LRC Blog http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org The LRC is the place to be Sun, 13 May 2012 06:51:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Maurice Sendak…RIP http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org/2012/05/13/maurice-sendak-rip/ http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org/2012/05/13/maurice-sendak-rip/#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 06:49:23 +0000 smotlrcblog http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org/?p=4509 Maurice Sendak’s book Where the Wild Things Are has been one of the favourite childhood stories read by so many children around the world.  It is sad to lose such a wonderful author.  We can keep his story alive by reading it often and sharing it with others…

What is your favourite part of  Where the Wild Things Are?

]]> http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org/2012/05/13/maurice-sendak-rip/feed/ 6 Welcome to Prep M’s class blog http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org/2012/05/08/welcome-to-prep-ms-class-blog/ http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org/2012/05/08/welcome-to-prep-ms-class-blog/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 07:13:25 +0000 smotlrcblog http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org/?p=4501 A BIG welcome to Prep M’s class blog called ‘Love to Learn’.  Now all of our fabulous Preps have their own class blog.  Click on the picture below and listen to Mrs Menta’s voki.  Check out the bookshelf to see what Prep M are reading.  Make sure you watch the videos of Prep M’s dance moves and leave them an encouraging comment.

We are looking forward to sharing your learning throughout the year on your “Love to Learn” blog Prep M.

Happy blogging Prep Magnificent!

]]> http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org/2012/05/08/welcome-to-prep-ms-class-blog/feed/ 0 Welcome to “Music with Miss K” http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org/2012/05/05/welcome-to-the-music-with-miss-k-blog/ http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org/2012/05/05/welcome-to-the-music-with-miss-k-blog/#comments Sat, 05 May 2012 09:09:25 +0000 smotlrcblog http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org/?p=4492 Miss K is our Music teacher and she is new to St Martin’s this year.  Miss K  has been working hard with other teachers who are learning how to blog  and she has created our new Music blog called Music with Miss K .

Miss K says:

“The exciting thing about having a music blog is that our music community can expand past the boundaries of our school grounds. We can also extend our musical learning and appreciation outside class time and share stories, information and ideas that we don’t always have time for in the classroom.”

Click on the picture below to explore “Music with Miss K”…

Happy blogging Miss K!

]]> http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org/2012/05/05/welcome-to-the-music-with-miss-k-blog/feed/ 4 Welcome to 4EH’s Class Blog http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org/2012/04/30/welcome-to-4ehs-class-blog/ http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org/2012/04/30/welcome-to-4ehs-class-blog/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:00:59 +0000 smotlrcblog http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org/?p=4470 It’s raining blogs at St Martin’s!  

Today 4EH launched their Super Dooper Adventures Blog.  It is wonderful to see how much input they have had into their blog name, layout and what pages they want to include in their blog.  Click on the photo below and take a peek at the ICT and Art pages where they already have some fabulous work to share.  We are going to enjoy following the Super Dooper Adventures this year in 4EH….

 

]]> http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org/2012/04/30/welcome-to-4ehs-class-blog/feed/ 2 Press Here by Herve Tullet http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org/2012/04/30/press-here-by-herve-tullet/ http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org/2012/04/30/press-here-by-herve-tullet/#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2012 21:57:26 +0000 smotlrcblog http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org/?p=4466 Press the yellow dot on the front of the book and get set for lots of fun!  Press the dots, shake the pages, tilt the book, clap your hands and who knows what will happen next…

 What did you like best about this very creative book?

 

]]> http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org/2012/04/30/press-here-by-herve-tullet/feed/ 5 Welcome to 4VL’s class blog http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org/2012/04/27/welcome-to-4vls-class-blog/ http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org/2012/04/27/welcome-to-4vls-class-blog/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:10:27 +0000 smotlrcblog http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org/?p=4458 It is exciting to welcome 4VL to our blogging classrooms at St Martin’s!  We are going to enjoy visiting your blog and seeing all the fabulous learning you do in 4VL with Mrs Van.  Happy blogging!

Click on the image below to visit 4VL’s blog (or go to the sidebar).  You might like to leave them an encouraging comment…

]]> http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org/2012/04/27/welcome-to-4vls-class-blog/feed/ 0 ANZAC Day…Lest We Forget http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org/2012/04/21/anzac-day-lest-we-forget/ http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org/2012/04/21/anzac-day-lest-we-forget/#comments Sat, 21 Apr 2012 02:02:25 +0000 smotlrcblog http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org/?p=4439 A few years ago I taught an ANZAC Day unit with the Grade 6 classes and I  shared with them one of my favourite poems called Ninety Years Ago by Rupert McCall who is one of our modern Australian poets.  Rupert McCall wrote this poem to commemorate the 90 year anniversary of the Landing at Gallipoli.  He shared his poem on ANZAC Day on the beach at Anzac Cove at Gallipoli just as the sun was rising over the water. To this day it is still one of the most moving ANZAC Day moments I have ever watched.  You can read Rupert’s poem Ninety Years Ago below…

One of the Grade 6 students, Christopher B was so inspired by the poem that he wrote his own version of Ninety Years Ago and you can listen to it here Ninety Years Ago – adapted by ChrisB

 

Gallipoli 098photo © 2008 Robin | more info (via: Wylio)

 

This is a book trailer for the book  Simpson and his Donkey written by Mark Greenwood 

What does ANZAC Day mean to you?

 

]]> http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org/2012/04/21/anzac-day-lest-we-forget/feed/ 0 Welcome to Prep D and Prep CV’s class blogs http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org/2012/04/19/welcome-to-prep-d-and-prep-cvs-class-blogs/ http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org/2012/04/19/welcome-to-prep-d-and-prep-cvs-class-blogs/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:06:37 +0000 smotlrcblog http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org/?p=4419 It’s VERY exciting to welcome Prep D and Prep CV to our blogging classes at St Martins!  They have both started their class blogs this term. The Prep students will be able to share lots of great things they do at school with their family and friends on their class blogs.  I’m sure they will also make lots of blogging buddies with classes both here at St Martin’s and at other schools…

Prep D and Prep CV would love you to visit and leave them a comment! 

Click the Prep D blog header to visit their class blog

Click on the Prep CV header to visit their class blog

Happy blogging!

]]> http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org/2012/04/19/welcome-to-prep-d-and-prep-cvs-class-blogs/feed/ 2 Jeff Kinney (Diary of a Wimpy Kid) is visiting Australia!! http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org/2012/04/18/jeff-kinney-diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-is-visiting-australia/ http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org/2012/04/18/jeff-kinney-diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-is-visiting-australia/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:46:02 +0000 smotlrcblog http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org/?p=4410

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Jeff Kinney the author of the incredibly popular Diary of a Wimpy Kid series will be making his first ever visit to Australia in May!

I’m guessing Jeff is going to be mobbed by kids everywhere he goes! I hope Jeff has been doing lots of exercises to build up the muscles in his writing arm for all of the books he is going to be signing…

Book your ticket to see Jeff Kinney at the Melbourne Town Hall HERE

]]> http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org/2012/04/18/jeff-kinney-diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-is-visiting-australia/feed/ 4 Hugless Douglas and the Big Sleep http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org/2012/04/18/hugless-douglas-and-the-big-sleep/ http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org/2012/04/18/hugless-douglas-and-the-big-sleep/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:14:06 +0000 smotlrcblog http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org/?p=4401 What a wonderful surprise when I looked in the box of new  books  delivered this week…a brand new adventure for one of our favourite book characters…. Hugless Douglas and the Big Sleep.

Hugless Douglas has been invited to a sleepover by his friend Rabbit.  Hugless Douglas manages to get a bit lost on the way and has to climb a tree which unfortunately snaps and Hugless Douglas almost squishes Little Sheep!  To make up for this he invites Little Sheep to the sleepover (and perhaps a few more sheep than he realises!)

It’s very funny to see how Rabbit tries to fit Hugless  Douglas and his extra friends into his rather small burrow!  Things get VERY squashy and there’s no room left for poor rabbit to read everyone a bedtime story.   You are going to love reading how the problem is solved….

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