Spaceships- Technology and Enterprise Project

On Friday the 15^th of November and Monday the 18^th of November Room 11 planned to make rockets for T & E. 

First we all designed our own rockets on paper.  We labelled our rockets and coloured them in.  Then we set up our tables with newspaper and glue.

Miss Ruddick got the cardboard, boxes, tin foil, sticky tape and lots of other different types of materials for us to use to make our rockets.

We used the materials to construct our rockets from our design.  Some people added different things on to their rockets to make them better.  We decorated our rockets with glitter and also aliens.

Then we had to assess if our rockets looked the same as our design that we drew and give them a score out of 10! 

Miss Ruddick took photos of us holding our rocket.  She also took a photo of us building our rockets.

Most people wanted to make their alien out of a small cup.

Everyone enjoyed this activity.  We thought it was excellent!

Written by Jake and Akshay

Spaceships from jo2310

Early Years Learning Framework — Intentional Teaching

Intentional teaching is all about being consciously aware of what we are teaching and why.

At Wattle Grove, we use the Australian Curriculum in partnership with our school standards to plan and intentionally teach. Teachers plan explicit teaching sessions and co-operative learning tasks. These teaching techniques are used in partnership, to motivate and engage children to learn, whilst activating and building on prior knowledge.

When you are with your child, think  about a deliberate discussion or activity that you could plan. It could be to reinforce something your child already knows or to extend their knowledge/ skills. Perhaps you could invite your child to help you to prepare food by incorporating problem solving e.g. How many more cups of flour do I need if I have already put in 2? If your child is more advanced, use quarters or thirds of a cup.

If you would like to find out more ask your child’s teacher, or jump on the website:

http://deewr.gov.au/early-years-learning-framework

Mrs Jessica Munro

K-3 Team Co-ordinator

Swimming Lessons

In Week 3 and 4 Room 11, Room 19 and Room 6 have been going to Swimming Lessons at Belmont Oasis Pool.

We went first thing in the morning so we had to wear our bathers to school. Then we would line up with the other classes, ready to get on the bus. Every day there was a different bus, some buses had TVs and some didn't.  The bus trip would last about 20 minutes and it was cold, boring and squishy. We liked it best when we got to watch TV on the way.

Once we got to the pool we had to line up for our swimming teacher. We were in Levels 1 to 7. Some people went in the deep pool, some outside and some in the little pool. We all learnt how to swim and how to rescue people. We played games and swam laps of the pool. Some people also practiced diving in.

After the lesson finished we had to quickly dry off and line up for the bus again.

Our favourite parts of Swimming Lesson were playing Volleyball in the water, doing swimming relays, diving for toys and playing games. Most of us passed our levels, but we all had fun!

Written by Room 11 

Edu Dance

This term Room 11 has started Edu Dance. We have a 35 minute dance lesson once a week where students are learning a choreographed dance ready for the End of Year Performance Night. The students are really enjoying the lessons and are showing a talent for dance.
It would be fantastic if you could help your child practise at home. The song we are performing to is Jason Derulo- Undefeated, it is easily found on the internet.
Our Performance Night will be Tuesday 17th December, Week 10, so make sure to keep that night free!
Here we are in action:

Swimming Lessons

Just a reminder that Swimming Lesson money ($40) and permission note is due tomorrow.
We will start Swimming Lessons next week, Monday 28th October. Room 11 will be going with Room 19 and Room 6. We will be leaving school at 8.45 so it is very important that students arrive to school before this time. We will return to school for recess at 10.15.
Students should wear their bathers and thongs to school. They will need their full school uniform and closed in shoes to get dressed into when they return to school.
Please make sure you label EVERYTHING during this time so that your child does not lose anything.
Swimming Lessons will run for two weeks.

Sports Carnival

On Friday 6th September Wattle Grove Primary School had their Faction Sports Carnival. Everyone was very excited and was hoping their faction would win.
To start the day we marched out in our factions to our bays. We stayed here all day, cheering for our teams.
The first event was the running races. All of the kids ran really fast.
Next were the team games. The Year 2's and 3's were involved in Wheel Relay, Flag Relay, Tunnelball, Circle Ball and Pass Ball.
We had a great day outside cheering our factions on. Purple faction won the carnival, but we all had fun!
Here are some pictures of us in action.

African Drumming Incursion

On Thursday the 5^th of September we had an African Drumming Incursion. Almost all of our class went, along with all the Junior Primary classes. It was in the Undercover Area.

First the three men from Ghana, in West Africa, showed us some songs on their big drums. They also sung and danced to the music. This is what people in Africa do instead of playing PlayStation.

Next all the teachers had to go up and join in the dancing. They looked funny! They also got some people from the crowd to play the drums. Boston was chosen and got to play on the big drums.

After this every single person got a chance to play on the little drums. It was hard to stay in time and we made a very loud noise! After drumming for a while our fingers went red.

We had lots of fun on the drums and we wish that we didn’t have to stop. We thought it was an amazing day.
Written by Room 11