LAPATHON

Congratulations to everyone who took part in the Lapathon on Friday afternoon. It was wonderful to see the sunshine come out just in time for the students to take part in this exciting event. I was so proud of everyone. Just remember to start collecting your sponsors and bring them back to school over the next week or two. Remember, there are many great prizes to be won. 

Materials

Things to do at home.

You could think about items at home or in the classroom. 

Materials (1)
Materials are the things that objects are made from. Materials can be in one of two groups.
1. Man-made- e.g. glass, plastic.
2. Natural- e.g. sand, wood, leaves.
Our classroom contains different materials:- Try to think of 10 examples for each!
1. Wood e.g. desk 2. glass
3. rubber
4. metal
5. plastic 
6. fabric 
7. paper 
8. plaster

Now for each category, try to think of adjectives that give lots of extra information.
E.g.
1. wood- hard, strong, grained, polished 2. glass- clear, strong, cold
3. rubber-
4. metal-
5. plastic-
6. fabric-
7. paper-
8. plaster- 

Spelling Words

Week 4 spelling words

Week 4 Spelling Words

baboon         boost           broom          cartoon     groove         harpoon       kangaroo     lagoon          loosely      moose          shampoo      tooth           applause       astronaut     audacious    authentic      autobiography     distance     journey       wrinkle

         

Upcoming Events

Friday 12th August

Lapathon

We look forward to our Lapaphon event which will take place on Friday afternoon from 2.10pm.

Hope you have all had time to collect sponsors ready for the day. The school will benefit and students can win lots of prizes.

Good luck everyone.

Buddy Class

We enjoyed some time with our buddies from Room 9 this afternoon. We showed the children what we have been learning about in Science and even challenged them to a game of Numero. It was great to catch up with our friends. We look forward to their next visit. 
Room 11

NAIDOC Incursion

On Friday 5th August we had our NAIDOC incursion. Mr T was kind and generous, he gave up his own time to come and talk to us all about his wonderful and interesting culture. He really inspired us with his stories and songs. 
Thank you Mr T
From Latiesha Room 11

Mr T told us how they look after nature. He told us that we all have a totem, the sparkle in our eye. We sang songs, played games and listened to amazing stories about how they look after trees, birds, crawling things, plants and jumping things. We had to find 3 friends and place a painted dot on their hand to show that we would be friends forever. I learnt so much.

Thank you.

From Halle Room 11

Class Dojos

Congratulations to Naveed, Dylan, Samo, Paige and James who all achieved their next class Dojo Award. They have been working on the school value of 'Excellence'. 

Maths Games

Room 11 have been designing and making games in their collaborative learning teams. They have been learning how to tell the time and complete word problems within their daily Mathematics lessons. In order to apply what they have learnt, each group have been creating a board game which helps support and develop these skills. It has been a wonderful learning experience for each group, incorporating English, Mathematics and Design and Technology. The teams have had to learn how to make decisions, come to an agreement and share the work load. We are now looking forward to playing the games during our rotation activities. 

Week 3 spelling words

Here are the spelling words for week 3. Remember to listen to the word, say the word, break it into parts, break it into sounds. It is always a good idea to know what the word means and how to use it in a sentence. 

Week 3 Spelling Words

disastrous          adventurous      anonymous          prosperous

momentous       disguise             stomach               piano

cousins              cereal                control                 section

attention            kitchen              include                describe

contain              electric              capital                 productivity

Rally Coach

The children of Room 11 have been coaching one another during our daily maths sessions. They use whiteboards to explain how to solve problems to their partner. They are doing a great job. 

Science

We have started our new unit of inquiry in Science this term. We are learning all about the different properties and uses of materials. It was great to explore a variety of materials in our collaboration groups last week. Some of us came up with some interesting questions. 

Our Central Idea is:

Natural and processed materials have a range of physical properties which can influence their use. 

Remember to keep asking questions at home. Room 11 are starting an 'Action Book', where we want the children to take action at home. Bring in items from the newspapers or internet linked to materials. Have a go at an investigation and take photos of the outcomes. I can't wait to see what you have learnt at home. 

Science is so much fun!

Welcome back

Welcome back to Term 3 2016. I can't believe we are half way through the year. I hope you all had a lovely holiday and are ready to work hard during Semester Two. It is going to be a very busy term. I hope Zander, Serpphire and Tatiana, who left us last term to go to new schools, have settled well and are enjoying their new adventures. We miss you here at Wattle Grove. We welcome Keegan who has joined us this week. We enjoyed an action packed assembly this morning. Congratulations to Jesse and Latiesha who were voted as our new Class Councillors for Semester Two. I know they will do a wonderful job.

I was so proud of Jin-Ai who made it in the top 5 most improved in the Year Level Challenge from Term 2. She should be very pleased with her achievements. Aaryan was the only student in Year 4 to gain 100%. Good job!

Keep working hard. It has been wonderful to see students already taking part in Literacy Pro quizzes and Study Ladder activities. 

We are focusing on telling the time in Maths at the moment . Please encourage your child in this area at home. Time is an activity you can work on every day at home. 

If it is 10 past 9, how would you write this in digital time am and pm?

What time would it be 2 and a half hours later?

End of Term

I can't believe we have come to the end of Term 2 already. The time seems to have flown by. It has been an extremely busy term and I am so proud of all the students. They have achieved a great deal. Unfortunately, we had to say goodbye to 4 very important people from Room 11 today. Firstly we would like to say a huge thank you and good luck to Miss Lupini. Miss Lupini has been working in our class all term. She will make an amazing teacher in the future. We certainly hope she will come back soon to see us. 

Zander is leaving for Darwin this weekend. We wish him and his family all the best for their wonderful new life. Finally we would like to say goodbye and good luck to Serpphire and Tatiana who are moving to schools closer to home. They are all incredible children who will be missed by all of Room 11. All the best for the future. 

Thank yo so much to all the families who sent food in today for our class party. There was so much! There was a fantastic selection. We all had a wonderful time at our party, it was a good way to say farewell and happy holidays. 

I hope everyone has an amazing break and I look forward to working with you all again next term. Thank you for all your support this semester. Remember to keep reading and trying your Literacy Pro quizzes. See you back at school on Tuesday 19th July. 

Have a happy and safe holiday.

Mrs McIlwraith