Charlotte's Web and Topic

We have been reading Charlotte's Web which is a favourite book in the class - a number of children got the book out of the library and read it at home. It is a funny story (with some sadness at the end) and there are a lot of interesting characters. If you haven't read it, maybe you would like to give it a try?


TOPIC
Our new topic is called 'The World Came To My Place Today'. We read a story with the same title and we have been looking at where different products are made around the world. We have made a GIANT world map which we all painted and have labelled the continents. Next we will find out where different countries are. We have also hunted for different objects from around our houses and the classroom to see where they were made. Some things really surprised us. Have a look around your house to see where different products were made.

Ultimate Frisbee

This week Mr Hoffman has been running an ultimate frisbee compeition at lunchtime. We have two teams in the comp, the Room 6 Springbok and the Room 6 Cheetahs. The Room 6 Springbok have made it into the finals! Well done to all that have been playing. Only 1 more week left of school. Please make sure your library books have been returned by Wednesday.

Swimming

This is our second week of swimming and we are having a great time. We are getting a little tired, but it is has been well worth it. The water hasn't been too cold and the instructors have been doing a great job.

Cycle Safety

Today Ross Greer (the policeman) came in to talk to us about cycle safety. He explained why it is important that we wear a helmet and times when it is safe to cycle on the road or footpath. Then he explained the road rules and created a course for us to navigate in the car park. We had a great time and there were only a few minor accidents.

Us

Here is a class picture taken of us.

Quiz

As part of their homework the children were able to come up with dinosaur question and answers to be put on the blog. They have come up with a number of fantastic questions. Here they are:

Matthew Kerruish

Q. Which dinosaurs had the biggest horns?

A. Triceratops

Q. What are the smallest dinosaurs?

A. Compsognathus

Q. Why did the T-rex have sharp teeth?

A. To eat meat

Q. How big was a T-Rex?

A. 12 to 13m long

Q. How heavy was a T-Rex?

A. 6 to 7 tonnes

Q. What were the biggest dinosaurs?

A. The sauropods

Erin Dickie

Q. What is a Palaeontologist?

A. It is a person who studies life in the geological past

Q. What dinosaurs lived in New Zealand?

A. The rhoetosaurus, minmi and mutta burrasaurus

Ben Horlock

Q. How many spikes does a stegosaurus have?

A. 14

Q. How many horns does a triceratops have?

A. 3

Q. Who was the most fearsome dinosaur?

A. T-Rex

Q. What did the supersaurus eat?

A. Leaves

Q. Is a T-Rex a carnivore or a herbivore?

A. A carnivore

Q. Is a pterodactyl a dinosaur?

A. No - because dinosaurs have to have lived on land

Q. How big was the heart of a brachiosaurus?

A. About the size of a small car

Thomas Geary

Q. How big is the brain of a stegosaurus?

A. About the size of a walnut

Q. What carnivore was bigger than the t-rex?

A. A gigantosaurus

Q. What dinosaur had the biggest tail?

A. Diplodocus - 13 meters long

Q. What do you call a plant eating dinosaur?

A. A herbivore

Q. How old was the oldest dinosaur?

A. About 230 millions years old

Q. Was the mammoth a dinosaur?

A. No

Q. What is the real name of an egg stealer?

A. An oviraptor

Q. Who named the T-rex?

A. Henry Fairfield Osborn in 1905

Tyler Summers

Q. What was the dinosaur with the most teeth?

A. Hadrosaurus (duck billed) up to 960 teeth

Q. What was the mesozoic era?

A. The mesozoic era was the time from 248 mya to 65 mya

Gina Haddow

Q. Why are some dinosaurs striped?

A. Some dinosaurs have stripes because it showed that they lived in herds

Q. What does tyrannosaurus rex mean?

A. King tyrant lizard

Q. Did dinosaurs have warm or cold blood?

A. Mammals have warm blood, but reptiles have cold blood and dinosaurs are reptiles so they have cold blood

Our Fossils

Here is a great slide show of our fossils that we made out of clay. This week we have been focusing using research skills to find out information about dinosaurs. We have started making dinosaur research posters. They are going well so far.

Dinosaur Research

Today Mrs Horgan came in to see our wonderful dinosaur research work. We worked with a buddy to read information on how fossils are made and what a palaeontologist does. We highlighted the key words and then answered questions. It was important to remember to put the information into our own words. Mrs Horgan was very impressed and gave us lots of principal awards! Come in and read our topic books.

Dinosaur slideshow - here is a little slideshow of dinosaurs, fossils and palaeontologists