Transum, By Melissa

This morning for Math we tried out a new website called Transum. It had games about all the different subjects/topics you have in Math. First I tried a game called Addle. It was about Addition. You had to add up the given numbers to get the answer that was already filled in. It wasnt that hard. Hopefully they put more sums in and make it more challenging by putting answers from 500 to 5000. The next game I played was called Car puzzle. I dont really know what it had to do with math but I found it challenging when I got up to level 5.

Heres a link to the Transum website: http://www.transum.org/Go/

Geometry, By Melissa

Last week we were learning/trying to cement the knowledge about geometry into our brains. Our first task was drawing a rectangle and then drawing random straight lines in it. We ended up with all sorts of different shapes. We then chose 2 different colours along with a black colouring pencil. I chose blue and purple. After colouring in all the shapes we had to cut it out and then glue it into our math book. After that we had to cut out some shapes and form a rectangle. Next we got a worksheet of a flat shape. We had to figure out what it made and then cut it out. The first shape I made was a cube. The shape after that was a cone. After cutting out the shapes the rest of the class had to explain the different shapes there are and how many sides, edges, faces and corners they have. Unfortunately I had to leave, but i'm pretty sure I have cemented some of the shapes of geometry.

Expectations for Sports Camp! , By Melissa

Sports Camp 2015

Last year at Sports Camp was fun. There was a lot of encouragement and support. I think that this year I will be in most of the sports.  

I'm expecting this year to be a lot of fun, but not as much fun as it was last year because most of my friends won't be coming this year.

I'm expecting us to come 1st and to win more trophies than last year because we’re versing different schools then last year.

I’m hoping that we will be able to go on the water slide.

I'm expecting that we will be in all the sports for the finals, there will be more photos taken , and that there won't be any stealing.  

Sports camp to me is like a holiday and anyone that isn't coming they're missing out on a lot of fun.

Core values:

Sportsmanship
Teamwork

Respect

Encouragement

Discipline

Tropical Island, Melissa

Tropical Island

As I burn my feet walking along the hot sand, under the bright sun I could see the waves clashing against a big rock. I could see tall coconut trees swishing through the wind as it drops coconuts onto the sand. As I walk over to get a coconut to hydrate me, I could hear birds chirping in the trees trying to feed their babies some fish. I crack the coconut open and drink the sweet milk inside it under an umbrella I found earlier.

I start staring at the clear water after it finishes a game of tackles with the rocks. The water was calmly moving towards me and I got a small glimpse of the sparkles in the water. I slowly began to fall asleep as the sun made me feel tired. I layed down and began to look at the blue sky thinking that the clouds were candy floss. Then I fell asleep.

Two hours later I woke up just when the sun was going down, stars began to shine and the moon began to show. Just before the time hit 8:00 pm, from a mile away into the ocean I could see a pack of dolphins doing tricks and flips.

After watching amazing entertainment I grabbed a piece of string tied to a hook, and started to fish. I hung the fishing line on a rock and went back to my small hut and created a small fire. While waiting for my fishing line to get a bite I went to look for a stick for my fish to be stabbed through. When I quickly came back I was just in time to get my fishing line and saw a fish bite it. I quickly pulled my string up and cooked the fish that I caught.

The next morning the sun rose and I heated up the leftover fish for breakfast. Then I decided to go for a long bush walk around the Island. I packed a bottle of cold water and a coconut for when I was hungry. Walking through the bushes of this island I left trace marks on the sand for me so I could find my way back to my hut. I saw amazing creatures and found a hammock. As I look down at my watch it was time for me to find my way back to my hut. On my way back the breeze flowing towards me made me feel a bit chilly. So I decided to jog all the way back to my hut.

As I arrived to my hut I saw some birds trying to pick the leftover fish near the fire. I just left the birds and hung my hammock up between two palm trees. I hopped onto the hammock and tried relaxing. A little while later I spotted a small rescue boat. I signaled them and they came towards me asking if I was alright when they were close. I told them I was fine. I then knew straight away I had to leave this tropical island of mine and I had to go home. I slowly packed my stuff onto the boat wondering if I would ever get a chance to come back here. But I had to leave to get back home to my family.

Sitting on the boat leaving this Island I was sad. I had a great time and didn't want to leave so soon. But maybe I guess it was just an amazing experience.

Chemical reactions

This term we have a new topic for writing. We are learning about Chemical reactions. Even though we have just started I already know a lot about chemical reactions. I think this topic is really exciting. This week I learnt that there are chemicals in everything. Putting two things or more together can create a chemical reaction. Such as putting mentos into a diet coke bottle (with coke inside it) can cause the liquid inside the coke to burst out of the bottle and create a little explosion. If you're interested to see what I am talking about, Here is a link to the YouTube video of the soda and mentos explosion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS2vG1o7Op4