Last week, the students in the 6/7 class explored the art of Andria Beighton, an Australian artist based in Melbourne. Andria paints abstract, large scale flower-themed pieces which we studied in order to identify the elements that characterise her style.… Continue Reading
It was 2 minutes past twelve, and Johnny was roaming in the abandoned movie theatre. The scent of warm popcorn wafted to his nostrils. Was this smell real, or was it a ghost like him? Tentatively, he was grabbing for… Continue Reading
Showcased piece for the 100 word challenge, week 5: Shaunn’s piece had me in fits of laughter… I never expected this take on the prompt! Well done for your use of humour Shaunn! “Aaawwww” all the children screamed as I… Continue Reading
The 100 word piece that I selected for this week’s 100 Word Challenge was Dean’s. Dean did an excellent job of creating an evocative atmosphere and a memorable character… and this only using 100 words… what do you think? “When… Continue Reading
In Science last week, we investigated the influence that Oceans have on climate. Using Google Maps, we researched the distances between towns (that shared approximately the same latitude) and the ocean. For example, we compared Casablanca and Marrakech in Morocco.… Continue Reading
Whoa! Not one, but two Mil Lel students showcased for week 24! That week the prompt was that of a giant teacup, half-buried in the ground. That week was special, because the students first wrote their piece, then got… Continue Reading
What if I was in charge…? This was the prompt for the 100 Word Challenge in Week 7. Rachel responded to this prompt with a quality piece that was selected for the 100 Word Challenge showcase by Mr Ross Mannell,… Continue Reading
Ocean currents… what causes them? Our current unit of work in Science has us investigating the links between the Ocean, our planet and ourselves. We read information about the Gulf Stream current and how this current, as it approaches Iceland,… Continue Reading
Maths is visual, and Maths is patterns… we explored this in our class with Times Tables Spirolaterals. To create one of these, list a times table’s answers, then translate the answers into a one-digit result (e.g if the answer is… Continue Reading
Well done to Jedda for her beautiful illustration of last week’s poem – The Poet Tree by Shel Silverstein!
This week in spelling we focused on the homophones “there, they’re and their“. First, we watched this entertaining clip: The line ‘But Sir, aren’t these all the same words?‘ made everyone laugh… It is true though that often children don’t… Continue Reading
This week, Mrs Morrie set the 4/5 class a rich Maths task: Yarn Bombing our Walnut Tree! Mrs Morrie wants the walnut tree at the front of the school to become a special friendship space. The bench under the tree… Continue Reading
During the Rio Olympic Games, our class ran their own Olympic event, The Potatolympics! To start with, each student was given a potato, which they decorated to create a potato athlete. Students even created mini-movies in pairs to introduce… Continue Reading
This week, we have been practising creating quality similes that we can use in our writing. The children created some very evocative ones, such as: “… as slippery as wet muddy grass on a rainy afternoon…” “… as hot as red… Continue Reading
Violin, Eaten, Swept, Yellow, Airplane… These five words were our prompt for week 22 of the 100 Word Challenge. Our writers had to ensure these words were included in their piece for that week. Nikita’s writing was selected by the… Continue Reading
The prompt for week 20 was a photo of a man sitting on a bench next to a statue… We also challenged ourselves to include a 3 -ed sentence in our writing (a sentence starting with 3 adjectives, all ending in… Continue Reading
At the start of term 2, our class loved creating stunning Autumn Art, using dried leaves, white and blue paint and oil pastels. Click on the presentation below to view our beautiful creations.
During term 1, our class learnt the lovely song ‘Waka Nini Yana’ in the Yorta Yorta language. The title of this lullaby translates to ‘Where Are You Going’. We used a CD by The Tiddas to learn and perform this… Continue Reading
“… we saw rows and rows of angels. We went to meet them. They greeted us gracefully and asked us if we wanted to be angels. “Yes please!” we shouted excitedly. Suddenly halos appeared on our heads…” This is an extract… Continue Reading
On Tuesday this week, we were fortunate enough to skype with children’s author Chris Tozier, who wrote the Olivia Brophie fantasy series. Although our class hadn’t yet read Chris’s books, the students were very much engaged throughout the skype call… Continue Reading