Fire!!! Fire!!!...continued

We stared at the dark blue paint peeling off the big house with a burnt black roof . Right at that moment Siera started singing a sad fire song. It went like this: "la-la fire is in my home!''She shrieked with fright when suddenly a loud stomping noise filled the street. Then I realized it was the fire fighter's feet.I suddenly had an idea .''I know! The fire fighters could run to the nearest fire station and borrow the breathing gear and run back. How about that!'' I explained. ''Good idea!'' said one of the fire fighters. They ran off . When they came back their faces were purple! First they rescued baby Jackson. Next they put the fire out. Last they returned the breathing gear . Then they called the ambulance to check Jackson out . Siera and her family thanked them a lot and me of course! Tracey said'' Would you guys like to stay for tea?'' ''No thank you . We better get back to the fire station.'' said the fire fighters. 3 weeks later...I visited Siera's family. Siera boasted ''I am going to love this new house because it is going to have a staircase.'' Soon we were happily chatting about tomorrow's play date at my house. The End  Written by E.W.  and illustrated by E.M

OUR BEST ALWAYS

At Botany Downs School, our motto is, Our  BEST  Always.
                                  

B stands  for  belief: 

BELIEF  IN  LEARNING  FOR  LIFE.

BELIEF  IN OURSELVES

WE KNOW WE  CAN  DO  IT!

WE  GIVE  IT  A  GO.

 E stands for excellent:

WE  ARE  EXCELLENT  WHEN:

*WE  TRY OUR  BEST  IN  OUR  LEARNING

*WE  ACHIEVE  HIGH  SCORES

*WE  WORK  NEATLY  AND  PRESENT  WORK  TO  A  HIGH 

STANDARD

WE  FEEL PROUD,EXCITED AND  HAPPY  WHEN  WE  ARE

                                             EXCELLENT!

S stands for skills:

WE  SHOW  SKILLS  WHEN  WE:

*LISTEN  CAREFULLY  TO  THE  TEACHER

*PRACTICE  WHAT  WE  HAVE  LEARNT  TO  GET  BETTER

*KNOW  WE  CAN  DO  IT!

* SET  REALISTIC  AND  ACHIEVABLE  GOALS

WHEN  WE  USE  OUR  SKILLS  WE  FEEL

 GLOWING  AND  PROUD  OF OUR 

                                  ACHIEVEMENTS.

T stands for thoughtfulness.

THOUGHTFULNESS IS :             

MAKING  THE  RIGHT  CHOICES

HELPING   OTHERS

THINKING  ABOUT  OUR  LEARNING

THINKING  "OUTSIDE   THE   BOX"

PUTTING  OURSELVES IN  SOMEONE  ELSE'S

SHOES

CHECKING  WHETHER  I  HAVE  DONE  THE 

RIGHT  THING

IS NOT:

BEING  MEAN  WHEN  SOMEONE  NEEDS  HELP

SHOUTING OUT

BEING  SELFISH

"We  are on  the  right track  when  we  are thoughtful!"  

Posted by R.L.

                      
             

A Winter Wonderland

Winter is the coldest time of the year, so get ready for thrilling chills, warm heaters and fluffy blankets.The good things about winter is you get delicious hot chocolate and crummy cookies.
It is also the time to go ice skating on a big pond!

Here are some things that the class likes about winter,A.M likes the warm heaters,E.B likes the spectacular snow,K.D likes to get warm hot chocolate and scrumptious biscuit's.

So, Winter is one big season of cold happiness and celebration. You should better stay in a cosy warm house with a SAFE heater tucked in a blanket on a cosy coach with a  warm brownie otherwise you will probably get a cold.


By S.S. I hope you enjoyed my article!  
   
     
      


     

Our 111 Experience!

This morning the whole school gathered outside on the field to watch the Eagle Police 1 helicopter land.  This was to start our new inquiry about occupations and leisure. An occupation is what we do for a living and leisure is what we do for fun and relaxation.  The helicopter blades spun like a tornado when the helicopter landed and the trees were swished and swayed while the leaves scattered everywhere.  We were extremely excited so we clapped and cheered.

Then the policeman stepped out.  It was like watching Neil Armstrong take his first step onto the moon.  Mr T walked over to the policeman and shook his hand.  After that, all the students gathered in the hall to listen to the policeman talk about his job.  The policeman showed us all the protective and special gear that they use when they are pursuing a criminal.  Next, the students were allowed to ask curious questions.  Then we all went back onto the field to say goodbye.  Some lucky students got s closer look before the helicopter left.

Immediately after, the middle school syndicate met in the hall  and were surprised to see a crew of brave firefighters waiting to talk to us about fire safety.  The fire crew had to leave during the session to attend to a real fire.  Finally, we got to practise getting down, low and out of a fire while yelling, "Fire, Fire, Fire!"  At lunchtime students got to jump into and sit in a firetruck.


It was an exciting experience and we are looking forward to learning more about occupations and leisure.

By Room 23.

FIRE! FIRE!

As I neared home a fire engine zoomed past. I was a bit anxious so I followed the fire engine. I was sprinting so my eye sight was a bit blurry. The fire engine was just a tiny red blob at the end of the street.The trees around me were a blur of lime green with a bit of chocolate brown at the bottom and the houses around me were like a colourful rainbow as I ran past each one of them. When I got where the fire engine parked, I saw smoke and fire coming through an open window. Then I looked at the people standing by the letter box. I gasped ''Siera your house is on fire!''(Siera is my school friend.) Siera answered back ''I should have given mother the matches. Now I am in big trouble!'' Siera's big sister also said,  "Dad should have put out his cigarette too!'' She told me the whole story. Then she added, ''Mum should not have started the barbeque ...'' Her voice trailed off because Sieras mum (called Tracey) had started to cry.  Siera's sister (Susan) gasped as she was the first person to realise why Tracey was crying.  Susan called out to one of the firefighters and started having a conversation (Susan always has conversations).  "Whats the matter?" I asked.  "We all forgot about our baby brother," Siera answered.(He's called Jackson). Susan said "Conversation done and problem solved".  But the fire fighters said, "Not easily done, we forgot our breathing gear..."  (Keep visiting our blog for what happens next!)                                     A story by E.W