Information Report - The Red Fox

The Red Fox

by Jessica Lord

I am learning to inform my audience through an information report

When is a dog not a dog ?  When it’s a fox of course. The fox is part of the dog family and there are 12 different types of foxes in the whole world. But I’m only talking about one type, The Red Fox. The life span of a red fox in the wild is seven years but they can last up to fifteen years in captivity. Red foxes are a native animal to north America. This leads to their habitat…

Habitat

So where do foxes live you ask? In Europe, America, Asia and Africa you might see the red fox. The majority of the red fox live in forests, mountains, deserts and grasslands. Although some red foxes can live in human environments. Foxes travel in mated pairs. But they don’t always move around together - they hunt alone. In the red foxes habitat it can be from 10 to 37 degrees celsius.

Food

The red fox is an omnivore. This means that they eat meat and plants. Did you know that the red fox hunts by diving headfirst into 3 feet of snow and come out with a snack. They are solitary hunters who eat rodents, rabbits and birds, but their diet is flexible and they will also feed on fruit, vegetables, fish, frogs and even worms. A large part of the fed foxes diet is made up invertebrates like crickets, caterpillars, grasshoppers, beetles and crayfish.

Appearance

The red fox has a thick tail for it to balance but it also has other uses. The fox uses its tail as a warm blanket in the cold weather and as a signal flag to communicate with other foxes. The red fox has orangey- red fur on its back sides and head, and this is why they are called the red fox. It has white fur on its chest and under its neck.

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In conclusion the red fox has a thick tail for it to balance. They are solitary hunters who eat rodents, rabbits and birds. The majority of the red fox live in forests, mountains, deserts and grasslands and there are twelve different species of foxes.

Hockey Room 6

Hockey for Connolly

This term Rooms 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 students of Good Shepherd School have been learning to play hockey each Wednesday taught by Mr Bryan.

The students and Mr Bryan have been concentrating on turning their hockey sticks, using their left hand and also sidestepping with the ball as well as turning around cones with the ball.  Over the next few weeks they will play a game of hockey reffed by Mr Bryan.

A reminder to the children to bring their sports gear each Wednesday while our Hockey lessons are on. If you for some reason do not want your child/children to play please inform your teacher or write a note.

Room 6 in action:  

Creative Writing - Pumpkin Pie

Pumpkin Pie

By Jessica Lord

I am learning to entertain my audience.  

Once there was a old woman named Pameala, she lived in a small cottage all by herself, in a small town.  She worked for Nespresso, which was lucky for her cause she loved drinking coffee.

One night Pameala was making her famous pumpkin pie. As she edged the knife closer and closer to the pumpkin she realised something. The pumpkin was getting brighter and brighter.  As her knife sliced down against the skin of the pumpkin to cut it in half she suddenly saw a tiny caterpillar crawling up the knife and onto her hand. Attached to the little caterpillar was a message, ‘Keep me in a little box for a few weeks and then I will let you grant three wishes.’  Then in the tiniest of fine print, the terms and conditions… ‘I will try to make them come true’.  Pameala did as the note said.  Collecting a little box for the little caterpillar and got some supplies to make the box nice and comfy. Placing the newly named caterpillar, Josh into the box she slid the lid shut.

Completing the task of housing the caterpillar she made herself a coffee, sipping on her fresh brew as she watched over the box from the other side in her comfy armchair. Watching the little from afar when there was a sudden, “BAM!” as the box suddenly lit up.   Jogging over to see what the commotion was, there was nothing, nothing had changed so she strolled back over to her chair to finish her coffee. Once she had finished she went to the bathroom, brushed her teeth and casually went off to bed.

As the sun came up, the birds chirped, Pameala hopped out of bed and went to check on the little caterpillar Josh. Sliding open the lid she saw that Josh wasn't there. She looked high and low, she searched in and out but, still there was no sign of him anywhere. Continuing to the fridge to start her breakfast, opening the door she noticed Josh sitting on a bright green pieces of lettuce.  Taking him in her hand she returned him to his little box, with the piece of lettuce of course. She went back to the kitchen,preparing her breakfast and coffee (takeaway) as she  hurried out the door, jumped into the car and drove to work.

When she got home from work she hung up her coat, put her umbrella down and went to make a coffee as she usually did but this time she stopped to check on little Josh.   As she opened the lid she saw that there was a little piece of paper saying, ‘It was lovely staying here but I really do need to go. You can make your wishes now.  Hold me in your hand and whisper your wish to me.’ She said her first wish, “I wish I could fly”.  Then her second, “I wish I had some more money”. Her final wish ,“I wish… I wish…  I wish,” but she couldn’t think of anything.  A moment later looking down to the caterpillar, he had vanished, gone, disappeared.

Pameala rubbed her eyes, and looked down again, but the caterpillar had really disappeared. As she slowly got up to make herself another coffee, she wondered to herself. Was this a dream? Surely this was some dream, but as she checked her bank account remembering that first wish and felt herself starting to float into the air, she realised that it really was true, and she wasn’t dreaming.