Maths detectives

Third class have become maths detectives solving lots of word problems and puzzles. Why not click on the link and try some more problem solving puzzles.

Problem solving puzzles

Safe cross code dance

Andy Warhol Pop Art

Last week we were painting pop art.

We were painting Marilyn Monroe the famous actress.

Our art was inspired by Andy Warhol; he was a famous pop art artist.

By Leyzanelle Marie Pedregosa

Alternative Words Challenge

For the month of November we are compiling lists of alternative words for words that we think are used too often. Everyday we have a 5 minute group challenge to come up with as different ways of saying the over used words. This week we were working on alternatives for the following words; big, said, look, good.  We came up with over 20 different ways to say each word. Here is a sneak peek of some of our alternative words. I wonder could you think of anymore.

Alternative words for good By  Teresa Maughan

Okay

great

awesome

brilliant

perfect

fine

fantastic

best

beautiful

Alternative Words for big By Ella Curran

Huge

Gigantic

Enormous

Massive

Biggest

Giant

Large

Bigger

Big

ALTERNATIVE WORDS FOR SAID BY: Ese Okpaje

1. Shouted

2. Squeaked

3. Squealed

4. Mumbled

5. Screamed

6. Muttered

7. Asked

8. Answered

9. Whispered

10. Explained

Alternative words for look By Elizabeta Geiba

Stared

Glared

Seen

Saw

Glanced

Peeked

Welcome Back

Welcome back everyone! I hope you had a great midterm and are rested and ready for the rest of term!

Spooks in the kitchen

How to carve a pumpkin

On Monday we carved a pumpkin. We then wrote a procedure explaining how we did it. You can follow our procedure if you would like to carve your own pumpkin.

How to carve a pumpkin

Equipment needed:

A spoon

2 knives (one big and one small)

A marker

A pumpkin

A bowl

A small candle

Matches or a lighter

Safety tips

·      Ask an adult to help you when using the knife

·      Ask an adult to light the candle and put it in the pumpkin for you

Steps

1.  Draw a circle on the top of the pumpkin

2.  Using the big knife cut along the outline of the circle and take the top of the pumpkin off

3.  Take out all the inside of the pumpkin using the spoon and put them in a bowl (these can be later used to make pumpkin soup)

4.  Draw a face on the pumpkin with a marker

5.  Use the small knife to cut out the face

6.  Get the small candle and light it. Then put it in the pumpkin