Sept Hols Sharing 3

The following post is from Xayna. She did all the writing activities! Good attempt!

1. If cats have a country all to themselves, what would be the word to their national anthem?

I guess the words for their national anthem would be:   Salmon fish, angel fish, we cats eat any fish. We chase mice, run round and round.

As one nation, we march together and definitely, we stand for each other.

2. Do you know the details surrounding the invention of the ice cream sundae? Neither do we. But don't let that stop you: write a one-page play about this very important moment in history.

I guess that the ice-cream is called ice-cream sundae maybe because it was a person who had eaten ice cream on a special Sunday.

3. Come up with 10 new users with popcorn (other than eating it)

1^st: use as earplugs

2^nd: use for art and craft

3^rd: use for decorating iPhone covers

4^th: use for perfume

5^th: put in water bottle with water to make water sweet

6^th: play with it/throw at people

7^th: wipe your face with it

8^th: break a tooth

9^th: dirty the walls

10^th: sell it

4. Give three absolutely ridiculous, laughably false explanations for the sky being blue.

1^st: a helicopter flew pass the sky and the man in the helicopter splashed blue paint out of the helicopter

2^nd: there is blue air in the sky so the sky is blue

3^rd: people always draw a picture and coloured the sky blue

6. The items in your refrigerator have gone on strike and posted a list of demands (right next to the ketchup). What are their demands?

The eggs are on strike. They said

‘‘I do not want to be used for baking cakes!!

I want to be placed on a proper egg tray!!''

Sept Hols Sharing 2

10 uses of popcorn

1. To use as flowers
2. To curl up your hair
3. To make toys
4. To grind for painting walls
5. To fake a dirty tooth on April fools' day
6. To make a back scratcher
7. To make granola crakers
8. To make a wig
9. To massage your feet
10. To use as coins for role play

(Written by Meg)

1. Popcorn can be used for ear plugs
2. Unpopped popcorns can be used for beanbags
3. decoration for ceremonial headdresses, necklaces, and ornaments
4. cleaning up ocean oil spills
5. use as a stuffing to pack fragile things
6. Make a popcorn perfume
7. Stuffings for teddy bear
8. Cushion for the shoe
9. Stuffings for your skirt to become fluffier and softer
10. Plant a popcorn tree

(Written by Katrina)

3 absolutely ridiculous, laughably false explanations for the sky being blue

1: George Washington and all the other presidents came up with an idea to paint the sky blue.
2: It was the creator of the world's favorite colour.
3: Ra, the sun god of Egypt, did not want the sky to be orange anymore, so he decided to change the colour to blue.

(Written by Meg)

Sept Hols Sharing 1

Writing Activity by Amy:

Ten uses of popcorn
1.Use popcorn to decorate hair
2.Use popcorn as a cushion
3.When the floor is wet, use popcorn to clean the mess
4.Use popcorn as a guard in fights
5.Use it to replace teeth
6.Use popcorn as coaster
7.Use popcorn to create music
8.On a hot day, freeze a packet of popcorn and put on the forehead
9.Use popcorn in art and craft
10.Use packet of popcorn to hit people in fights



Reading Activity by Adrianne:

My book: The book thief

Title: Writing to a fictional friend

 I would want Liesel Meminger as my friend. I would want her as my friend because she is very interesting , she likes to read books and she likes to run. We would read and write together and we would talk about her life in world war 2 and about Hitler.

September Holidays Book Review Options

You may choose to do one of the following for the book that you have read during the holidays:

Postcard

Write to a friend, the author, or to a character about this book. Write as if you were the character or author and write to yourself.

 Dear author

After reading a book the student(s) write the author via the publisher (who always forwards them).

Gender-bender

Rewrite a scene and change the gender of the characters to show how they might act differently (e.g., Lord of Flies).

Draw!

Translate chapters into storyboards and cartoons; draw the most important scene in the chapter and explain its importance and action.

Fictional friends

Who of all the characters would you want for a friend? Why? What would you do or talk about together?

Dear diary

Keep a diary as if you were a character in the story. Write down events that happen during the story and reflect on how they affected the character and why.

 That was then, this is now

After reading the text, create a Before/After list to compare the ways in which characters or towns have changed over the course of the story. Follow up with discussion of reasons.

September Holiday Assignment Details

English:

1)    Writing activity from class website

2)    Read a book and do a simple review (You can choose what you want to do!)

3)    CB9 (all)

(Bookmarks will be given for effort shown for writing, and book review! Collect up to 4!)

Math:

1)    Watch video on class website about Symmetry

2)    Take photos/ look online for things with symmetry OR Create a piece of art/ cutting to show symmetry.

3)    AB pg 15 – 23

4)    Math Alive Reflection sheet & Math alive (for those who have not completed)

Science:

1)    MCOnline videos and assessments

Others
1) VIA form! (Monday to stay back for VIA)
2) VIA data collection 

September Holidays Math Assignment

Dear All,

For Math, you have to do the following:

1) Watch the 2 videos below about Symmetry:

2) Take photos or look online for things with symmetry. OR Create a piece of art or cutting to show symmetry. (Watch the second video for inspiration.)
3) AB pg 15 to 23.


Have fun exploring symmetry!

September Holidays Writing Task

Dear all,

Happy Holidays! (in 3 days time)

As we take a break to prepare for next term's final exams, let's remember to keep our minds active and have some simple fun.

Choose one of the following to write about and share with your classmates. I will put up a platform for us to share our writings. If you prefer to write instead of type, you can take a photo of what you have written to share also!

1. If cats had a country all to themselves, what would be the words to their national anthem?
2. Do you know the details surrounding the invention of the ice cream sundae? Neither do we. But don't let that stop you: write a one-page play about this very important moment in history.
3. Come up with ten new uses for popcorn (other than eating it).
4. Give three absolutely ridiculous, laughably false explanations for the sky being blue.
5. Some people still believe that the earth is flat! Whether or not you agree with this theory, come up with as much evidence as you can to support it.
6. The items in your refrigerator have gone on strike and posted a list of demands (right next to the ketchup). What are their demands?

The above items might sound silly, but it's ok! Let your creativity flow! I will be writing one too! 

Have fun! :)