The One and Only Ivan Ponder 9

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I think Ivan is nervous about meeting the other gorillas because he hasn’t been around gorillas since he was a baby. Which for him would have been about 27-28 years. As well as he probably forgot how to act around gorillas and he doesn’t act like a gorilla himself.

I also think the other gorillas think that Ivan is a bit strange, since he eats food that humans eat, paints pictures, and even watches the TV! Oh! And he also acts like a human because as I said before, he hasn’t been around gorillas for so long.

Have you read, The One and Only Ivan?

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Emma

Kelly Sports!

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Yesterday afternoon, Kelly Sports came to our school to teach us some fun activities!

The first activity our class did was called, Circle Pass. Basically we were all split into 3 equal teams, and one team would run around a square while the other two teams were in the middle trying to pass the ball in a circle as fast as they could. The objective of the game was to pass the ball around the circle as many times as you can to get the most points.

The second activity we did was called, Inchworm. Everyone each had a little lily pad and we had to jump onto them making it to where the toys were thrown in the middle. Once the person in the front grabbed as many toys as they could, they would pass it down the line until it reached the last person. The last person would put it next to a cone, but if someone touched the grass, all our toys would be thrown back in.

The third activity we did doesn’t have a name but basically, you had a ball in front of you and 3 different objects, A bat and two hockey sticks. You had to use those equipment to get the ball to the cone without using your hands. Once everyone had achieved it, you went with a buddy and tried getting it to the cone once again, but this time you couldn’t use the equipment so everyone used their heads.

The fourth activity we did was called, Ship Wreck. In this game we all had a hula hoop and we had to hold it and just walk around. But once Bart (one of the instructors) called, “SHIP WRECK!” We all had to drop the hoop and jump inside. If one of your team members were late or wasn’t inside the hoop, everyone had to do 10 star jumps.

The LAST activity we did was called Shark Attack. We got into teams of 6 and everyone first had to run and get 7 pieces of equipment. WE had one spare for the person at the back. The goal was to use the equipment to get to the end, but if you touch the grass, your team would have to restart.

Have you ever done anything with Kelly Sports?

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Emma

Would You Rather Ponder

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I would rather be very lucky because then I may be smart with my luck, I might even be lucky if something bad is about to happen!

Yet being smart would give you a lot of advantages like, you can ace your test, help people around you. BUT, if you were also lucky you may be lucky enough to get a perfect score on your test and still be able to help people.

What would you do if you were very lucky?

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Emma

The One And Only Ivan Ponder 2

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I think Ivan is proud of his art because no one else can see his art and he really enjoys it, he also can’t do much in the mall so he is proud that he can do something like that, that not many gorilla’s can do.

Ivan draws what he probably thinks about himself, or his family and what happened to them and maybe even what is happening to himself and his friends at the moment.

Why do you think Ivan started to art?

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Emma

 

Google Fish

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This is my google fish, I am super proud of how it turned out! We used google shapes to make the fish. I had lots of fun making this! I made all the fish my favourite colours.  I had to retry a lot since it kept failing, but instead of giving up I kept on going.

Have you ever made a google fish?

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Emma

Summer Learning Journey:Treasure Hunt

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This is my treasure hunt from the SLJ (Summer Learning Journey). We had to walk around the school and find any objects that we needed. Outside I found, rocks/stones, a small plastic bag and a long piece of flax.

Once I found all of that, I went inside and since we all didn’t have time to finish it off, we did it after lunch. After lunch, everyone grabbed a piece of cardboard, a pencil or pen, a ruler, and if you didn’t find any paper outside, you made a tube either using sellotape or pushing the inside of the edges down to hold it closed. Once we finished we took a photo and posted it on our blog (which I am doing now).

I did find it a bit tricky to find the right materials outside, but besides that it was really enjoyable.

Have you ever heard about the summer learning journey?

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Emma

Unleash Your Inner Artist

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This is my SLJ (summer learning journey) art. I really enjoyed doing this because we got to pick what type of art style we wanted to do. I picked to do the Christmas one since it is nearly Christmas and it also included some cats in it (I LOVE cats)! All of them do look like tabby cats, but that is just my opinion.

I also wanted to make it very colourful since colours make everything pop!

Do you like cats? If so, what is your favourite cat breed?

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Emma

Novel Ponder Week 8

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I think at times animals and humans can understand each other, because dogs can understand the tone you use if you tell them to sit or lay down. Yet in that case you would need to train them! Humans can probably understand animals because most cats meow when they’re hungry, and dogs normally come up to you with a toy signalling they want to play.

Julia understood Ivan’s painting more than her dad because Julia is an artist herself and spends more time with Ivan than her dad does.

If you have a pet, can you understand them?

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Emma

Would You Rather Week 8

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I would be the worst player on a team that always wins, because if they are all really good, that doesn’t mean I’m a horrible player, I could still be great at the game, but just not the best. As well as, if they are kind enough they could teach me how to get better, or even I could play a lot and become good. Either way, I must be good at the sport if the coach allowed me on the team.

If you were the best team player, would you teach your teammates to be the best as well?

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Emma

The One and Only Ivan

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This is my One and Only Ivan slide, this one took me about 2 weeks to finish.

Making this slide was actually a lot of fun to do. Especially the reading part, where we had to read all about Ivan and his history. Ivan has a crazy past and he lived in a lot of places. I really liked making Ivan’s habitat since we could basically do anything we want! I do think it is horrible how some animals are treated in zoos and circus’s, no one should suffer like that.

If you haven’t read The One and Only Ivan, I would recommend reading it! (Be aware, there are some sad parts in it)

Did you spot any mistakes in my slide?

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Emma