Yesterday we had a class brainstorm (Y chart) to get the ideas flowing. Students came up with ways to describe an Olympian before their big race. Following this, students spent 25 minutes writing. During this time, students were given small amounts of feedback to guide their writing. It was wonderful to read the descriptive pieces and I look forward to sharing some with you.

Our first class movie - please leave a comment to tell us what you think!

Week 6

Winners are grinners! Congratulations Amity! @BanksiaBeachSS pic.twitter.com/kiscXtxUF3

— Jessica Thorburn 4A (@JessicaThorburn) August 9, 2016

Year 4 Ball Games

Year 4 ball games! @BanksiaBeachSS pic.twitter.com/MiAf4QkYOp

— Jessica Thorburn 4A (@JessicaThorburn) August 9, 2016

Rowan Of Rin

I can't wait until we start reading Rowan of Rin again. I think it is probably my favourite book we have read this year. By the way Mrs Thorburn and Mrs Bluhdorn have really good expression. I am going to work my butt off to be as good as them. This is the best unit so far in English. I  can't wait until we get to the part where he goes on a quest. The book is about a village called Rin and the water is not flowing. Rowan has to go on a quest up the mountain. That's all I know at the moment.      

Last week we had to make a tower using a certain amount of paper, sticky-tape, paddle-pop sticks, paper and cardboard. There were 2 teams. The class had to split in half. We had 7 minutes. At  the end we had to see if it could hold a dictionary for 30 seconds...our team lost because the other other team had spread their base out further than our team so their's stayed up. Ours crumbled to the ground. #nevermind #bestdayever!

                                                                My Science Subject

My favourite subject is Science. In Science we are learning properties of materials. We got to feel different types of materials and we wrote down their properties and what they get used for. We also got to put our hands in the material. I liked a lot of things but the material I liked the best was putting my hands in the soft slimy gooey egg.