Monday, November 10, 2014

Grammar lesson 7 - tenses

Past Tense is words like was, when and has.

Present Tense is words like run, jump and swim.

Future Tense start with going like going to run and  going to walk.

Grammar lesson 6 - prepositions

A preposition is a word that shows where the noun is. Examples of a preposition are in, on, under, over, above and behind.

Math lesson 6 decimals on a number line

decimals on a number line are very simple .
They can be useful for when your doing things that have numbers like 1.23 and 1.34  -so you can see which is bigger.



We see decimals in measurements like kilometres and centimetres as well as  in money.  A decimal is a fraction of a whole.  .5 is half.  0.1 is 1/10th 




Friday, November 7, 2014

France Geography

France is best known for its wine, cheeses and perfume. It is also known for the revolution in 1788 where they chopped lots of peoples heads off. In 1788, Australia was settled by the British convicts.

France is located in Europe under Belgium and on top of Spain.


France is 640,679 km² big. Compared to Australia - you can fit it into Australia 14 times.

It has 66.03 million people living there.

In France they speak not only French, but 34% speak English, 13% Spanish, 8% German, 2% Italian. 

The government that France has is semi presidential system with a constitutional democracy.

This is the French flag.


In France they use euros as their money.

In France their national animal is a rooster.


In France they have the same shapes roofs as England. It is pointy so the snow doesn't stay on the roof as much. Alot of people live in villages and the houses are very old and small.

The most famous food you eat in France is croissants, frogs legs, snails and crepes.

Famous people from French history are Edith Piaf, Joan of Arc, King Louis V1X and Napoleon.

Napoleon was a self appointed Emperor and Military Leader. He was the most celebrated leader in military because he changed the way the military was trained and operated.

Some important events which happened in France are  Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake in 1431, the French revolution in 1788, the battle of Waterloo in 1815, the first and second world wars were fought alot in France.



As a tourist, you should go to Paris first to see the Eiffel Tower, the Lourve, the Arc de Triumph, St Tropiz and the Palace of Versailles.


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Great report Morgan.. you are getting the hang of it!

Thursday, November 6, 2014

Music 5 String Section


The string section is made out of 4 instruments the cello, the violin, the viola and the double bass.

Monday, November 3, 2014

Grammar lesson 5 - pronouns

Pronouns are words the replace nouns like Morgan can be replaced with he or him and Lilly can be replaced by her or she.

Math lesson 5 fractions on a number line

Fractions on a number line are easy when you get them down pat and know them.

They are useful when you can't do the fractions in your head or on paper. 

You can see what is equivalent - so its easy to see.  We use fractions on a number line to see what is bigger and smaller than the others.