Congratulations!

Congratulations to the following students, who received awards at last week's whole school assembly:

Merit Certificates:
Cameron & Lilly

















Music Award:
Toby

Lexile Certificates:
Elaha (Blue)
Haziq (Bronze)
Muzafer (Bronze)
Cameron (Silver)
Toby (Silver)

















Principal's Challenge:
Top 5- Year 2
Francis and Shajin

Top 5- Year 3
Emily, Yash & Elaha

Top 5 Most Improved- Year 3
Emily

Room 12 were also the winners of the final senior art award for 2015. Well done to my creative,
clever kiddies!

Class Party

Dear Parents,

As you may be aware, we will be celebrating the hard work and exemplary behaviour of the students in Room 12 this year by having a class party on Wednesday the 16^th December at 12:20pm.

It is asked that boys bring a plate of savoury foods and that girls bring a plate of sweet foods. Please ensure that what your child brings is sufficient for 22 children to eat.

Please note that if you are bringing in hot food, you will need be at school at 12:10pm with the food already heated up.

Your child will need to bring recess but not lunch as the party food will be their lunch on this day.

Next week, I will be placing a blank list next to the classroom door and once you know what your child is going to bring for the class party, please write the food next to their name.

If you have questions regarding the class party please come and see me.

Your assistance with this celebration is greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Miss B

Science Update

In Science, the students have been learning about heat production. At the Investigation Centre this term, they have been making Lego models of things that use or produce heat. Featured here are some of the fine examples. 

Prefixes

In Literacy, we have been learning about morphemes. A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning in a word. Adding a prefix, changes the meaning of the whole word!

We love listening to the prefix song, which can be found at the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pyjhfI6IMk

Lost!

Last week, students wrote a narrative around the topic, "Lost." I was blown away by all the creative ideas- from lost teeth, to lost puppies and even a lost city! This weeks featured narrative is by Oliver, who has worked hard to incorporate onomatopoeia, descriptive vocabulary and dialogue into his story.

The Rare Ruby

By Oliver- Year 2

BOOM! The city bank had been robbed. They had stolen the rare ruby! When the heroes came, they punched the robbers and accidentally knocked the ruby.

The ruby landed at the undead graveyard. It was night, so the zombies came and took the ruby. They were as powerful as a herd of bad bulls.

When the heroes arrived at the graveyard, the next day, they started the battle instantly. The Boss Zombie was easy to defeat because it was day, not night.

But they needed to find the ruby. They looked in their underground basement. Just after, they blinked. They said, "Is that really the rare ruby?" 

When they got home, they put the ruby in its rightful place but the only thing they worried about was...would the zombies come back for more? 

Library Books

I am thrilled to report that all Room 12's overdue library books have now been returned!

Thanks for your co operation,
Miss B

Presentation Night

Hi,
Just a reminder that the Year 2-6 Presentation Night is to be held on Tuesday, December 15th, commencing at 6:30 pm sharp at Camp Wattle Grove. It is expected that the students will remain at the event until its completion, at which point they can be signed out by a parent/guardian.

Students are to arrive in their full costume. They will need to be dropped off to me, as I will be recording the attendance and supervising the children throughout the evening. They are encouraged to bring a small water bottle as dancing can be thirsty work!

The students will also be attending a rehearsal at the location during the day. Students will need to return their signed permission slips and $2 in order to attend. 

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.

Miss B

Here's a little sneak peak for your enjoyment...

Edu Dance Costume

Hi,

Room 12 are very much looking forward to the end of year Presentation Night, being held on Tuesday, 15^th December. As part of this event, the students will be performing the Edu Dance item that they have practising over the term.

 

The costuming for our item “Like It Like That” is as follows:

·         Black pants/leggings/shorts

·         Fluro or brightly coloured top

·         Colourful accessories (hair accessories, armbands etc.)

 

Just a reminder that students are required to bring their complete costume to school next Thursday, 10^th  December, for their last Edu Dance session before the event. If you have any questions, feel free to see me before or after school.

Thanks for your co-operation,

Miss B

Swimming Forms

Hi all,
Just a reminder that the swimming permission slips, medical forms and payment of $36.00 are due in to school by this Wednesday, the 18/11. Swimming lessons will be commencing next Monday. Please ensure all uniforms, bathers, goggles, towels etc. have your child's name clearly marked.

Thanks,
Miss B

Team 2

I have recently discovered that it is, in fact, NOT easy being green. Despite recycling being believed to protect the environment, it is an extremely difficult task! Imagine this… You are having a relaxing dinner with your friends, when you finish your bottle of Coke. Do you really want to walk out, just to recycle? Definitely NOT! Recycling is a waste of people’s personal time, the system for recycling is confusing and difficult to understand  and often, in public places, there isn't even a bin to put your rubbish in. Besides, will one person recycling really make that much of a difference?

Doesn't everyone know that recycling is a waste of people's personal time? Recycling is a waste of time because it prevents you from enjoying time with your friends. For example, you might have an empty bottle of Coke- you have to go all the way outside and chuck it in the bin. If it is too cold, you won't feel warm anymore and will have missed out on time with your friends. You won't have time to do your favourite things that you enjoy.

Only a fool would think that recycling is extremely easy. It's not! You may get confused with which bin to put your recycling items in. For example, if a young child is told to put rubbish in the recycling bin, they might put it in the regular waste bin. It is too difficult to recycle.

Evidently, there are NO public bins, everywhere I go! This is why it is not easy being green. When I go to the park, I see NO BINS AT ALL! Why would you stay at home in your kitchen sorting out all you rubbish anyway?

In the end, the benefits of recycling do not outweigh the disadvantages. Not only is recycling a waste of people's personal time but the system is also too confusing. Although people say to be green in public places, what can you do when there's no bin to put your rubbish in? If it is too difficult for ME to recycle, chances are it will be too tricky for YOU as well! Even if we do recycle, how is that going to assist with reducing the world's pollution problem? All that's happening is it's going to factories to be remade into more disgraceful, disgusting and unacceptable trash!

Fete

A big thank you for all your help supporting the School Centenary Fete, which was held on Sunday, November 1st.The sun was shining and it was a thoroughly enjoyable day. The Premier and visitors were most impressed by the wonderful sense of community here at Wattle Grove. The Junior Choir members sung beautifully on the day and should be most proud of the way the conducted themselves. What an honour to be a part of such a momentous occasion!

Cold Write Tomorrow!

Hi Parents,
Just a reminder that tomorrow both the Year 2s and Year 3s will be having a "Cold Write." While there is no talk homework tonight, you may want to discuss the features of a persuasive text with your child and encourage them to think of some positive and negative emotive words they could include within their argument.

Thanks for your ongoing support,
Miss B

History Project

As you will remember, last term, the students completed their history posters on schooling in the olden days. They followed a detailed process of researching using books and the internet, then summarising the important points, using the given headings and finally the typing and presentation of their posters. The standard of work was outstanding and the students should be so proud of their efforts. The students then used the Kagan structure "Carousel Feedback," giving their peers one effective point and improvement point for further reflection.

This week the students presented their History posters to their class mates. The class Speaking and Listening Goal was to try and make eye contact with the audience during the presentation, rather than just reading from the poster. The students have improved their oral language skills over the year and are developing an awareness of the characteristics of an engaging speaker. Francis and Sharon were selected to share their posters with the Year 1's in Room 13, who were most impressed!

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BziRve_q0NXnRWh3RWVPRXJQYkk

Team 1

I have recently discovered that it is, in fact, NOT easy being green. Despite recycling being believed to protect the environment, it is an extremely difficult task! Imagine this… You are having a relaxing dinner with your friends, when you finish your bottle of Coke. Do you really want to walk out, just to recycle? Definitely NOT! Recycling is a waste of people’s personal time, the system for recycling is confusing and difficult to understand  and often, in public places, there isn't even a bin to put your rubbish in. Besides, will one person recycling really make that much of a difference?

We all know that recycling is a waste of people personal time, because people already have busy lives for example I am sorting out my rubbish and my family is having fun! Would it be fair? Not exactly!

Only a medieval knight would think  that recycling in easy. Actually, it is so hard to do that some people simply  have to give up! For example: It's too hard to tell what objects go in each bin! It's too complicated to figure out  which bin to put our rubbish in, so you can't exactly blame us for putting our rubbish in the wrong  bin! 

I naturally agree that recycling is difficult because often, in public places, there is not a bin to put your rubbish in. This is why it's not easy being green. For example, yesterday, I was smoothly sleeping after school and when I finished my homework I went to the park. I just drank my Mountain Dew. I looked around but couldn't find a bin anywhere! Besides, do you really want to walk to a filthy bin, filled with banana peels and super stinky rubbish?

In the end, the benefits of recycling do not outweigh the disadvantages. Not only is recycling a waste of people's personal time but the system is also too confusing. Although people say to be green in public places, what can you do when there's no bin to put your rubbish in? If it is too difficult for ME to recycle, chances are it will be too tricky for YOU as well! Even if we do recycle, how is that going to assist with reducing the world's pollution problem? All that's happening is it's going to factories to be remade into more disgraceful, disgusting and unacceptable trash!

It's Not Easy Being Green!

Is it easy to be green? What do you think? In Room 12, our latest Big Write topic made us question the difficulties but also the advantages of recycling, to tie in with our sustainability topic.  First, we learnt 5 new vocab words and wrote these in our “Wow! Dictionaries.”

Then we critiqued some example texts on the same topic, highlighting the effective and improvement points.

 We couldn’t wait to share with our shoulder partner! 

We then developed our success criteria.

Next, together with Miss B, we wrote a great introduction, including emotive language and even a rhetorical question.

 

Each team was then given the task to co-operatively construct one paragraph of the argument, including examples and lots of wow words of course!

The final step was to put all our paragraphs together and read our work aloud, to check it made sense. We then wrote a conclusion as a class.

Congratulations!

It is always a pleasure to celebrate the success of students in our class. Congratulations to the students below for being award recipients at today's Senior Assembly. Keep up the fantastic work. Miss B :)

Merit Certificates: Luke, Shajin, Daniel, Emily & Toby (Italian)

Jump Rope for Heart participants;
Top L-R- Francis, Elijah, Cameron
Bottom- Shayla, Emily

Lexile Awards;
Cameron & Ali- Bronze
Haziq- Red & Blue
Emily- Blue

Music Count Us In!

At 9:00 am (Perth Time), Room 12 tuned in for the live streaming of the Music Count Us In, held at the Sydney Harbour. Schools from around Australia have been learning the song, "Gold." This was written and performed by students from different parts of Australia, under the guidance of John Foreman and Marcia Hines. Wattle Grove students have been learning the song in their weekly music lessons and it was a lovely experience for them to sing simultaneously with other students from all over our nation!

Fete this Sunday!

Hi everyone,

Just a reminder that the School Centenary Fete is on this Sunday from 11-4:00 pm. Our class has been asked to donate a plant to be sold at the fete. Donations would be most appreciated. Please bring along your potted plant to Room 12, where it will be looked after until the weekend.

It is going to be an awesome day- not to be missed!
Miss B

Upcoming Events

Term 4 is always a busy term with a number of events happening at Wattle Grove Primary. Here are some of the events that are coming up for the diary:

WEEK 1:
Monday, October 12- Students commence Term 4
Friday, October 16- Whole School Assembly

WEEK 2:
Tuesday, October 20- Student Council Meeting

WEEK 3:
Friday, October 30- Senior Assembly
Sunday, November 1- School Fete (Junior Choir to arrive at 1:30- required until approximately 3:30)

WEEK 7:
Monday, November 23- Thursday, November 26- Swimming Lessons
Tueday, October 24- Student Council Meeting
Friday, November 27- School Development Day (No students or swimming lessons)

WEEK 8:
Monday, November 30- Friday, December 4- Swimming Lessons

WEEK 9:
Friday, December 11- Senior Assembly
                                       Principal's Challenge


WEEK 10:
Wednesday, December 16- Reports Issued
Thursday, December 17- Ringing of the Bell
                                           Final day for students

While these events are very exciting, high standards of student behaviour and performance will still be expected, as the students prepare for Years 3 & 4. 

Thanks,
Miss B

Welcome Back for Term 4

Welcome back everyone for Term 4! It is going to be action packed and filled with lots of learning and consolidating as the students transform into nearly Year 3s and 4s!

Test Books
Just a reminder that test books are due back this Friday, October 16th. Assessment is ongoing throughout the term and the students add to these regularly. All pages need to be in tact and the reflection sheet signed by a parent/guardian.

Absences
It is vital that students maintain a consistent attendance. Each day of school matters! If an absence is unavoidable, it must be reported to the school via phone, school app or verbal communication. Irregular attendance impacts the continuity of learning.

Library Changes
Room 12 will now be attending the library fortnightly but for a double session. They will be able to borrow on the odd weeks during class time. Alternatively, they can continue to swap books before, after and at lunch time, on days when the library is open.

Edu Dance
This term, we are participating in weekly dancing lessons, practising a routine  that will be performed at the end of year Presentation Night. We are combining with the Year 2's from Room 14 and had an absolute ball in our first lesson today! Thanks for the prompt payment and return of permission slips :)

Student Fete

On Thursday 27th of August we had our Student Fete. My class sold lots of scrumptious slushies! They were delicious. Before the fete every team had to make a plan.

 My job was to think of of how we needed to decorate our stall. It was interesting. My team's name was the Decorating Team.

The part of the fete I liked the most was helping my team. I had to talk nicely to the customers. Then, I had to find a cup and fill the cups with slushies. Then I had to put a straw in the cup and give it to the customers. Farin

The day was a great success and we made $107.65, to use on resources for our classroom. What will we choose? Thanks to all the parents for the wonderful costumes. I've included some of the photos from our "Room 12 Fashion Parade" for your enjoyment!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BziRve_q0NXnUkJ4QVF2c09JTVU/view?usp=sharing

Science Week

Aliyah and Jai (Year 2) make fun coloured milk.

On Friday, the 28th of August, Wattle Grove Primary had a combined Book Week and Science Week event. The children worked in their year level groups to explore how books "light up our world" and physical and chemical sciences. Despite a last minute change of schedule, due to a storm prediction, the morning was a great success. The students were engaged in a number of fun experiments, such as making sherbet, creating a device to protect an egg when dropped and changing the colour of milk, just to name a few! Thanks to Karen G and Karen K for helping run a sherbet station. Your enthusiasm and organisation was most appreciated.

WOW Board- Last Chance!

Hi,
If you haven't had a chance to see our WOW writing yet, now's the time. Our marvellous muddled up fairy tales are currently on display in Room 12. However, next week the  Wow Board will be going to a new home. Thanks to all the parents who have already come to see the students' work. I'm sure you are just as proud of them as I am! Elaha's fabulous work, which she read out at our assembly, is attached below for your enjoyment.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BziRve_q0NXnZV9OQ0RaNnVNeTQ/view?usp=sharing

Miss B

Assembly Tomorrow!

Hi,
As I'm sure you have been made aware by the kids, it's Room 12's assembly tomorrow! How exciting! The door will be opening at 8:25 for students to collect their props etc. We will be moving to the Undercover Area at 8:30. If you arrive late, please drop off your bag and meet us down there :)

As this is a Junior Assembly, there will be no Room 12 Merit Certificates, however these will be presented at the next Senior Assembly,

It would be great to see some familiar faces in the crowd...I  really hope you can make it,
Miss B :)

Assembly Update

Room 12 Assembly Script

Good Morning and welcome to Room 12’s Assembly. Sharnie

Please stand for the National Anthem.  Zanetta

Please be seated. Elijah

In room 12 we love to read! Aliyah

Fairy tales, Mysteries, Adventures… We love them all! Sharon

We will now present a song to you called “Gotta Keep Reading.” Cameron

Could Ms Roberts please come and address the assembly, then present the Merit Certificates Ali

Thankyou Ms Roberts. Annalisa

Could Mrs Grainger please present the rest of the Merit Certificates and give us a Literacy Pro Update. Francis

Thankyou Mrs Grainger. Haziq

In Room 12 we have been writing some nifty narratives. Emily

We took characters and events from famous fairy tales and made our own new ones! Lilly

Elaha will now present her fairy tale for your enjoyment. Emily

Person #1 selected to share their fairy tale  ?????

Could Mr Meachem please present the Science Award. Muzafer

Thank you Mr Meachem. Farin

The Student Reps will now present their report. Luke

Thank you Student Reps. Please stand for the school song.  Oliver

Please be seated.   Shajin

Thank you for watching our assembly.  Yash
We hope you enjoyed it! Shayla

Could all honour certificate recipients please remain behind for a photo. Students, please wait to be directed by your teachers. Toby

Assembly

We have started learning our assembly song for next week. We can practice at home by clicking on the link below. Please note that we have changed the verse to Wattle Grove has the best readers in W.A.

Student Fete

Tomorrow is our Student Fete to celebrate the centenary of Wattle Grove Primary! The students in Room 12 have been working hard in their respective committees to ensure that we make the largest profit possible, selling our Scrumptious Slushies!

The "Ideas Team" wrote a letter to Ms Roberts requesting a loan of $50 , which the "Budgeting Team" had calculated would cover the cost of setting up our stall, meticulously designed and thought out by the "Decorating Team." The "Marketing Team" designed a number of posters that are around the school promoting our stall. The "Profit Team" have brainstormed what resources we might be able to purchase with the money we've earnt...after we've paid off our debt of course!

Special mention to Francis, whose catchy jingle, to the tune of "Jingle Bells," won the class competition. An ensemble of students will be performing this at a school assembly this afternoon to entice prospective customers.

This fits into the area of Enterprise, however as you can see this project really integrates all Learning Area and has been most engaging and beneficial for the students as they enter the "real" world of business. I am sure the skills they have learnt will assist them in the future.

Reminders:

• Students are encouraged to come dressed as a student from 100 years ago.
• Students are to bring no more than $7 to spend at the various stalls. This should be in a named snap lock bag that will be withheld by the class teacher until the fete commences.
• This event is for students only. There will be another community fete, to be held in November.

Scrumptious slushies from Tasha

Fairytale Mayhem

Hi,
Today your child received their talk homework for Big Write tomorrow. They are to brainstorm ideas for a "muddled up fairytale."

They will be using these ideas to write their own fairy tale in celebration of Book Week. These will also be incorporated into our class assembly, which is to be held in Week 8.

Could you please talk with your child on the topic tonight and sign the paper, ready for tomorrow's Big Write session.

Thank you for your co-operation,
Miss B

Literacy Update

Room 12 have been working hard in their Writing sessions researching, drafting and typing their School in the Olden Days report. The new laptop trolley that Mr Meachem has set up, means that we can use the computers in our very own classroom! This has given us the opportunity to learn some new ICT skills, such as using the Google search engine and publishing our work using Microsoft Word. Our final poster due date has been extended to Thursday, Week 7 (due to preparation for the Fete next week).

Presentation4 from Tasha

Super Scientists

In Science, we have been finishing off our Biological Sciences unit. Students have been enjoying the Investigation Centre set up in the back of the classroom- classifying animals and making claims about some most mysterious specimens!

Last week, Students worked in their Collaborative Teams to categorise animals into groups, using a Branching Key. We have been making lots of new discoveries about what features make a specimen living or non-living and the differences between a plant and animal. We were fascinated to learn about the sneaky Venus Fly Trap, which is a plant that acts suspiciously like an animal!

Students working together to classify their specimen. Is it and amphibian? Or maybe a reptile?

Congratulations

At the last Senior Assembly, the students of Room 12 took home not just the Music Award but also the Tidy Bag trophy! Congratulations also to our three merit award winners; Francis, Elaha and Yash and also to my Lexile Pro champions; Yash, Toby, Cameron and Ali who earnt a Lexile Certificate. Our class alone have read over 1 000 000 words since beginning the program in Term 2. WOW!

Councillors Lilly and Cameron collect the Music and Tidy Bags award.

Merit Award winners; Elaha, Francis & Yash

Reading Superstar; Yash, Ali, Cameron & Toby

Lapathon 2015

On Friday, August 7th, the students participated in the Lapathon to raise money for iPads. The P & C did a terrific job at organising the event and it was an excellent afternoon had by all! The students are commended on their fine effort, definitely beating Miss B's dismal 5 laps! A big thank you to Cath and Karen G for your help at the "Stamping Station!" Now, we need to make sure we are bringing in our sponsorship money to the school office ASAP. The prizes will be given out once all funds are received.

Above: Francis and Haziq slowing down their heartbeats with a walking lap.

Semester 2 Student Councillors

After a secret ballad vote, students eagerly awaited the announcement of the new, Semester Two, Student Councillors. I am proud to announce that the Room 12 councillors for this Semester are Cameron Kew (Year 3) and Lilly Nelson (Year 2). Both students have demonstrated responsibility, sound problem solving skills and an excellent standard of classroom behaviour throughout the year and are both very much deserving!

They have already attended the first Student Council meeting, held last week, where they presented our plea to bring back Mathletics. The students presented extremely well, but unfortunately this program is very costly.

Report Writing Task

Hi Parents,
Today the students were given their Integrated Research Report Task. As this is an assessment piece, they will be completing the research and drafting stages in class, over the next four Big Write sessions. They will be able to work on their final copy at home if they wish, but all information is to be typed or neatly handwritten by the students please and presented on an attractive poster. Card will be supplied by Miss B.

The final poster is due on Friday, Week 6.
Miss B
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BziRve_q0NXnZjdyczlQeE8xMjQ/view?usp=sharing

Talk Homework News Update

As you are aware, students normally receive Talk Homework on a Tuesday. However, in Weeks 2-5 there will be no talk homework as we study the genre of report writing. The research component will be completed in class during the Wednesday Big Write sentence. Students will then draft and publish their reports using Microsoft Word. If you have this program at home it would be great if the students could practice skills such as typing using the shift key for capitals, adding borders and pictures to their documents and saving their work. Thanks for your cooperation, Miss B

Two heads are better than one...

At Wattle Grove, students are seated in Collaborative Learning Teams. Kagan Cooperative Learning Structures are incorporated into the daily routine to foster teamwork, problem solving and greater student responsibility and accountability of their own learning. This week we used a Continuous Round Table to complete a phonics cloze activity, putting the correct 'squ' word into a sentence. They had to not only complete their role, but explain to their team why they had chosen that word.

Welcome Back!

Welcome back to what is going to be a VERY busy Term 3! We have a number of exciting events coming up this term and there is still lots more learning to be done! I have been very pleased at the way the students have conducted themselves over the last few weeks, settling straight back into class routines, being flexible to change and working cooperatively in their Kagan Teams.

Please record these important dates in your diary:

Wednesday/Thursday 22 & 23 July- School Photos (10am)

Friday 24 July- Whole School Assembly (Centenary Celebration)

Tuesday 28 July- ICAS English Testing (for those who are participating)

Friday 7 August - Senior Assembly (am) & School Lapathon (pm) 

Tuesday 11 August- ICAS Maths Testing (for those who are participating)

Friday 21 August- Science Tabloids (Parent help opportunity- stay tuned!)

Thursday 27 August- Student Fete- 1:15-2:30 (Parent help will be required)

Friday 28 August- Senior Assembly

Monday 1 September- Wattle Day

Friday 4 September- Faction Carnival

Friday 11 September- Room 12 Assembly (Note: This is a Junior Assembly but we are "special guests!")

Friday 25 September- Last day of term/ Senior Assembly

Zoo Excursion

Yesterday, Room 12 went to the Perth Zoo, along with Rooms 17 and 21 as a part of our Science theme. We could not have asked for more beautiful weather. I was so impressed by the behaviour and manners exhibited by the students while in the community. It was a most enjoyable experience. Thanks to Cath, Karen and Jess for being our parent helpers  and also to the others who were so willing to volunteer their time. Unfortunately, we only had 3 spots, but I really appreciate your ongoing support.

Thanks,
Miss B

Paper Bag Book Review

The students did such a great job with their oral presentations about their favourite books. The originality of their ideas and depth of their reviews were most impressive! Our goal for our next speaking and listening task is to make eye contact with our audience, throughout our presentations. Special mentions to Sharon and Toby who both provided extremely engaging presentations....I was very fortunate to escape Toby's itching powder! Well done Room 12. 

Big Write

This week, students will be doing a cold write. While the topic will be a surprise, it will be a narrative, so students are encouraged to revise the different features; characters, setting, problem, solution etc.

Jump Off

On Thursday, the 18th of  June, Miss Oliver held a "Jump Rope for Heart Jump Off ." This event was thoroughly enjoyed by the students and already we have raised over $5000! Thank you for supporting this event through your generous donations.

Here's some behind the scenes footage!

Student Council

Last week, our Councilors attended a meeting. They discussed the issue that they thought the juniors needed more sports equipment. During Maths, students conducted a survey to see which type of equipment students would like. We then collated the data into a table and students individually graphed the results. The Councillors will then present their findings to Ms Roberts at the next meeting.

Then, we will use our persuasive writing skills to write a letter to Mr Sherlock and hopefully our request will be successful!

Funny, Wacky, Goofy Adjective Stories

In Literacy, Room 12 have been learning about adjectives and adverbs. Below are some examples of fabulous writing that got selected by their peers as being particularly entertaining. Enjoy!

One day I went to the zoo.first I saw the ginormous and fat gorilla. Then I saw the majestic and fierce striped tiger. I saw a speedy snake that had humongous fangs. I saw all different beautiful birds and fish. We saw monkeys with exercised arms,feet and tails. I like the giraffe because it had a large neck so it could the leaves of the giant trees. Then I saw the courageous jaguar run. Then we saw a dangerous hippopotamus . We were so tired,we took a little nap,we saw the fat elephant quietly shoot out water from the big and long trunk. Then we went home,that was enough for one day.

By Francis


One day I went to the Funny Wacky Zoo! First I saw a sweet but devilish gorilla.then I saw a vicious  and terrible striped tiger. I saw a red back snake that had poisonous fangs.i saw all different horrible birds and fish.We saw monkeys with  funny arms feet and tails. I liked the giraffe because it has the longest neck so it can eat the leaves of the amazing trees! Then we saw the gentle jaguar run. We saw a soulful hippopotamus. We were so tired we took a long nap! We saw the incredible elephant quickly shoot water from his paper trunk.then we went home. That was enough for one day!
By Sharon

One magical day I went to the weird zoo. First I saw a dangerous,humongous gorilla. Then I saw the black and yellow striped tiger. I saw a poisonous snake with broken fangs. I saw all different outstanding birds and fish. We saw monkeys with insane arms, feet and tails. I liked the giraffe because it had a stunning neck so it could get the leaves of the pretty trees. Then I saw the fast jaguar run. Then we saw the fat hippopotamus. We were so tired, we took a tiny nap. We saw the huge elephant quickly shoot out water from his cool trunk. Then we went home, that was enough for one nice day.

By Emily

One dark stormy night.i went to the creepy zoo. First i saw a scary gorilla. Then i saw a strong dreadful snake that had  magnificent fangs. I saw all different beautiful birds and fish. We saw monkeys with fat arms, legs, and tails.I liked the giraffe because it had a long neck so it could eat the leaves of the beautiful trees. Then i saw a extruding hippopotamus. We were so tired we took a short nap. We took a short nap. We saw the amazing elephant quickly shoot out water from his fantastic trunk. Then we went home that was enough for one day!!!.

                                                     by Ali