Brain Teaser - 14/12/12

A farmer in California owns a beautiful pear tree. He supplies fruit to a nearby grocery store.
The store owner has called the farmer to see how much fruit is available for him to purchase.
The farmer knows that the main trunk has 24 branches. Each branch has 12 boughs and each bough has 6 twigs.

Since each twig bears one piece of fruit, how many plums will the farmer be able to sell?

Answer on Monday...

Literacy Lesson -13/12/12

More about Paragraphs

Writing NON-FICTION

Use a topic sentence to start your paragraphs. Topics sentences tell the reader what the paragraph is about.

e.g. Dogs need to be fed twice a day. There are many varieties of dog food available and many different flavours. Always mix dry biscuits with meat to make sure your dog is getting all the vitamins he needs.

The topic sentence here tells the reader that this paragraph is about feeding a dog.

Motivational Quotes - 12/12/12

“The first and best victory is to conquer self.”

- Plato, Greek Philosopher

Literacy Lesson - 11/12/12

Paragraphs

Paragraphs are used to separate ideas in a piece of writing.  They make the writing easier to read when ideas are organised clearly for the reader.

Use Tip Top to help you remember when to start a new paragraph to show a change in:

You will need to plan your work carefully,

 in order to paragraph your work properly.  

Monday Motivational - 10/12/12

“Mastering others is strength.  Mastering yourself is true power.”

- Lao Tzu

Brain Teasers - 07/12/12 - The Answer

Suppose there is only one barber shop in your town, and it employs two barbers. One of the barbers has a nice, neatly trimmed head of hair. The other's hair is a complete mess.

Which of the two barbers should you go to and why?

A: Since there are only two barbers in town, it's safe to assume that they cut each others hair. This being the case, you should sit down with the barber with the messy hair.

Brain Teaser - 07/12/12

Suppose there is only one barber shop in your town, and it employs two barbers. One of the barbers has a nice, neatly trimmed head of hair. The other's hair is a complete mess.

Which of the two barbers should you go to and why?

Answer on Monday....