Tuesday, September 15, 2015

News from Troy - Riley and Ashlyn



Initially Ash and Riley had a little trouble with the characters in this story and someone called Thus appeared:


 

  They now know 'thus' means:    as a result or consequence of this; therefore.

Greek Myths and Legends

This term the class have been learning about the myths and legends of Ancient Greece - lots of interesting Gods and Goddesses who were capable of helping or hindering, strange mythical creatures and heroes who always seemed to have tasks to complete; Theseus, Perseus, Jason, Bellerophon and Hercules...
A Reading Group had to retell one of the stories in the text 'Heroes of Ancient Greece'; some chose to do so using Google slides, others created news reports. These were then presented to the class:





Theseus and the Minotaur

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Science - observing skills

In Science we are learning to observe closely - to notice details, such as body parts, jointed legs, antennae...