea, citrus, apple, sugarcane, cotton, carrots, tropical fruits, wheat and other grain.

Information/facts:

Queensland is Australia's 2nd largest state. The people that live in Queensland enjoy an outdoor life style including beaches, waterways, national parks, rain forests and tropical reefs.

Rivers/creeks:

Uragara Creek, Underilla Creek, Upland Creek, Hamilton River, Georgina River, Daintree River, Mary River, Paroo River, Noosa River.

Big things:

Big Brush, Big Peanut, Big Barramundi, Big Captain Cook, Big Cassawary, Big Marlin, Big Macadamia nut, Big pineapple.

It's great to be a KOALA!!!

A koala is a type of bear. They like eating juicy gum leaves and sleeping during daytime. The koala got it's name from an ancient Aboriginal word meaning "no drink" because it receives over 9 percent of it's hydration from the gum leaves that it eats. Koalas only drink water when they are ill or times when there is not enough moisture in the leaves. A koala is a mammal, which can only survive on a diet of juicy gum leaves.

Habitat:

Koalas are found in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. Koalas live in societies, like humans, so they need to be able to contact with other koalas. In Australia there are over 600 types of eucalyptus, but koalas only eat up to 40-50 different types.

Word Bank: Koalas, trees, leaves, eucalyptus, juicy leaves, Australia, popular, mammal, societies.

Haiku:

Koalas are cute

They are so fascinating

They eat juicy leaves

Capital City facts:

Brisbane is the capital city of Queensland. It is the largest city in Queensland. Brisbane's first white settlers arrived in May 1825. Aboriginal people have been living there for at least 40,000 years!!

Ranges:

Mc Pherson Range, Nimmel Range, Conondale Range, Blackall Range, D'Aguilar Range, Selwyn Range, Expedition Range.

Here are some pictures:

Home Work Term 2 Week 7

Extension Maths:
1. Write 8:43pm into 24 hour time-20:43pm
2. Find the some of 39.6 and 86.5-126.1
3. Which is greater? 58, 392 or 85, 668-85, 668
4. How many sides on a hexagonal prism-8 sides
5. Write in figures, the number eighty thousand and ninety-two-80,092
6. What is the roman numerals for 47, 19 and 459-XLVII, XIX, CDLIX
7. What is one third of 666-222
8. What is 3 times 46-138
9. What is the sum of 80 divided by 4-20
10. 37.4 + 82.6 + .3-120.3

Write out 7 and 9 times tables:
1x7=7
2x7=14
3x7=21
4x7=28
5x7=35
6x7=42
7x7=49
8x7=56
9x7=63
10x7=70
11x7=77
12x7=84

1x9=9
2x9=18
3x9=27
4x9=36
5x9=45
6x9=54
7x9=63
8x9=72
9x9=81
10x9=90
11x9=99
12x9=108

Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind:
Freeze, Freeze, thou bitter sky
That does not bight so nigh
As benefits forgot:
Though thou the waters warp,
Thy sting is not so sharp
As a friend remembered not.
Heigh-ho! sing, heigh-ho! unto the green holly:
Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly:
Then heigh-ho, the holly!
This life is most jolly.
By William Shakespeare

Thrass-Oi as in coin:
boil, soil, toil, foil, coil, spoil, toilet, join, coin, point, choice, voice, rejoice, noise, poison, moist, hoist, avoid, appoint.

The Disco

On the 12.4.09 Florins Primary School had a disco. The Juniors started at 6:30 to 7:45 and the Seniors started 7:45 to 9:00. After the bell rang for home time I walked with Dragonfly and Puppy to Dragonfly's car and hopped in. Her mum came to pick us up.

When we arrived home we got dressed into really pretty clothes. Then Dragonfly's mum put some beautiful makeup on us. We were all wearing pretty black and grey earrings, a black dress and some boots. We looked so pretty. While we were waiting for the disco to start we watched High School Musical 3 Senior Year. It was really good. We were dancing to the music and we were singing to the songs we knew.

At last it was time to go to the disco so we turned the TV of and walked to school for the disco. When we arrived there we tried looking for our friends. When we found them we said hello and were talking in a very exiting voice. We all started dancing to the music. We had a really good time. We did the limbo and I won a chocolate and a Cd. Puppy got a cup with kittens and a chocolate. Dragonfly got a chocolate and a packet of butterfly stickers. The Cd was a High School Musical Cd. Then I asked if DJ Cliff could put my Veronica's Cd on. He did and Dragonfly, Puppy and I learned really cool dance moves to the Veronica's song at dance classes so we did the dance to the song.

Then we decided to buy something from the canteen. Dragonfly's mum gave us $10.00 each so we got a killer python, some strings, mixed lollies and a cola drink. We had a rest and ate our treats. It was 8:15 already!! We decided to get a sausage sizzle each. We ate that and started dancing again.

When the music stopped we did a dancing competition. Puppy, Dragonfly and I signed up. We were up first. We danced to "Just Dance" by Lady Gaga. We came 1st place! It was 8:40 and we were starting to get tired. It was only 20 minutes until it was time to go. We decided to sit down and have a break. We have had a really fun time so far.

Then our parents came to pick us up. I said goodbye to all of my friends and I said thank you to Dragonfly's mum for having me. She said it was a pleasure having me.

I walked to our car and hopped in. Then mum took me to Nicky's house for a sleep-over.

I had a really good time a the disco and I hope I can go to the next disco this year!

Link for how to make slime

Here is a link for how to make slime.

Slime-Make lime slime

What you need:
Cornflour
food coloring
a small mixing bowl
water

Word Bank: Cornflour, bowl, food colouring, water, slimey, slime, lime, fluid, high viscosity, low viscosity, spoon, mix, green, hard, editable, honey, squishy, stale.

The Procedure: Pour a little bit of cornflour into the mixing bowl. Stir the cornflour while pouring little amounts of water until the cornflour is thick. To make the slime any color you want, stir about 5 drops of food coloring into the mixture. Stir the slime REALLY slowly. Then stir the slime as fast as you can. It shouldn't be hard to stir the slime really slowley and then really fast. Now try punching the slime. When you're aiming for the plate of slime try to punch the slime fast and hard. It should feel like you are punching a solid object. You can also eat you slime. It is editable!!

My Prediction is that all of the ingredients that we mix together will turn out to be lime slime! I thought that the slime will be like the "Galaxy Slime" and not stick to your hand so much but instead it wasn't shiney and it made your hand all smooth and slimey.

Haiku (x3)

Slime is very soft

It's lots of fun to play with

It can be good fun

My class made lime slime

Home made slime is very fun

Try to make lime slime

We used cornflour

We used lime food coloring

Lime slime is gooey

High Viscosity things: Milk, water, soft drink, juice, cordial, coffee, wine, tea.

Low Viscosity things: Honey, yogurt, condensed milk, cream, jam, butter.

Cloze Excersise-Swimming Carnival

On the 4th of May our school went to the swimming carnival and had a really good time. Jack V was the Junior Boy's Champion in all his races and the Junior Girls Champion was Freda S, who swam really well in all of her races. The races at the carnival included freestyle, breastroke, butterfly, backstroke and the girls and boys medley. All the children at Howards Primary School got on the bus at 9:30am and arrived at the pool at 9:45am. The first race kicked off at 9:50am and was the girls and boys medley. This was just one of the things that Freda and Jack won. Altogether the swimming carnival was the best one I have been to.

Word Bank: bus, swimming, freestyle, backstroke, school, breastroke, carnival, primary, champion, races, pool, bus, winning.

Haiku{x2}
Carnivals are fun
There is lots of loud cheering
We like seeing who wins!

Swimming races are fun!
People always cheer for you
Swimming is lots of fun