We’ve been on a cam to Sovereign hill this term and have made a diorama of it. Once we made the diorama, we made an exact replica map of the diorama. This is what my one looks like:
Have you made a diorama of any thing? Have you made a map? Send me a photo of either one.
This term, we have been reading some of the shortlisted books for this year and giving them a rating out of 10 for their pictures, their given information and their layout. The books we voted for were: M.C Escher for kids, Sorry day, Bouncing back, Happiness box, Our birds and Waves. All these books are non-fiction, hence why I said ‘rating them on their given information.’
My favourite shortlist book was the M.C Escher for kids, because it gives a lot of information, it has drawings and it is really interesting, because it has everything that I’m looking for in a good information book.
What I think makes a good information book is: that it gives its information in a clear structure, and that it makes it interesting, so with colour, a bit of humour, and a few pictures so that it isn’t all text.
What’s your favourite shortlist book? What did you vote for?
We have been focusing on geometry these few weeks, and I have chosen to show you how to measure volume of a cylinder.
What shapes can you measure?
Year 5 Sovereign Hill camp
On the 22nd of July, the year fives at Carey went to Sovereign Hill for our first camp of the year.
We learnt that some mines go all the way down to about 3 kilometres deep! We also learnt that in the school in the 1850s in Ballarat, Australia. It was harsh, it was brutal, it was……
……actually not that bad. Although she was strict, we got free muffins and and cookies from Ma’am.
Some PLA’S I showed during camp were: resilience when I realised I couldn’t buy that cowboy hat that I really wanted, courage when I went in the mine shafts, and knowledge when I picked up the 12 times tables. 
One of my favourite moments was when the Inspector came and questioned Leo about his dad’s hearing. Leo said he didn’t have good hearing and when the Inspector asked Leo’s ‘dad’ (because his dad is a blacksmith) to shod his horse, he thought the Inspector said shot, and killed his horse! (All make believe didn’t really happen)
I think to enhance the experience at Sovereign Hill, we could have a little bit of extra money to spend on stuff. Other than that it was the greatest camp of all time.
You go to Sovereign Hill. What do you think about it?
My favourite part about the Carey Celebrates Literature Festival is when we got to learn about Mark Wilson because it was really interesting how his grandpa was in the war and he bases all his books about that. Because they were based on such, his books are quite passionate. To add on to that, his drawings are fabulous.
What is your favourite book by Mark Wilson?
The Carey year 5 market’s companies have all created some ads and my stall: kidz R us, would like to show you ours. Take a look below.
In the kidz R us company (my business) has so far created approximately 10 drawings, prepared the hit the target 🎯 game, and made the key rings.
For our group specifically, we are having trouble working together as a team and are just working as individuals. And like someone (me) said, a team is better than five individuals.
Some shout outs I have for the group is to Eleanor and Annelise for drawing all the amazing pics, and to Billy for using his dad’s architecture printer.
If you haven’t already, you try your own business. How hard do you think it is?
My Term one year five reflection
Some highlights of my term so far are: making loads of new friends (as it is also my first term at Carey), receiving my first iPad, being able to see my sister during school time, and getting a better education standard at my new school.
Some new things that I’ve learnt this term are learning how to: measure the are of a triangle, be more empathetic and try to know how some disabled kids feel w/ all of their anxiety, roughly how to juggle and write a persuasive texts.
Some goals that I have are: to work on my indices, to make more accurate predictions while reading, to connect my paragraphs better and improve on being social.
Some of the Carey PLA’s that I think that I’ve used is: connectedness by making new friends quite easily and courage by pushing myself out of my comfort zone and climbing to the top of the climbing wall in APS.
Out of my mind reflection-Cameron Azzopardi
Out of my mind by Sharon Draper is a gripping novel about an 11 year old girl named melody. She has a disability of not being able to walk or talk. She goes to school at Spaulding street primary school. She has trouble trying to fit In and is in a separate class. Although everyone else has a disability, they don’t really understand her. Eventually, Melody’s class gets to go to the ‘normal’ classes.
Melody is an 11 year old girl who is resilient and imaginative. She demonstrates resilience by trying to bounce back from not being able to communicate that well or not as well as the ‘normal’ Kids. She has a big imagination because of an ability that she has. This ability is a photographic memory.
Melody has trouble making friends with the people around her and only really has a strong relationship with her parents. Melody’s parents help Melody along the way of her seemingly impossible journey through grade 5. Even though she had loads of trouble with communication, but eventually found a way. Melody faces a lot of problems throughout her journey of yearSharon Draper uses a lot of amazing techniques in this wonderful book. One of them is: adding small little events that all lead up to one big one. Like when Penny runs up to dad’s car while it’s just parking ending up with Penny getting hit by the car and being injured really badly.
Out of my mind by Sharon Draper is gripping and exciting that Is a pinch emotional. Be prepared to to read and be amazed by Draper’s exceptional story of Melody’s life.
