Fun times to be had in...France!

Bonjour!

We are writing from France. Today we boarded our plane and got to try some croissant on the way. We all loved it and even had seconds.

What we know about France already...

• The flag in blue, white and red.
• The capital city of France is Paris.
• France is in Europe.
• Their currency is Euro.
• It has the highest mountain in Europe, called Mount Blanc.
• In most parts of France they have cool winters and mild summers.
• More than 300 different types of cheeses are made in France.
• France is famous for the Eifel Tower, the Louvre and the Tour de France.

We have also looked at some songs in French, Alouette and Frere Jacques. We tried singing a number song too, but we think the Japanese version might have been easier.  

In maths today we played some fun games to help us with our money, time and fraction concepts. We have been busy learning about all of these things over the past few weeks so it was great to use what we have learnt in a game.

We have library this afternoon so we will have to update you some other time on what exciting things we do.

From Amazing Year 3A and Miss A

Look at us, we can tell the time!

Shopping Bingo!

Caitlin trying to make a whole pizza using different fractions.

Matilda playing Near Doubles Bingo!

Nicolas is keen to win.

Monique, Maddie and Sommer practising their time telling!

Magical Music & Melbourne Cup Madness!

This morning we went to watch and listen to Jonas from Africa with his instruments. He played lots and lots of different beats on so many different types of African instruments. He also sang along and told us some stories from Africa. Jordan and Arron from our class were especially lucky because they got to go up and play some instruments with Jonas. Our favourite instrument was the  Djimbe (it's an African Drum). He loves playing music because it makes him feel happy and want to dance.


Today is Melbourne Cup Day. It is when there is a big horse racing event held in Melbourne. At school we got to make a hat to wear to our 'Mission Madness' hat parade. We all donated a gold coin to raise money for the missions. It feels good to help other people, especially the Indigenous community in Northern Territory. The whole school looked amazing with all their different hat creations. It was fun parading around for everyone to see and even more exciting watching the horses race. 


We hope you enjoy looking at our photos and like our hats. Feel free to leave us a comment.


From Amazing Year 3A and Miss A 

Jordan and Arron playing African instruments.

We love Melbourne Cup madness!

Mexico Madness

Olah (that means hello in Spanish).


Week 3 is here already and today we set flight to... MEXICO!
We were surprised and excited when we arrived at school and Miss A gave us our boarding pass. On our boarding pass we discovered the Capital City of Mexico is Mexico City.
The Mexican flag has green on the left, white in the middle and red on  the right. In the middle it has the National Coat of Arms. It is an eagle holding a snake in it's beak and perching on a cactus that has risen from a rock above a lake. Here is a picture of the Mexican flag.

We met and read all about Carlos who is from Mexico.
Did you know there are lots of villages that do not have running water or electricity? These villages also have poor education for children. Carlos has moved to a different village where he now has TV and running water.


Mexico has high mountains, deserts and rain forests. The weather can be tropical or dry depending on where abouts you are in Mexico.


Lots of the food in Mexico is made from corn. Today we got to try all different types of corn chips. They were delicious, although some were very spicy!


We also practised speaking in Spanish. That is the language they speak in Mexico. We are very lucky because Nicolas can speak Spanish. He was born in Colombia. He has taught us how to count to 10. We are very clever.


This morning we made monster pinatas. We had to follow a set of instructions that told us step by step what to do. It is very important that you read instructions carefully if you want to do it right.


OTHER INTERESTING FACTS WE HAVE LEARNT ABOUT MEXICO.....


People from Mexico enjoy watching bull-fighting. - William
People from Mexico like watching soccer and rodeo - Jordan
People in Mexico speak Spanish. - Oscar
People in Mexico wear wide-brimmed hats called Sombreros. - George
Mexicans play baseball - Jack
Their bread is flat, round and made of corn. They call it tortilla. - Dakota
Mexicans eat spicy food. - Bailey
Salsa is a dance they do in Mexico as well as a dip! - Sommer
At parties and celebrations they have pinatas, which are filled with goodies. - Maddie


We look forward to sharing with you much more that we learn this week.

Colouring in our Mexican flags.

Anika with the piniata instructions.

Jordan busy working on his piniata.

William showing off his cutting skills.

Zoe colouring the Mexican flag.

George colouring in his Mexican flag.

Kendal and Jack busy making there piniatas.



Amy enjoying eating corn chips.

Jackson with his Mexican flag and boarding pass ready to go to Mexico.

Nicolas hard at work.

Chau (that means goodbye in Spanish).  

Terrific Technology

In Technology this term we have been looking at designing and creating different things to go with our Society and Environment topic, Antarctica. We designed and made dioramas that looked like Antarctica. We had to bring in materials to make it and they looked awesome!




Sommer

 

We also had to design an ideal outfit for a person visiting Antarctica. Did you know it is freezing cold there? The clothes need to be very warm and thick to keep the cold air out. We used bright colours to make them stand out and make people want to buy them.

In small groups we have started a campaign on saving Antarctic animals. We have to think of ways to get peoples attention and inform them of what we have learnt. Some of us have made brochures, posters, flyers, songs and news reports. We have had lots of fun working together on our campaigns.

Emerson

Jack

Did you know there are 6 types of birds in Antarctica? They are called the Albatross, Blue Eyed Cormorants, Southern Giant Petrel Arctic Terns, Snow Petrels and Skuas.

It was FUN learning about Antarctica and designing and creating lots of interesting things. We wonder what we will be learning about next term!!

Taj