Congratulations to Wardie who is the 4F Star of the Week for Week 5. Wardie always strives for personal excellence in the classroom. He also received some great comments from other teachers this week while in the playground and at swimming. Well done Wardie!
The students were very excited to finally get their hands on some paint today! Our art unit this semester is focused around Eric Carle and his style of art. Today we spent the afternoon creating 'background' paintings. Students had fun experimenting with household items to create texture in their paint.
This weeks reading strategy is Questioning. We discussed this strategy and what it entails during our guided reading today.
One small group came up with some brilliant 'wonderings' that Ms Jill scribed for them. Ms Jill told me they all loved this book!
Another group completed a character characteristics sheet on one of The Twits.
I loved Violet's sketch to go with her worksheet!
Labels: Congratulations to Maddy for her amazing improvement in her 5 x tables this week. The children have been tested on these every day.
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.
Well done Bailey! Congratulations on your student of the week!
Today I couldn't have been prouder of 4F! We play Top Gun often which is a game designed to practice our times tables in a fun way. Today Asher did a lot better than he has ever done before and when he got 'out' the class broke into impromptu applause for him. It was such a feel good moment!
Week 2 Star of the Week!
Congratulations to Ellen who is the new Star of the Week. Ellen always strives for personal excellence and wrote a great narrative this week.
Thanks to all those parents who made sure your child came to school with everything they needed for their first swimming lesson of the year. The students enjoyed the short bus ride and did plenty of laps in the pool so they should all sleep well tonight! Don't forget to return homework tomorrow (Friday). Who will be 4F's next Star of the Week?
This week in History we looked at a map of Christopher Columbus' four significant journeys, then brainstormed questions in pairs. Students then searched for the answers to their questions within a piece of text.
Well done to our very first student of the week - Maddy!
Our visual timetable gets updated each day to let the students know what's up next during the day. Saves a lot of questions!
Today we started our literacy rotations. As part of our guided reading, one group posed 'wonderings' about their book prior to reading then after reading wrote their answer. Another group took note of words they didn't know as they were reading, then looked them up in the dictionary.
Groups also completed word sorts using this weeks spelling words. If they finished early they got to do letter lacing or stamping.
Thanks for a wonderful start to our year! Ms Morrison and I have had a great time getting to know you all.
Swimming starts this Thursday! Any students that aren't participating in the program will need to bring a note or have a parent /guardian contact the school to explain why they can't participate. Permission notes need to be back this week!
Parent / Teacher information night will be next Wednesday afternoon (11/2) at 4:30pm. We will be meeting in the hall.
Congratulations to Amelia, our first 4F 'Star of the Week'. This trophy will be awarded within our class to the student who is being noticed for all the right reasons, whether it be following the Banksia way, showing progress in academic results, or helping a classmate. It will be presented every Friday afternoon. The student then gets to take the trophy home to show off to their family, and will then bring it back to school on Monday. The trophy can then take pride of place on their desk for the week.