A Few Group Photos

Decorating the grounds of the Roblot Library

 What do think just happened....?

Marathon

Girl Guides

Group Photo

Class party

 A day at the zoo

Clean up

Just chillin!!!

Prize Giving Ceremony

Wednesday the 11th of July will be a big day for the students of theRoblot Combined School. Students from Grade K to Grade Six will be awarded for their their academic efforts and triumphs in sporting activities.
Everyone is buzzing..... Shhhhhhh!!!!

Who do you think is going to be our most outstanding student for each class? I hear that the boys have made up their minds to receive all the prizes. Don't say that I told you. Come and see for yourself.

Shhhhhhhhh....

Can' t Wait For October

Saint Lucia Flower and Creole Festivals

St. Lucia’s local culture and traditions are revealed through two flower festivals during the months of August and October. The feast of St. Rose de Lima is the festival of the La Rose Flower Society held in August while, the Feast of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque is celebrated in October by the other flower society of Les Marguerite. Each year, the events are hosted by a number of selected communities throughout the island which include religious services, parades, a royal court, feasting and much dancing.

Traditionally, these two rival Flower Societies begin what is locally referred to as seances. These seances are essentially weekly meetings held by each group. At these meetings, there is one female singer or a Chantwelle of each Society who has the task of composing Belairs (tunes which are a blend of African and French expressions) which are sung in French Creole. In these songs, the Chantwelle and members give praise to their respective societies, while they lightheartedly disparage their rivals (the other Flower Society) in song and dance. The choruses of these songs are usually sung in unison to the accompaniment of saxophones, violins, the banjo, or any [traditional] musical instrument.

After attending a religious service, members of each Flower Society parade the streets of their community dressed up in imitations of Kings and Queens, prince and princesses, doctors, nurses, policemen and soldiers. These weekly seances culminate in the colourful festivals of the La Rose on August 30 and Les Marguerite on October 17 each year.

The month of October is also recognized as Creole Heritage Month and includes the celebration of International Creole Day or Jounen Kweyol Entenasyonnal. Culturally oriented visitors or those with a desire of experiencing St. Lucia’s traditional expressions, while doing everything in Creole, will find the month of October packed with cultural activities and excitement.

Can you solve these two problems on averages?

1.The class average in 10 tests was 72. Fatboy's average was 12 above the class average and Fatgirl's average was 8 below the class average.
Find the difference between Fatboy's and Fatgirl's total marks?

2. The difference between Shana's and Djuana's average in 7 tests is 15.If Djuanna had a score of 420 marks and Shana's total is higher, find Shana's score/

Proud of Our Cricket Team

A promising young group of talented boys and girls from the Roblot community battled against seven other schools in District Seven and emerged victorious in the Kiddies Cricket competition, which was held at the La Fargue playing field. The athletes, headed by Allyah Alfred (team captain) moved on to dominate several other teams around the island; to grab on to a second place spot at the National Kiddies Cricket finals which was held at the Beausejour Cricket Grounds.    
Hats off to our talented boys and girls.

Are You Smarter Than a Sixth Grader?

Read each question carefully. You can attempt any question of your choice and post your answer in the comments section. The answers to each problem will be revealed next week.

1.On Monday Trisha collected three dozen nuts.  On Tuesday she collected half a dozen.  On  

   Wednesday she collected 16.  How many nuts did she collect for the three days?

2. A bucket contained 14 litres of oil. 7 bottles each containing 1.5 litres were filled from the  

    bucket. How much oil was left in the bucket?

3. Sunrise Airways left St. Lucia at 3:40 p.m. for a 3600 km flight.  The aircraft arrived at its

   destination at 8:40 p.m. What was its average flying speed during the journey in km/hr?

4. The walking time from John's home to his school is 20 minutes. Yesterday morning John left   

    his home at  8:05 am. He stopped at his Aunt's home for some time and arrived at school at

    9:00 am. How much time did John spend at his Aunt's home?

The Fight

The Fight

            At school Michael had a delicious packet of peppermint, sandwich, popcorn, chocolate, sweets, lollipops and some candy sticks in his colorful bag.  The snacks in his bag smelt delicious.  While maths lesson was going on, the scent of his lunch caught my attention.  I had not eaten sandwich and popcorn in a long time.

            When the bell rang, Michael quickly hurried to the washroom, so I decided to steal a sandwich and a packet of popcorn, which smelled so delicious.  After taking Michael’s lunch I hurried to the gymnasium where we had basketball practice.  I was mistaken to do so because Michael was there playing basketball by himself.  He noticed my arrival and called me.  I tried to hide the popcorn and sandwich but he saw it.

            He came closer to me and asked me if the food was his.  I told him “no.”   He leaned forward and punched me in my mid section, which had me flying.  I jumped up and kicked Michael in the face knocking several of his teeth out, including two molars.  Michael fell to the ground clutching his cheeks as a result of the molars that came out.

            His screams were heard by teachers who rushed to the scene.  Michael was taken to the hospital where he was treated.  I was severely punished and from that day I never stole or fought again.

The Case of the Missing School Bell

The Case of The Missing School Bell

It was Monday morning and I was playing tag with my classmates.  For some strange reason the bell did not ring but the teachers called us for assembly.  After assembly we lined up and went to our class, all of us except for Randy, who went to the bathroom.  I was talking to my friend Earlan when Sir came into the classroom and said, “The school bell has been stolen.”   We all stared in horror.  We all knew that a school would be nothing without a school bell.  I also knew that the principal would call me because I was a good detective.

She called me as expected.  I questioned her about the time that she noticed that the bell was missing.  She said she came into the office and the bell was missing.  I started looking for clues and found a footprint.  The print was about three inches wide and six inches long.  I told the principal to call all the students to the office, all appeared except Randy who hid in the bathroom.

I asked all of them to look for Randy.  So Ricky found him in the bathroom.  All the students put their feet on the print, but none matched until it was Randy’s turn.  We asked him for the bell and he said that he hid it in that principal’s draw.  The principal got the bell and Randy received detention for a week.  From that day Randy never stole again.

  

A Little Bit of Science

General Science

Directions:  Read the following questions carefully, then select the best answer and shade it on your            

                 answer sheets.

1. Adam left a spoon near the beach. After a few days , he noticed that the spoon had

become rusty. He described this as a ………. reaction.

    (a) deposition          (b) physical           (c)  reversible         (d) chemical

2. Which of the following is an example of a physical change?

    (a) burning paper    (b) melting ice       (c) decaying leaf     (d) all of the above

3.  During photosynthesis plants make ……..

     (a ) flowers            (b) little ones          (c)  their own food   (d) leaves

4. Chlorophyll is ……….

     (a) substance which grows on trees.

     (b) the substance which gives leaves their green colour.

     (c) a parasitic plant

     (d) another name for the bark of the plant.

5.  …… is released into the air during photosynthesis.

      (a) carbon dioxide    (b) chlorophyll    (c) oxygen           (d) respiration

6.  …….  is not a source of renewable energy.

      (a) diesel                    (b) solar energy        (c) wind         (d) geothermal energy

7Hydro electricity is generated by the use of ………..

      (a) wind                      (b) running water       (c) coal         (d) petroleum

8.  Terry has difficulty in seeing objects which are far away. Which of these disorders isTerry likely suffering from?

     (a) night blindness        (b) short sightedness    (c) red eyes   (d) long sightedness

9.  The diagram below shows a

      (a) convex lens             (b) concave lens           (c) focus       (d)  rays

10.  In the food chain the green plants are the ……

       (a) herbivores           (b) producers              (c) consumers       (d) carnivores

11. Which is missing in the following food chain?

Cabbage                     caterpillar                                                cat    

(a) goat                        (b)  mango                (c)  tree              (d)  bird

12. Which of these materials will a magnet attract?

      (a)  rubber              (b) glass                   (c)  iron               (d) plastic

13.  Which part of the eye is responsible for near sighted ness or far sightedness.

       (a)  lens                  (b) retina                 (c) optic nerve     (d) eye lash

14. What is matter?

       (a) an electric current                   (b) anything with weight and occupies space

       (c) something hot                         ( c) something with weight but takes no space

15. Which of the following pieces of material will most likely sink when dropped in a river?

       (a) wood                 (b) paper                   (c) plastic          (d) metal 

        

      

Can You Solve This?

NAME        : ____________________________________________________________

SCHOOL    : ____________________________________________________________

CLASS       : ____________________________________________________________

FIRST TERM TEST – Problem Solving

1. A woman had 400 oranges in a basket. After selling 1/5 of them, she she fond that 1/8 of the remainder were bad.

(a)    How many oranges were sold?

(b)   How many oranges were bad?

2. A fruit punch contains 50% orange juice, 25% passion fruit juice, 5% lime juice, the rest is water.

(a)    What is the percentage of water in the punch?

(b)   How many litres of lime juice are contained in 10 litres of fruit punch?      

(Give your answer as a decimal.)