Word and Problem of the Day

Word of the Day: swiftly (adv)

Definition: to do something in a quick way.

1) The class walked swiftly to the assembly.

2) He swiftly did his homework so he could play.

3) She ran swiftly across the field.

Problem of the Day: Draw the following fractions: 1/7, 3/10, 4/9, 3/5, 8/11

Word and Problem of the Day

Word of the Day: to meander (verb)

Definition: to move in a winding path

1) The path meanders through the garden.

2) He meandered through the classroom during Read to Someone.

3) The river meanders through the valley like a snake.

Problem of the Day: Solve the following problems – 4x4, 7x4, 9x4, 5x4, 3x4

Build a Sentence

We started with:

I went to the shop.

We ended with:

I carefully rode a motorbike like a puma to the peaceful library at Rowandale School two years ago to get successful at my reading and move up a level.

Word and Problem of the Day

Word of the Day: sparse (adj)

Definition: only having a few things, the opposite of crowded

1) Plants are sparse in the desert.

2) The walls in our classroom are not sparse.

3) The playground was sparse yesterday at morning tea.

Problem of the Day: Solve the following problems – 4x3, 7x3, 9x3, 5x3, 3x3

Word and Problem of the Day

Word of the Day: to detect (verb)

Definition: to discover something; to notice something

1) I detect that you are getting bored and restless.

2) She detected a funny smell in the room.

3) This test will detect if you’re sick.

Problem of the Day: Draw these fractions: 1/4, 3/5, 2/6, 5/7, 1/8, 2/9.

Food Festival!

On the second last day of term 3, the high flyers held a food festival.  The Crafty Foxes made pizzas and sold them to raise money for our trip to Kelly Tarlton's.  We spent the morning making the pizzas and then sold them in the afternoon.  Below are pictures from both events. While we made some money, we had tons of fun all day long, as you can see by all the smiles.

Word and Problem of the Day

Word of the Day: scent (noun)

Definition: the smell of something.

1) That flower has a peculiar scent.
2) The dog followed the scent of the burglar.

3) What is that awful scent?

Name these fractions: