Question of the Week

If you could change one rule in your family, what would you change and why?

• That treat night is everyday because I would like to be able to have chocolate everyday! Mrs Olynsma
• The time I go to bed because I want to go to bed at 9pm and so does my brother. Tristan
• That I can eat lollies more often because I only get lollies once a week. Hannah
• That my friends can come over more often because sometimes it gets boring at my house. Eddie
• That we need some more exercise because we don't live in town anymore so we don't exercise as much. Eleanor
• Instead of me walking Mum has to piggy back me because I get tired. Cameron
• That I get to spend more quality time with my family because Mum and Dad work too long! Ben
• That I don't have to do my 3 laps around the Marton School fitness track because I get really tired. Cooper
• I can let Patricia Pickle-toes inside the house because she needs more space to run around. Jade
• That I can jump on the bed and couch more because it's really fun! Finn
• To have friend over more often because it is fun to play with them. Maggie
• To eat in my bedroom because when my Mum is watching something on TV that I'm not allowed, I get hungry! Alannah
• I can stay up until 9.30pm because I have to go to bed at 7.30. Emily
• To make my bedtime later because I have to go to bed at 7.30 and I want to go at 8pm. Stevie
• That I don't have to share a room with my sister because she stays up really late. Poppy
• That we have to have dinner early because we have to get a lot of things done before dinner. Harper
• That we get to ride our horses more often because that's all I ever want to do. Ella
• That we can go to bed when we want to because I always have to go to bed at 7.30 and my brother gets to go at 8 or 9pm. Caleb
• I want to change that I can bring my lambs and pig inside to sleep with because they are warm. Blake
• That I don't have to share my room with my little sister because she makes too much mess and I have to clean it up. Ashton
• That I don't have to do my jobs because when I do the dishwasher my legs get sore when I walk. Brody
• I want to change my bedtime because I want it to be 9.30pm. Juan
• That I get to take my pony to the beach in the holidays because I don't know if she is scared of water or not. Paige
• To change my bedtime so that I can spend more time with  my sister. Bella
• That I can't have lollies for 3 weeks because I don't want my teeth to get rotten. Max
• To have friends over more often because I get lonely. Oliver
• To be able to shut the door when my brother is home because I want to play with my lego my myself. Lachie

 

How do people help animals and animals help people?

On Tuesday I brought my Dad and my hunting dog, Missy, in for a visit and a talk. My dad talked about what she does in hunting to help people find deer. By Juan

 

 

Missy is a Hungarian Vizsla. By Hannah

Juan's dad taught us that when Missy found a deer she pointed her tail straight up in the air and lifted one paw up to show him where it was. By Caleb

I was asking Juan's dad a question ... Why are hunting dogs so aggressive? We learned that aggressive means that the animal or person is very mean. Missy is not aggressive but pig hunting dogs need to be. By Cooper and Eddie

We also learned that Missy loves to cuddle! By Ella

Jim said that you had to be about 20m away from the deer before you shoot in the bush. By Eleanor

This is me holding the deer antlers that Dad shot. Every year the deer's antlers fall off. Different types of deer have different amounts of points on their antlers. By Juan and Hannah

Show and Tell

 On Thursday I brought in my new baby brother to visit and some people got to hold him. His name is Cooper and he is the best brother in the whole wide world! Cooper was holding Cooper!!!
 By Blake

Celebrating Maths Week

Mapping the way to Hansel and Gretel's House.

We were challenged to think about the question "How do we know where we are?"

We brainstormed lots of ideas and watched a video of the story of Hansel and Gretel. We had to think about the best way to show someone how to find them. Here is what we came up with!

We felt excited to do this experiment. It was really fun and it was a bit challenging to work together to write the instructions. Our instructions ... errrr. WRONG! We needed to get the squares in the right place. By Finn and Eddie

We drew a map and wrote instructions. Then we gave it to another person in the classroom to follow our instructions and find the way around the map. Our instructions were not right! To make it right we needed to put less squares in some instructions. By Poppy and Stevie

Brody and Tristan tested out our instructions and map and it was super WRONG! We needed to put the squares in the right place and be careful when writing the instructions. It made us feel scared because we wondered if it was going to be right or wrong. We were nervous but we enjoyed it! By Ben and Cameron

Question of the Week

Are you a good friend? Why do you think so?

Emily - Yes, because I let other people make up games sometimes.

Eddie - Yes, because when we play soccer I pass the ball around a lot.

Cooper - Yes, because I am kind. 

Brody - Yes, because I am kind to others.

Tristan - Yes, because I help people when they are hurt.

Finn - Yes, because I share and help a lot.

Alannah - Yes, because I let other people be the owner when we are playing animal games.

Maggie - Yes, because I try not to say mean words out of my mouth.

Hannah - Yes, because I care for others when they are hurt.

Cameron - Yes, because I agree with other people's games that they make up.

Ashton - Yes, because every time I hurt people I say sorry.

Ben - Yes, because I am kind, thoughtful and I have a lot of sense of humour.

Juan - Yes, because if someone doesn't agree with my games I let them choose it.

Stevie - Yes, because when someone is hurt I go and see if they are ok.

Caleb - Yes, because I include others in games.

Oliver - Yes, because I'm kind.

Paige - Yes, because I just go with the flow.

Poppy - Yes, because I care for others when they are hurt.

Sophie - Yes, because I show people how to do stuff that I can do, if they can't yet.

Harper - Yes, because I am nice when it comes to games.

Max- Yes, because I share stuff in games.

Lachie - Yes, because I don't cheat in games anymore! 

Blake - Yes, because when somebody gets hurt I will take them to the sick bay.

Eleanor - Yes, because when I see someone alone with no one to play with I will play with them.

Ella - Yes, because I am very kind and nice to people and like to give them hugs!

Jade - Yes, because I am kind and thoughtful and use humour wisely.

Mrs Olynsma - Yes, because I like to do things for other people and share chocolate with them. 

 

Question of the Week

Is it better to be a kid or a grown up? Why?

It is better to be a kid because ...

• you can do fun stuff and your body works better - Hannah
• you get more attention and your parents love you - Ashton
• you are more flexible - Emily
• you don't have to pay any bills - Brody
• your parents spoil you rotten - Ella
• so you don't have to go on face book for work - Sophie 
• you have no stress - Cooper
• we get to do much more fun things than adults - Bella
• you get to play on the I Pads more - Maggie
• your life is longer - Oliver 
• you get to learn - Max 
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  It is better to be an grown up because ...

  • you get to drive to the shop and buy chocolate any time you want! - Mrs Olynsma
  • you get buy whatever you want - Alannah
  • you have more knowledge than a kid - Stevie
  • you get to buy more treats - Harper
  • you can get a job - Poppy
  • you can stay up all night - Blake
  • you can watch movies whenever you want - Paige
  • you can go places when you want - Juan
   

I see, I Think, I Feel, I Wonder?

We were looking at pictures of animals doing stuff for our big question ... How do people help animals and animals help people? By Paige

 

We were thinking about how we felt about the picture of a girl kissing a horse. We felt loving. By Ashton

We were looking at a picture that had a bird in it and there were people in the picture that were going to get coal. The bird was with them and if they were by gas the bird would stop singing and they would get out quick. By Emily

We had go around all of the pictures and answer how we felt, what we saw, what we wondered and what we thought. By Hannah

We were trying to write something about each picture. Each group got a different colour and all added to the same sheet. By Maggie

This activity was fun and helped my thinking. We had to think REALLY hard! By Juan

In this picture there was a dog and a suitcase. We thought it was a dog getting into someone's suitcase but we found out it was a drug detecting dog. By Oliver

I was filling in the sheet and I could see a dog trying to help a person open up the washing machine. By Blake

I was filling in the 'I feel' part of a picture of a dog. I felt confused because the dog was wearing boots and goggles.             By Cooper

I felt sad because the horse in the picture was all skinny and bony. By Alannah

      

I felt sad because it was going to die. By Sophie