Millie's Information Report

Here is Millie's information report on Cleopatra. She has used very clear sub-headings to divide up the main parts of her life.

Maddie's Information Report

Here is Maddie's information report on Ancient Egypt. She has an impressive amount of information included in the report and it is well organised into sub-sections. I also really liked the way she wrote it in a style which really drew the reader in.

Tom's Information Report

Here is Tom's report on Ancient Greece. I like the way he used sub-headings to organise the different sections of his report.

Reuben's Information Report

Here is Reuben's information report on tadpoles and frogs. Reuben has made an excellent job of writing a summary which re-caps the main points from his report.

Elena's Information Report

RATTLE SNAKES

Snakes are part of the reptile family. Rattlesnakes are also part of the viper group. There are many colours and patterns.


MOVING
Snakes move with their muscles and the large scales underneath them. These scales help them to grip on to rocks and move easily along the rough ground.

BABIES
Rattlesnakes keep their eggs inside their bodies and give birth to live babies in the summer. They have 2 to 25 babies in the late summer. Baby snakes sometimes look a little different. As they grow up the colour of their scales changes to be the same as their mother.

HABITAT
Rattlesnakes live in North and South America and are usually found in the wilderness.

WHAT RATTLESNAKES EAT
Rattlesnakes open their mouths as wide as possible when they eat. They eat woodrats lizards rabbits frogs and eggs from other animals.

CONCLUSION
Rattlesnakes are very interesting reptiles. They like to live in the wild and do not eat humans. But don't get to close to them as if they are disturbed they will bite and this will hurt and may even kill you.

By Elena Wilson

Weekend Tasks

Hi Room 22,
I hope that you are enjoying the beautiful sunshine - it's hard to believe that a few days ago we had sleet and snow falling!
I am looking forward to reading your information reports. Remember, these need to be handed in by 9am on Monday morning - if not, you will be spending lunchtime getting these completed. You can either hand publish them, print them out or e-mail them to me (bethwatson25@gmail.com). If you e-mail them, I will be able to post them on the blog for you.
I know I told a couple of people about a delicious dessert that I have been making lately. They are called choco-hoto-pots and are a Nigella Lawson recipe.
Here's the recipe as promised (and warning, they are VERY rich!!)

115 grams of butter
1 cup of chocolate chips (preferably dark chocolate chips)
2 eggs
3/4 cup castor sugar
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

Place a baking sheet in the oven and preheat to 200 degrees C.

Butter the ramekins (i just used coffee mugs that could be put in the oven).

Either in a microwave or in a bowl suspended over a pot over simmering water, melt the dark chocolate and butter, then set aside to cool a little.

In another bowl, mix the eggs with the sugar and flour with a hand whisk and beat in the cooled butter and chocolate mixture. Divide the mixture between the 4 buttered ramekins. Bake for about 20 minutes, by which time the tops will be cooked and cracked and the chocolate gooey underneath.

Place each ramekin on a small plate with a teaspoon and serve. Make sure to warn people that these desserts will be HOT! I often put a small scoop of vanilla ice-cream into the cup when I serve them:-)


Enjoy the rest of your weekend. I hope that sports games have gone well for everyone.

See you Monday,

Ms Watson

Angelica's Information Report

Here is Angelica's information report on Cheetahs. Enjoy reading it:-)

Information Reports

Today we worked really hard at getting our final information reports written for our end of unit assessment. Some of us learnt valuable lessons about time management! We hope that you enjoy reading our reports - we were allowed to choose our own topics to research and write about





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Kiranjeet's Final Information Report

Kiranjeet has written a report on Sea Turtles for her final information report. Have a read and learn some new facts about this beautiful animal!

Natasha's End of Unit Report

Here is Natasha's final report for our Information Report Topic. I really like the way she has used sub-headings to organise her information. She has also very effectively summarised the most important pieces of information about Godwits. If you are still at the note-taking/drafting stage, I would make sure that you do some research this afternoon/evening and bring those notes to school with you tomorrow. This will be very helpful for the writing stage (as there is nothing worse than not having enough information - it's like trying to make a yummy sandwich with only bread and a tiny bit of margarine).
Read Natasha's report and think about some feedback you could give her - something she did well and something she could improve on or do differently next time.

Natasha's Leopard Seal Report

Here is Natasha's report on Leopard Seals. If you click on each image it will enlarge it so you can read the text.

Report Writing Unscamble Activity

In class we have been learning how to write information reports. Part of this learning has been understanding the different parts of a report and the order of sections in a report. This activity is about Honey Bees. You need to re-order the sections so that they are in the correct order. Once you think you have it in the right order, read through it and see if it makes sense. Click on the image to enlarge it so you can complete the activity.