Our Plaster Bricks

In class we are making plaster bricks.We are in groups of 3 and 4 and we are learning to make plaster bricks stronger.We have dropped our 1st bricks and we have made a 2nd brick and we are going to drop them as well and we have brought in other materials to make them stronger.The things that groups brought in were Sand,Small metal rods,Staples,Food colouring,Fluff,Sticky tape,Honey and Glue.We are going to drop them this week to see how long they will last.The winning group was Sophie,Nick and Tahlia's and their brick didn't break at 2 metres.
By Emily and Sophie.

Direct Democracy and Absolute Monarchy

Last Term in Inquiry we were learning about Absolute Monarchy and Direct Democracy. Absolute Monarchy is when there is a ruler that rules the land and tells everyone what to do and he is allowed to make all the laws. Direct Democracy is when there are lots of groups but the only ones who are allowed to make laws. They are called the Citizens.

THE ASSUMPTION

Today we celebrated The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. As a whole school we went to church and took part in a mass to celebrate when Mary was taken to heaven body and soul. This is a very special day within the Catholic Church and it is one that the Church considers a "Holy Day of obligation" This means that as catholics, on this day we should go to mass. The Catholic Church used to have many "Holy Days of Obligation" but over the years this has changed and now there are only two. The other day is Ash Wednesday.

Symbols of Baptism

Symbols of Confirmation

THE OLYMPICS COMES TO 4/5R

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On Tuesday we were very lucky to have two special visitors to our room. These two gentlemen brought with them not one, not two, not three but FOUR Olympic torches to show us. One man had a replica torch from the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, a 1996 Athens Olympics torch and a 2000 Sydney Olympics torch. This man ran in the torch relays for each of these olympics which must have been very exciting and a great honour.
The other gentleman had the torch from the 2008 Beijing Olympics torch relay.
We were able to pass these torches around and have a close up look at them. We were all very surprised at how heavy the Melbourne olympics torch was and how difficult it would have been to run with it as it was not as streamlined as the other three torches were.

Year 4/5, can you see the torches that came to our room?? What about the other torches? What olympics did they come from? Leave a comment if you know!