The Conquered Banner.

Furl that banner, for its' weary
Round , it's staff its
drooping dreamy
Furl it, fold it- it is best;
For there's not a man to wave it,
And there is not a sword to save it,
And there's not one let to lave it
In the blood which heroes gave it;
And foes now scorn and brave it;
Furl it, hide it-let it rest!

Furl that banner-furl it sadly;
Once ten thousand hailed it gladly,
And ten thousand wildly madly
Swore it should, forever wave
Swore that foe man's sword should never
Hearts like their entwined dissever,
And flag should float forever
O'er their freedom, or their grave.

The Sword Of Robert E Lee.

Fourth from it's scabbard, pure and bright
Flash the sword of Lee!
Far in the front of deadly fight,
High o'er the brave in the cause of right,
It's stainless sheen, like a beacon bright,
Led us to victory.

Out of it's scabbard, where full long,
It slumbered peacefully,
Roused from it's rest by the battle's song,
Guarding the right, avenging the strong,
Guarding the right, avenging the wrong,
Gleamed the sword of Lee.

Forth from it's scabbard all in vain
Bright flashed the sword of Lee;
"Tis shrouded now in it's sheath again,
It's sleeps the sleep of our noble slain,
Defeated, yet without a stain,
Proudly and peacefully.

End Of The Term Reflection.

This is our presentation about what I have learnt about this whole term.
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Tree

Trees are the kindest things I know,
They do no harm, they simply grow.

And spread a shade for sleepy cows
And gather birds among their boughs

They give us fruit in leaves above,
And wood to make our house of ,

And leave to burn on Hallowe'en,
And in the spring new buds of green.

They are the first when day begun
To touch the beams of morning sun,

They are the last to hold the light
When evening changes into night,

And when moon floats on the sky
They hum a drowsy lullaby

Of sleepy children long ago......
Trees are the kindest things I know.

Arbor Day.

To plant a tree! How small the twig,
And I beside it - very big.

A few years pass; and now the tree
Looks down on very little me.

A few years more- it is so high
It branches seem to touch the sky.

I did not know that it would be
So vast a thing to plant a tree!

April Fool

"I saw a elephant walking down the road.
He had a book and was going to school.
He carried a satchel to hold
APRIL FOOL!"

"I saw your grandmother and your aunt
Fishing for salmon in the mill-steam pool.
They'd caught a dozen and maybe more
APRIL FOOL!"

"Mercy! whoever has mended your skirt?
The needle's still there and the thread and spool.
Didn't feel them there at the hem?
APRIL FOOL!"

All Fool's Day

The first of April, some do say
Is set apart for All Fool's Day;
Nor I, nor themselves, do know.
But on this day are people sent
On purpose for pure merriment.

Welcome To The New Year.

Hey , my lady, ho, my lad
Here's a new broom
Heaven's your housetop
And earth is your room.

Tuck up your shirtsleeves,
There's plenty to do-
Look at the muddle
That's waiting for you!

Dust in the corners
And dirt on he floor,
Cobwebs still clinging
To window and doors.

Hey, my lad! ho, my lad!
Nimble and keen-
Here's your new broom, my lad
See you sweep clean.

Rap About Recycling.

Don’t drop litter out of the car.

Even if you are a Bollywood star.

Don’t drop litter in the school.

Even if you think your cool.

Don’t litter in the street,

Cos to dogs it’s a scrumptious treat,

Don’t litter down the drain

Cos to rats it’s may be pain

Don’t throw litter out the car

If cops find out, you won’t go far,

Don’t drop litter around the school,

People will say your not cool.

Don’t drop litter, keep the world bright,

Don’t drop litter, it’s not right.

Don’t throw litter listen to the warning

Make a change to global warming.

By Sau and Renee

Books

A boy called Jack, as I've been told 
Would sit for hours-good as gold-
Not with pile, like Master Horner,
And plums, for dainties, in his corner,
But silent in some chosen nook
And spell-bound-by a story-book!
Whether the dawn brought sun or rain,
Back to it's pages he'd hasten again;
He had even wheedled from his friends
A secret hoard of candle-ends,
And slumber far from his round head-
Would real, till dead of night-in bed!

Hallowe'en

Tonight is the night
When dead leaves fly
Like witches on switches
Across the sky
When elf and sprite
Flit through the night
On a moony sheen.

Tonight is the night
When leaves make a sound
Like gnome in his home
Under the ground,
When spooks and trolls
Creepy out of the holes
Mossy and green.

Tonight is the night
When pumpkins stare
Through sheaves and leaves
Everywhere,
When ghoul and ghost
And goblin host
Dance round their queen.
It's Hallowe'en!

Christmas Morning.

If Bethlehem were here today,

Or this were very long ago,

There wouldn't be a winter time

Nor any cold or snow.

I'd run out through the garden gate,

And down long the pasture walk;

And off beside the cattle barns

I'd hear a kind of gentle talk.

I'd move the heavy iron chain

And pull away the wooden pin;

I'd push the door a little bit

And tiptoe very softly in.

The pigeon and the yellow hens

And all the cows would stand away;

Their eyes would open wide to see

A lady in the manger hay,

If this were very long ago

And Bethlehem were here today.

And mother held my hand and smiled

I mean the lady would and she,

Would take the woolly blankets off

Her little boy so I could see.

Thanksgiving Day.

The Pilgrims came across the sea.
And never thought of you and me;
And yet it's very strange the way
We think of them Thanksgiving Day.

We tell their story, old and true
Of how they sailed across the blue,
And found a new land to be free.
And built their homes quite near the sea.

Every child knows well the tale
Of how they bravely turned the sail,
And journeyed many a day and night.
To worship God as they thought right.

The people think that they were sad,
And grave; I'm sure that they were glad
They made Thanksgiving Day that's fun.
We thank the Pilgrims, everyone!

Books

Books are more than words,

more than birds'

brightness, more than song.

They last long.

When the covers close

wisdom grows;

every thought is root,

leaf, and fruit.

Every good page turned

to lore learned.

higher still when found

not in bound

books, but in the vast 

wood where passed,

still and deep, the sower.

Write now, growers.

A Valentine.

Frost flowers on the window glass,

Hopping chickadees that pass,

Bare old elms that behind bend and sway,

Pussy willow, and soft and gray,

Silver clouds across the sky,

Lacy snowflakes flitting by,

Icicles like fringe in line

That's is outdoor's Valentine!

Friendship

1. What is friendship?

     Friendship is a relationship between two people who care about each other and who also stand up for each other for example a friend is someone who you would call if you had good news or friends will go everywhere together and tell secrets that they have never told anyone.

2. How is friendship made?

         Friendship is made by talking to each other spend time together go everywhere together buy stuff go out and have dinner together play together every single day at school call each other laugh together stand up for each other and most of all have fun together.

     3.  How strong is friendship?

  Friendship is more stronger than anything in the world accepted for your family.

      4. Why is friendship important?

       Friendship is important because if we do not have any friends we will be lonely. Everyone should make friends as you can share your secrets and your problems.so you see friendship is really important for us.Also because if you are in a bad mood friends are always a good choice to cheer you up and make you happy.

     5. Is it good to have Friendship?

      Friends are good for you because they are there for you when you need help or advice!!.They like you for who you are.They are there to help you when you fall.They can relate to you than anyone else.They will solve the problem that you have in life.                           

Harry's Fraction Problems

1. A book cost Harry $10.00. His Uncle paid for 1/2 of it. How much Harry paid? 
answer= $5.00
Because Harry's Uncle paid half of it and half of 10 is 5, so the answer is 5.
2.Harry got $25.00 for  his birthday money. His Grandpa gave him a 1/5 of this. How much did she give him?
answer=$5.00
1/5 of 25=5
25 divided by 5 = 5
5x1=5
3.Harry was 120 cm tall. His little brother was a 1/3 of his height. How tall was Harry's brother?
answer=40 cm
1/3 of 120
120 divided by 3= 40
40x1=40
4.Harry walked 4 km to school. A 1/2 of the way to school was a sweet shop. How far was it from Harry's house to the sweet shop?
answer=1 km
1/4 of 4
4 divided by 4=1
1x1= 1
5.Harry's class had 30 pupils in it. A 1/10 are going on a school trip. How many pupils are not going on the trip?
answer=3 pupils
1/10 of 30 
30 divided by 10=3
3x1=3
6.Harry paid $40.00 to see the the movie Transformers. His aunty paid  1/8 of the price. How much did Harry pay?
answer=$5.00
1/8 of 40
40 divided by 8=5
5x1=5
7.There were 40.00 people watching the Transformers movie. 1/5 of them were boys. How many boys were watching the movie?
answer=$5.00
1/5 of 40
40 divided by 5=5
5x1=5

George. Washington

He played by the river when he was young,
He raced with the rabbits along the hills,
He fished for minnows, and climbed and swung,
and hooted back at the whirlpools,
Strong and slender and tall he grew
And then, one morning, the bugles blew.

Over the hill the summons came,
Over the river's shining rim.
He said that the bugles called his name,
He knew that his country needed him,
And he answered coming and marched away
For many a night and many a day

Perhaps when the marches were hot and long
He'd think of the river flowing by,
Or,camping under the winter sky,
Would hear the whirlpool's far-off song.
Boy or man, and in peace or strife,
He loved America all his life!

Christopher Columbus

There are lots of queer things that discovers do.
But his was the queerest, I swear.
He discovered our country in One Four Nine Two
By thinking it couldn't be there.

It was his folly, it wasn't his fault,
For the very best maps of the day
Showed nothing but water,extensive and salt,
On the West, between Spain and Bombay.

There were monsters, of course, every watery mile,
Great krakens with blubbery lips
And sea-serpents smiling a crocodile-smile
As they waited for poor little ships.

There were whirlpools and maelstroms, without doubt
And tornado of lava and ink.
(Which as nobody yet had been there to find out,
Seem a little bit odd, don't you think?)

But Columbus was bold and Columbus set sail
(Thanks to Queen Isabella, her pelf),
For he said" Though there may be both monster and gale,
I'd like to find out for myself."

And he sailed ad he sailed and he sailed and he sailed,
Though his crew would have have gladly turned round
And, morning and evening, distress fully wailed
"This is running things into the ground!"

But his paid no attention to protest or squall,
The obstinate son of the mast,
And so, in the end, he discovered us all,
Remarking,"Here is India, at last!"

He didn't intend it, he meant to heave to
At Calcutta, Rangoon or Shanghai,
There are many queer things that discovers do.
But his was the queerest. Oh my!

In The Week When Christmas Comes.

Lets every pudding burst with plums,
And every tree bear dolls and drums,
In the week when Christmas comes.

Let every hall have boughs of green,
With berries glowing in between,
In the week when Christmas comes.

Let every doorstep have a song,
Sounding the dark street along,
In the week when Christmas comes.

Let every steeple ring a bell.
With joyful tale to tell,
In the week when Christmas comes.

Let every stable have a lamb.
Sleeping warm beside its dam,
In the week when Christmas comes.

In Flanders Fields

In Flanders Fields the poppies blow.
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky.
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scare heard amid the guns below.

We are dead. Short days ago
We lived,felt dawn,saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up your quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If you break with us who die.
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow.
In Flanders Field

Night And Morning.

The morning sits outside afraid
Until my mother draws the shade;

Then it bursts in like a ball,
Splashing sun all up the wall.


And the evening is not right
Until she's tucked me in just right.
And kissed me and turned out the light.

Oh if my mother went away.
Who would start the night and day?

April Fools Prank

A poodle ate

A doughnut,

And turned into a wheel.

A zebra said

"Good Morning!"

To a pretty diving seal.

A monkey found

Two drum sticks,

And drummed upon the moon

A cat sat down

To the banquet

With a fork and knife and spoon.

A bull bowed on

A fiddle,

On top of a hemlock tree.

Grandpa drank

A poem;

And he wrote a cup of tea.

A goat, a pig,

A rooster-

Went marching off to school.

I am a queen

On a golden throne!

What fun! It's APRIL FOOL!

A Valentine

A Valentine

O little loveliest lady mine,
What shall I send for your valentine?
Summer and flowers are far away;
Gloomy old winter is king today;
Buds will not blow, and sun will not shine;
What shall I do for a valentine?

I've search the garden all through and though
For a bud to tell my love so true;
But buds are asleep and blossoms are dead,
And the snow beats down on my poor little head:
So little loveliest mine,
Here is my heart for your valentine!


This is a poem, written by me Renee and I hope you will enjoy it.

Synonyms

This is  presentation that me and my friends have made about synonyms. I hope you enjoy and I hope you leave comment.

Cyber Smart

We were making this presentation about cybersmart and hope you will not bully anyone in the internet.

My Narrative Writing

One sunny day, my friend Alex and I were walking to the shopping mall, then suddenly we notice that we were standing in the middle of a picture, surrounded with cultural arts. While we were standing in the middle of the picture, an old man appeared from nowhere, and said,

“How dare you stepped in the circle of cultural!”said the old man.

“This old thing.”replied Alex.

“Stop Alex, you are making him more angry.”I replied.

“Who cares” answered Alex

The old man started to speak a different kind of language and dancing funny, then the old man said  I have put a curse on you(pointing at Alex). Alex laughed and said that’s a lie, but this wasn't funny. I became more worried about Alex. We walk to one of the famous shopping malls, Alex had a lot of fun, but I didn't I kept on thinking about the curse that the old man put on Alex, as we were walking I was waiting for something to happen, but nothing happen.

I dropped Alex to her house, and stayed there for an hour, to see if anything happen in those passed few minutes I stayed there, nothing happened, then I realize that curse only happen at night, so I rang my mom and ask if I could sleep over in Alex’s house, my mom said yes. I went and get my stuff, ran back to Alex’s house.

I went to Alex’s bedroom. I waited and then waited and then  waited, suddenly I heard a glass fall. I ran to the kitchen and saw Alex standing there. I said to her if she’s alright. She turned around and I saw that she started to have a fat face. I panicked as I looked at her face, then she started to have spotty things on her face. She couldn't even talk her mouth was full of bubbles.

As I grabbed the knife, someone said stop. I stopped and looked at him and said don’t this is a prank. Alex changed back to her normal self.

“How did you do that”.I said

“We told Alex to eat the food that she is allergic to, so she could look like this.” answered James.

“And who was the old man.”I said.  

“My Uncle.”laughed James.

After our conversation finish, we started to laugh and talk about jokes, than I said why did they put  the prank on me,but not someone else. It’s because I  kept on being worried about them. From that day onward I promised my friends that I won’t be worried about them. And even up to now I still keep that promise I made to my friends.

Blooms Taxonomy

WALT:show our understanding  of a text we have read by using bloom taxonomy.

The Two Drama Queen

One windy day, the leaves were flying in the air and the sun was in the sky shining. My cousin Mary and I were going to the zoo. It was field trip day. My cousin Mary forgot her permission form, she ask me if I could sign it for her. I know it was the wrong thing to do, but I had this feeling to sign it. So I signed her permission form.

We went inside of the bus and sat down on the seats at the very back. People started to look at us, then we saw three girl, all trying to be pretty and wearing jewel around there neck and hands. It seems like they were heading towards us, they stopped in front of us and look at us, as it may seem we did something wrong.

“What are you doing in our seats?” said one of the girls.

“Your seat.”answered Mary.

“Yeah,our seats what are you doing in our seats.”She said.

“Oh,I’m sorry I didn’t know barbie dolls sat here.”insulted Mary.

“Why I …”

“Stop Arguing”said one of the girls.

Interrupting the other one.

She seems nice than the other two girls, she didn’t wanna look pretty, she didn’t wear any jewel. She was like a tomboy like us. The other two girls got mad and turn around and sit at a nearby seat. The girl that stopped the fight introduce herself.

“Hi my name is Tracy”said Tracy

“My name is Alex and this is my cousin Mary.”I answered

“Nice to meet you.”said Mary

“Would you like to sit with us?”I asked.

“Sure.”replied Tracy.

She sat beside me and the the other two girls kept on looking at us, in an angry face. We got to the zoo and look at different animals, we reach a section that was dark, the zookeeper on the light. We saw a strange looking animal. It was the strangest thing I ever seen. It had parts of different animals. It had a body of a tiger and a head of a eagle.

Mary,Tracy and I think it was cool, then all of a sudden we heard someone calling our name, we looked around but didn’t see that person who's calling our name. We turn and look at the animal and he said

“Hey, it’s me who is calling your names.”

We freaked out and said that’s cool.

It was only us who can hear him. All of a sudden the two drama queens came and bully us and call us names and bad stuff. I animal became mad and said there is a table over there full of pie, should we throw pies at them, we looked at each other and smiled, yes. The animal distracted the teachers.

Mary, Tracy and I got the pies and threw it on the two drama queens and we asked everyone to join. We all throw pies at the two drama queens and singing.

“Happy Birthday to me, I went to the zoo and saw two monkeys and that was you two!”(pointing at the two drama queen).We all sang

Once we finished, we told the animal to stop distracting the teachers, the teachers came and said what happen, we all point at the two drama queen. The two drama queen had to clean up the mess. Once they finish cleaning up,they still had their pride and walked out of them room with their pointy noses in the air.We all got back on the bus and had a great laugh and never forgot the moment we met the animal and what he told us to do.