Miss T's Classroom.

Do you like Greek Mythology and Goddess Girls? If so then this is the book for you! The story revolves around Artemis The Goddess Girl of the Hunt and how she is bothered by the fact that only boys are allowed to participate in the Games on Mount Olympus Academy. She of course has the total right to be frustrated, because if you were a girl and if boys were only permitted to enter a game ,because they think that girls are too sensitive, then wouldn’t you feel irritated? Now Artemis has to bring justice to the girls who are studying in Mount Olympus Academy. She has to somehow convince Principal Zeus to let them participate. It is her duty and she must do it , otherwise the boys are going to underestimate them forever , and that is seriously unacceptable! If that wasn’t bad enough, some nasty giants are being complete jerks and her brother, Apollo, thinks that her actions are stupid and just full of  nonsense. Can Artemis win back Apollo’s trust? Will she be able to convince Principal Zeus to let the girls compete? To find out read Goddess Girls: Artemis the Loyal, by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams.

By Mary

This book has arrived.  1st read of course goes to Daniel, so start booking it with him, although I think it will take awhile to get to the end of it.

Looking back over time I notice that a book trailer made a couple of years ago has received 15000 views on You Tube. Now that is a big audience!

Nice work Simone.

Over the holidays I read a book called The Mark of Athena.  It is written by Rick Rioirdan and is the 3rd book in the Heros of Olympus Series.  The series is based on the prophecy of 7.  7 demigods (Percy, Annabeth, Jason, Piper, Leo, Hazel and Frank), who must form a team in order to defeat the giants and the awakening evil earth goddess Gaia.

This book follows the 7 as they enter Rome in order to defeat the twin giants Otis and Ephialtes, and stop them from destroying Rome.  But this is also a rescue mission.  Nico di’Angelo, Hazel’s half bother, is trapped by the twin giants.  They must rescue him in time or he will surely die.  But Annabeth has been given a secret mission from her mother, Athena – Follow the mark, avenge me.  So Annabeth endeavours on a solo quest to find the Athena Parenthos, guided only by the Mark of Athena – a glowing owl.  She must face her greatest fear of all, with a broken leg, her problem solving skills, and a dagger as her only weapon.

This was my favourite book in the series so far.  I liked how it followed Annabeth in her quest, but also the others in theirs.  I liked the problems, and the solutions to problems that Rick Riordan used, and how he incorporated each of the seven’s skills into the solution.  The only thing I didn’t like was the ending.  Not that is wasn’t good, I want to know what happens!  It was a real cliffhanger.  Now I, and any fellow reader of the series, has to wait a whole YEAR until the next book, The House of Hades, comes out.  I suppose there is other series out there.

I recommend this book, series, and the original Percy Jackson series to anyone who likes adventure books.  There is certainly a lot of action and fighting scenes, but a lot of real Greek mythology in it too.  Also the second series involves Romans, and their side as well as Greek.  I rate it ***** starts out of 5, mainly for how it is an entertaining read, and how I couldn’t put it down!

Having a little fun!

And here are the girls doing their book talks while we explored how to use a green screen. Thanks all for your help.

While most of the students have been away at ski camp, those that were left tried out green screening with videos. While this exercise was mainly about finding out if we could get green screening to work, we also have great books to share!

A visit from the police at three o’clock in the morning is never good news. For fourteen year old Alex Rider it was no where near good news. His only relative left had died in what the police had said described as a car crash. Alex was only left with the housekeeper, Jack his best friend. In the following days Alex meets his uncle’s (Ian Rider’s) work mate and boss. Wanting to know more about the death of Ian Rider, Alex goes to see the car at the breakers yard. There Alex discovers the truth but in doing so gets himself into a job he does not like.

This book Alex Rider Mission 1: Stormbreaker written by Anthony Horowitz is the first book in the Alex Rider series. I recommend this book to people who enjoy adventure, mystery and challenges. I am really enjoying this book and hope you enjoy it too.

By Breellen

View this book trailer to find out. Starting Monday – see you there!