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:

Word and Problem of the Day

Date: Wednesday 16 October 2012

Word of the Day: rarely (adv)

Definition: to do something not very often

1) She rarely misbehaves.

2) Only rarely do we have to stay indoors for morning tea.

3) He rarely does exercise.

Problem of the Day: 5x5=? 8x5=? 11x5=? 9x5=? 12x5=?

Build A Sentence

We started with:

They went to the mall.

We ended with:

My angry little brother sprinted quickly like a cheetah to the gigantic, huge mall that's been there for ages to buy some sweet, swirly candy because he was feeling horrible and wanted to calm down.

Word and Problem of the Day

Word of the Day: to divert (verb)

Definition: to change the direction or course of something; to distract someone

1) Police diverted traffic around the accident.

2) The farmer diverted the stream toward his farm.

3) Can you divert her attention while we make her goodbye card?

Problem of the Day: 3x5=? 7x5=? 4x5=? 9x5=? 6x5=?

Problem and Word of the Day

Word of the Day: mischievous (adj)

Definition: causing minor troubles, trying to be funny in an irresponsible way

1) They were punished for their mischievous tricks.

2) The mischievous children were annoying their babysitter.

3) Mr Mac was mischievous when he played a trick on the students.

Problem of the Day: What word has the most letters in it?