Creating Rainbows

Room 9 enjoyed taking part in a science activity today. The only materials they used were a glass of water, piece of paper and a light source. Using the sunlight and torches, the students were able to make their own rainbows. Rainbows are caused by reflection, refraction and dispersion of light in water droplets resulting in a spectrum of light appearing in the sky. 

We gained excellent results using the sun as a light source. Colours of the rainbow were created when the light source travelled through the glass of water, refracting the beam of light causing it to separate  into the colours. 

Why don't you have a go yourself at home.

Year Level Challenge

Congratulations to Audrita who made most progress in the Year 5 Challenge last term. Lucy, Avinash, Dillon and Amro all made it into the top 5, gaining an amazing 100% on their test. What a fantastic achievement. 

Izaak made most progress in the Year 6 Challenge. Well done to those students and good luck in Term 4. Keep revising your study notes ready for Week 9.

Welcome Back

Welcome back to Term 4. I hope everyone had a relaxing break and are ready to work hard. I can't believe we are almost at the end of the year. Last term was a wonderful one with many major events taking place. Don't think that we have time to sit back and relax this term, as it is just as busy, packed with many exciting events. 

Upcoming events:

Centenary Fete and Reunion - Sunday 1st November. This is going to be a huge event in the school's history. I hope everyone will be able to attend and support our 100 Years Celebration. There will be many stalls, activities and games for you to enjoy. The Fete will be held from 11am - 4pm. Room 9 have been asked to bring in any second hand goods (in good condition please) for our stall. Start searching at home as I am sure you will have many unwanted items such as clothing, toys, games or books. Please start sending them in. Every family has also been sent a book of raffle tickets. There are some great prizes to be won. Tickets are $2 each. Send all money and unsold tickets/books back to school by Friday 23rd October. Good Luck.

Edu Dance/Humphreys Dance - This started today and the students enjoyed themselves rehearsing a few new moves. Thank you to all those who have returned their forms and money. Please send these in asap if you haven't done so already. Look forward to seeing the results at Graduation.

Camp - Year 6 are looking forward to camp in week 5. All forms must be completed and returned to Mrs Lavery or Mr Sherlock straight away as they need to inform camp of any allergies and activities to be undertaken. 

News:

Portfolios - Year 6 need to have their portfolios in by Monday 19th October. Please make sure all work has been printed, letters signed and certificates are in. We will be reviewing these next week to make sure they are in perfect condition. We will then be choosing the top portfolios to be sent to Ms Roberts ready for an interview. I have been very impressed with how hard the students have been working. I would also like to congratulate Year 5 students who have made an excellent start ready for next year. 

History Projects - These are due in on Monday 19th October. I am looking forward to seeing the presentations about famous Historical Australian Figures. 

School Uniform - Please ensure that your child attends school wearing the correct uniform. No jewellery, except sleepers, black or white shoes and socks and long hair must be tied up. All students must be wearing a hat, it is getting quite hot at the moment and all students need to be protected. 

Absences - Please make sure that you either send a note or phone school to let us know the reason for your child's absence. 

I will keep you updated throughout the term as there are many other events taking place. Enjoy your weekend. 

Mrs McIlwraith

School Fete

Wattle Grove School Fete was a huge success. All classes had been working hard for so long to plan and organise their stall and it was definitely worth it. It was great to see staff and students dressed in traditional colonial costumes. This added an extra special touch to the event. The students worked well collaboratively in order to prepare their stall and worked in shifts throughout the afternoon to make a profit. 

Room 9 want to say a big thank you to everyone who bought raffle tickets and supported our stall. We made a huge $142 profit. 

Congratulations to all the winners.

Carter and Carter

Wattle Grove enjoyed an afternoon of music and dancing last week. We were lucky enough to have husband and wife singing duo, Carter and Carter, work with a number of students. They spent the day writing a song, rehearsing it and performing it to the whole school. A number of students from Room 9 were some of the fortunate candidates chosen to write this special song.  

It was amazing to hear the fantastic lyrics they had written to create the song 'We can change the World'. I couldn't believe the quality and professionalism of the song written in just 1 day. 

Well done to all students who took part and to Miss Robeson who organised this wonderful event. 

Wattle Grove now have their own CD with 'We can change the World'.

School Fete

Wattle Grove Primary School will be holding their School Fete this Thursday afternoon from 1pm. All classes have been busy planning and organising their stall to raise funds for their class. Each student can bring $7 on the day to take part in many exciting events. Room 9 have been planning a Large Hamper Raffle where students can win 1 of 2 baskets full of goodies. One including art and craft supplies and one containing sport and games equipment. Tickets are only $1 each or 3 for $2.

We are also having a 'Guess The Name Of The Teddy' where you pay $1 to guess the name of 1 of 3 bears. If the name is correct, you take him home. Finally, we are having a 'Guess The Amount Of Lollies In The Jar' for 50c a guess. We are hoping to make a huge profit in order to purchase new equipment for our class. Good luck to everybody on the day.

We are also asking that children dress up on the day in traditional costume from 100 years ago. Get creating.

You have got to be in it to win it!

Books Light Up Our World

Congratulations to Ava from Room 9 who came second in a Book Cover Competition.

Her design was chosen from hundreds of entries. Students were asked to design a cover related to the 2015 Book Week Theme of 'Books Light Up Our World'. 

I was lucky enough to go to see Ava be presented with her prize and award on Friday at the Forrestfield Library.

I was extremely proud of her achievements, so were her parents who came along to the event.

Congratulations to Miss Randall for working hard with the Year 6 students on this project. Wattle Grove received 1st, 2nd and 3rd place for Year 6.

Class Awards

Well done to Joshua, Ava, Alyssa and Dillon who received awards today in assembly. They have been working hard within all lessons and put in 120% into everything they do. 

Lapathon

Students, Parents and Teachers of Wattle Grove took part in Lapathon this afternoon. Luckily the weather changed just at the last minute to allow us to enjoy an afternoon of fundraising. All students demonstrated great enthusiasm and ran many laps around the oval to raise money for new i-Pads for the school. 

The students had lots of energy at the beginning of the race and stayed committed throughout. 

I managed 3 laps of the oval and felt tired so I am extremely proud of all the students, some even managing 30 laps!

Refreshments were needed half way round.

Everybody kept going right until the end. Half an hour is a long time to keep running. 

Some students took over stamping the cards whilst I had a quick jog round!

Congratulations to everyone. Good luck with your sponsor money. 

Icy-poles were enjoyed by all.

Let's hope we have raised enough for lots of i-Pads for our school.

Congratulations to everyone who took part and thank you to all those who helped set up for the event.

Class Councillors

Alyssa and Sai were voted  as class councillors for Semester 2 in Room 9. They both gave a wonderful speech to convince their peers as to why they should be voted for the job. They have already made a great start supporting their peers and running successful class council meetings. We are sure they will do Room 9 proud.

Student Reps

Congratulations to Ava, Dechlan and Emma, Year 6 students from Room 9, on becoming Student Representatives for Term 3. 

They are looking forward to working hard and supporting their fellow students over the next few weeks.  

We wish them all the best in their important role.

Catapults

Congratulations to all those students who made catapults as part of a home project. They had to build a catapult of a specific size and dimensions. It needed to be able to shoot a ping pong ball through a small window from a distance of 3 metres. 

They looked absolutely amazing. 

It was wonderful to see a variety of materials being used. From wood to straws, pencils to paper. 

We would also like to say a big thank you to any parents who supported their child during this difficult task.

There was a great deal of Maths and Science involved during this Design and Technology project and all the students who participated did an exceptional job.

The students enjoyed taking part in a competition last week to see who could get the ping pong ball through the window. 

It required skill and patience.

The students also had to create a Coat of Arms and keep a journal of their project. This included designs, materials, information of how they made it and photographs to show the process.

The catapults and journals are now displayed in the wet area of Block 2. Please come and have a look. 

All students who took part should be very proud of their achievements and I am impressed with the amount of time and effort they spent on their design.

Phil only just got his catapult through the door!

A big congratulations to Alyssa and Lucy who were the only two members of the class who managed to get the ball through the window.