What causes Earth's Seasons

Some of you seemed interested when I posted the information on why we have different seasons. I think you will enjoy this video which clearly shows how the rays of the sun hit the Earth during the year. I hope you like it!

Food Groups

Let's play some games! Today we began building our own Food Pyramids. Let's see if that information helps you win when playing these games.

Watch this Video

I have found this very interesting video which is perfect for your Check up test on Tuesday! Thanks to neoK12 for publishing these educational videos. I am sure it will help you study.

Primary and Secondary Sources

Today we were looking at Primary and Secondary sources historians use. We even played a game. Here is the site we used in class. Why don't you continue the game and see if you can reach the end?

Did you know?

On Sunday besides being Father's Day, it was the first day of winter in the Southern Hemisphere.

It is said that it is the shortest day of the year. This is because the sun rises late and sets early. It is the day we have least day light. Why does this happen?

"Have you ever heard of a solstice? There are two solstices every year, one in June and one in December. On about June 21, the North Pole is tilted farther toward the Sun than it is at any other time of the year and the South Pole is tilted farther away from the Sun. The June solstice is the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. The Northern Hemisphere gets more sunlight on the June solstice than on any other day of the year. On the same day, it’s the beginning of winter and the shortest day of the year in the Southern Hemisphere.

On about December 21, the positions of the North and South poles are reversed. The December solstice marks the beginning of summer in the Southern Hemisphere. That’s why Australians can celebrate Christmas sunbathing on the beach! The same day marks the start of winter in the north."

Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2007. © 1993-2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Did you know this?

More Photos

I have posted the photos we took when you made the presentations on Michelangelo. I have placed them in our Wiki. You can click on the link there is here on the right.

Enjoy them!

What do you think about just before going to sleep?

One of the nights when Jamie and Claudia were in the museum, Claudia tells Jamie to think about Michelangelo and the statue. Jamie finds this hard to do. So Mrs Frankweiler writes:

"But lying in bed just before going to sleep is the worst time for organized thinking; it is the best time for free thinking. Ideas drift like clouds in an undecided breeze, taking first this direction and then that." (Konigsburg, 1967)

What do you think about just before going to sleep? Are your thoughts organized or just free thinking? Answer the poll and write a comment telling me what you think about.

Watch this video. It is fun.

After watching it, tell me what message you think it gives.


Would you ask someone to watch it? Why?


Video

I was asked to put a fun video to watch. This one only lasts 3 minutes and I thought it could also be used as revision. Enjoy it!

Let me know what you think about it!

Video

Are you ready to do some thinking?

How good are you at forming words? Click on the letters to form different words. There are special tiles which give extra points. Try it! It's good!
Game

Memory Game

I am getting really enthusiastic about starting with our topic on Ancient Greece. So . . . . let's play a memory game with pictures of the gods they believed in. I managed to do in 30 guesses. How many can you do?

By the way, do you know the name of the horse in the picture? Who was he?

It's Greek to me!

Have you ever heard this expression? We use it when we want to express that we do not understand something because it is very complex and difficult.

We are about to start our topic on Greece. The Greeks left us a great legacy. We will be studying about the meaning of this. In the meantime, play this game and see how many everyday words have been influenced by the Greek language. Good luck in the Olympics!
Game

Vocabulary

Let's continue practising our vocabulary on food. This is a word search. You have the words you need to look for right beside you. Try it!

Expanding Sentences

You have heard me several times asking you to expand your ideas when writing. I bet you will be amazed by this site. See how a simple sentence as "I made tea" can become a detailed text.

Task:

• Go to the website: http://www.telescopictext.com/. You will see the sentence with shaded words.
• Click on a shaded and see that part of the sentence expand. Read the new sentence and then choose another part to click on.

I thank Nik Peachey for sharing this!

Let me know what you think about this site.

Balloons

Boys, let's see if you like this game where you need to pop ballons. There are a few special ballons with surprises. I think I did quite well when I played.
Good luck!

Dress the Girl

When I was a little girl I used to love dressing up my dolls. I have found this game which is specially for girls. Sorry Boys! I promise to look for something for you.

You need to dress up a girl who wears costumes from different parts of the World.
Game
Enjoy it!

Fruit and Vegetables

As we are completing our project on Food and Nutrition, I would like you to practice your vocabulary to make sure you know the names of fruit and vegetables. I am sure you will all do great!

Building words

I liked this game! It is a good one to build up words with different endings. It is easy!
Have fun!
Miss Ivonne

Crossword Puzzle

Some of you have asked me for Crossword puzzles. I have found this one for the time being but I will continue looking for others.

I have kept it simple as many of you have been telling me that the games I have chosen lately are quite difficult. You can click on the word hint below the crossword puzzle which helps you find the answer.

Hope you can solve it!
Crossword Puzzle

Do you know which are the 100 most frequently used words in English? For example, the, a, this, . . . can you think of the other 97? You have 12 minutes to come up with them. Let's see how many words you can find.

Game