Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Technology in your future: a day made of glass



Watch these videos to see how technology will assist you with your learning in the future.



Here, in the next clip, Corning explain where they are at with their technological innovation

Hans Christian Andersen Awards 2012


Wednesday, March 07, 2012

Bob Graham - Author


Bob Graham has written and illustrated many children’s picture books. He was born in Sydney, and studied at the Julian Ashton Art School. His books are well known for their simplicity and humour, told from children’s perspectives, including “Oscar’s Half Birthday,” “Buffy,” ( Smarties Book prize silver award winner) and “Let’s Get a Pup” ( shortlisted for the 2002 Kate Greenaway medal; winner Boston Globe-Horn book award.) He won the 2000 Smarties Gold medal for “Max”, the 2003 Kate Greenaway medal for “Jethro Byrde,” and the Australian Children’s Book of the Year Award four times. Other titles include “Queenie the Bantam,”( highly commended for the Kate Greenaway medal,) “Dimity Dumpty” and “Brand New Baby.”

Bob Graham - Author

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Friday, March 02, 2012

Electronic Resources for Projects or Knowledge Building

Glitter Photos
[Glitterfy.com - *Glitter Photos*]

The OldMapsOnline Portal is an easy-to-use gateway to historical maps in libraries around the world.

It allows the user to search for online digital historical maps across numerous different collections via a geographical search. Search by typing a place-name or by clicking in the map window, and narrow by date. The search results provide a direct link to the map image on the website of the host institution.


 General Information

First School Years was created by a small number of primary teachers to provide worksheets and resources for parents and teachers of children in Early Years and Key Stage 1. Many of these resources are available as free downloads however we do provide a small selection of purchasable items in order to cover costs such as staffing, the software required to create the resources and the costs involved in maintaining and running the site. 
Although all links from this site are tested for their quality and relevance, responsibility for content on these sites lies entirely with the site's creators.
All efforts have been made to ensure that images, sounds and text used within our site have been done so with the appropriate permission. If you believe you own the copyright to any included image, sound or text and you feel that it has not been used appropriately, please email us so that we may investigate and act accordingly.
Some of the artwork used in our worksheets has been produced by S. Fitton.
All worksheets and resources are ©Copyright 2001-2008 First School Years. Permission is granted for educational use only. Please do not distribute our resources by any other means.
http://www.firstschoolyears.com/


Please be aware that this site is American based for spelling eg. Color as opposed to Colour, however there are some very useful links and resources.

http://lcgshub.wordpress.com/curriculum-resources/english-resources/vocabulary-spelling-and-grammar-resources/




Free Colouring pages to download




Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Friday, February 24, 2012

New books in your library Term 1 2012

Glitter Words
[Glitterfy.com - *Glitter Words*]  
JUNIOR FICTION 

  • The legend of the golden snail by Graeme Base  
  • Hunting for dragons by Bruce Whatley 
  • Zizzy by Penny Matthews 
  • Potato music by Christina Booth  
  • Wanted: the perfect pet by Fiona Robertson 
  • Frederik goes bananas! by Melissa Firth 
  • The bear and the wildcat by Kazumi Yumoto 
  • The red bridge by Kylie Dunstan 
  • Ships in the field by Susanne Gervay
  • Flood by Jackie French
  • The perfect present by Fiona Robertson
  • A bus called heaven by Bob Graham
  • The little old man who looked up at the moon by Pamela Allen
  • Brucie save Christmas by Yvonne Morrison
  • Fearless in love by Colin Thompson
  • It's a miroocool! by Christine Harris
  • Look, a book! by Libby Gleeson
  • Grumpy little king by Michael Streich

FICTION

  • The staring owl by Luke Edwards (Pbk.)
  • Ned Kelly and the green sash by Mark greenwood (Pbk.)
  • Queen of the falls by Chris Van Allsburg (Pbk.)
  • The little wooden horse by Mark Wilson (Pbk.)
  • Conspiracy 365: June by Gabrielle Lord 
  • The red poppy by David Hill (includes CD)(Pbk.)
  • Deep sea whale rescue by Jane Ramage (Pbk.)
  • Edge of the world by Ian Trevaskis (Pbk.)
  • Sam, Grace and the shipwreck by Michael Gillespie (Pbk.)
  • The curse of the cheese pyramid by Geronimo Stilton
  • Cat and mouse in a haunted house by Geronimo Stilton
  • The great plague by Pamela Oldfield
  • Roman invasion by Jim Eldridge
  • Pompeii by Sue Reid
  • Blitz by Vince Cross
  • A home for Grace by Sofie Laguna
  • Soul surfer by Bethany Hamilton
  • Henry Hoey Hobson by Christine Bongers
  • Captain Blunderbolt by Loren Morris
  • The spies of Gerander by Frances Watts
  • The golden door by Emily Rodda
  • Boy vs beast: aquaterros by Mac Park
  • Boy vs beast: stormasaurix by Mac Park
  • Wildwood by Colin Meloy 
  • Chicken stu by Nathan Luf
  • Charlie Bur and the great shed invasion by Sally Morgan and others
  • Sydney Harbour Bridge (My Australian Story) by Vasti Farrer
  • Meet Nellie (Our Australian Girl 1849) by Penny Matthews
  • The Grimstones: hatched by Asphyxia
  • Losing turtle by Adrienne Frater
  • Ophelia Wild: Secret spy by Elena de Roo
  • Zac Power: Zac's wild rescue by H. I. Larry
  • Zac Power: Zac's Icy Pole by H. I. Larry
  • Zac Power: Zac's freaky frogs by H. I. Larry
  • Zac Power: Zac's sticky fix by H. I. Larry
  • Zac Power: Zac's ski mission by H. I. Larry
  • Zac Power: Zac's bank bust by H. I. Larry
  • Zac Power: Zac's shark attack by H. I. Larry
  • Zac Power: Zac's moon trip by H. I. Larry
  • The tunnels of Tarcoola by Jennifer Walsh
    NON FICTION 
    People in history: over 100 questions and answers to things you want to know
    Fantastic Millennium Facts 
    Significant people in history - 9 volumes held in the Reference area
    Ian Thorpe - live your dreams
    The life of Jesus: through the eyes of an artist
    Lightning Jack - A821.4 MIL
    The ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon - A821 BLA
    One small island: the story of Macquarie Island - Alison Lester - 994.6 LES
     

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

John Heffernan - Author

Picture Captions
[Caption.iT - Face in Hole] Hi, I’m John Heffernan. I live on a farm at the end of a dirt road. The farm nestles in a beautiful little valley at the edge of the Great Dividing Range. From the top paddocks you really can see forever on a clear day, or absolutely nowhere when the fog swirls around you. Visit my website @ http://www.spudplus.com/wp/ to find out more!