Good Bye and Good Luck

To all of the students, parents and families,
Thank you so much for your support over the past two years. I feel that we have all worked tremendously as a team to create the best class at Wattle Grove Primary. These students have grown, matured, learned and became wonderful Year Threes who are definitely ready for Year Four.
It is with a tear in my eye that I say goodbye to them all. It was a hard decision to leave such an amazing school and I am sad that I will not be able to see what amazing achievements they make next year and in the coming years.
Remember to always try your very best, that mistakes are learning opportunities (thanks for the quote Logan!) and to always aim high- you might just be surprised by what you achieve.
I hope all of the families have a safe and happy summer holidays.
Good luck, best wishes and thank you for making my two years at Wattle Grove unforgettable.

Love Miss Ruddick

P.S. One more goofy photo to finish off our blog!

Swimming Lessons

Week 7 and 8 were super busy at school. Not only were we working really hard to get our work done we were also going to swimming lessons! We went each day for two weeks to learn how to glide and skull, the proper technique of each stroke and water safety skills.
We loved going to swimming lessons, especially the last day where we go to splash everyone, including the teachers!
Here are a couple of photos of us enjoying swimming lessons.

Scitech Excursion

On Wednesday of Week 6 Room 11, 14 and 23 went on an excursion to Scitech and Kings Park. We were going on an excursion to learn more about space, which is our Science topic this term.

We all lined up, got on the bus and headed for Scitech. The first thing we did at Scitech was go to the Planetarium. We got a tour of the night's sky and saw all the stars and constellations. Next we watched a cartoon video called Tilt. Tilt explains why the earth has seasons.

After the Planetarium we ate recess and then had some free time to explore the exhibits at Scitech. We explored in our groups, which had about 6 students and 1 adult in each group. Our favourite exhibits were air mail (where you sent a note through a pipe by sitting down hard on the seat), the ball factory (where you sent lots of ball through a maze of tunnels) and the chair pull (where you used pulleys to lift your own weight).

After we explored Scitech we jumped back on the bus and headed to Kings Park. We ate lunch on the lawn at the Synergy Parklands and then we got to play on the giant playground. It was awesome to run around and play.

Finally we all got on the bus and headed back to school. We were pretty tired and a couple of people even fell asleep!

All in all it was a fantastic day out. We learnt some new things, visited new places and had lots of fun.