Wallambimbi in Wonderland

As quickly as they could, they ran to a nearby pond and splashed water on George's face. They all sat under a Sycamore tree to discuss what had happened. George gave a comprehensive explanation then they all started to jump up and down in a silly rhythmic way. Wallambimbi announced that they should all have a look around inside the mysterious hole. They started to crumble up the edges slightly and jumped down like gymnasts. Wallambimbi spotted a small passageway which he began to walk down. Next he fell and started to slide as if he was on a giant waterslide. Ahead he could hear singing. What will happen next?

By Ben

From Mysterious to Historic

On a Friday night I changed into my pyjamas and sat down on the sofa with my dad to try and find a mysterious program to watch. As we were searching the channels in a systematic rhythm, we came across a program about Egypt and a pyramid.

It was very interesting to learn about the crypts and crystal like jewels that they have inside the pyramids.

As they talked about different interesting facts, they always kept on playing the theme song, which I started to memorise all the lyrics too. The song also started to sound like a hymn they sing in a church.

Well it has already passed 7:30 so I should go to bed.

Lilly's diary (the see through crystal)

Thursday 29th April 2010

I again went shopping but this time to JEWEL MANIA I really wanted to walk there but mom said we had to run if we wanted to buy some special jewels. When we finally made it to the shop I saw the most beautiful thing a crystal and it was FREE!!! I asked mom if I could get it and she said yes. When I got home mom said I needed to memorise the lyrics to the pyramids of Egypt. I jumped about while singing: Oh the pyramids of Egypt they stand in triangular shape they never crumble and guarded with traps. Then when I Sped down to school and slapped my ex-friend on the arm And showed the crystal to my friend.

Spelling Homework

There was a sudden disturbance and the family turned around in surprise. The curtain flung open and the cat jumped up in shock. Mr Smith assumed that there was about to be a burglary and he told the children to hide. Mrs Smith yelled at him and told him his thought was absurd! The day before the window was broken during the family cricket match of wild batting. Now, the wind was blowing through a big hole. There was a quitet murmur from the children and the cat gave a sheepish meow! Even the furniture in the room seemed to sigh in relief! By Jenna Kimber.
Key:
Blue: action verbs
Light Purple:Spelling words
Light Green:the rest of the words
Dark Orange: action verb and spelling word

Well done!

Well done all of you who posted your Literacy comprehension homework on here.
I have printed them out and marked them. Please take them from the tray.

Mrs Wilcox

Lilly's diary (fiery sight)

Wednesday 28th April 2010

I went to the jeweller's just today and I found an Ember fiery dragon necklace. I also saw a note that said:
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There is a possibility that this necklace is magic of hope.
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I didn't really get that was true but I bought it. When I got to school I brought a picture of a dagger that was labelled which was my homework. My friend had a picture of a really famous stationer, called Rihanna. Rihanna looked more like the jeweller who gave me the necklace I thought.



Oh gotta go my teacher called for the next session.



By Abby

Unit 6 Comprehension

Thinking back

1. In some places in Africa people greet each other by spitting in their face.

2.In the Middle Ages kissing was a common greeting.

3.In the olden times soldiers used to hold their weapons in their right hands.

4.In Japan people bow to each other when they meet.

Thinking about it

1.It is important to learn to greet people because if you spit in someone's face when they're not African they will be furious.

2.A Dutchman was surprised because he had to kiss a cat.

3.Japanese people bow to show respect and to check out different styles of shoes.

Thinking it through

1. I found it most interesting that in Africa people spit in people's faces to greet people. I found this interesting and weird.

2. The headings and the pictures helped me find information.

3. Bowing would make a good heading for the last paragraph because it gives information about people bowing.

4. -Spitting in most countries

-Shaking hands with the left hand

-Not saying please or thank you

-Not greeting someone at all

-A Dutch man not kissing every member of the family when he saw them

By Ben

Wiley's Comprehension Unit 6 - Good Manners

Thinking back
1. In some places in Africa people greet each other by spitting in each other's face.
2. In the Middle Ages kissing was a common greeting.
3. In olden times soldiers used to hold their weapons in their right hands.
4. In Japan people bow to each other when they meet.

Thinking about it
1. It is important to greet someone because if you don't they might get upset.
2. In the 16th century, the Dutchman was surprised because he had to kiss every member of the family when he went to visit them, even the cat.
3. In Japan, it was important to greet someone by bowing because it is a sign of respect.

Thinking it through
1. I found the part about people in Africa spitting in the face the most interesting because in my culture it is rude to spit.
2. The headings and the pictures helped me figure out the answers.
3. Bowing would be a great heading for the last paragraph.
4. Here are some rude things: pinching, screaming when someone is asleep, not saying thank you when you give someone a ride home, talking about private things, spying on people, stamping on flowers, not using your fork and knife, burping and swearing.

Comprehension Homework Unit 6 Good Manners

Section 1: 1.In some places in Africa people greet each other by spitting in the face.
2. In the Middle Ages kissing was a common greeting.
3. In olden times soldiers used to hold their weapons in their right hands.
4. In Japan people bow to each other when they meet.

Section 2: 1. It is important to learn how to greet someone correctly because it is good manners to do so and you might upset someone if you do not greet them properly.
2. He was suprised to learn that he had to kiss all the family members including the cat.
3.I think they bow because it is respectful.

Section 3: 1. The fact that some Africans spit in each others faces because in my culture that is bad manners!
2. The headlines and the pictures.
3.Bowing Is Best In Japan.
4.Other things that are considered bad manners inlude putting your elbows on the dinner table, talking when someone else is talking, coughing without putting your hand in front of your mouth and chewing with your mouth open.

Abby's comprehension unit 6

Think ahead: I think that farting in the toilets is polite ,using your knife, fork and spoon at all meals, holding burps and not fake burping.
I think that farting at the dinner table, fake burping, farting in peoples faces on purpose, eating with your hands and burping at all times.

Thinking back:

• In Africa people spit in other peoples faces to greet each other
• In the middle ages kissing was very common.
• In olden times soldiers held their weapons in they're right hand.
• In Japan people bow to each other when they meet

Thinking about it :

• The reason you need to greet each the the correct way is so you don't upset someone.
• The reason the Dutch man was surprised was because he was expected to kiss every member of the family including the cat.
• I think Japanese's bow to each other is because they can show they are happy to greet the other Japanese.

Thinking it through:

• The part I find most interesting is that in the middle ages people kissed each other to greet each other. The reason is that usually people only kiss their families .
• Kissing and bowing
• I think a good heading for the last paragraph would be Bowing.
• Burping, farting eating with hands and spitting

Adam's comprehension Unit 6

section 1

1. In some places in Africa people greet each other by spitting in the face.

2. In the middle ages kissing was a common greeting.

3. In olden times soldiers used to hold their weapons in their right hands.

4. In Japan people bow to each other when they meet.

section 2

1. It is important to greet someone correctly because it is good manners and makes the person think you are a good person.

2. The dutch man was surprised that he needed to kiss the cat.

3. I think the Japanese people bow because it is for good luck.

section 3

1. I like the kissing one because it makes me pop right up and it also makes me happy.

2. The pictures and the sub title helped me know what the information was about.

3. I think a good heading for the last paragraph would be - Bowing

4. Eating with your mouth open, putting your elbow on the table and sticking out your tongue show some bad manners.

Cherry Blossoms

Last Sunday morning, I got woken by a morning wake up call from my dad. He woke me up to tell me the cherry blossom festival was being held here in Seoul! He had found all this information from an advertisement. I was desperate to get up because it was the weekend. My dad then started to persuade me to get up before the traffic got busy, and finally I got out of bed.

Before I got dressed I looked at the temperature on the thermometer so I would know what clothes to wear. It was a bit cold so I wore my pants,vest and T-shirt.

I also brought some of my pencils that I bought from the stationary shop 2 weeks ago, because my dad said there was a possibility that we were able to try to sketch some pictures of the cherry blossoms.

By Angelica Slater

Spelling Home work 22nd April 2010

"This is the best holiday ever"cried Augustinas "I love being in the Mediterranean the temperature here feels a lot better than at home!"
Suddenly his peace was interrupted by his little brother, Harry.
"Harry! how dare you. I was just about to have some lovely peace and quiet,then.. you..,well you come in and...and interrupt!
Augustinas didn't really like his brother that much and was desperate for some time alone in the beach house.
Sometimes Augustinas tried to persuade Harry to go away and leave him on his own but Harry never listened. He was a funny little character always following Augustinas around.
" Perhaps one day Augustinas will give in" Harry thought.
A few months later, when they were back in England, Mum took them to a fair. They had seen it on an advertisement in the newspaper the week before.
Augustinas decided to go on all the best rides without his brother. Harry cried." Don't exaggerate" said Augustinas "you are not big enough to go on most of them anyway!" But this made Harry cry even more.
Suddenly Augustinas started to feel guilty. Perhaps he could take his brother on some of the smaller rides too. And so he did. Harry had a great time.
After that they became the best of friends. Well most of the time anyway!
THE END

Rebecca Wood

Lilly's diary (The lie) by Abby

Wednesday 21st April 2010

OK do you believe this but a miracle happened while I was reading the Bible. The Bible turned into a magic book where you could turn things into whole jungles, make invisible things turn visible, turn visible things invisible it was amazing! I took the magic book to school and told my friend I could make her a right angle by making her a square! She said
"bah that's impossible only magicians can do that obviously." I got so mad guess what I did? I turned her into a talking square. She then tried to tell but I made her voice tiny!!! It was great fun, and people kept on stepping on the horrible square right angle girl. (She was blue and full of scribble too!) I even saw someone throwing a pebble on that right angle girl (her name was Lucy by the way), but when I got home Lucy's mom left a note it said:
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To Alicia Bruek,

Your silly daughter just turned Lucy into a invisible square and keeps getting hurt do you know how to undo this cast? Or is Lucy just faking with one of those throw your voice thing on a magazine that Lucy has (I mean the Throw your voice thing) Lucy always plays practical jokes on me with that thing



From Amy Carpenter
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My mom asked if this was true and I said that I had no idea of what she was talking about and that was not possible. My mom gave me a clever look as if she knew that was a lie. Mom said "I'm checking your diary!" but the good news is the diary is locked and the key is hidden in my jungle like room. So my mom sent a note back it said
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Dear Amy Carpenter

Obviously your daughter is playing another practical joke on you because Lilly said it was impossible


Love Alicia Bruek
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My mom's just called me and my sisters to dinner so later.

Wicken in Wonderland

Interesting, what could have made those holes? Well, we are about to find out!!!

Wicken was desperate, he dived down into the hole and got his head stuck in it. At first he could see nothing, it was pitch black and the temperature was cool. Suddenly there was a flash of light coming from a stack of sticks. He could vaguely see an under ground house with a bed in one corner and a table in another. He was captivated until he was interrupted by tugging at his feet. The tribe was trying to persuade Wicken to get out of the hole. George was pulling on Wicken's left leg and Wallambimbi was pulling on his right leg. He popped out of the hole and landed on his bottom. He whispered " I saw a hou...."And fainted.

By Ben

The Jeweller

Once there was a jeweller who lived near a monastery. The jeweller had a very special fiery stone. This fiery stone was so powerful it could melt down a fir tree. The jeweller knew he should sell the stone and so he put an advertisement in a newspaper. The ad said that the special stone would cost 700 pounds. The jeweller finally sold the fiery stone to a desperate woman, who loved to melt things. With the stone, she planned to melt the Mediterranean Sea.



by
Wiley

The Miracle Jungle

One day my brother told me that he had a horrible and scary dream about a miracle jungle. He told me that in his dream, "once you go into the miracle jungle, it is impossible to get out." He went on, "you have to scramble around on the pebbles that cover the ground." My brother exclaimed, "it's not that exciting in there!" But then a carpenter appeared in his dream and told him how to get out. The carpenter said, "go forward five paces, right seven big steps, right again two small steps and then left to a 90-degree angle." The carpenter continued, "you must watch out for the invisible fence." So my brother followed the instructions, and felt for the invisible fence and then hopped over it. He saw a door and opened it. "I'm free," said my brother!

By Wiley Bahr

Spelling Homework

Swimming Lesson

On April 13 2010, it was my second week of swimming lessons at the Grand Hyatt Seoul. It was very exciting for me to have another lesson so I jumped into the swimming pool and got started with my swimming lesson.

My swimming teachers name was Miss. Park and she has been a great example for me because she appeared to be a very responsible coach.

During the lesson, I was sensible and played Find the Pebble with my swimming teacher. We played the game with pebbles, and I accidently lost one pebble in the darkest area of the swimming pool but found it later on in my lesson.

It only seemed like a few minutes and it was already the end of the swimming lesson but I was able to swim by myself.

As she left, I kept on waving at her to say goodbye until she became invisible due to the crowds of people.

By Angelica Slater

The Billabong

Just to remind you, the Outback is in Australia, not Africa. Enough of that, because of all the exciting exercise, Wicken is idle and everyone begins shouting "Stop being so lazy!" "OK, OK." said Wicken and they set off to find the animal's secret hide out. Wallambimbi starts to walk sensibly through the hot dessert while the rest scramble behind. Suddenly a billabong appeared. "Look, water!" shouted George and Stricken. They ran over to the pond as fast as they could. Wicken spotted a horrible burrow with crumbling edges. The group needed to find out who was responsible for this!

By Ben

The Most Appetising Meal

The most appetising, mouth-watering meal ever was made in Hungary. It was available online. It was slowly made on January 25, 1945. The necessary ingredients were: eggs, cheese, bread, pizza and an extraordinary yellowish, green vegetable, called the tomarrotumber (a delicious mix of tomatoes, carrots and cucumbers). All the ingredients were put together and it was an appealing taste and sight.

By Wiley Bahr, 3W

Lilly's diary: Library trouble by Abby

February 1st 201o

Dear Diary,
Today the library was not availible, which is weird because the library is always open. I asked my friend if he knew what on earth was going on, but he gave some untrue info and explained "it is ordanairy for a library to close and if you want advice, then it is necessary, to read a stationary computer!" I just thought his advice was incorrect so I quickly walked away. I reached a very tall building. I walked inside, hopeing that there would be knowledgeable people in there to tell me what was wrong, but the only people in there were fined people, extraordinary people and disagreeable Hungary people. So I just walked home. At home I got an extra appetising lunch.

Well diary gotta fly I need to find more information about the library.

Tennis

One sunny afternoon, I went to have my tennis lesson. When we entered the building, I was over whelmed to be there. When we arrived, it was very quiet and all the courts were available which was very unusual, I felt like I was at the library.

Our tennis coach was very extraordinary because he came in a bright pink T-shirt. He had told us that tennis shoes and comfortable gear was necessary in his tennis lesson. At the end of our tennis lesson he told us to eat more vegetables like runner beans to make us run fast.

By Angelica Slater

Freaky

So Stricken, Wicken, George and Wallambimbi are standing in a dense pack of trees at midday. It is about 30 degrees celsius and they are frozen with fear. Salty sweat is dripping down their brown faces as if they are standing under a waterfall. Behind George's back stands a fierce, stationary dingo. Suddenly George dives onto the dry, sandy outback floor and grabs onto Stricken's muscly leg. George holds on for an extraordinary time while the dingo is chewing on his sandles. He seems to find them appetising and appealing. Wallambimbi takes control and does a front flip onto an available tree branch. He notices that the tree beside him looks familiar. In a moment he yanks the tree trunk out of the dusty ground, hits the dingo on the head and yells 'come on fellas i've found our diggeridoo!'

By Ben