Friday, 28 March 2008

ACROSTIC POEM

Your challenge this weekend is to write a positive acrostic poem ( ready for our next unit in literacy) about yourself. Here's mine to help you:
Magnificently
Ingenious
Super, duper
Sensibile!!!

Great
Exciting
Responsible
Marvelous
Amazing, amazing, amazingly
Neat

States Results

Well done to Alaa who remembered all the states and spelt them correctly!!!!!

A massive well done also to Rashma who got 33.

Finally a well done to these children who got more than 20 correct:
Wahida: 22
Rowaida: 22
Mahdiyah: 22
Bouchaib: 23
Ava: 27
Mira: 28

Thursday, 27 March 2008

Reminder

There will be a test tomorrow to see how many states you can remember. Good Luck!!!!

Spelling Results

Well done: Rashma, Rea, Mai, Wahida, Tafari, Alaa, Maryam, Hamudi, Kareem, Yasmin, Tahmid, Blerta, Jone Yen, Rowaida, Mira, Shannon, Zana, Ava, Rayan, Hajar, Mahdiyah, Jamil and Bouchaib.

Tuesday, 25 March 2008

BRILLIANT BRILLIANT WEBSITE

Google: Nrich

In maths finder type in the area of maths you want to play a game or have a challenge in e.g. fractions or division. It will then come up with 200 games in that area!!!!

In class we are completing the three weekly challenges:
One of 35
Cows and sheep
A bag of marbles

Alaa has already submitted her answers to these on the website-so what are you waiting for!??!!??

Good Luck-I strongly recommend this site.

Monday, 17 March 2008

CAPITAL CITIES CHALLENGE ANSWERS

Lebanon- Beirut
Iraq-Baghdad
Albania-Tirana
India-New Delhi
USA-Washington D.C.
Brazil-Brasilia
Libya-Tripoli
Russia-Moscow
Poland-Warsaw
Montenegro-Pogorica
Liberia-Monrovia
Madagascar-Antananarivo
Canada-Ottowa
China-Beijing
Sudan-Khartoum
Jamaica-Kingston
South Africa-Cape Town
Japan-Tokyo
Serbia-Belgrade
Somalia-Mogadishu
Bosnia-Sarjevo
Zimbabwe-Harare
Malta-Valetta
Belgium-Brussels
Italy-Rome
Greenland-Godthab
Norway-Oslo
New Zealand-Wellington
Malaysia-Kuala Lumpar
Sweden-Stockholm
Finland-Helsinki
Denmark-Copenhagen
Yemen-Sanaa

Well done to Tafari and Ava who found out all the answers 4 House points each!!!

Everyday this week we will have a test on the different capital cities in the first section, BUT on Thursday we will have a test on all of the capital cities.

If, on Thursday you get all of them correct you will receive 5 House points!!!!!!!

Yousaf's Healthy Lunch Results

Mai:

Sunday Lunch
Main
Pasta with meat,
Salad and sweetcorn.
Pudding
Fruit salad

Well done, you receive 2 housepoints

Friday, 14 March 2008

Yousafs' Challenge

Yousaf has challenged everyone in the class to have a very healthy lunch this weekend. Bring in a menu of what you ate for lunch and Yousaf will judge who is the healthiest and give them 2 housepoints!!

CAPITAL CITIES CHALLENGE!!!!

England-London
Wales-Cardiff
Scotland-Edinburgh
Northern Ireland- Belfast
France-Paris
Germany-Berlin
Spain-Madrid
Australia-Canberra
Bangladesh-Dhaka
Kenya-Nairobi
Kosovo-Prishteina
Pakistan-Islamabad
Israel-Jerusalem
Austria-Vienna
Morocco-Rabat
Greece-Athens
Egypt-Cairo

These are the countries and their corresponding capital cities that the children know already! They are going to be tested on them on Monday.

Your challenge is to find out more countries and their capital cities. The child who finds the most and knows them off by heart will receive 4 housepoints!!!!

The ones 3 Cherry would like to know the answers to are:
India-
Algeria-
USA-
Lebanon-
Iraq-
Albania-
Brazil-
Libya-
Russia-
Poland-
Montenegro-
Liberia-
Madagascar-
Canada-
China-
Sudan-
Jamaica-
South Africa-
Japan-
Serbia-
Somalia-
Bosnia-
Zimbabwe-
Malta-
Belgium-
Italy-
Greenland-
Norway-
New Zealand-
Malayisa-
Sweden-
Finland-
Denmark-
Yemen-

PHEW WHAT A LOT!!!!! GOOD LUCK CHILDREN!!!!

The ideas that the children had of where to look for the answers are:
Atlas
Google Earth
Encyclopedia
Globe
Ask parents/carers and friends
Ask other teachers

SUPER SPELLERS


Well done to this weeks super star spellers:
Wahida, Rea, Bouchaib, Cerine, Yousaf, Maryam, Kareem, Mai, Sayeed, Yasmin, Ava, Blerta, Rashma, Belkacem, Hajar, Rowaida, Mahdiyah, Shannon, Jone Yen, Mira, Zana, Jamil, Alaa and Rayan. 24 Children- Pretty good!!!!!