An interview with my grandparents

This week we had some homework! Our teacher asked us to interview one of our grandparents and to take notes of the interview and put those notes into a powerpoint or to record the interview. Sebastian and his mum were happy for us to share with you, his interview that they filmed, in the link below:
http://gallery.me.com/louisafelsbourg#100037

Have you asked your grandparents any of these questions?
Were any of their experiences the same? Different?

Speed Stacking

In Positive Education this week, we were fortunate to have Tye Hallam the champion Speed Stacker visit and teach us how to do Speed Stacking.
How fast do you think you would be?
Are there any other skills that speed stacking could help you develop?

Reflecting on our Olden Days Games Carousel

Yesterday the 3 Juniors classes ran a carousel of Olden Days Games. 9 rotations/games were organised, amongst our 3 classrooms and with parent support the small groups of students spent nearly 10mins (each game) exploring and learning about those games.
Today Junior M reflected on their learning which is visible in this slideshow:

What we know so far about the olden days

Junior M has learnt these interesting facts from watching "Horrible Histories", listening to videos, going to the museum, talking to grandparents, researching history on the internet and reading books

Melbourne Cup History

The Melbourne Cup has been going for 151 years and people all over the world watch it. Even if people don't put the bets in they're still hoping in their mind that the horse they choose will win - Madeline
Black Caviar is one of the fastest horses ever. He has won 13 short races - Travis
Girls and women used to wear long dresses and have umbrellas, even on a sunny day, to the Melbourne Cup. Now they try to wear clothes of famous designers - Natalie, Dylan and Patrick
It has always been on a tuesday at 3 o'clock race 7 - Amelia