By Myself

By Myself

When I am by myself
And I close my eyes
I am a bird; gliding over the city lights
I am one thousand words; painted on a canvas
I am in my own world where I whirl and twirl
I am a cloud of fluffy pink candy floss
I am a graceful mermaid in the sparkling water
I am a skyscraper; lights beaming
I am a flower in bloom; full of life
I am whatever I want to be
And anything I care to be
And when I open my eyes
What I care to be
Is me

By Jess Newton

BOOK WEEK 4th- 8th MAY

Book Week is fast approaching. Mrs Usher will have shelves of books available in the library for you to browse through and purchase if you would like. Thursday 7th May we will come to school dressed as a book character. Start thinking about your favourite book and character now. You will need to have your favourite novel or picture book at school during this week. Check out the Reading Homework page on this blog for other activities you can complete during Book Week.

Writing Your Speech

This powerpoint is a useful resource for speech writing and presenting.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/speech/index.htm

Persuade Me!
Practice your persuasive language techniques.

• Visit this website to get some resources to help you with you persuasive writing http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/writing/index.asp?topic=Persuasive

• Complete these sentences (with thanks to Elementary School @ Web English Teacher)

1. I am writing to.....
2. I have heard a rumour that...
3. We can do without this.
4. How unfair!
5. Obviously....
6. I believe that....
7. This will cause...
8. A friend of mine says...
9. Do you really think that....
10. Is it really worth....
11. Local people feel that...
12. Surely...
13. Of course...
14. Another thing.....
15. Just think that...

These are really useful sentences to include in you persuasive speech.

Persuasive Argument Powerpoint

We are learning to write persuasive speeches for our speech competition. This powerpoint has some good advice to get you started.

www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/30950_art.ppt

Finding Out About ANZAC Day

http://www.anzacday.org.au/education/childhood/explanation.htm

Visit this site for some more information.

Explore these puzzles to learn more about ANZAC Day (Australian focus)

http://www.anzacday.org.au/interactives/childhood/puzzles/main.html

ANZAC Biscuits

http://www.thinglink.com/scene/380210590544560129

Click on this link to learn more about ANZAC biscuits.

At the going down of the sun,

And in the morning,

We will remember them.

An ANZAC tribute by Peter Jackson

ANZAC Rap A history lesson

Do some research; this website, from NZ History Online, gives an excellent run down of what ANZAC day is all about and its significance to Australian and New Zealanders