ON THE HUNT FOR RECTANGULAR PRISMS

This week we have started learning about

3

Today we explored the
RECTANGULAR PRISM.
It has:

* 6 flat faces
* 12 straight edges
* 8 corners


We then went looking for 'RECTANGULAR PRISMS' in our classroom.
We found...
Mrs M's STICKER BOXES,

the CUPBOARD,

a GAME BOX,

our TIDY TRAYS,

the COMPUTER TOWERS and a CAMERA,

the BOOK BOX ( if you cut off the legs!),

the DATA PROJECTOR,

the LAPTOP,

the LAPTOP CARRYBAG,

the MAGNETIC LETTER BOX

and the FIRE HOSE CABINET are ALL shaped like

RECTANGULAR PRISMS.

SEARCH for RECTANGULAR PRISMS at home. You will find them EVERYWHERE once you start looking.

LEAVE A COMMENT to tell us what objects you found that are shaped like

RECTANGULAR PRISMS or better still... take pictures and EMAIL them to

1mgems@gmail.com so we can post them straight onto the blog.

WINDOW GAZING

LOOK OUT THE WINDOW
WHAT DO YOU SEE?

LOTS OF 'W' WORDS
FOR YOU TO READ!

CAN YOU THINK OF ANY MORE 'W' WORDS?

LEAVE YOUR SUGGESTIONS IN A COMMENT,

THEN WE CAN ADD THEM TO THE SLIDESHOW!

A VOLCANO FOR NEWS???

YES!
Johanna did bring in a VOLCANO for 'TALK TIME'... a VOLCANO
she had made! Her interest in VOLCANOES came from seeing them in
GOOGLE EARTH.
Johanna explained how she made the model of the VOLCANO.
The red alfoil strips represent the lava.

Johanna also showed how some people, who live near a VOLCANO, have to run to safety when the VOLCANO erupts.

If you want to learn more about VOLCANOES, click on Johanna's.

FREE DRESS DAY

Today we had a 'FREE DRESS DAY' to help raise money for a WATER TANK.

We got a BIG surprise when we got to school because many of the TEACHERS were not in plain clothes... they were in UNIFORMS!

Most of them had on the 'dress' or 'sports uniform' our girls wear. Some wore the uniform of a local boy's school.Mrs M wore the uniform her daughters used to wear at high school. She went to the same school too!


It was fun seeing the teachers in uniforms and Mrs M was a 'GOOD STUDENT' all day.

But having 'FREE DRESS' was to make us think about how we need to 'SAVE WATER'.


Here are some of our 'WATER SAVING' tips -


Have a 4 minute shower.


Place a bucket in the shower to collect water as you wash.

Use the shower water to water your plants.

Don't leave the tap running while you are cleaning your teeth or washing your hands.

Don't play with the bubblers -

bring a water

bottle instead.

WHAT

ARE

YOU

DOING TO HELP SAVE WATER?

LET US KNOW IN A COMMENT OR TAKE A PICTURE

OF YOUR WATER SAVING WAYS AND EMAIL IT TO

1mgems@gmail.com

JACOB'S 'GOOGLE EARTH' FIND

Hi everyone in 1 M! I found these places on Google Earth. Southbank is one my favourite parks and I really like the big buildings in the city.

Have you checked out

'GOOGLE

EARTH' lately?

What are some of your favourite places in our city?

Email in your pictures to 1mgems@gmail.com and we'll share them on our blog!

JARVIS' GROUNDBREAKING TALK TIME

Jarvis broke new ground today with his TALK TIME on
EARTHQUAKES.

Like always, he was VERY well prepared and had LOTS to tell.

First he showed us his INTRODUCTION that he had created on the computer. He told us how he used different colours and put his title in a TEXT BOX.
Next Jarvis showed us his book about EARTHQUAKES.
We heard about what an earthquake is

and saw pictures that showed how earthquakes happen and the damage they cause.

(Click on the picture of the EARTHQUAKE book to learn more about EARTHQUAKES)

Then Jarvis took us to the computer so we could look at a website that shows where EARTHQUAKES are happening around the world.

Jarvis explained how to READ the map.
The YELLOW circles showed where EARTHQUAKES had occurred in the last 2 weeks, the ORANGE circles showed EARTHQUAKES that happened yesterday and the RED circles showed EARTHQUAKES that had happened TODAY!

IF YOU CLICK ON THE ABOVE PICTURE YOU TOO CAN SEE WHERE EARTHQUAKES ARE HAPPENING IN OUR WORLD.