Dear Emily

We read the big book 'Dear Greenpeace' by Simon James.  In the story Emily believes a whale lives in her pond so she writes letters to Greenpeace.  After reading the story, we found out lots of information about whales and wrote letters to Emily to share our knowledge.

We hope you enjoy reading some of our letters.

Dear Emily

If you want facts about whales I will give you some.

Did you know that a blue whale is equal to the weight of 25 elephants? Did you know that a group of whales is called a pod? Did you know that a baby whale is called a calf? Did you know that a whale can hold its breath for 90 minutes and that blue whales live in cold water?

I hope you find these facts interesting. Sorry about Arthur going back to the sea.

From Luke


Dear Emily

Here are some interesting facts about whales.

• Whales don't sleep as we do, even though rest is important.
• Whales can swim as fast as 30 miles per hour. WOW!
• The blue whale is the biggest mammal in the world.
• Your whale might be able to stay underwater for 90 minutes!
• A group of whales is called a pod.

From Lauren

P.S. Tell your pet, aka Arthur, that I said hi and bye.


Dear Emily

Here are some facts about whales you might want to know.  Blue whales ...

• Have to have a much bigger space than the space in your pond.
• The weight of a blue whale equals 25 elephants.
• They have to come to the surface to breathe.
• Migatory means the whales travel long distances.
• When whales dive they lift their tails up out of the water.
• Baby whales are called calves.

From Aeryn

Playing Together and Sharing

 

The boys worked together by sharing the blocks to build this amazing tower.

 

Welcome to Term 3

Welcome back to Term 3!  We are now officially Room 16.  This is a short term of only 9 weeks, but it will be another busy term with lots of things happening.  Most exciting will be moving into our new classroom, hopefully before the end of term.  As well as lots of learning in reading, writing and maths, we have cross country training, topic and the arts.  We also have our new class blog and ipad, so that will be fun experimenting with them.