Students have finished up their Reading Group novels this term and have written a review.
The review features the following:
Hope you enjoy reading them:
For Science this term we have been looking at different ecosystems and how animals have adapted to survive in different environments. We observed mould growing on bread to see which environmental conditions were most favourable to allow the mould to grow and flourish.
Students also researched an animal which was known to survive in an EXTREME ENVIRONMENT.
They had to research and present a Prezi on their animal making sure that they paid special attention to the feature of the animal which allows it to live in its environment. That had to include the following information:
Students also had top give a hypothesis on how the animal would need to specifically change to adapt to its environment if something happened to disturb their natural ecosystem (e.g environment changed, part of the food web was removed, etc.)
Their reports were fantastic. Here is a quick slideshow of them about to present:
Students take part in Drama activities during our Reading Group rotations each day.
Each week this term they have met together to read their scripts, practise their voice projection and expression, create props and organise their performance to engage the audience.
They presented their plays this week and they were fantastic!
Each play had a moral (or life lesson) to take away. The students learned things like:
Well done, 6L!
For poetry this week students have been experimenting with the use of metaphor.
Which one is your favourite?
I am an owl,
Hooting all night,
I am an owl wise in the light,
I am an owl I soar higher than planes,
I am an owl I drive people insane,
I am an owl
By Liam Mor
I am a brick wall
I am mightier than a shield
I deflect bad comments
and I am amazing on every angle
By Daniel
I am a monkey
Swinging from tree to tree
Nobody can catch me
Because I am a monkey
I will eat bananas all day
Because they are my only prey
I am a monkey
By Liam Mac
I am a tree because
I am quiet
I sway in the wind
I am tall and still
But I leak when I am sad
I fall when I am hurt
So nobody can change me
Because I am who I am
By Shanae
I am a ball
Hard to be broken
I am a ball because no one can flatten me
I am a ball, I bounce back from bad situations
I am a ball, I will not hurt anyone that angers me
By Declan
I am a cloud,
Softer than a rabbit,
I cannot be hurt by what people say,
Because I am a cloud,
Rain falls from me,
I am moist,
I love the sun when it shines.
By Adella
I am a car because I’m faster
Than anyone else.
I could take anyone on and beat them by a mile.
I’m so fast that if I hit someone they will die in an instant
By Jamie
I am a basketball
Nobody can defeat me
Because I am a basketball
I can go through a hoop and score you points
I am a basketball, I am the best
By Molly
I am a tree
I have to breathe to survive
I am an awesome thing
I stand my ground.
By Ned
I am a cape ground squirrel
I am as tough as a rock
I live with the pack
I am not scared of snakes
I am courageous
By Tom
I am a lion because I stand my ground
I am a lion because I never back down
I am a lion because I’m not afraid
I am a lion because I’m a stray
I am a lion because I stand up for my friends
I am a lion!
By Levi