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 In Literacy we  have read the book ”HOLES” by Lousis Sacher.

After reading the book we watched the movie and where asked by are teacher to name all the different things that we realised!!!

1.In the book, there are scenes that show Stanley at school the day he was arrested. These are not in the movie.

2.Stanley in the book is fat, but in the movie, he is skinny.

3.In the book, Stanley’s father wants to find a way to recycle sneakers, and he accidental created the Sploosh, but in the film, he only experiments with how to get rid of foot odor.

4.In the film, the roles of Mr. Sir and Mr. Pendanski slightly swap: Mr. Sir is the one who saves Stanley after he digs his first hole and expresses his concern when Stanley runs away.

5.In the film, the contents of the chest are much higher than the book.

6.In the book, Sam and Kate kiss in the rain outside the school. In the film, they are spotted kissing in the school house by Trout as he rides by the window on his horse.

7.In the book, Zigzag accidental hits Stanley in the back of the head with a shovel. In a deleted scene, Squid does this.

8.In the book, Armpit is stabbed in the stomach by the Warden with her pitchfork for going to the bathroom too much in the movie this does not happen.

9.The film shows a network of tunnels. The book simply says that three holes came together until it was one.

10.In the book, Elya Yelnats is 15, but in the movie I think he is in his early 30′s

 11.In the book, it is said that Elya was a friend of Madame Zeroni, but this isn’t said by anyone  in the movie.

12.Mrs. Morgeno’s car in the book is a BMW, but in the film, it is a Jaguar.

So there it is now if you wanted some more infomation then go to this link and it will give you a book reveiw of the book!!!

And if you wanted more infomation about the movie then go to this link!!!

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If you have a favourite movie then you usually have the book but if have the book and the movie are you going to watch the movie or read the book first?

Its a tricky question but is it worth thinking about? So hear is my opinion but once you have read this tell me your own by sending me a comment!!!

My opinion is that you should watch the movie and then the book because if you read the book then when you watch the movie then you now whats going to happen at the exciting bit but I guess its the same the other way round but in a book it is usually less exciting because it takes about two pages just to explain the scene so in the movies its more like two seconds!!!

Her are some other peoples opinions!!!

Brooke:She said that she would rather read the book first because you get more information from the book!!!

Georgia said the she would rather read the book because well she had no reason.Funny but everyone has different opinions!!!

Eli:I would rather watch the movie because books are boring!!!

So now all you have to do is tell me what you think is best to do and in this post all we found out is that everyone has a different opinion so we did not get an answer!!!

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There has been a report going on saying that if we have smaller class sizes then you can learn more and get a better education but is this true or not?

There are allot of different opinions to the subject for example one is that you can all remember that really good teacher that you hade that made the differences or can you remember that class that had a couple less students in it?

Another opinion says that if you have a good teacher and a strong relationship then it doesn’t matter because everyone strives to be there best in front of someone that they really like so if you have a big class it does not matter.

During the early days of teaching and schooling their where classes of 40-50 students and back then they used whiteboards and uniform was compulsory and sense then we have dropped below the standard of maths and reading so what does that mean?

I don’t really now but that is true and not an estimate.

But in our days we are used to classes of 25-30 people but some parents reckon that smaller classes means that the people that need extra help with there learning can get it.

But it will not be cheep for smaller classes it will mean more classes and more teachers so will the extra cost be worth it and research also says that it does not cut down bullying or singling out people.

There are lots of other opinions but this is mine and this picture shows it I think that if you have a good home life play time and fun then you will enjoy school and everything that comes with it!!!!

Question time!!!

So that’s my opinion whats yours?

What was one of the things that in the olden days are different to what they are now?

Can you remember your favourite teacher or can you remember your smallest class?

Her is a ABC news reporton it this proves that there are Lot’s of different opinions!!!

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In the book ”The writing on the wall” Tees (the main character) finds that there is a mysterious fire in the computer lab.

Tees loves algebra it is her favourite subject and lately in class they have been learning how to make mathematicall conversations using numbers. Example:qewrety means math talk.

Then some mathematical graffiti shows up on the wall of the church behind her school, Tees becomes obsessed with solving the code. With the help of her grandfather, she realizes the tagger (the person who created the graffiti) has written ARSON. Could this somehow be related to the computer lab fire? Tess decides to communicate with the tagger.

Using paint sticks and a coded math formula, Tess asks “Where?” When the tagger responds with the room number of the computer lab, Tess decides to investigate. What she finds, ultimately, is that things—and people—are not always what they first appear, and the “hard part about the kind of problems you have in real life . . . is that there are no formulas.”

Wendy Lichtam is the author of this book and there are 216 pages she says that this book is for 9-13 year old’s but I reckon that anyone up to 16 could read it and enjoy it!!!

I will admit that I was surprised that this book was a mystery book. I thought it would be about some math geek who’s having a hard time in middle school.

But I’m glad that the two were combined to create this story, which I really enjoyed reading.

Character profile (Main character Tees)

Tess’s character is funny and very logical especially in maths!!! So she is pretty much the opposite of me as I am not that good at math. Tess also seemed to know how to do the right thing but sometimes mucked it up, such as the world of boys.

I found it interesting how Tess compared people and life to different math problems, but I thought that was a bit weird but then again she is the opposite of me. For example, Tess’s friend Miranda’s math symbol is m, which always has a positive value, just like Miranda always sees the good in everything. But what I appreciated most about this math obsessed girl is that she does not follow everybody else she has her own style and is proud to show it.

Here are a couple of maths poems because in this book review we have to do something  extra instead of just writing!!!

One, three, five, seven,and also nine being odd is always fine

Zero the hero came to school.
Zero the hero knows a rule:
Zero the hero stays inside so zero the hero can sit next to nine!!! 

Here are some reviews that other people have done so now you can compare some of them to the others this also shows that lot’s of people like different books!!!

Reviews

 An entertaining mystery is interspersed with formulas and graphs and weighted down with a little hard-earned wisdom, as Tess comes to a deeper understanding of the need to balance her own desire for freedom of expression with a larger civic responsibility.  Good fun for all, and a special treat for those who share Tess’s fascination with figures, facts and formulas       
                      Kirkus Reviews

Lichtman offers a winning combination of mystery (with a delicious hint of danger), coming-of-age and friendship and bullying issues while using math to provide insights into life.
        Buffalo News

Lichtman cleverly weaves math throughout the story, and Tess is an appealing, dimensional character whose descriptive narrative rings true. Another engaging blend of mystery, math and teen life in the Do The Math series. 
         Book list

The Writing on the Wall is wonderfully appealing. Tess is a well-drawn, likable character that middle scholars will relate to. The setting and situations are realistic and spot-on. Lichtman has cleverly woven together the stuff of algebra (variables, factorization, symbols) and the stuff of middle-school life (friendships, drama, finding one’s place in the world) into a highly readable, unique story.
 Highly recommended.
                  Education Oasis.

So there was my book review but just for one more thing I am giving you the site to where I got the reveiws fromso have fun reading Lot’s more reviews from different people!!!
 

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In Literacy we had to go on a brainstorming site that gave us three things or places to wright a story about!!! My three are Competition,jungle and Married couple so I hope you like my story!!!

My chin started to wobble as I walked down the isle of an old vintage church on the country side I saw him there my soon to be Husband on the wall we had a slide show going with are favourite photos with are favourite song playing ”your beautiful” by James Blunt as he said the word I do I did not even have to think of what to say I was so in love that I said I do very quickly and kissed him my name used to be Kate Sonyson and now I am Married to my Husband John Barrlos my name is Kate Barrlos and now we are ridding back home in are Dotson 12y.

We  where not having a honeymoon or a reception because we are as we say struggling a bit or we where poor as you would say.all we have is a 1 story 1 bed room house with a small kitchen and a T.v with 2 pillows we found while going for a walk  to sit on.

We are sitting down after a big day drinking the only bottle of bear we have owned for 5 years an old Guinness stout we thought that we would bring it out for the special occasion when on the T.V we saw an add for a jungle survivor competition and we see adds like this all the time so we did not even think anything about it but then we heard the word 20.000 dollars for the winner I  looked across to the T.V that’s right 20,000 dollars for the winner of ”Jungle Survivor!!!”

”John we need that money I mean we should be on a holiday in Britain but instead we are stuck in our old rundown country side house” I said.’

‘Yes we need the money but we can’t survive in the jungle for 3 whole weeks honey so why don’t we go for a nice long walk and see if we find anything or not. OK?”

Fine I said and went to go get my well our only jumper and pair of slippers that had a hole in the the right foot toe right where Johns big toe pocked out.

 As we got back from our walk on the long country side road well it’s not really a  road more of a dirt patch that had been trod en on or run over by a car Lot’s of times John went to bed and so did I but I could not stop hearing that man.”Yes that’s right 20,000 Dollars for the winner!!!!”

The next morning John went to his usual job standing as still as he can looking like a statue and frighteningpeople as the walked past and if he was lucky they would put a couple of coins in his hat that lay on the bumpy side walk the only one  for miles of the country.But some people thought he was scary and did not even smile as they walked pasedt I guess that we can not ask for too much money when a job like that does not need that much skill but still it buys us a cabbage a week sometimes only every two weeks I don’t know how sometimes that we paid for the weeding we always put 1 coin from each of his days at work into that jar took us 5 years to save up.

So I was doing my usual tidying and making cabbage soup which is just cabbage and water.We make the soup up inn the fields where there is an old fire with some fresh straw put in it each week because the farmer knows that we a struggling a bitso I am walking back and still can’t stop thinking about that 20,000 Dollars so I got home and wrote an entry form even though every form I have sent to get money has been rejected but I just have one of those gut feelings so I went to the only post box in the country gave it a kiss and put it in.”This better work if John finds out that I used the last stamp on this competitiont on his mums birthday who thinks that we are living on a hideaway Island with a 2 story house with a pool so to them they would think that we could afford a couple of stamps but as I keep saying we are struggling a bit.

Three weeks past of doing the same thing waking up, Eating some soup, John goes to work and I clean whie thinking about not  the cabbage soup anymore  as Johns work had hit an all time low but that entry form that I kissed and sent away.

Soon after late that afternoon we received a letter John had come home and checked the mail and came running in ”Kate Kater” He said.We have got a letter!!! See we don’t get many letters there are no junk mail as there is only one shop that has the essentials and that’s it I reckon I could name everything in that shop on my fingers and toes and of course occasion letter for from the parents who think that we are rich!!!

”Open it open it” I said

OK so that is the start of my story so now you guys have to make up an 100 word finish to it and will judge the best one!!!

So start typing and have fun!!!

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Mary Mackillop was probably one of the most helpful person that some say ever lived, but what did she do?

She set up over 100 schools and you might say that’s just a school but back then you had to be rich to get a good education!!!

Mary was born in 1842 and died in 1909.

What miracle did Mary pro form?

The first miracle, which led to the canonization of Mary MacKillop, was the cure of another woman of leukaemia in 1961. In 1995 Pope John Paul beatified Mary MacKillop, earning her the title of Blessed (Mother) Mary.

How do you become a Saint?

The process by which someone becomes a saint is called canonization. The Catholic Church has canonized around 3,000 people — the exact number is unknown because not all saints were officially canonized. According to the church, the pope does not make someone a saint

What is a Saint?

 •a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

•enshrine: hold sacred

•person of exceptional holiness

•canonize: declare (a dead person) to be a saint; “After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized”

•ideal: model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal.

•  She has to be close to God,Second always does good work and does something if she sees something that is wrong,Completed a Miracle or something that Doctors can not explain and is just always a kind person but this does not just happen over night!!!

It takes over 100 years and this is called Canalization this is were the one and only Pope speaks is magic work and says ”Mary Mackillop is a Saint” and for the special occasion 100s of catholic people will witness this canonization at the  popes house!!!

Some say it is great that she is finally being recognised for her Miracles but others say that she should be called a saint but I suppose that is your choiceand opinion but just out of interest send me a comment if you think Marry is a saint or not I think she should be called one but what do you think?

So if you still want some more information then click on this linkand it will send you to the official Marry Mackillop site!!!

And if the word CANOZIATION was to long for you then look at this site!!!

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If you get itchy eyes or a blocked nose in spring and summer then you probably have Hay fever but it is not just Hay and it is not a fever ether but you can usally guarantee that you are most likely to get it in warm summer days or windy spring.

It is caused by tiny particles get stuck in the hair and mucus of your nose and sometimes the body think they are bad so the tell you by setting of an allergic reaction called allergic rhinitis.

These tiny particles are found on flowers, the hot summer days,Grass and flowers.

It is not uncommon it is found in 1 out of five people!!!

But if it is really bad you can get lots of different medication for it from you local chemist but if its really bad you can get an allergy test different medications work for different people!!!

Things can go from nasal sprays to tablets but you can also keep an eye on what it is going to be tomorrow by a pollen count if it is low to moderate then you should be OK but high to extreme you probably should stay inside!!!

If you did not no what Allergic Rhinitis is then click on this link and you can find some more out!!!

I f you want to find out were I got all this information then click on this link and it will take you to the BTN website!!!

Now to see if you were really listening!!!!

Name two things that cause hay fever.

What is the scientific name for hay fever?

And finally what are some of the symptoms that you have hay fever?

But was this information really the real deal?

lets see send me a comment saying if you get hay fever or not and we will really see if it is 1 in 5!!!

Romance is an escape from the world.I know that when you are going out with someone it makes you feel wanted and loved.

But how did we get in the mood for this Romance?

Romance is a huge selling point for advertising.For a girl to have Romance she has to make herself pretty and that’s the selling point for a couple ,well allot of products!!!

Example:Make up,Hair dye,shavers and tan these are some of the major selling point for Romance products  but I bet that if you thought of some there would be 100s!!!

The other thing about advertising romance is that it doesn’t have to necessarily be romance but a break up and that is were I think the chocolates are soldyou ever seen an add about a girl being dumped by her boyfriend and then she gets home crying then she eats a certain brand of chocolate and she suddenly feels like she can walk the Kokoda track? Thought you have but are we really over exposed?
It is hard to tell because the people who make the adds have found a clever way to make things that are not Romance into Romance like have you seen the add where a guy puts a microwave meal into the microwave and then he loves it so much that he forgets that his girlfriend is there and when she leaves he does not care because he thinks that the microwave meal is his real partner? See that is not Romance heating up a meal but they found a way to make it into Romance.

So I am guessing that we are overexposed but not in a bad way research has shown that Romance is good for the soul and the mind it is always good to have someone to lean on!!!

But if you are still not sure what Romance means than click on this sentence and it will take you to a site that will explain it!!!

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This month I read a book that is called ”Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory”!!!

It was a good read and even though it was a picture book the righting was really small and long so it really could of been a chapter book but the pictures were animated ones from the actually ”Charlie and the chocolate factory” featuring Johnie Depp so if you have watched that movie it is very much the same but if you loved the movie as much as I did it will not mater because you could watch it or in this case read it as many times as you could just because you love books!!!

So I reckon the age limit for this book is:

If you want to read it yourself then I reckon 8- as old as you like but this book would be enjoyed from people as young as 3 years old but you would have to get an adult to read it for you!!!

The Author of this magical book of course is Rohl Dahl. Now the part you want to hear ”What is the book about?”

It is about a poor boy who finds a golden ticket after a couple of goes but this was a surprise because Charlie bucket is poor every time someone else finds a golden ticket his Chances get more and more slim so then he is invited into Mister Willy Wonka’s Factory and boy the trouble everybody finds out in this magical and dreamily awesome factory but I will not tell you any more except this book and the movie will make you mouth drool!!!!!

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In literacy we have been put into groups and did a presentation on the aboriginals.

 We had a large selection of things to do from a slide show to a diorama!!!!

We had 5 people in our group and this is a 1-5 of the best to worst people in the group and why!!!

1.Sarah(me)-Because I did the most amount of work and did most of the organising.

5.Liam-Because he did not do anything and then did not want to help or contribute to the group.

So now I am going to tell you a little bit about all of the group and how they all went!!!

Adrianna-Because Adrianna only attends school 2-3 days a week she did not really have the time the group that we all did so she only completed 1 item and that was a Sliwde show which was very good and helpful but was not as much as the rest as the group with the exception of Liam.

Stephanie-Steph did a survey and a newspaper article but on the day of the presentation was sick which was a bit annoying but I still read it out so that was not to bad but still at least she did something the only thing I was worried about was that I don’t think that she did the work that she was capable of.

David-He did a scratch on the computer but on the day of the presentation he forgot his USB so could not show it but I must also add that I have never actually seen this scratch so I can not be positive that he actually did or not.

Liam-Well there is not really anything to say about Liam excepted that he had allot of excuses and not allot of work well to be presise  NO WORK!!!!! So basically nothing and what I learnt from working with him is that he will not co-operate or participate which everyone knows is vi tall for a team.

Sarah(me)-I always pulled my weight and tried to organise everyone but some people need more than a push in the backside than others but that did not mater because it all turned out OK (I hope.)

So over all we did pretty well but nothing turns out perfect but all you can do as a person is try your best!!!

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