International Book Day

This Friday is International Book Day, so why don't you watch these videos which show how books can transport you to another world? And here is a review of Harry Potter books by two brothers: Finally, here is a rap by MC Grammar:

Madagascar by Caolan

Well, we may not be able to travel right now, but we can still imagine being on holiday in a far away place. Here is a presentation Caolan prepared about a country called Madagascar. There is also a film called Madagascar which I recommend.

Penicillin

As you know, in English you had to do the assignment about the book which told us about Penicillin, where a mistake led to a discovery.  Here are some of the best presented tasks before I correct them.

 

       
       

Book Summaries

Here are some examples of the best book summaries I've had this month. If you haven't handed yours in to me yet, then hurry up!

Look at this great book summary about Deadliest Animals. Well done Daniela!!!

Book Report Ideas

Do you want to make your book report or project work more interesting and creative?
Take a look at the ideas on this page! I'm sure you'll find some that you'll love!

Christmas Holiday Reading

You're going to have lots of free time over the Christmas holidays so why don't you find some good books to read?

Click on the picture to go to a page where you can read and play some games with stories:

And here's one where you can listen to stories and even create your own stories:



And finally Storybird, where you can also create your own stories. Have fun!

Book Summaries

Look at these book summaries! Maybe they can convince you to read these books. Remember the new books have to be read by Monday 17th April, after Easter. Soooooo start reading!

English Reading Book Summaries

Wow! look at these reading summaries the 4th years did! Now we have some new books to choose from in the class library, so no excuses! Find something interesting, read it, and tell me about it. The new books will be due back on 15th March, so don't leave it until the last minute! Happy reading!

This week we have been practising a poem to recite/read to other classes. Some of the students visited their brothers or sisters in other classes and recited /read the poem with the poster to show all the things the old woman ate. Here is the poem which is called "There was an old woman"

There was an old woman who swallowed a fly,

I don't know why she swallowed a fly,

Perhaps she'll die.

There was an old woman who swallowed a spider,

That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,

She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,

I don't know why she swallowed the fly,

Perhaps she'll die.

There was an old woman who swallowed a bird,

How absurd! to swallow a bird,

She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,

That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,

She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,

I don't know why she swallowed the fly,

Perhaps she'll die.

There was an old woman who swallowed a cat,

Imagine that! to swallow a cat,

She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,

She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,

That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,

She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,

I don't know why she swallowed the fly,

Perhaps she'll die.

There was an old woman who swallowed a dog,

What a hog! to swallow a dog,

She swallowed the dog to catch the cat,

She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,

She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,

That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,

She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,

I don't know why she swallowed the fly,

Perhaps she'll die.

There was an old woman who swallowed a goat,

Just opened her throat! to swallow a goat,

She swallowed the goat to catch the dog,

She swallowed the dog to catch the cat,

She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,

She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,

That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,

She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,

I don't know why she swallowed the fly,

Perhaps she'll die.

















There was an old woman who swallowed a cow,

I don't know how she swallowed a cow!

She swallowed the cow to catch the goat,

She swallowed the goat to catch the dog,

She swallowed the dog to catch the cat,

She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,

She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,

That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,

She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,

I don't know why she swallowed the fly,

Perhaps she'll die.
There was an old woman who swallowed a horse, 
She's dead, of course!

Book summaries

Look at all these book summaries the 6th years have done this month! This is a selection of the best decorated ones. 

I LOVE READING!

"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counsellors, and the most patient of teachers." - Charles William Eliot.

Here are some more quotes about reading:

Daisy Chains - An anti-bullying tale narrated by Kate Winslet

My Family

Look at these essays the 6th years wrote about their families. Aren't they fantastic?

My Family on PhotoPeach

Book Reports

Our Favourite Books

Look at these book summaries the 6th years have done! Remember to recommend any good books so we can read them!