WA Week

Every year our school likes to celebrate WA Day with a whole school activity.

To celebrate our magnificent state this year, students are asked to bring a copy of a photograph taken somewhere they may have visited in Western Australia. This needs to be a copy of the photograph as IT WILL NOT BE RETURNED.

The children need to be prepared to share with their peers about where the photograph was taken, where this place is located on a map of Western Australia and something special about that place. Photos will then be glued onto a giant WA DAY which will be on display for the week.

Please see the table below for the day your child is scheduled to bring in the photo and do their talk.

Tuesday June 5	Wednesday June 6	Thursday June 7	Friday June 8
Alby	Eadson	Chloe	Navshan
Canaan	Krissy	Indi D	Tylah
Roseleen	Indi B	Lucas	Sophie
Emily	Holly	Gazal	Steel
Layla	Steven	Ryan	Chelsea
Deep	Riley	Naomi

Super Scientists

Don’t forget we have our Room 24 Super Scientist Challenge this week. Please see the timetable below and ensure that your child comes to school with all the equipment they need. Practising prior can help them feel more confident when presenting. Navshan, Tylah, Steel and Chelsea made an excellent start yesterday. This is always a fun week and I thank you for your support.

Figurative Language

In writing, we have been exploring using figurative language to improve our writing. Here is a fun video that explains the difference between similes and metaphors.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoSBVNUO2LU

Shark & Dolphin Thinking

In Health this term, we have been focusing on resilience. This is the ability to recover and ‘bounce back’ from challenges. Last week, we explored the difference between negative (shark) and positive (dolphin) thinking. We have been trying to use dolphin thinking in the classroom.

Genius Hour

The students have been researching a chosen celebration or commemoration, using the internet, non-fiction texts and human resources to gather information. They are now creating posters, models and presentations to share their information with their peers.

The Great Debate

To supplement our persuasive writing units, the students used QR codes to watch two Behind the News episodes on playing soccer. In their Home Teams, they shared the main ideas and interesting facts they had learnt. As a class we then created a persuasive text that incorporated some of these new facts. We worked together to up level our writing, using statistics, rhetorical questions and imagery. It is on display in our classroom.

                                    

Brilliant Biologists

The students in Room 24 have been working with Miss McKercher to classify plants and animals. Here, they are pictured sorting leaves into groups based on their observable features. They have also been learning the difference between vertebrates and invertebrates and classifying animals into sub groups; mammals, amphibians, reptiles, fish, birds and insects.

Mission Up Level

During Writing Block, the students have been working as secret agents to solve clues on how to up level their writing. Special Agent Ryan led the class through the writing quest and the students produced some fabulous characterisation pieces. Below is the work of Agents Chloe, Tylah, Naomi and Deep.

 “Hi,” my name is Karate Kid Kiley. I have big, blue eyes that twinkle in the sun and long, cream hair that is in a French braid. Whenever a new spy movie comes out, I’m the first to watch it. I have a huge secret, I’m an agent. I can throw ninja stars 100 miles. My mission is to find the gold thief and shut him down. If you’re an evil doer, I’ll eliminate you! WARNING: Never stand in my way, OR ELSE! (Please keep this quiet.) Chloe

Hi, my name is Scarlet. I may look like an average kid, but I have a secret. I’m a secret agent. That’s right, Secret Agent Scarlet. I am tall and very serious. I have a secret mission and it’s to retrieve all the gold and diamonds! This is an awesome mission! Tylah

 

Hi, my name is Isabell, or Secret Agent Invincible Isabell. I have long, flowing hair, blue eyes and pale skin. I love school and working for the FBI. I am as sly as a fox and love exploring. I have cool gadgets. My mission is to go to an ancient Egypt and find the golden goblet!

Naomi

Hi, my name is Flame Tiger. I have black skin, blonde hair and I have big swords on my back. Also, I have a dark mask, like darkness. I am strong and I am clever. My mission is to kill all the zombies and monsters that are very powerful.

Deep

NAPLAN

Congratulations to my Room 24 Clever Cookies on completing their NAPLAN tests. The students worked hard and tried their best.

NAPLAN Update

NAPLAN testing will be conducted this week, commencing tomorrow. The students are a mixture of nerves and excitement.
We have been doing some practice NAPLAN questions in class and I have been extremely proud of the way the children have applied themselves to giving it their all.

Here are a few things you can do to support your child at home.

-Please ensure they have plenty of sleep the night before
-In the mornings having a healthy, nutritious breakfast is also beneficial
-They need to be at school by the first siren at 8.30am so they are relaxed and can prepare for the test calmly as the tests are timetabled to start at 8.50am
-Encourage them to give it their absolute best
- Discuss any feeling and emotions they have coming up to and after the tests

Below is the NAPLAN timetable:

TUESDAY
8.50am Language Conventions
10.50am Writing

WEDNESDAY
8.50am Reading

THURSDAY
8.50am Mathematics 

Please ensure your child is present and prompt for each test, as a catch up test may not be possible, due to time constraints. There will be test conditions once each test has commenced and no movement in or out of the classroom, to avoid disruptions.

I am sure that each child is going to give the test their all. It is a fantastic opportunity to see where your child sits in relation to other children around Australia. 

If you have any questions, please come and see me.

Thank you,

Miss B

Welcome to Term 2

Hi everyone,

Welcome back to Term 2!

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

We are very excited to have ECU student, Miss McKercher, join us in Room 24 this term. Miss McKercher is completing her final teaching practice at Wattle Grove and will be with us for the duration of Term 2.

 In Maths, students have been learning about the features of 3D shapes, as well as revising column addition and subtraction with regrouping and a revision of statistics and graphing.

Our literacy groups are back underway. The students have been revising and learning new phonics sounds. In comprehension, we have been learning about author’s purpose and using venn diagrams to compare texts. 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 HASS, the students have been enjoying Genius Hour. Each Friday, students have been using their inquiry skills to pose questions, research and collect information about their chosen celebration/commemoration. They will then be responsible for sharing their information with the class, later in the term.

In Science, students have been investigating the similarities and differences between living and non-living things and categorising plants and animals, according to their unique features.

This term, our focus value is resilience. We will be exploring what this means and looking for opportunities to build these skills over the term.

We are in for a busy but exciting Term!

Kind regards,

Miss B