Tigger tries to escape

The repeated scratching and deep growling reverberated around the room and made me look up.

Tigger, our inquisitive cat had wedged herself in the small gap by the door.  Her chocolate caramel swirl fur looked like melting ice-cream seeping through the gap.  White whiskers trembles and twitched as her paw repeatedly swiped at the door. 

Tigger’s face was contorted as she kept pushing through the gap and her teeth looked like vicious needles ready to bite.

I sat there smiling at the sight and wondered if I should help her get through.

Allana

Storm like a wild monster

On Tuesday night a great battle began and I was in the middle.

Olive trees bent dangerously to the ground like ancient ballet dancers.  The gusting wind grabbed greedily at the window panes, blowing them in and out like a set of lungs.
Lights flickered!
I knew that the monster was awiting to pounce.
Lioghtening flashed accross the sky, lighting up the darkness.  The terrible growl of thunder echoed around for ages making me nervous.

Was I safe?  Would my house stand strong or blow over like so many domino trees with umbrella roots?
What would I see in the morning wehen the sun rose?

By Allana

Parts of a plant

This is what Jess and I have learned about the jobs of parts of a plant.  We hope it is clear and you can understand it.

 

Happy harvest - from my garden.

I visited The Secret Garden this morning and everything has been GROWING!  We will have to harvest the last of the allotments then dig them all over and begin again.  You should have seen the weeds!

Yesterday I took my Christmas present out into the garden and picked lots of produce.  Can you recognise anything in my basket?  I wonder how many different plants we can name in comments below.  Isabella, I know you are watching and will be the first to respond.  Who else is checking out the blog before school?

Bonus points for anyone who can tell me what this type of basket is called!

Welcome to the E-Team.

10, 9, 8 .... the countdown has begun.  Just a few more days till we we are back at school and all the excitement begins.  Here are a few things we have planned just to get you eager and ready to return:

1.  Swimming from DAY ONE!
2.  5 iPads in the class
3.  Putting up tents and baking pancakes in week 1-2
3.  Shared lunch in week 3
4.  Camp near the end of the term

Earn huge Brownie Points by writing a comment about what you hope we might get to do as part of our learning this year. Put your first name at the end of the comment so we know the great idea was yours.

I can't wait till Friday 1st February.   Enjoy the last few days of holiday and remember to write a comment on this blog post.

From your very excited teacher - Allana

Lost and found!

The forgetful teacher put down a laptop by the photocopier and left it under a pile of school books.  At 3pm we all panicked that it was missing and checked in every little place it might be.

STOP PANICKING it has been found and will be ready for heaps of learning challenges on Monday.

10 Books Finished - how is your total going?

I have just finished my tenth book of the holidays (luck they are short!).  
The last books I read two were.......

How are you going with the reading challenge?  Check out the Leap into Books Blog and leave a comment on any of the books you have read too.

Teacher Home Learning

I have been learning how to use 'I Can Animate' with my new little stamp characters. I put the sequence into iMovie and added music. Could we add a narration to tell the story of an extinct animal or our adapted animal? How else could we use this cool tool? You could bring some small soft toys or Lego characters to have a go this next week.


 Don't forget that teachers are learners too!

Check out Newsletter No. 1

Check out our news for the start of the year.  Click on the image for a closer look.   Click on the image again to make it even bigger!

Countdown to meet the new team

The final countdown......

Eight days until we meet the new 2012 E-Team Endeavour!  I hope you are as excited as I am.

We will have 21 Year 4 students, ready to prove that they are amazing Springston A+ Learners.  Watch this space for your personal introduction.

Secret Location 4!

I hope this 'Secret Location' is more of a challenge and takes more than one day to solve or I might be running out of holiday photographs.  These are all our own photos so I did not put the name of the owner or link to a website.  Just to be sure:  Photos by Mark & Allana Taylor

Hints:
Same challenge, same comments - remember to use YES / NO questions, check the editing and leave your name. 

Will you be the winner of Secret Location 4?

Waka Paddle

Our whole school has a big waka in the library.  Every person in the school is designing their own waka paddle so we can work as a team.

This is my waka paddle.  It shows my mountain, river and family.  It also shows that I love blogging, my cats and reading.

Speed Stacking - you're going to love it!

My old school in the UK were crazy about Speed Stacking. I have ordered us a free set of cups to test it out and I know you're going to love it too.

Check out the getting started video clips on the stacking website - just click on the picture below.

Now - give it a go yourself. You will find the cups at the Challenge Board!

Speed Stacking - how to get started!