Diwali Festival

Diwali celebrates the return of Lord Rama, it also celebrates the triumph of good over evil. To celebrate Diwali, you light candles in your house to let Lord Ganesha and Goddess Lakshmi into your home.

On Monday the 27^th of October we celebrated Diwali [The festival of lights.] We did a comprehension activity on Diwali. We made Diwali candle holders out of play dough. Then we decorated the candle holders with string, beads, sequins, and ribbon. After we made them we got to take them home.

By Angus, Shae Lyne, Riley, Madison and Jeffrey.

Edu Dance

We are now three weeks into our Edu Dance program with all students participating in the dance classes. Students have started learning their dance, which is to the song Summer Jam by R.I.O. Students must bring in a peaked cap and a pair of sunglasses ASAP, thanks to all of the parents who have sent them in already, as they need to wear them during the lessons.
The costume on the night will be board shorts and a rash shirt. Students will need to bring these in during Week 8 to check and will wear them to the Presentation Night on Tuesday 9th December.
Here are some photos of Room 11 dancing up a storm!

Literacy Pro

Literacy Pro is the new name and new website for Lexile. This website is a great way of making sure children are reading books at their comprehension level and has lots of quizzes for them to do to show their understanding.

Here is the link to get into the website:
https://educator-slz04.scholasticlearningzone.com/auth/intl/Login/AUS2W3K


I would like all students to try logging on and completing the quiz about The Lorax this weekend.
Good luck and happy quizzing!

Welcome to Term Four

Welcome back to Term 4- hasn't the year flown past. It is lovely to see that all the students had a great holiday but are happy to be back at school.

This term is also going to be a very busy term with lots of different things happening, but also a lot of learning taking place.

Firstly, we would like to welcome Miss Karla Whitlock to Room 11. Miss Whitlock will be with us from Week 2 to Week 7 as a student teacher from ECU.

As you may have read in the newsletter last term, Wattle Grove has been nominated as one of the top schools in W.A. We will be having a visit from a panel of judges and a photographer during Weeks 1 and 2. Stay tuned to hear if we win!

Edu Dance has now started, there are a few students who are yet to pay. Please bring in your money and permission slip ASAP as this is an integral part of our Physical Education program and teaches the student a dance ready for Presentation Night in Week 9. Our class has been asked to bring in a peaked cap and pair of sunglasses as part of their costume. These must be brought to school before Tuesday of Week 2 and must have the student's name on it.

Swimming Lessons will be happening in Week 7 and 8. Notes and permission slips will be coming home soon.

This term we will be covering a variety of topics. We will be revising each of the writing styles that we have learnt this year. We are continuing with division and even learning our 6, 7, 8 and 9 times tables and how to apply these skills to problem solving. In History Room 11 are looking at Aboriginal History and culture and in science our topic is Night and Day and we hope to learn more about our Solar System.

It is a very busy term, but we look forward to all of these exciting activities.