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Today my friend and I pressented my project on the Great Wall Of China. Our score was 39 out of 40. I am really happy with that score.

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In maths we had to find a maths game. They were not allowed to be played on the computer. We had to teach the game to other kids in the same class. My game is called Crazy Eights.

Day 1

On Wednesday the 29^th at 7 O’clock, 37 students and 3 teachers were on the bus getting ready to go to Melbourne. On the way we stopped in Inverleigh to go to the toilet and have a snack. Around 10:45 we arrived at science works. Around fifteen minutes later we were in the Planetarium. It was called search for life. It was all about the sky and the different stars and planets. The stars and the planets looked so real. I really enjoyed it. After the Search for Life we had fifteen minutes to look around science works. Then we walked around to the river and caught the fairy for the Melbourne River Cruise. It was really fun looking at all the great big tours and going under the bridges. The river cruise was my favorite thing that we had done on the first day. When we got off the river cruise we walked a long way to the Shrine of Remembrance. It was a great tour around the Shrine. It was a great view of Melbourne from the very top of the Shrine. We then caught a tram and went to the Melbourne discovery where we checked in and got told where we were staying and who was in our rooms. We then all went and put all our heavy bags in the rooms and had a rest for about 10 to 20 minutes. We had tea at five O’clock at Universal Pizza’s. For tea we had Garlic Pizza, two types of pastas and an ice cream for sweets. After tea the year fives went for a walk then back to Melbourne Discovery. The year six kids went and met Jessica. Jessica is one of the people trying to stop nuclear wars. Jessica talked to us about it. After Jessica had finished talking to us we walked back to our accommodation. At the Melbourne Disco very we went to the theaterette and watched The Bench warmers.

Day 2

We could not sleep the first night because everyone was being very loud. There was only one person out of twelve people in the same room as me that were asleep before 1 O’clock in the morning. We all got up around seven and seven thirty. We had breakfast at 8 O’clock. For breakfast we had cereal, toast and a drink of juice. At10:30 we caught a train that took us closer into the city. We then walked to the MCG. At 11:30 we took a tour around the MCG. We split into two groups. It was a year five group and a year six group. The tour was amazing. We went up to the fourth level and walked up to the very top seats. From the fourth level and the first row of seats it is around 49 steps to get to the very last row of seats. It was a great view of the whole ground. We also went into the club rooms. When the tour was over we had our lunch. For lunch we had a sandwich with ham, cheese and lettuce. We were also given an apple and a biscuit. After we had all finished our lunch we went to the Immigration museum. We then had tea at Trios around five, five thirty. At Trios I had a chicken lafe and a small drink of Lemonade. At 7 O’clock we went to the Eureka Sky deck. We went up to the 88^th level. It was a great view at night. You could see all the different lights. On our way back to Melbourne Discovery, we stopped and watched flames go into the sky. Every go they would get bigger. The last one was the biggest it made a loud noise. We all went to bed really quickly that night.

Day 3

We had breakfast at 8:15. By then we had all striped off our beds and had our bags packed. For breakfast we had cereal, toast and a drink of juice. At 9:30 we had a tour around the Old Melbourne Gaol. We saw where Ned Kelly got hung and lots of different cells. At 11 O’clock we split into four groups and looked around the Queen Victoria Market. We had an hour and a half at the Queen Victoria Market. We left Melbourne around 12:30 to 1 O’clock. On the way home we stopped and had lunch at Inverleigh. We got home around 4:30. I had a fantastic trip but I was very tired that night.

In maths we had to learn about different times in the world. I was in a group with Georgia, Kirsten, Belinda, George and I. My group had to find information from the Stone Age.

The stone age was SMYA, witch means 5 million years ago.The stone age people knewthere were 365 days in a year by the position of the stars and the planets. When a day went by they put a stone down to count the days of each month so they knew when the months changed.

In the Stone Age men watched the stars witch told them the changes in the seasons. When the stars were up they knew it was night. The earliest time devices before the clocks and watches were the sundial, hourglass and water clock. The sundial is generally a round disk marked with the numbers 1 to 12 around it. It has an upright structure that casts a shadow on the disk. This is how the time is measured with the sundial. The hourglass was one of the other things used in Stone Age. The hourglass was made up of two rounded glass bulbs that were connected by a narrow neck of glass between them. When the hourglass is turned upside down sand ran through the thin neck into the bottom of the bottom bottle. It is like the egg timers we use today. The water clock was also used in the Stone Age. The water Clock was also known as the clepsydra. The water clock was an evenly marked container with a sprout in which water dripped out. As the water was dripping out of the container one could tell the time by the water level against the markings on the side of the container.

1. Regular post 
2.  great pictures
3.  Great designs
4. Great posts
5. Cluster Maps
6. Interactive stuff
7. Fun stuff that other people would like to look at
8. Interactive activites
9. Lots of effort put into it
10. Spelling needs to be right
11. Questions
12. Polls
13. Correct information
14. Great themes

I see

1. The compitions on T.V
2. The articles and pictures in the papper

I hear

1. The crowds on the T.V go wild
2. Everyone talking about the Olympics

I feel

1. The excitement in the air
2. The pride of the competitors

There are only seven days until the grade five six’s go to camp. We are going to Melbourne from Wednesday the 27th of the 8th until the 29th.

We are hosting a teacher from Indonesia, his name is Saiful Falah. He comes from MAS Ummul Bogor.

I would like to ask him…..

1. What subjects do they have at school in Indonesia?
2. What types of food do they eat in Indonesia?
3. What animals do they have in Indonesia and what types of pets do they have?
4. Is the time in Indonesia different to Australia times?
5. If the time is different what is the time difference

My friend and I are doing a project on The Great Wall of China. We have to prsent our project to our class very soon. We are going to show this toondoo as well as a recorded speech and a photo story.