blue whales as mascots

This week we have been learning about Anzac Day. For our task we had to read an article about mascots, pick an animal that symbolises our family then create it using google drawing. I picked blue whales because they are very loud and my family are very loud. Please take a look at my blue whale and give me some feedback in the comments below. 





















If you had to do this task what animal would you pick to symbolise your family? 

Fractions as words

Harry the cat!!!

what you need:

Pen or pencil

paper or book 

rubber

Example (GOOD) 

G 1/4 

0 2/4 

D 1/4

Try and figure out what the word Harry is in fractions just like my example.

Also if you have an even number in your fraction, half it and create a new

fraction. 

Word: Harry 

How many of one letter in the word. 

H	A	R	Y
1\5	1\5	2\5	1\5

Start with the word HARRY then move on and make up your own word.

Also You can try doing the same thing with this word *PETER*

How many of one letter in the word.

P	E	T	R
1/5	2/5	1/5	1/5

world war one life

During world war one time’s the soldiers had to live in trenches.
The trenches were very dark, narrow and long ditches dug into the ground.
The toilets would overflow and the beds were very uncomfortable and
muddy. The problems caused a lot of soldiers to get trench foot. At home
during the war the women were left to do everything cooking, cleaning and
even some of the jobs the men would do. 

brilliant buttons

How to play: 
put 6 buttons into a bag that is not see through. They have to be two different colours. pull the coloured buttons out of the bag one at a time record what u think you will get and what you do get. remember to put the buttons back every time you pick one out.

What I got:
there were 3 greens and 3 blues. so there was an even chance of me getting either.
First I thought I was gonna get blue, but got green.
Second I thought I was gonna get blue, then got blue.
Third I thought green, but got blue
Fourth I thought blue, but got green.
On go five I thought I would get blue, and I got blue 
Sixth I thought green,  but got blue.

I got two green and four blue. two of my predictions were right and 4 were wrong.

Have you ever played this game?
If you have what was your results? 

curios chickens

There are billions more chickens than humans on earth. There are 25 billion chickens roaming through earth. A hen can lay 300 or more eggs per year. Chickens can swim but their feathers are not waterproof; sometimes they will sink. Their lifespans are 5 - 10 years. Chickens can actually fly but they will fall or come down to solid ground very quickly. 

why its important to keep your chickens coop clean !!!

It is important because they need a clean place to lay eggs. It is important to keep your coop clean because with the build up of dropping could build up to hurting the chickens eyes. 

Ireland

Ireland is a very small country. There are two parts of Ireland the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The republic of Ireland's population is 4.83 million people. Northan Ireland has 1.882 million. Northern Ireland is part of the UK, the four countries in the UK are Northan Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales.  Northern Ireland and Ireland are on the same land but they are two different countries.

 In Ireland they have there own patron Saint called St Patrick. He died in the same place at he had built his first church. He is not actually Irish he is from mainland Britain. But at the age of 16 he was kidnapped by Irish pirates and spent 6 years in captivity before returning home to his family. He spent 15 years in priesthood then returned to Ireland as a missionary after having a vision where he was ordained bishop.

The capital of Ireland is Dublin. The capital of Northern Ireland is Belfast. The two official languages are English and Gaelic its a language they used in the olden days but now only 82,600 people use it at home. Ireland also invented the submarine. One of the most traditional Irish dishes is Irish stew, bacon and cabbage with potatoes and sausages.

Have you ever been to Ireland?
Did you learn anything new with this blog post?

Gardening in a Jar

For term 1 our hubs PBL question was "How can our actions contribute to building community",
So everyone in my hub made jolly jars for the school fair. I made herb in a jar. the teachers
assigned groups for us to work in in my group I had Saffy, Maz and Lincoln.

Here is a link to my instructions 

I learnt that  instructions need to show you what materials you need to use, and step by step
instructions on how to make that product. You have to be very specific otherwise people will
do it wrong.  

Reflection on PBL:

For our Jolly Jar’s my group made herb in a jar. Its a jar with sand, rocks, soil and seeds to grow
herbs. There's also instructions to show you how to make the herbs grow. We made little paper
holders for the seeds and instructions. We also made our own logos. 

 I contributed to my group by getting the soil to make the jars, helping paint the jar lids,  packing
the jars and even making the signs. 

Our Jolly Jar was creative because we painted the lids and crafted the signs with paper and
glue. We also made our own logo with logo maker. 

What I learned about working with others was they might not always do things your way but
when you take in their ideas it can somethings work out for the best. 

We built community through our actions by making a cute and useful gift to give to friends and
family. It's helping the community because you don't need a garden to grow your favourite
herbs, you can just grow it with your herb in a jar.

If you could make a garden in a jar what would you put in it?