Room 9 2021

Room 9 end of term 3 blog  Wattle Day Week  6 September 1st was National Wattle Day and the students participated in many different activities to celebrate the native plant namesake for our school. Thank you to families that shared some small clippings of Wattle from your gardens.  Sports Carnival Week 7  What a wonderful day the Sports Carnival was and we are so proud of everyone involved for making it such a memorable day for the students. Thank you to parents and families for coming along to show your support.  Maths and Science Day Week 9 Also in Week 10, teachers will had a focus on encouraging and inspiring students in Maths and Science! Hands-on activities were delivered to help develop students’ critical thinking skills, as well as foster a sense of fun and engagement in these vital learning areas!  STEM Learning Journey Week 10 -    The students worked hard to plan and create their sun chimes (combination wind chime and sun catcher) within their Physical Sciences topic of Ligh

Book Week The Book Week dress-up parade was on Friday 20th August. The students looked fantastic and a big thank you to all the parents and carers for putting together their costumes. No Trash Tuesday In accordance with our school’s Sustainability plan, our goal is to significantly reduce our school’s waste. No Trash Tuesday is an initiative which encourages students and families to take a mindful approach to reducing the waste we produce. Packing a lunchbox with no waste is both environmentally friendly and responsible. Tip: Try to use re-usable containers rather than bringing pre-packaged items. Literacy Phonics We have been working on split digraphs that using the bossy e such as a-e as in cake. The bossy e makes the vowel say its name. We have also learnt the digraph ai as in rain and ay as in tray. Writing This term we have been learning about persuasive text. A persuasive text is used to convince someone of your idea and reasons why you are for agains

  Dear parents,   Welcome to Term 3 !   This term we have a number of exciting events including… •  School photos – Week 2  •  Book Week Fancy Dress – Week 5 •  Faction Sports Carnival – Week 7 •  Spring Flower Pot Competition – Week 8 •  Interschool Sports Carnival – Week 9 •  Science and Maths Day – Week 9  More information regarding these events will be provided closer to their respective dates.    In the classroom this term, we will be focussing on… Note:  Hyperlinks lead to definitions and/or examples on reputable  external websites. •  Fluency  and  c omprehension  in  Reading , particularly students’ abilities to find and locate answers to  literal questions and formulate answers to  inferential  questions.  •  Digraphs  and  blends  in  Spelling , as well as the  ‘ Bossy E ’ (silent E)  spelling rule.   •  Persuasive  texts in  Writing , as well as  compound sentences ,  conjunctions ,  verb tenses  and  prepositions .  •  Addition and subtraction within 40, including  simple w

Mathopoly - like monopoly, but with math challenges. We loved learning this math game.   Blog week   4  We  are well underway with our learning in  T erm  2.  It is encouraging to see many children  farewelling  their  parents with  such  confidence. As we near the middle of the year ,   we encourage each  child  to arrive  at school with a polite greeting to  their teachers, as well as managing their own belongings such as bag, folder and water bottle.  Allowing children to complete this simple morning routine will aid in building their independence and confidence.  Year one    Literacy  In  writing this  term we are having a wonderful time continuing to learn about narratives and the correct st ructure to follow. The narrative structure includes  starting with an opener such as once upon a time. Introduce characters and setting. A series of events that lead to a problem. A solution to the problem and an ending. You can help support our writing program at home by reading narrative/  f

    Super Scientist Competition   Dear Parents   In Week 5,  th e Year One children have been invited to present a  short science experiment  to their peers. The class will  select  the  top two ‘ super scientists’  and they will move forward to the Year Level Challenge.    Task   •  The children need to research a scientific concept and then deliver a short experiment on this concept to their peers.  •  Each presentation can be  no longer than 5 minutes and a minimum of 2 minutes in length. •  Children can use ICT resources such as MS PowerPoint to support their presentation, in addition to posters, charts etc. All resources must be made by the children and written in their own words.  •  Experiments should be simple to set up, demonstrate an outcome within the time limit and be  SAFE.  •  Children need to explain what they are demonstrating, what procedure they are following, what happens and if they can, why it happened.  •  I would like the children to include some information as t

Place value games with friends  Place value games with friends  Place value games with friends  Breaking apart numbers with simple addition.  Breaking apart numbers with simple addition   Week 2  – Term 2 It is an absolute pleasure to  be  back at school wi th the boys and girls of Room 9  for another term of learning!   We thank all parents for following the recommended  Covid  procedures, including wearing a mask when on school grounds and limiting the amount of parents inside the classroom at one time.    The following is an outline of our learning focus for this term.    Literacy: This term, students will continue  with their  usua l Literacy activities, with a new focus on Narrative  writing. Image:  https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Pink-Tulip-Teaching-Creations The following points outline the  Writing  skills and knowledge the  children  will  learn  throughout the term: -Identify the Characters (Who), Setting (Where) and Problem (What) of a Narrative. -Identify the pur