Wednesday 23 February 2011

Class Visits to Lurgan Library


Your class has been chosen to take part in a Starbucks and Lurgan Library Project.
You will visit the library three times to play games and learn more about reading and books.
On each visit you will be able to choose a free book sponsored by Starbucks.

Weather Reporters


In World Around Us we will be comparing our weather with three different regions of the world. We will study the impact the weather has on our lives and the impact it has on the living things in rainforests, deserts and polar regions.

Use the following weather links to research the weather conditions Here, in Manaus in the Brazilian Rainforest, Dakhla in the western Sahara Desert and Qaanaaq in the Arctic Circle.


Weather in Craigavon
Weather in Manaus
Weather in Dakhla
Weather in Qaanaaq

Post a short weather report for each location. Your report should say if there is sunshine, rain or snow and also include maximum and minimum temperature and wind speed and direction.

Thursday 17 February 2011

Impact Research


In World Around Us we will be finding out more about animals that live
in rainforests, polar regions and deserts.
Use a link below to start researching your chosen animals

Tuesday 1 February 2011

The Journey of a Product - Chocolate


Wouldn't it be good if chocolate grew on trees?
Well maybe it does!
Click on the picture and map the journey of chocolate
from it's source to your shopping bag.

FAIRTRADE - 'f' sound words


This week we have been studying the 'f' sound.
Write a short story using as many 'f' sound words as you can.
Remember this sound can be made in a number of ways- 'f', 'ff', 'ugh' and 'ph'.
Use each way as many times as you can.
This week's word list and scaffold text will help you.
Try writing your story about FAIRTRADE.

TBs for those stories published