The Penguins New Clothes

Read the following article from Dogo News on Why Little Penguins At Australia's Phillip Island Sport Stylish Sweaters then answer the questions following the story in a google doc.  Share your answers with the members of your oil group.

http://www.dogonews.com/2014/10/24/why-little-penguins-at-australias-phillip-island-sport-stylish-sweaters

Diabetes Awareness Week 11-17 November

Go Blue for Diabetes Awareness Week - Mufti Day this Friday remember to bring along your gold coin donation.

Thinking about dancing!!

Read the following article at Dogonews and watch the you tube clip.  Think about the choreography used in the song and what we are doing in our production.
 http://www.dogonews.com/2014/10/27/video-of-the-week-ok-gos-latest-music-video-will-have-you-twirling-umbrellas

Touch Rugby Tournament

Congratulations to all those participants in the Top of the South Touch Tournament held on Friday.  It was a great day.  A special thank you to all those involved in organising the tournament, providing the food, working in the tuck shop, coaching, the Garin refs, Salisbury School and all the helpers.

St John's Visit

On Thursday Kathryn from St Johns showed us how to administer first aid including CPR for adults, treating breaks and bleeding. We really enjoyed her visit and learnt a lot.

Writing Explanations

This week we will be revisiting writing explanations.  Watch the following powerpoint to refresh your memory about the language features and structure of an explanation.

http://www.slideshare.net/kevcummins/writing-an-explanation?next_slideshow=1

Watch the following video clip  and write an explanation that answers this question 

“Have you ever wondered how NBA players can produce such great vertical leaps? Or why they can sometimes jump so high?”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8Wiq-POmFA

Remember to check your explanation against the checklist in your writing book.  

Welcome back to Term 4