Anzac Day

Today we learnt about carrier pigeons and the special job that they had as messengers in World War I and II. We found out about Cher Ami who was a brave carrier pigeon, he even won a medal! We decided to make our own carrier pigeons. We found it quite tricky to write notes on the tiny pieces of paper! Have a look at some of our work.

Time

WALT (We are learning to):

1. Tell the time to the hour and half an hour
2. Sequence events in the day
3. Determine if something takes a long or short time
4. Order the days of the week

We made a giant class clock and practiced making different times to the hour. It was fun! Here are some photos.

It would be great if we could practice telling the time at home. Try answering some of these questions:

- What time do you wake up on weekend mornings?
- What time do you eat lunch or dinner?
- What time do you go to sleep?
- What time do you feed your pets?
- What time does the sun go down?

- How long does it take you to get dressed?
- Walk, drive or bike to school?

CHANGES...

As part of our inquiry learning this term we are discovering changes that occur in our world. We have already brainstormed different things that we think of when we hear the word "change." Come and have a look at our inquiry board and read some of our ideas.

We are going to begin our discovery by looking at the different ways that we have changed since we were babies.

Please bring a baby photo to school this week :)

Happy Holidays!

We can hardly believe that term one has come to an end! We have had a wonderful time getting to know each other. We ended the term with a wacky hair fundraiser for autism and an Easter egg hunt.

We were very sad to say goodbye to Grace. She is going to America for 6 months! We are looking forward to hearing all about her stay when she returns in October. We will miss Grace, she is such a kind and thoughtful member of room 4.

We will be welcoming a new student to room 4 on the first day of term two. His name is Henry and some of you might remember him from Kindy. We can't wait to meet him!

Happy holidays everyone!

A visit to the Eastbourne Fire Station

As part of our inquiry unit about keeping ourselves safe we are learning about fire safety. We brainstormed some questions about fire safety that we wanted to investigate. Some of our questions were:

1. I wonder why firemen wear masks?
2. I wonder why fire is hot?
3. I wonder why some fires are put out by airplanes and helicopters?
4. I wonder why firemen need to use fire trucks?


On Friday we visited the Eastbourne Fire Station. We were lucky to have almost all of our questions answered! Some of us felt frightened when fire fighter Mike put on his mask and protective clothing, but we were relieved to find a smiling face behind the mask. We had a great time holding the fire hose and exploring the fire truck.

Pastel Sketches

We have been learning how to make observational sketches of all sorts of different objects. Today we used pastels to draw watermelon. We payed close attention to the different shades of the watermelon and used our fingers to blend colours. The watermelon was tasty and juicy :) Come visit our classroom to see the finished product.

Sun Safety

We have been learning about how to keep ourselves safe. Today we put on our green creative thinking hats and designed our own bags out of newspaper, cello tape, and glue. We filled our bags with different items that we felt would protect us from the sun. We really enjoyed using our imagination to create our own unique bags. During the next few weeks we are going to be coming up with a safety question that we will investigate further. We would love if our mums, dads or brothers and sisters could help us think of different ways that we can keep safe!

Buddies

This week we met our buddies from room 7. They read us stories and then we practiced throwing and catching balls together. They were excellent teachers! We are looking forward to doing lots of different activities with them. Next week we will be doing more fitness with room 7, we will be practicing throwing balls at targets and doing relay races.

M&M Statistics

We have been learning about statistics. We have been organizing all sorts of things into groups based on common characteristics. We then compile our data into bar graphs, pictographs and tally charts. We are also learning how to read the information once it has been presented in a graph. The M&M investigation has been our favorite so far, we especially liked the part when we got to eat the m&ms!

A visit from Constable Julie

This term we are learning about safety as part of our inquiry unit. We were lucky to have Constable Julie come to our class to talk about road safety. She read us stories and made us laugh! Next week we will be learning about what makes a safe classroom and playground. We might even put on our black thinking hats and go on a hazard hunt!