A+ Characteristics

I am A+ Accepting when people are hurt because I help them.

Jess, 7 years old.

A+ Characteristics

I am a+ adaptable when I use a skill I know but change it to solve a different problem.

Liam, 8 years old.

A+ Characteristics

I am A+ Accepting when I ask someone to play our game.

Daniella, 8 years old.

A+ Characteristics

I am A+ self managing when I move away from distractions.

Phelix

Year 4

We were wondering about the Northern Lights!

During our evaluations on Friday were were also wondering about the Northern Lights.  Josh came to school and wanted to find out about them.  Here are a few links for you to investigate for yourselves...

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Aurora Australis ("Southern Lights"), just like the Aurora Borealis ("Northern Lights"), is caused by charged particles from the sun becoming trapped and accelerated in the Earth's magnetic field, which creates the ethereal glow of the auroras.

Photo taken on 1 June 2008 at the South Pole.

Credit: photograph by: Keith Vanderlinde, National Science Foundation / U.S. Antarctic Program [source].

Images
National Geographic - Solar Storms - new images
Northern or Southern Lights?
What causes them?

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A+ Characteristics

I am A+ adaptable because I change my good ideas to make them even better.

A+ Characteristics

I am A+ adaptable when I work with different teachers and children.

Sophie, 7 years old.

A+ Characteristics

I am A+ self managing when I let other people into games and help someone get to class if they don't know where to go.

A + Characteristics

I am A+ Self Managing when I get my work done because I ignore distractions .

George, 8 years old.

A+ Characteristics

I am A+ Self Managing when I fall off my motorbike because I get back up and go.

Reeve, 7 years old.

A+ Characteristics

I am A+ Accepting when my teacher tells me to do something and I do it.

We were wondering about Cave Art!

In our evaluations on Friday lots of us were wondering about the Pre-historic caves at Lascaux  in France. 

How did they paint in the cave?
How did they get food in the caves?
How could you travel around without getting lost?
How do you paint like that?

Here are a few links to help you investigate for yourselves...

The discovery of the caves and trying to re-create them...


Pre-historic art images
The oldest pre-historic art unearthed (BBC newspaper article)