In class we made maps and discussed what features make one.
A map has a key/ legend to make it actually make sense, a grid reference (A1 B1 C1 ect.) to be able to locate landmarks easily and a compass to show direction. Our maps had to include all of these things.
here is my map, 
A good information book consists of: good and colourful illustrations to support the idea, good vocabulary to prove the point and lastly a good layout so the reader can easily follow along with the text.
My favourite book from the choices was Make Believe by M.C Escher witch had amazing illustrations or illusions with a piece of Escher’s life in text.
What was your favourite book?
In class we made videos that show you how to measure the volume of prisms. Please enjoy this volume video!!!!!!
This camp was an authentic experience for people who are curious about the 1850s in Ballarat or schools who want to experience the thrills, scares and education of the children who attended school back then.
On camp we dressed up and went to school on the goldfields. Ours was Red Hill National School. We learned what school was like; it was tough and much different to our school in the present. I learned that the kids in the 1850s played with the cup, ball and string game, spinning buttons. For girls were skipping ropes and grace sticks. For boys there was badminton with bats made of bone.
An emotion that I felt was surprised when I found out how heavy the Welcome Nugget was. Another emotion was laughable when we found out that the pants that we were going to wear were called knickerbockers!
My favourite parts were when we went down the mines in a tram like vehicle on tracks and when we went to Aura, the sound and light show.
Something I would change would be to try lying in a tent, mud hut or cottage bed.
What would be your backstory for a school?
My favourite part of the festival was the treasure hunt because it was hard and fun to do.
Something I learned from Mark Wilson was how to draw a Spotted Quoll and a Kronosaurus. He also told us how his grandpa (or great grandpa,) was the youngest person to use a machine gun.
What would you ask Mark if he came to your school?
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Tuck Everlasting is a gripping novel by Natalie Babbit about a girl called Winnie who stumbles across a spring that grants the gift of immortality guarded by a family called the Tucks who have accidentally drank from it 85 years ago and want to protect the world from the spring.
The characters in this book are quirky, secretive and mostly friendly. The Stranger looks nice calm and friendly but on the inside he is crazy cold blooded and rude. Tuck is gentle, kind and can live forever.
Some of the themes are The wheel, which is a metaphor for the cycle of life.
Rocks which is a metaphor for immortality, are the people who are immortal and have ‘fallen off’ the wheel and about how immortality is a bad thing and if everyone could be immortal “they would run like pigs in slops” said by a character called Tuck, which means that everybody would want to be immortal.
The relationship between Winnie and the Tucks is strong, trustworthy, friendly and understanding whereas the relationship between the Man in the yellow suit and the Fosters is untrustworthy, fragile and unexpected.
Tuck Everlasting is irresistible to read and find out more on with all it’s suspense and exiting twists.
Come buy our fantastic products at the Carey year 5 market! We have tonnes of awesome products for you to buy. And all of our products are handmade!
What would you make if you were a student who was doing the year 5 market?
We have made a lot of books, all the pillows, 19 bracelets and 4 Harry Potter Wands.
Some challenges were: Teaching the group how to make books and making print ads.
Some PLAs we achieved were: Resilience because we accidentally glued the books the wrong way but we kept going anyway.
We got James Macready Bryan, his family, Phillip Healy and hopefully Peter Helliar to come.
I would like to make a shout out Scarlet because she made all the pillows at home and that ticked off one of our products!
In term 1 some of the PLAs I achieved were:
I was resilient in rock climbing when I lost my grip and came off the wall. I kept going and climbed the harder ones.
I was courageous when I had to make a new start in another school when I was happy in my old school. I made an effort to make new friends and be positive about the change.
I was curious about the music program at Carey so joined Los Banditos and learned what it’s like to be part of a bigger band.
My goal for next term is to learn a new sport. (Hopefully volleyball.)