Christmas 2014

Merry Christmas everyone!!! This year we spent it in England. I got loads of cool stuff from Santa. I got some sticker nails,a knitting kit, loom band books,cake decorating book, an iPad and a book for girls.

We had a photo with Santa and he gave me a present. That was a book.

On Christmas day I woke up at 4:00 am in the morning to open presents and play with them.

Then we had breakfast which was smoked salmon eggs Benedict. Its a very special meal.

We had lunch just after 1 o'clock, when we were wearing our silly hats because it's a tradition of ours to wear funny hats on christmas.

Michael was on facetime and he wore a funny hat too. ( can you see him on  Morgans new ipad?)

Christmas in Australia is different to it here, mainly because 

-it's cold 

-different foods ( like no mangos here)

-not many lights on houses like in Australia

-they don't give the reindeer water

- they give Santa a mince pie

Pantomime - Mother Goose Panto at Salisbury.

Pantomimes are usually performed close to Christmas or New Year.

The characters in a pantomime are a Pantomime Dame who is a man dressed as a woman, two fairies; one who is good and one who is bad, a boy and a girl who are in love.

In pantomimes girls are sometimes dressed as boys and boys as girls.

In pantos there is audience participation. It's very fun because you need to yell things out like boo or yay.

Today we saw a Panto called Mother Goose.

There were two fairies, one was good and one was bad. Every year the good one has to help someone in need. She decided to help Mother Goose, so she gave her a goose that laid golden eggs.

But the demoness tempted Mother Goose into turning her  beautiful and made her trade in the goose.

Mother Goose lost her friends and family but she learned that friendship was the key to happiness not beauty.

My favorite part was when they went to save the goose in the Southern Pole.

I would rate it 10/10.

Thank you to Sally who bought me this ticket to see this Panto. It was very kind

Maths lesson 9 - areas

To work out an area of a square you have to do side squared - thats how long the side is and times it by itself.

 For a rectangle you have to times the width by the hight so its w X h.


Here are some of my practices

Square - side = 2  Area = 4
side = 5  Area =5x5=25
side = 10  Area =10x10=100


Rectangle
width = 2  hight = 4  Area =2x4=8
width = 1  hight = 5  Area =1x5=5
width = 3  hight = 10  Area =3x10=30

				Square Area = a2 a = length of side
	Rectangle Area = w × h w = width h = height			Parallelogram Area = b × h b = base h = vertical height

The Battle of Bannockburn.

The battle of Bannockburn was in 1314 and was fought in Sterling in Scotland. The fight was fought by Robert the Bruce of Scotland and Edward the 2nd of England.The argument started by Edward the 1st because he wanted to be king of Scotland. He died and his son kept up the argument of the English wanting to rule Scotland.

The battle lasted for 2 days.There were 20,00 English soldiers against 10,000 Scottish.

Robert the Bruce smacked his axe into an English lords head on his horse on his 1st encounter and broke his axe.

Scotland won. This battle is important in Scottish History because it was the first big battle that Scotland had won against England and it lead to their freedom as an independent nation.

We went to the Battle of Bannockburn museum. It had 3 D displays and a battle game where you got to be in charge of the armies.

I got to be the queen of Scotland.

Our team won

Maths lesson 6 - Decimals on a number line

A decimal is a point that separates whole numbers from tenths.

You see decimals in our money.  Cents are smaller than dollars. cents are shown as a decimal.

I did some decimal work here .

Maths lesson 5 - fractions on a number line

Today We are doing fractions on a number line. It's easier to compare fractions on a number line. 1/4 is the same as 2/8 and 6/12 is the same as 1/2.

My day in the Roman army - Fishbourne Roman Palace

Today we went to see a roman army museum where we learned what it was like to be in the roman army as a soldier.

We tried all the food that they ate back then and got a gruesome wound that was a sword wound.

We also got a tattoo like the centurions would have had when they joined the army.

here is a picture of a sword wound on my arm

After that we went to throw some stones at logs that had toys on them. 

Then we got to throw spears at Celtic warrior.

We then had a drill sergent teach us how to march and fight like a centurion. We had to speak a bit of latin as well.

 At last we got to charge at our parents after a fighting session.

I learnt alot about the Roman Armies at Fishbourne Roman Palace.

Charles Darwin - Downe House

Charles Darwin had a house in kent called Downe House. We went there today.

Charles Darwin was a explorer, naturist and one of the most famous scientists of our time. He was born in 1809.

He sailed around he world for 5 years. Everywhere he went he collected a bug or a thing. He was the one who found out about the theory of evolution and the survival of the fittest. He also came up with Natural Selection.

Natural selection is when the animals can blend into its environment. Like if there was a white bird it would survive in the snow and not the forest. Where is fits in is where it doesn't get eaten and stays alive.

He took 20 years to publish his book because he had to fight with the church's about God and their view on how animals were created. He believes that everything  evolves to suit their environment, including humans. The church didn't like that.

He finally went on to publish his book but lots of people even today don't believe it. He lived a very long life.

France - Geography Report Draft 1

France is 640679km squared.

France has 66.03 million  people.

FUN FACT 

Did you know you can fit France into Australia 14 times.

The flag colours are blue,red and white. The red stands for saint Denis 

and the blue stands for saint Martin.

Some of the famous sights are the Eiffel Tower,the louvre and the Norte dame cathedral.

One of the famous people is Marie Antoinette which was a queen in 1770-1793. She is one of my favourites because she had a little cottage in her backyard that she pretended she was a farmer to escape the royal life for a little bit of time,and she had a beautiful palace with all the marvellous castle things.

FEEDBACK:

Lilly, you are rushing this so much, you have forgotten the format and all the questions you are meant to answer.

where are all the pictures you are supposed to include?

Look at our prompt questions and make sure you answer ALL of these before you hand in your drafts..

What is the country best known for?

Where is the country located? ( hint - map)

How big is the country? ( how much land does it take up?)

How many people live there?

What language do they speak ( if its more than one - what are they?)

What is the government there? ( e.g. - is it a democracy, monarchy, dictatorship.  explain what it is)

What is the capital city?

What is the flag ( hint - photo. Explain what it may mean if there is a symbol)

What currency do they use? (what money do they use? photo)

What is there emblem or the animal or the national flower ( choose one)

What food do they eat?

What is a common dish people eat? ( hint - photo)

What festivals or events or parties do the people from there like to do?

What do the houses that normal people live in look like?

What are some important historical dates or events that happened there?

are there any famous people from there?

If you were going to be a tourist to visit this country, what are the things you might go and see?

Any other interesting thing you can add?

Maths lesson 3 - timetables

Times tables is when you multiply a number like 4 into 4 rows and you get 16. The number sentence goes like this: 4x4=16.

It is important to know the times table because it is the building block of maths. 

Maths lesson 2 - number family and sentences

A number family is when you divide up one big number like 2356 into all the columns like units, tens and the thousands.

The number sentence for this is  2356=2000+300+50+6. A number sentence is when there is words and numbers.

You have to work out from what is said what maths function you need to use. Is is divide, plus, minus or times.

Germany Geography Report Draft 2

 Germany is best known for meats.

Germany is located in Central Europe.

The country is 357168 km squared and there is 80.62 million people living there. Germany could fit into Australia 21 times.
                                     

95% of people speak German. They also speak second and third languages. They are English (56%) French (15%) and Russian (5%).

The flag colours were first seen in 1866. The flag colours are black, red and gold.

The money they use is euros.

The animal is a eagle surrounded by black,red and gold.

The government is parliamentary democracy.This means that

Common foods in Germany is apfle strudel ( apple slice cake),  kasespatzele ( like macaroni cheese), kartoffel puffer ( fried pancakes), rote grutze ( red fruit pudding) schnitzels, and mums favourite black forest cake. They also eat lots of sausages, sauerkraut, beer with pretzels. One of the famous dishes is called kattofal knoodle.

There's a really cool festival called Faschnuch which is in February. Its used to scare away the winter and they use lollies and floats and loud music. Germany is famous for its Christmas markets. The most famous festival is Oktoberfest. It is held in Munich in September and October and its where big tents are put up and lots of beer is drunk.

Usually the houses are units with a little backyard and a little shed with a lot of stuff in it. They like their little gardens.

Famous people from Germany is Albert Einstein.  he was the most famous physicist in history. 

One of the most famous physicists in Germany is called Albert Einstien who is one of the most famous physicists in history. 

FEEDBACK 

Great improvement Lilly.You missed a few things. 

Germany is known for more than meat.

The capital city is ?

The government is parliamentary democracy.This means that


Major historical events that happened were
Top 4 or 5 touristy things to see when you go to Germany?

Maths lesson 1 - rainbow facts

A rainbow fact is a pair of numbers whose sum is 10.

A rainbow fact can help you add when you have to add up to tens.

Map of the world- Geography

Today we looked  at the globe and the continents of the world.

On my maps I have drawn a blue line where we have been. We have been up and down Queensland and all the way down to Melbourne and Geelong. We have been to New Zealand, Fiji and Vanuatu a few times.  We have been to Europe twice and spent a lot of time there.

Goldrush in Australia - History lesson

1851 is when the magnificent goldrush began in Australia in Victoria.

The richest goldfields where near Ballarat. People all around the world came to dig for gold, especially the Chinese.

One way miners used to separate gold from dirt and gravel was called panning. 

Today we tried doing it ourselves. We picked up the sand put it in the pan then washed it out and found specks of crystals. There wasn't any gold there.

I think I'm very glad that I'm not doing a job all day everyday. I don't think I'd like it.

Star - my first poem

I have been learning about poems and wrote my own here.  Mum says its really good.

Star

Light bright
in the air
bright my night
send me a wish
looking down
at the world
from high above
like a bird
lofty softly
in the sky


I'm not much good with rhyming but mum said poems don't need to rhyme.

Spanish Lesson 4 shops

Bakery -panadería

Supermarket -supermercado

Bank - banco

Pharmacy - farmacia

Butcher –carnicero 

Hairdresser – pelupuería

Shop – tienda

my favourite was the Panderia with its yummy bread

Spanish lesson 3 greetings

Hello – hola 

Good Morning –buenos días

Good Night – buenas noches 

Goodbye –adiós

This is all I used normally when we did the Camino

Spanish Lesson 2 - Days of the Week

Monday –Lunes

Tuesday – Martes

Wednesday – Miércoles

Thursday – Jueves

Friday – Viernes

Saturday – Sábado

Sunday – Domingo

Lesson 1 Numbers in Spanish

I am putting down all the words I learnt when we were in Spain.

Here are the numbers.

1: uno

2: dos

3: tres

4: cuatro

5: sinso

6: seis 

7: siete

8: ocho 

9: neuve

10: diez

11: once

12: dose