Diwali Celebrations

To celebrate Diwali we wore traditional clothing, created henna designs and made Diwali lanterns.

Podcast #16

Atmosphere Introduction

Ecosystem Food Chains

After learning about the Biosphere we produced food chains found in different ecosystems.

Biosphere Introduction

The Volcano

WALT - Describe a setting using interesting language features

The Volcano by Kalani

Earth whimpered as the beastly dragon furiously awoke from years of concealing himself. “Crrr,crrr” roared the giant. Streams of burning red hot lava shot up in seconds, making blankets of heavy smoke clouds take over the night sky. Fiery thick coats of lava and ashes rapidly rushed down to the mountainside, making a path looking flow. As well as making destruction to the forest, his fiery rage caused chaos and frightened many.

Sudden lightning strikes struck, and patches of lava got scattered across the land. More loads of lava got tipped and slid down the mountainside, as if it was a recycling truck tipping rubbish into the back. Burnt tree leaves were broken and spread into a million tiny pieces on the ground. Rocks shot out at an amazing speed as they unexpectedly chased one another, and face planted far off into a distance. Finally the beast calmed down and hid again, and patiently waited for his next unwary volunteer.

The Volcano by Joshua L

The fiery beast awoke from its hibernation and shook the earth, as it tried to clear its head. Sizzling hot fire and lava burst through his back. The snow covering the beast vaporised. Thick streams of lava ran down his hard rocky back and burnt everything. Smoke billowed out like a blanket and darkened the sky.

Lightning crackled and thunder roared. The beast growled deeply, sending shock waves all over the land. Burning boulders rained down from the sky, illuminating the air. The once tranquil land, now destroyed by this terrifying beast.

The Volcano by Logan

The dragon awoke from his years of silent slumber and he starts to shake the earth.  Until the volcano had been dormant for many years. The volcano starts to erupt and then starts to devour everything in its way. Fire and lava all over the the mountain and villages and burning into flames. Then starts to burn all the house into ash and destroying everything in its path. The lava is also melting all the stone at the tip the mountain.Then lightning started to come and mack even more nose. Every ten seconds the lightning went off and went “bang, bang, boom !!!” like a huge firework display.

Hydrosphere Glossary

The Hydrosphere

Pet Rocks

After being introduced to the Geosphere we created our very own pet rocks featuring igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.

Geosphere or Lithosphere

Living on a Lava Flow

After reading "Living on a Lava Flow" Charlotte explained what happens when 'pahoehoe' lava cools down after a volcanic eruption.

Planet Tours

In Inquiry we became Cosmic Travel Agents to describe planets in our Solar System. Welcome to Planet Tours!

Aliens discovered in our Solar System

The Justice League read "Eye Spy" by David Hill. Using information in the text they created their own Aliens and described the adaptations they would have had to make in order to survive in our Solar System.

Telescope to the Universe

Japanese Wind Socks

In art we created "Koinobori" Japanese carp windsocks. In Japanese culture, the carp symbolises courage and strength because of its ability to swim up a waterfall.

Astronomical System

Landing on Mars

WALT – Describe a Setting

Many narratives/films begin by introducing the audience to the setting. The setting is when and where the action takes place. Some narratives begin by taking us straight into the action at a point when something interesting is about to happen. Use the video to help you set the scene of landing on Mars.

Without the Sun...

After reading 'The Sun' by Ron Bacon the X-Men discussed the essential role the sun plays in sustaining life on Earth.

Narrative Genres

This term in writing we are focussing on narratives. We discussed different narrative genres and their features.