Thursday, 20 August 2015

What area does a square metre cover?

How many school bags does it take to cover a square metre?
Answer: 9


















 How many rectangular shaped pillows does it take to cover a square metre?
Answer: 5 3/4 


How many markers does it take to cover a square metre?
Answer: 25
How many dictionaries does it take to cover a square metre?
Answer: 28


How readers does it take to cover a square meter?
Answer: 36

How atlases does it take to cover a square meter?
Answer: 14 1/2 
How tote trays does it take to cover a square meter?
Answer: 6
 

How tissue boxes does it take to cover a square meter?
Answer: 36


Wednesday, 5 August 2015

Congratulations on your Honour Award Charlize

Charlize was a very deserving recipient of an Honour Award for her integrity. Well done Charlize! We loving having you in our class.

Wednesday, 29 July 2015

Fun times in Sport

Today was the first in a series of lessons developing cricket skills. We had a blast with Coach Ryan of Sydney Thunder, a branch of Cricket NSW. 




Friday, 26 June 2015

Our Autobiographies

We spent some time yesterday and today listening to one another's autobiographies. We loved learning more about each other's life experiences. Thank you to everyone who shared their story with us. We are looking forward to having them included in our class library. 

Monday, 22 June 2015

Making 3C a Better Place

We are conducting a little social experiment with the goal of making life happier for one another in 3C. We have 3 steps to work through in order to achieve our goal:



















The evidence is in our paper chain. Each link is the record of an act of kindness. Every act of kindness makes a difference!


Tuesday, 16 June 2015

"Walk a mile in her shoes"

This term in English we have focused on stories from other contexts. Our aim is to understand life outside our world through stories. Last week the children wrote a speech outlining what they have learnt from the books we have read and the stories we have heard. Today they rehearsed their speeches in preparation for tomorrow, when they start presenting them. There has been some great learning happening in this class. Try asking your child what it means to "walk a mile in her shoes..."