Today five of the students got up on parade and talked about what makes them proud. 

Charlotte, Ellen and Hayley started by playing Hot Cross Buns on their saxophones / clarinet. Bailey was our 'reporter' asking the others what types of things made them proud. The students mentioned lots of the wonderful things available to them at school - choir, badges (citizenship, academic, sporting), dance troupe and instrumental music. Christian did a great job of answering Bailey without looking at his notes. 

I think it was a bit nerve wracking for the students because we were the first class to do a social skill, but I'm so proud of how well they did. Special mention goes to the rest of 4F who gave really constructive feedback during our practice run through. 

Mrs King even tweeted about us!

 

If you were at Parade today, we'd love to hear what you thought! 

Student of the week

Well done Blake on your Student of the week! You have gone above and beyond in your homework and we are super impressed!

This weeks spelling list is focused on double consonants. Watch this short video for a recap!

Reading Eggs

Reading Eggs is good to go! Everyone's accounts have been reset so students will be prompted to do a short quiz to gauge their level. It's important that they complete this independently. Log ons and passwords have been sent home today in diaries or homework books. 

Computation strategies

We revised three computation strategies today in math - jump, split and compensate.

Following our revision lesson, students held up their fingers to express their level of understanding. This is such a great way for them to show straight away if they 'get it' or are still having a bit of trouble. 

Don't forget your daily reading - even on the weekends!

 

Some good times to read are when you first wake up, need some down time or during your free time. Mix it up and take a blanket outside to lay in the shade and get lost in a good book. My favourite time to read is just before bed. I find it really relaxing, unless it's a good book and then I don't want to put it down!

 

Star of the Week - This weeks Star of the Week is Kajah.  He comes into the classroom every day with a big smile and a positive attitude.  He is always on task and tries his very best.  Well done Kajah - don't forget to bring your trophy back to school on Monday so you can keep it on your desk all week.

End of another great week!

Wow Friday was a busy day! We started off with our weekly Spelling Test and then moved on to our 10x tables test.  We have been practising this every day and also for homework.  Everyone has seen an improvement in both their accuracy and their time. Several students finished in 20 seconds! We continued with our study of The Twits - it is great fun reading about all of the tricks the characters play on each other.  Today we focused on adverbs and how these provide more detail and make sentences more interesting.  We also completed our first handwriting lesson as this year we will be progressing to cursive writing. After first break we did Maths and played "I have, You have" a game to help us learn our multiplication facts.  In Health we discussed how we are all different and can have different thoughts and feelings, and reactions to situations.  After lunch we had Geography where we continued learning about the continents of South America and Africa, and how legends are used in mapping.  So much in one day! Before we knew it, it was time for Prize Box and to announce the Star of the Week.

Well done Bailey! Congratulations on your student of the week!