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Cyber Class: Room One

digiteach — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:52:35 CDT

Visit the Edconnect website to find out how to setup your own cyberclassroom using a wiki.

Welcome to our wiki, this is a place where our students collaborate, share and communicate their learning. We hope you enjoy looking around.

Read our book reviews here

Our restaurant:
Students planned and opened their own restaurant.

It's going to be another big term. Online we are building a virtual nation called 'Our Nation'. The class is divided into tribes and they need to develop their society through a variety of tasks. We will be looking at the Elections and tying this into our own political system; as things progress children will be asked to solve a variety of scenarios and problems.

Checkout the wiki here

Past units:

We enjoy Jump Jamming. It's a great way to get fit and move to music.

Student Leaders at a Jump Jam workshop.


We have been investigating the senses

We did dissections on cows eyes to see how the eye is structured.

We have been designing and creating our own True Type Fonts. They are in code so see if you can figure them out. We used this site to help us make the fonts http://yourfonts.com.

Live

digiteach — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:36:30 CDT

This page is a direct link to our classroom. We won't always have
the video cam operating so if you'd like to talk to us, let us know.

Email our teacher: heaths@gordontonschool.co.nz

If you are a TokBox member you can go directly to our Teacher's page. It's free to use and allows you to live video call and send video messages.

Video messaging is a real advantage for Epal schools considering time zone differences. Send us a video message.

http://www.tokbox.com/heath80

Math algebra

digiteach — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:19:33 CDT

Algebra - patterns, rules and equations.

What we are trying to learn:

Describe in words, rules for continuing number and spatial sequential patterns. · Make up and use a rule to create a sequential pattern. · Use a rule to make predictions

Text:

At Camp: Level 3
Raising The Money: Page 3

Multiplicative Thinking: Level 3
The Hundreds Board Hunt: Page 2-3

Number: Level 3
Fun With Fractions: Page 9

Number Stretches: Page 2-3

Rounding Up and Down: Page 17

When?: Page 1

Number Book Three: Level 3
Stacking Up: Page 20

Number Book Three: Level 3-4
Place the Digits: Page 1

Problem Solving: Level 3-4
Eye Antics Problem 4: Page 8

Project:

Visit the algebra workstation and choose an activity.

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Bright Sparks:

Resources:

Math dictionary: Find meanings of key words here

Teacher:

Assessment:

Project / Activities:

	Level 2 algebra activities
	Level 3 algebra activities
	Level 4 algebra activities

	Balance the caps: Find the rule Balance the cups: use the rule 1 Balance the blobs: find the rule 2 Balance the blobs: find the rule 3

Math

digiteach — Wed, 13 May 2009 16:21:41 CDT

Follow the math menu on the left to view our current math programme or use some of the math games and tools listed below.

Billy Bug and his all New Quest for Grub
A useful aid to help children understand coordinates which include negative numbers.
Mad4Maths
A collection of math games.
Reflective Symmetry
An excellent tool for teachers to demonstrate reflective symmetry.
Percentages
A short series of interactive demonstrations to see how to find percentages of money.
Number Line
An interactive numberline which is useful for teaching scales and negative numbers.
Help Sheets PDF Word
Bead Numbers
Test your knowledge of hundreds, tens and ones. See how good are you at problem solving?
Measures
Jack the builder is hopeless at measuring because he does not know his units of measurements. Help him to learn his kilometres from his kilograms.
Tangrams
Are you up to the tangram challenge in this shapes game from Channel 4.
The Number Gym
A selection of interactive maths activities for primary age pupils. There is a guidance for teachers section. The fractions games are particularly useful.
Reading a Thermometer
A Flash tool for showing how to read a thermometer. Useful for learning scales and negative numbers.
Help Sheets PDF Word
What's my Angle
Teachers can use this site for demonstrating the use of protractors and the terms acute, obtuse and reflex angles. It can also be used by pupils to test their ability to measure angles.
Triangle Sort
A great teaching or revision tool for work on the different types of triangles.
Number Line
A versatile teaching tool which can be adapted across the primary age group. Particularly useful for teaching decimals.
Measuring Cylinder
A teacher demonstration tool on reading scales on a measuring cylinder.
Help Sheets PDF Word
Higher and Lower
How good are you at ordering numbers? Lots of examples to try from simple ordering numbers to 10 to fractions, decimals or negative and positive numbers.
Tessellations
A teacher demonstration tool to show how shapes or combinations of shapes tesselate. You can drag and rotate the shapes. Check out the suggested activities.
Estimate
A teaching tool for estimating numbers on a numberline. Useful for decimals too.
Carroll Diagrams
An amazing site which can really help your understanding of Carroll Diagrams and concepts like multiples, more or less and odd or even.
Carroll Diagrams
Designed for Key Stage 2 children however the starter activity is suitable for 6 - 7 year olds.
Line Symmetry
A PowerPoint presentation on line symmetry.
Teachers' Notes and Worksheets PDF
Class Clock
A brilliant tool for helping children tell the time using both analogue and digital times.
Clock
A great teaching clock which gives the time in analogue and digital times. Turn the clock on or back in different time periods.
Calculation Balance
An excellent site for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division practice. Good for learning your times tables. Also it is a useful tool for teachers to demonstrate balancing simple equations for Key Stage 1 SATs questions.
Fractions
Learn basic fractions of shapes. This site is a good teaching tool for demonstrating halves, quarters and thirds. You can download the resource to use offline.
Place Value Charts
A brilliant resource for learning or teaching place value. Excellent for teachers and pupils alike. Different levels of difficulty which include decimals.
Bingo
A useful teaching tool with a great range of number activities at different levels. This site makes class Bingo activities manageable.
Greater Than or Less Than
Turn the crocodile to show which number is greater than or less than another. Remember the crocodile's mouth faces the bigger number. This site can help you learn the correct signs.
Addition of 2 and 3 digit Numbers
Demonstrate how units or tens are regrouped or in addition sums with carrying.
Multiple Matrix
A game which can help you with the multiplication facts. It can show you multiplication patterns in a hundreds square. Try the questions to see if you can find the sets of multiples under 100.
Tables Chant
This site produces random times tables questions and the class are expected to call out the answers against the clock.
Expanded Addition
A teaching tool which demonstrates expanded addition of large numbers including decimals.
Decimals
A teaching resource pack about decimals. It demonstrates tenths and hundredths, how to order decimals, introduces addition and subtraction and helps with problem solving involving decimals.
Coordinates Game
Test yourself on coordinates on this simple game.
Function Machine
A game to help you improve your number skills. See if you can figure out the missing numbers. Suitable for 11 to 12 year olds.

Thinking and web tools

digiteach — Sun, 10 May 2009 22:14:48 CDT

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/index.html	Thinking tools help us organise our thoughts and follow a logical process. By thinking deeply about problems and situations we come up with more creative solutions. We work together more effectively and use the Key Competencies with more purpose. thinking using language, symbols, and texts managing self relating to others participating and contributing.
	Prezentit: Online presentations embedded into your page just like this quick example

	Toondoo is a website for creating cartoons. Save, share and embed your cartoons on your webpage. toondoo.com
	Create your own flip book Add music and embed into your page. flip.com

	PicLit This application allows you to write short stories and poems for your website. Find pictures / photographs and either use the drag and drop word lists or type your own text. piclits.com

Tori's Narratives

pretty_princess99 — Sat, 09 May 2009 21:44:33 CDT

Chassity Morgan sat at the back of her English class doodling on her English book once again thinking about how much of a let down the class was. Before she started High school she thought English would be her favourite subject, she thought they would be writing long narratives about shipwrecks and other adventures but all they did was listen to Mr Jones, a fat balding, man go on about the different parts of a narrative and write short boring recounts of boring events. "What are you doing?" Mr Jones snapped angrily at her, she hadn't noticed him walking past her desk. "I - I was just," She stuttered "Not good enough," he said as he stared at her like she was a beetle he wanted to squash, “please tell the class the book everyone will be doing for homework this week." "Um we are doing - um" she stared around the class desperately. “Moby Dick?" She guessed wildly. Mr Jones turn a bright shade of purple and started spluttering insults at Chassity "you insufferable snobby little co-" the bell rang, "don't forget to give your parents your report card, I'm sure they want to see how well you have been doing at school, " he sneered, "now get out of my sight." They left as fast as they could while thinking about how they would convince their parents that the teachers had made a mistake with their grades. As Chassity walked home with her best friend, Jazz McKee, they talked about what they were going to do for the summer holidays as they were coming up in a few days and they were looking forward to going to the beach together. "I can’t wait to get out of the house; mum and dad have been bugging me about my grades all term. It will be great to get away from them for a while."

To be continued

Keep writing Tori, I'm interested to see how Chassity handles Mr. Jones's squashing.

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digiteach — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:33:29 CDT


You tube video

Number

digiteach — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 01:29:11 CST

Geometry: Angles and Circles

What we are trying to learn:

Key words

Project:

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Bright Sparks:

Work through these activities for homework.

Resources:

Math dictionary: Find meanings of key words here

Text:

Mathletics:

A pre and post test have been set for you as well as activities. Work through the set tasks.

Teacher:

Assessment:

Online activities and homework:

Tori

pretty_princess99 — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:12:35 CST

Hey, whats up
My name's Tori but all my friends call me Pretty_Princess, Tor-Tor or taco and someone used 2 call me Toe Toe the brave or Tortoise.
Hope you enjoy all the stuff on here.

My Tessellation

I Don't know what to write here so I'll just tell you a bit about myself:
I love to read and write, I have a huge imagination and I am a bit of a daydreamer. I love to sing as well!!
I hang out with some really weird people
Dork!!(Ariana),Phoenix-she's insane, Christobel-she a great mate, Lauren-shes pretty cool, Ella-nice and Jett. They are some of my slightly weird friends!
I love the colours BLACK!!, green!, blue!, pink! and turquoise!! and basically every other colour as well lolz

I'm interested in.....
Writing
READING!!!!
Singing
Fashion Design
Shopping(no duh!)
Watching My Fave TV shows
LISTENING 2 MUSIC!!!!

My Poems

3 Word Forms Swimming Change, togs, Run Togs, run, jump Run, jump, Dive Jump, dive, splash Dive, Splash, Water Splash, Water, Swim Water, Swim, Drown.	My poems Opposite Poem What is the opposite of being in love? Maybe it's giving that person a shove Or maybe it's pretending to be their mate But I think the real opposite is hate.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND... I don't understand -Why people are shy -Why we all have to die -Why people lie And most off all -Why people say the things they say -Why we have to go to school everyday -Why horses like hay What I understand most is -Why girls like shopping -Why bunnies like hopping -Why children hate mopping	List poem Just Imagine... Rugby Without A Ball Hamilton Without A Mall A world forever in silence Fighting your sister without violence A world where you can never die Where it is impossible to say goodbye Sitting by yourself all day Telling everyone to stay away Laughing when its not funny Living without any money
Colour Me Midnight Blue It's the colour of the sky at night when it's not quite black but slightly light. It's the sound of echoes. It's the feeling of being all alone. It's the smell of danger. It's the sight of darkness closing in.	Someday I will be famous Someday I will be rich Someday I will fall in love Someday I will write a book Someday I will be noticed Someday……
I am sarcastic and over the top I wonder if I will ever properly understand math I hear my brain constantly moving I see the world moving to fast to keep up I want all the chocolate in the world I am sarcastic and over the top I pretend that I am famous I feel my heart break in two I worry people might hate me I cry when I am sad I am sarcastic and over the top I understand why we have to be kind to animals I say chocolate is a girls best friend I dream to be famous I try to be nice I hope to be noticed I am sarcastic and over the top	No more gordonton school for me! I miss everyone High School is scary but also exciting all those yr7s that are going to fairfield i will see you in bout two years i doubt i will forget you i will miss u all i guess well most of you anyway lolz well i guess this is good bye forever to all the rest that aren't going to fairfield ...au revoir... ...arrivederci... ...ciao... Or Whatevs
2008 Memory Thingy The Class clown- The Class Drama Queen- The Teachers Pet- The Class Tall Person- The Class Short Person- The Class Idiot?- The Class Dork-Ariana The Class Nerd- The Class Fast Person- The Class Girly Girl- The Class

Christmas Ideas

digiteach — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 18:16:09 CST

Christmas Writing

A good variety of different writing tasks are covered here, all in attractive templates that are fun to use and modify.

	Christmas Letter Template A simple but effective framework for writing tasks. This activity provides an attractive template for pupils to practive their letter writing.
	Nativity Story This activity provides four background scenes and a bank of characters for pupils to re-tell the Christmas story. There is an optional text area for pupils to type the story in their own words.
	Christmas Card Designer Make and design various types of Christmas card including the stamp and envelope. Who are you going to send it to and what will you write?
	Present Wish Writer Write to Santa requesting what present you would like to see under the tree. Use the ones included in the activities or create your own list.

1. Find 10 uses for a used Christmas Tree

2. What are all the problems Father Christmas might have in delivering all his presents?

3. Invent a sleigh for Father Christmas that will overcome all his problems, and will be more imaginative and exciting to ride.

4. How many ways can you think of to make Christmas better for everyone?

5. Discuss with a friend the sorts of presents father Christmas would like. Decide on 3 he would most like and say why.

6. Write a letter to Father Christmas asking for what you would like for Christmas. Tell him what you will do to make Christmas happy for your friends and family.

7. Make a cartoon strip story about Father Christmas.

8. Create a uniquely NZ way to celebrate Christmas.

9. Design a new Father Christmas outfit so that it is more suited to NZ's summer Christmas.

Invent a new toy and describe it. Consider these things.

Who will play with it?
What materials will it be made of?
What will be its' purpose?
How will it work?
How will it be advertised?

Year Book 2008

digiteach — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:22:45 CST

Leave a comment in our year book	Pick a square and write about a favourite memory or event.
It's been a fun year room one. Tiring at times but I have enjoyed watching so many of you grow into young teenagers and become more independant and definately more confident. To the year 8's moving on 'Always do your best', cos you're awesome.

Probability

digiteach — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:07:29 CST

Probability is the study of random events

What we are trying to learn:

make predictions based on data collected
identify all possible outcomes of an event
determine the experimental probability of simple events using frequency tables
determine the theoretical probability of simple events using percentages, fractions and decimals
systematically find all possible outcomes of an event using tree diagrams and organised lists

Key words

Outliers, frequency, probability, likely, unlikely, possible, probable, scale, random, likelihood, outcomes, distribution, fairness

Project:

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Bright Sparks:

Work through these activities for homework.

Resources:

Math dictionary: Find meanings of key words here

Some links from the Figure It Out series which you may find useful are: Statistics, Level 3-4, Picking Pocket Money, page 18 Statistics, Level 3-4, Left to Chance, page 21 Statistics, Level 3-4, Digital dilemma, page 22 Statistics, Level 4, Across the River, page 19 Statistics, Level 4, Wallowing Whales, pages 20 21 Level 4, Dodgy Dice, page 22

Text:

Maths Plus activities

Mathletics:

A pre and post test have been set for you as well as activities. Work through the set tasks.

Teacher:

Assessment:

Online activities and homework:

	Random or not: explore numbers of jubes (1:1:1) Random or not: explore numbers of jubes (1:1) Random or not: explore numbers of jubes (2:1)

	Mystery spinner: challenge Mystery spinner: match the graph

	The foul food maker: questions 1 The foul food maker: questions 2 The foul food maker: game The foul food maker

Directable Fire!!

Run a simulation of how a fire will spread through a stand of trees, learning about probability and chaos. Parameters: Probability that a tree will set fire to each of its eight neighbors.

Experimental Probability

Simple Monty Hall

Racing Game with One Die

The 5 Senses

digiteach — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:09:25 CST

The Eyes

Test your "Eye-Q" with this fun trivia test.

Take a Virtual Lab Visit to see where eyeglass lenses are made.

Check out some important milestones in vision history.

Eye sight tests and games

Insight into eyesight

Label the eye diagram

Normal Vision: Here are the other views This is the scene as viewed through normal eyes. Things near and far appear in focus.

Visit Exploratorium to find out more about the eye.

Math 3D Modelling

digiteach — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:43:37 CST

Geometry: 3D Modelling

Introduction:
We live in a three-dimensional world. Every object you can see or touch has three dimensions that can be measured: length, width, and height. The room you are sitting in can be described by these three dimensions.
What we are trying to learn:

Name 3 dimensional objects.
Understand the properties of shapes.
Draw 2D plans and create 3D models to represent them.

Key words

View, perspective, symmetry, rotation, translation, face, vertices, edge, polygon, base, apex, congruent, polyhedron, polygon, net

3D Shapes

Prism, cylinder, cube, pyramid, sphere, tetrahedron, octahedron, dodecahedron, icosahedron,

Project:

You will be constructing a number of shapes and building 2D designs you have drawn. These activities are found at the classroom activity centre.

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Bright Sparks:

Work through these activities for homework.

Resources:

Math dictionary: Find meanings of key words here

Text:

This week we are using the Figure it out booklets.

Mathletics: A pre and post test have been set for you as well as activities. Work through the set tasks.

Teacher:

Assessment:

Online activities and homework:

	This site demonstrates all the properties of 3D shapes. Use the menus and next buttons to find all the information.
	Photo hunt: Rotate the image until the view matches the model. Level 3 Level 4
	Building Site requires users to show what an image seen from above would appear like when viewed from the side Level 3 Level 4

	Create 3 dimensional shapes using this tool. You are required to create an object using this tool then build it with materials. Remember to print your plan and take photos of the different views. Publish your work on your student page.
	Face painter: Estimate then paint the faces of different 3D objects to find how many faces they have. http://ldd.lego.com/download/default.aspx

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Problem Solving

digiteach — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 23:18:57 CDT

What we are trying to learn

Learn a variety of strategies for solving problems such as:
Finding a pattern
Drawing a picture, diagram or chart
Writing a list
Using materials
Role playing
Estimating
Read the problem 3 times and choose the useful information.
Have scrap paper and pencil
Make reasonable decisions based on the information you have.
Working with others effectively.
Writing number sentences and equations.

Project:

EXTRA, EXTRA, EXTRA

Bright Sparks:

Work through these activities for homework.

Resources:

Math dictionary: Find meanings of key words here

Word problems

Initiative games

Text:

Mathletics:

A pre and post test have been set for you as well as activities. Work through the set tasks.

Teacher:

Assessment:

Read through the information on this page to find different strategies for solving problems.

Day one challenge: You can work with a partner or in a group to solve this. Draw a picture of your necklace using a paint progam and post it on your wiki page with a link to the problem.

Try these digital object activities
Arrays: factor families
Arrays: word problems with products from 10 to 30
Arrays: word problems with products from 30 to 50
Arrays: word problems with products from 35 to 64

Language

digiteach — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:00:28 CDT

Language Activity / Writing	Spelling / Handwriting / Grammar	Reading

Speeches: Understanding criteria, choosing topic, investigating types of speeches and research Investigate Past, present, future speeches as example of tense. Using the tone of our voices. Through roleplay we will practice expression, tone and variance. Does our voice match what we are talking about?	Weekly spelling lists: Handwriting: 2 x weekly Students are expected to complete 2 book reviews each term. Week 4: Two groups this week as we start polishing our speeches for presentation. WK 2:Teacher group: What are paragraphs? How do they work? It is important when writing your speech that each idea is clear and concise. Molly mix up sentence maker Paragrahs: worksheets / activity / explanation WK 1:Teacher group: Tense: using tense in writing, past,present and future Tense: Worksheets / Quizzes / Activities	Week 4: Short stories - 3 level questioning. Students share read and explore the surface and deeper features of popular short stories. Week 2: Scanning for information: What is the writer really tring to say. We will be looking for at how to find information quickly in books and texts. Week 1: The Burrs - reading and analysing the features of this comic strip community. Looks like we're having filter problems with this so plan B.

Hancock Middle School

mississippi1cain — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:34:00 CDT

SAGE PAGE


	COMMUNICATION
	All year in SAGE we will focus on the concept of DIVERSITY. We are now learning about the many diverse types of communication. Among these are: Non-verbal communication Braille Sign language We can now do our pledge, names and the alphabet in sign language
	We are really focused on examining the 2008 U.S. Presidential election between Obama ( Democratic candidate) and McCain (Republican candidate) So far we have engaged in these activities: Viewing and analysing Presidential debates for both elements of issues and communication styles: www.obama-mccain.info. This site has been helpful! When watching the Presidential debates, some of the non-verbal signals we have discussed and are to observe include: eye blinking tone of voice arm crossing hand gestures - Hand to mouth, open palm, steepling, etc. Breathing patterns Body Leans Micro-expressions Smiling Class researched and created Bubble Map posters about the political differences of McCain and Obama
	NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION 93% of our overall message content is non-verbal Includes tone of voice clothes/appearance body scent facial gestures eye contact body language Non-verbal signals have 5 times the influence on people than do words that are used! Class researched and created Flow map posters about particular types of communications

.Sovay.

digiteach — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:53:04 CDT

BOOK REVIEW

Name of Reviewer: Caitlin

What is the story is about:

This book is based on a wealthy 17 year old girl named Sovay. Her father and brother go missing so her and her friend Gabriel take their horses and set out to find the two. Sovay dresses in her brothers clothes occasionaly and robbs passing carrages taking gold and more. The gold and things that she gets she throws to the poor.

Author: Celia Rees
Illustrator: none
Publisher: BloomsBury
Date first published: In great Britain, 2008
Series #: none
My rating: 1 - 5
3 out of 5 because it is exciting but can just drag on and get boaring occasionaly.

Describe the main charactor(s):

Sovay is a tall wealthy 17 year old girl she dosn't really enjoy the way her, Hugh (her brother) and her father live , weirdly enough she dosn't enjoy being rich.

Gabriel is one of Sovay's fathers many field workers he plows the fields with his father and other workers. He soon ends up trailing along with Sovay making sure she travels safley.

Memorable passage in the story:

Half way through the story Sovay gets attaked by a group of people, escaping with a large cut above her ear. Gabriel gets away nearly beaten to death but eventually wakes from his coma.

Favourite part in the story:

Don't have one.

Likes and dislikes about the story:

It can babble on a bit and get boaring but other wise its quite exciting. To make it better she has a really cool grey gelding. It also has a bad sence of humor.

What audience would this book be best suited to: This book would be best suited to teens as it has people killing each other quite and bad language :-)

Measurement

digiteach — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:48:59 CDT

What we are trying to learn:

Solve practical problems, using linear scales and whole numbers of standards units for length, area, volume, weight, angle, temperature and time

Key words

Temperature, volume, mass, weight, unit, length, depth, capacity

Project:

ARB activities: Teacher group: MS2140 MS2135

We will be conducting an experiment to measure the effectiveness of different materials for insulation. Using measurement skills you will predict,test, record and summarize your findings. A full experiment outline will be provided for you.

EXTRA, EXTRA, EXTRA

Bright Sparks:

Work through these activities for homework.

Resources:

Math dictionary: Find meanings of key words here

Text:

Mathletics:

A pre and post test have been set for you as well as activities. Work through the set tasks.

Teacher:

Assessment:

Online activities and homework:


Try this measurement game



	Take the quizz here

Classroom Programmes

digiteach — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:41:46 CDT

This section outlines the current and past programmes of learning we have undertaken. Parents can read what we are working on specifically on the Math and Language pages.

There will always be tasks for students to complete at home.

cyberclass - Recently Updated Pages

Cyber Class: Room One

Live

Math algebra

Specific Learning Outcomes

Sequences / patterns

Variables

Equations

Expressions

Math

Thinking and web tools

Tori's Narratives

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Number

Tori

Christmas Ideas

Year Book 2008

Probability

The 5 Senses

Math 3D Modelling

Problem Solving

Language

Hancock Middle School

.Sovay.

Measurement

Classroom Programmes