TALK HOMEWORK WEEK 2

Dear Parents, The talk homework for tonight is a video…How exciting! To access the free video, type https://www.literacyshed.com/the-fun-shed.html into your web browser . Then scroll down to the video titled Pigeon Impossible and click play. For Big Write tomorrow you child will be writing a narrative about a different spy story that will be ruined by Pigeon Impossible. Remember a narrative has the following features: • Characters • Setting • Problem • Resolution Don’t forget your VCOP elements! Good luck, Miss B

Literacy Pro

Literacy Pro is a program available to Year 3-6 students at Wattle Grove. It is a motivating program, which allows students to take comprehension quizzes at home, testing how well they've understood  the books they have chosen and read.

Mrs Granger has tested the students in library and they all know their Lexile Level. This helps them to select books at their level, making home reading more enjoyable. While we have a wide range of Lexile books available in the school library, quizzes are also available on other titles (you can check whether a quiz is available by using the search function). 

To access Literacy Pro, simply type it into your web browser and hit enter. There will be a link called Scholastic Learning Zone that will take you to the website.The first time you log on, you will notice that the default school is Hillcrest. Click change.  You will need to enter the Wattle Grove Organisation ID (2W3K). Then students will be able to enter their user name and the password (wgps5459). This is case sensitive and won't work if Caps Lock is on. Any issues, let me know.

The children are very enthusiastic and a special mention must go to Toby Bailye, who has already read close to 4000 words this term, passing 2 comprehension quizzes with a 100% accuracy rate. A tremendous effort!

Home reading is a great way for students to apply the reading strategies they learn in class and improve fluency and comprehension. Happy reading :)

Welcome Back

Hi and welcome back to Term 2!

The first week has flown by and the students have all got to work straight away, which has been very pleasing.

 In maths this week, students have been learning about the features of 3D shapes, their nets and cross-sections, as well as revising column addition and subtraction with regrouping and a revision of statistics and graphing.

Our literacy groups are underway and student have been revising and learning new phonics sounds. This week we looked at the different levels of comprehension- from simply drawing details from the text to connecting with our prior knowledge to make inferences about why events happen in a text, which enables us to make predictions. We have been looking at plurals and the various spelling rules. Did you know that "if a noun ends in a y and the letter before is a consonant, we have to change the y to an i and add es?"

In Health we have been exploring the statement: "It's not how smart you are, but how you are smart!" We have been looking at the different types of "smart" you can be (Multiple Intelligences) and did a quiz to discover which one we connected most strongly with.The 8 type "Smart" are

• Body Smart
• Word Smart
• Math Smart
• Art Smart
• Music Smart
• Nature Smart
• People Smart
• Self Smart

We then discussed how we can use our skills to help others. 

Goodbye Emierah

Sadly, one of our Year 3 friends won' t be returning to Wattle Grove Primary next term. Good luck at your new school Emierah. We will miss your smile and helpful attitude!

Parent Interviews

Thank you to all the parents who attended the Room 12 Parent Interviews, on the last Tuesday of term. It was a great opportunity to touch base with you all and discuss your child's specific strengths and areas for development.

I really appreciate your support and interest in your child's education. Thank you for all the work you do at home supporting what the children are learning in school.

Just a reminder that the test books are to be back no later than Friday, Week 1 of Term 2. Please take the time to look  through the various tests and work samples an provide verbal/written feedback and sign and date the Two Stars and a Wish page at the back.

Thanks,
Miss B

Easter Hat Parade- By Haziq

On Wednesday, April 1, Wattle Grove had an Easter Hat Parade. The students in Room 12 designed their hats out of newspaper and recycled materials, as an integrated Sustainability/T & E project.

On a sunny, Wednesday, Wattle Grove had an extraordinary Easter Hat Parade. It happened in the morning, after the siren went. There were all the teachers in the school. We went there because it was almost Easter, We had it at the Undercover Area at Wattle Grove.

Firstly, we had to go to the parade. We made two, straight lines. When we got there, there was lots of people. We had to sit where we sat last time, when it was Harmony Day.

Secondly, we had to sit down until our turn. There were some of my cousins there. It went in order- Year 2, Year 3, then Year 4. We were in Year 3. When we walked, I felt nervous.

Thirdly, we did a lap around the square. Some of my cousins waved to me. It was brilliant to show off. It was like a big, huge stadium.

I felt blown away when I got there. My favourite bit was when I got to high five my cousin's hand.


by Haziq

Harmony Day, 2015

On Thursday the 19th of March. we celebrated Harmony Day with our annual Harmony Day Parade. We then had a lovely walk through the Art Installation, organised by the lovely Ms Randall. In the afternoon, we joined up with our Pre-Primary buddies from Miss Nicholson's class to make paper dolls wearing a national costume. We loved researching designs on the internet and in books and using the different fabrics and materials to make clothes for our paper doll. Room 12 then had to give their paper doll a name and personality, reflecting on the interests of a child from a culture different to their own.