How The Tiger Got His Stripes

In Room 12 this week we have been looking at myths and how the Ancient Greeks used them to explain why things are the way they are, here is Ashley's myth about how the tiger got his stripes:

The first tiger was walking along then saw Zeus the god of the skies.The tiger stoped and Zeus started to paint black stripes on him,then he looked like he was full of anger and rage.So Zeus came to another tiger and spray painted the tiger and decided it looked better than painting stripes on a tiger.So he spray painted all the the tigers he could find to spray paint them.But,One tiger was hiding Zeus could sent him and then he shot down a tree with a lightning bolt but he wasn,t there then he shot every tree there was and finally he found him having a nap behind a bush and sprayed him.

Alliteration Ally

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/acrostic/

You spin me right round...

Here is another great link you can use to test your rotational
symmetry knowledge:

http://nz.ixl.com/math/year-6/rotational-symmetry

Transformers...more than meets the eye!

No I'm not talking about Miss Logan's favourite cartoon from the early 90's....
I'm talking about transforming shapes!
Here are some games from our favourite maths site Woodlands Maths
that will help us to practice and explore our knowledge of transformation
and symmetry.

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/shapes/tangrams.html#Tessellations

There's also an online quiz you can take to test your knowledge at this link:
http://nz.ixl.com/math/year-6/lines-of-symmetry

DPS Folding Superstars Make the News!

Lotus and the other keen Room 12 paper crane folders have made the
times-age with their efforts for Japan. Check out the article at the
link below!

http://www.times-age.co.nz/news/cranes-carry-best-wishes/1171291/

Reminder!

Tomorrow is the annual DPS Food Fair....make sure to come and sample some of Room 12's delectable ambrosia! Oh and maybe some of the other scrumptious food on offer :)
P.S Thanks to everyone for their donations of ingredients for the ambrosia!

Writers Block?

Here is the link to the scholastic story spinner we use to inspire us when we're stuck for ideas!

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/storystarters/storystarter1.htm