Diorama Project

Last week we videoed our virtual tours of our dioramas. It was so wonderful to see all of the hard work everyone put into this project! This was a great opportunity for students to express their knowledge of living and non-living things. We are very lucky to have such wonderful support from our families in Room 28! We invite all parents and families to come and have a look at our diorama display.

Senior Assembly Term 2

Congratulations to our Merit Certificate recipients from our last Senior Assembly. You are all very deserving of your acknowledgements. Isabelle, Ron Ron and Natalia received our class awards, Scarlet received an Italian award from Seniora Isaia, and we won the class award for Sport from Miss Oliver. We also had a number of students awarded for their achievements with Literacy Pro. It is wonderful to see so many students passionate about reading in Room 28. Keep up the great work!

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WE LOVE WA

Students from WGPS brought in photographs of themselves in different locations around Western Australia as part of our celebration of WA Day. The photographs were glued onto the large lettering which can be found in the alcove of Block 4.

National Simultaneous Storytime

This year, our school took part in a National Simultaneous Storytime on Wednesday the 23rd of May.  

Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator, is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-schools, childcare centres, family homes, bookshops and many other places around the country. 

This event aims to promote the value of reading and literacy, the value and fun of books, and an Australian children's writer and publisher. This year's book was Hickory Dickory Dash written by Tony Wilson and illustrated by Laura Wood.

Super Scientist

Wednesday’s and Thursday's scientists!

Diorama Project

Term 2 Diorama Project

What are we learning about in Science?

The students in Year 3 are learning about the difference between living, non-living and once living things. They will group and compare living and non-living things based on observable features. Together we will investigate the characteristics of living things such as: movement, respiration, reproduction and growth. The children need to communicate their ideas using diagrams and other representations such as dioramas.

What have we been doing at school?

• Students have learnt about living, non-living, once-living and products of living things. They can be reminded of these by clicking on this link: Living and Non-living Things PowerPoint
• Students then investigated an analysed a range of photographs of underwater scenes. Using these, they listed various living, non-living and once-living things under the sea. They can access our whole class brainstorm by clicking on this link: Underwater Scene Living, Non-Living and Once Living Brainstorm
• Students will design their own underwater scene, adding and changing the features within the photographs to create a scene, which includes a range of living, non-living and once living things.
• Students were shown different examples of dioramas, including the ones found by clicking this link: Examples of Dioramas
• Students have drawn a diagram to further plan their own diorama and have written a list of the materials required for the completion of their own diorama.

What needs to be done at home?

• On Friday the 1^st of June, students will be sent home with a box, this project checklist and their planning.
• Students will have a week to complete their diorama, in accordance with their planning.
• On Friday the 8^th of June, students will return their complete dioramas to school.

What happens next?

• Students will begin working on the script for their oral presentation. This presentation will involve telling an audience about what they have made how they have made it and which living, non-living and once-living features have been included within the diorama.
• This presentation will be recorded using an iPad to create a virtual tour with audio recording.
• All dioramas will be displayed in the classroom for everybody to enjoy!

Term 2

Super Scientist

This week we are conducting our Super Scientist Presentations. Our aim is for students to develop a passion for science, while encouraging the children to learn more about the natural world. All students are to research a scientific concept or idea, and deliver this to an audience. They may choose to conduct an experiment or give a report on their concept. Congratulations to Tuesday’s scientists, you have all done a fantastic job.

WA Day

Every year our school likes to celebrate WA Day with a whole school activity.

To celebrate our extraordinary state this year, students are asked to bring a copy of a photograph that shows somewhere they may have visited in Western Australia. This must be no bigger than A5 in size. Please ensure that it is a copy, as the photograph will not be returned. Once collected, photos will be glued onto a giant WA Day sign, which will be on display for the week. 

Please have these returned to school by Tuesday the 5^th of June. Thank you for your support!

Genius Hour

Last week, students undertook an inquiry project about different celebrations and commemorations around the world. Students researched their chosen celebration/commemoration and presented their information to the class. Well done, Room 28 on your outstanding presentations!

Room 28's Slipper Day

Last week, Room 28 earned the whole class reward of wearing no shoes in the classroom! As it was a cold rainy day, we decided to turn it into a slipper day! We had cosy toes all day :)

NAPLAN

Well done to Room 28 students who completed their first ever NAPLAN tests in Week 3 of this term. I know you all tried your very best and I am so proud of your hard work.

Certificates and Awards

Congratulations to Sienna, Scarlet and Isil for receiving a Merit Certificate at our assembly this week.
I have been so impressed with your hard work this term. I hope you are as proud of yourselves as I am!

Leila, Anjali, Sarah, Lucy and Natalia are leading the way with all their hard work on Literacy Pro.
Between them, they have read over 60,000 words in just 7 weeks! Awesome work girls, keep it up! 

Buddies

Last week, we visited our buddies in Room 4. We iced and decorated biscuits! 

It was lovely seeing the Year 3s helping the little Kindies put the icing on their biscuits and read a story with them afterwards.

Easter

This week, Lucy's family kindly organised some adorable little egg figurines for our class for Easter. Thank you Jayne and Katherine for helping us paint them - they look wonderful! 
Have a safe and happy long weekend everyone and don't forget to 
READ! READ! READ!

Harmony Day

Last week Wattle Grove celebrated Harmony Day with a parade of students dressed in National Costume and a Bollywood Dance performance from a Year 4 class!

Students at Wattle Grove speak 35 different languages and half of them have been born out of Australia or have a parent who has, so we are a very multi-cultural school. It was lovely to celebrate this with our buddy class, where we did a Harmony Day activity and tasted some foods from other cultures.

Talk to Teach

This week we have had our "Talk to Teach" presentations. The children gave a short presentation teaching the class how to make or do something. We have learned about many different topics including cooking, craft, dance, art, language, sport, science, mathematics, karate, brain teasers, card tricks, and cultural customs. 

Everyone did a fantastic job, giving and following clear oral instructions and explaining each step of the process. 

Well done Room 28!

Wednesday:
Arnav taught us some 9 times tables tricks, Alice taught us how to make sandwich faces, William taught us how to shoot hoops, Scarlet taught us how to make a ninja star, Luqman taught us some cultural customs, Riley taught us how to draw a dragonfly, and Leila taught us how to ice and decorate biscuits.

Thursday:
Natalia taught us some karate moves, Sienna taught us how do coin rubbings, Dodge taught us how to make paper aeroplanes, Shianne taught us how to make coloured bath salts, Isabelle taught us how to make bead bracelets, Ash taught us how to solve a brain teaser, and Isil taught us how to make pom poms.

Friday: 
Tariq taught us how to make an owl out of paper, Lucy taught us some dance moves, Sarah taught us the rules of competitive walking, Francis taught us how to make a paper aeroplanes, Anjali taught us how to make a chatterbox, Ayden taught us a magic trick with playing cards, and Ella-Grace taught us how to check if someone is hydrated or not.