HAPPY HARMONY DAY!

Harmony Day Parade

Just a reminder that the Wattle Grove Harmony Day Parade will be taking place this Tuesday, March 21^st. Our class will be parading in the 8:45am parade. Students are encouraged to come dressed in a national costume, or in the colour orange. No thongs or singlets please.

I hope to see you there,

Miss B

Super Writers to the Rescue!

In our VCOP sessions, we have now commenced our narrative unit. This week, we looked at characterisation, around a superhero topic. We created a superhero and then completed a character profile, considering their appearance, superpowers, mission and gadgets. The student then had a go at writing an introductory paragraph, describing their character using colourful vocabulary and powerful verbs. Some of their work is featured below for your enjoyment:

Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Fiona. Even though she was a princess, she still was beautiful. She had her birthday a few weeks ago. She was turning eighteen. For her birthday, she got a superhero toy chest. She loved it so much but that was all about to change... 
~Alyssa

As I woke up, on a sensational morning, I felt very strange. Then, as I stretched, a lazer. ZOOM! In one second, it shot through my ceiling...WOAH! 
~Sophie

One bright, sunny day, a super hero named Muscle Man was at the training room, lifting huge boulders. Muscle man had brown wyes ans strong muscles. He worked at Brigh Hill, in an apartment. He liked fighting bad guys. Most of all, he liked to win everything!
~ Gagan

You've Got a Friend in Me- Kindy Buddies

On Thursday, we met with our Kindy buddies from Mrs Fletcher’s class, to make flags for the Harmony Day Parade. Miss B talked to everybody about why we celebrate Harmony Day. We looked at some different flags and then helped our buddies match the colours. We talked about what country we were from. It was a very enjoyable afternoon and  we can’t wait to see our buddies again at the parade!

Buddies from Tasha

Numero Challenge!

On Friday, Miss B taught Room 22 and Room 23 how to complete Numero challenges! This was lots of fun. You can play on your own or with a buddy. These are the rules:

1.      The answer must be in your hand.

2.      You can only use each card once

3.      To get the best take you can, always check to see if there is more than one solution!

This game is great for building the children’s (and adults) mental maths and problem solving skills. Numero Club is open to the Year 3 students on Fridays at lunch, in the library. Last year, a group of Year 6 students had the opportunity to participate in the Interschool Numero competition. I think we might have some Numero champions in the making!

'Out of This World' Science Investigation

This term, we have been learning about the solar system. We used books and the internet to look for lots of facts about our planet, Earth. Then, last Friday, the students worked with their ‘Shoulder Partner’ to research facts about another planet. They used a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the two planets, which is one of the strategies we’ve learnt about in our reading sessions. Ask us about some of the awesome facts we’ve learnt! 

Science investigation from Tasha

Parent Interviews

Parent interviews will be conducted, Wednesday April 5^th, from 12:30 pm to 5 pm. Please return your orange form ASAP so that I can do my best to allocate you a preferred timeslot. Times will be allocated using a first in, first served basis as number of times are very popular.