In Room 23, We All Fit In!

On Friday, we put together our class puzzle, a visual reminder that in Room 23 we work together, including and respecting our peers. We talked about how we’re each an important ‘piece of the puzzle.’

Thank you to all the creative parents and other special people who helped the children decorate their puzzle piece. It was lovely to hear the students having conversations about the people and things that are special to them! 

Semester One Student Councillors

Congratulations to Ava and Connor who were elected by their peers to be Student Councillors. I am certain they will wear their badges with pride and will do a fantastic job representing our class at student council meetings. Well done! 

Maths Update

In Maths, we have commenced maths rotations and are very excited to have begun using our new Pr1me books this week. The focus for the next few weeks is identifying and continuing number patterns and understanding place value. We have been talking about how an understanding of place value is useful in other areas of maths, such as column addition. One of the students’ favourite maths activities is playing ‘Sprint to 100’, where children roll a dice and collect ones. Once they collect ten ones, the can trade them in for a 10. The first player to trade in ten 10s is the winner!

Math rotations from Tasha

Literacy Update

In Literacy, we have been revising nouns and verbs. In Guided Reading, we have been using text and visual clues to help us make predictions before, during and after reading. We have also been using editing symbols to proof read passages for spelling and punctuation errors. In writing, we have been developing success criteria for writing effective persuasive texts. This week, we have focused on the elements of a strong introduction. 

Parent Information Night

Thank you to all the parents who attended the Parent Information night held earlier this week. It was lovely to see you again and to meet some of you for the first time. If you have any further questions or queries, don't hesitate to make an appointment. I am available most afternoons, except for Tuesdays.

I look forward to a wonderful year working with you and your child.

Kind regards,

Miss B

Aussie Day

On Friday the 10^th of February, we celebrated Aussie Day at Wattle Grove! It was great to see the kids dressed up in their patriotic attire, all to raise money for the Cancer Foundation. It was a tight squeeze but we managed to fit the whole school (around 720 kids!) in the undercover area for our first whole school assembly. In Room 23 we discussed the significance of the Australian National Anthem and, in their teams, the children illustrated what each verse meant to them. 

Aussie day from Tasha

The Crayon Box That Talked

Together we read the story, ‘The Crayon Box That Talked.’ In this story the crayons have a fight about which colour is the best but the soon realise that they need to work together to help the child in the story make beautiful pictures. We talked about how everyone in our class is unique and special and that every person deserves to be treated with respect. The children then made a crayon for our door display.

Welcome to Room 23

Welcome back to school everybody! I trust you have all had a relaxing holiday break. I always look forward to coming back to Wattle Grove Primary and it was lovely to be greeted by so many happy faces on the first day of school. The children have settled in well and are keen to learn lots of new things this year. I am looking forward to working with you this year.

Please check this page regularly to keep up to date with all the exciting things happening in Room 23.

Miss B