Super Duper Skulls

by Ali A. and Yacqub S.

Our class were looking at skulls. We each had a skull to look at and to draw. I had a kangaroo and Yacqub S. had a dingo. Me and Yacqub were drawing sketches of our skulls. We had special pencils to sketch with. It was hard but we got to it..We were doing the skulls birds eye view, side view, front view and back view.

The kangaroo skull has some black teeth, it was probably an old kangaroo. Kangaroo teeth have evolved for eating grass. On the bottom of its eye socket it has a sharp part for muscles to attach to. There are some holes on the side of its head that the ears would join to.

The dingo has very sharp teeth and has a long semi circle shape on its lower jaw for big muscles. Dingoes eat kangaroos and other animals so they need strong jaw muscles and sharp teeth. It has big lines on its forehead and a muscle attachment on the top (called the sagittal crest).

Drawing the bumpy bits of the skull was hard. I got a bit angry but then I talked to Ellie and Lauren and after lunch I got another sheet of paper. When I finished I was pleased with it, it was better than the first drawing. I learnt that mistakes are good, they help you learn, you do better the next time.

The Puzzle Quest

by Sumaya and Farhiya

When you are doing a puzzle you get this kind of feeling. When you put 2 or more pieces together you feel excited and proud of yourself. One afternoon we were doing a small but tricky puzzle. It was a picture of an island and a tree with water and mountains in the background. It was a painting by the famous painter, Claude Monet.

Farhiya was going well at the beginning but Sumaya wanted to give up because it was really difficult. Then she found a couple of pieces and she kept going on and all of a sudden... she felt that special puzzle feeling - excited and pleased and wanting to keep working. Both girls kept going but had to pack up. The second day they started again, they persisted with the help of a friend called Hadya and what do you know, they finished it!! They were so happy and proud.

Sumaya wrote a little song:

The feeling, the feeling,

the feeling that you get when you put two pieces,

together.

The feeling!