Diary of Albert Wells at Passchendaele

Last week everyone did an amazing job with their "Why do we have poppies" homework.  One student Fynn went the extra mile and wrote a diary entry as well.  Read this awesome piece of writing.

August 4th, 1917
Today it started to rain and by the end of the day, the trenches were full of muddy water.  Boy, we had such a hard time trying to keep dry.  Up to our chests when we had to walk around the trenches.  The Germans kept up their artillery fire, it never seems to end and the sound gets right into you.  It's all you can hear, even when you try to sleep, which is near impossible in this hell hole. 
My best mate Danny was wounded today, he was lucky - it was only a shrapnel wound.  Not like some of those poor buggers who get half their heads taken off, or the ones who get done by mustard gas.  The burns are horrific, I try not to think about it, and hope that if death does come to get me it will be bloody quick.
I often think of home and wonder if I will ever see it again.

Face Memory

Test your memory and observation skill by playing this fun activity.Click on the face to play the game. Let me know how you get on.

Gymnasium for your brain.

Exercise your brain by solving the following puzzle. Post your answers as a comment.
Gentlemen And Ties. There are 3 gentlemen in a meeting: Mr. Yellow, Mr. Green and Mr. violet. They are wearing yellow,green and violet ties. Mr. Yellow says: "Did you notice that the color of our ties are different from our names?" The person who is wearing the green tie says, "Yes, you are right!" Do you know who is wearing what color tie?

Look At Our Awesome War Word Mosiac

Richmond War Memorial

Today we as par tof our curretn topic "War" we visited Richmond war memorial.  The students who atended the ANZAC service shared their experiences with the syndicate.

Welcome to Ricky

Room 8 would like to welcome Ricky to our class .  He is visitng us from Thailand for the next 3 weeks.  Ricky is here to learn about New Zealand culture and to improve his English.  We hope he enjoys his time in our class.

Anzac Day

Click on the link below to read about what happens at a typical Anzac day service.
Anzac Day
Listen to this recording of the Last Post, the answer the following questions;-

What type of instrument is used to play the ‘Last Post’? String, wind, brass, or percussion?

Is the speed of the music fast or slow? Does it change?

How does the speed help show feelings?

Recording of the Last Post

Imagechef

Your task this week in the computer suite is to produce a word mosiac about war.  Type in all the words that you know that are associated with war. Next you need to choose a font, a colour scheme and a shape that reflects your feels and thoughts about war.  Have fun and we will print your word mosiacs to display in the classroom.

Anzac Day Quiz

Test your knowledge of Anzac Day by completing this interactive quiz.  Post your score.

Draw a stick man episode 2

As you all enjoyed draw a stickman episode one I thought I would post episode 2 for you to experience.  Let me know which episode you enjoyed the most and why.

Close up picture quiz

Can you name this everyday object from this close up picture.  Post your thoughts as a comment.

What do you think the puppy is thinking?

Post your ideas as a comment?

Riddle of the Week.

Well Done to everyone who posted a comment on last weeks riddle. The answer was "Your Age"
This weeks riddle is "What am I?"

I have streets but no pavement,
I have cities but no buildings,
I have forests but no trees,
I have rivers yet no water.
What am I?