We Are Learning To skip count in 2's, 5's and 10's

We Are Learning To write a diamante poem.

"I am learning to write a poem about Heroes and villains. It is easy to find adjectives. It is tricky to spell the words." - Onyx

We Are Learning To use Reading Eggs independently.

"I am learning to read new words. It is easy to complete the maps. It is hard to do the questions." - Onyx

I Am Learning To create a wearable piece of art

Wearable Art Showcase 

For the past 2 terms, Room 10 and 11 have been learning about Space. We have been exploring the different planets and the galaxy. We decided for our wearable art piece that we would make galaxy skirts and capes with the planets on it. 

We learnt many different art techniques such as water colouring, flicking of paint, dabbing of paint and blending colours together. It was a long process but are all very proud of the final product!

100 Day Party!

We celebrated being at school for 100 Days!! My favourite part of our 100 day party was icing the cupcakes and eating them.

We Are Learning To find specific information in the story

Reflection 
We are learning to find information in the story. We found it easy to understand why cockatoos are not friendly because we know birds are not friendly. We found it tricky to know what the word preens means.

I Am Learning To write a cinquain Poem

I Am Learning To write a cinquain poem 
I will be successful when I have:

• 1 topic word about Daffodils 
• 2 adjectives 
• 3 verbs 
• 1 short sentence 
• 1 different topic word on the last sentence

Reflection
I am learning to write a cinquain poem. It is easy to think of topic words about Daffodils. It was tricky to write what they do - Onyx 

I Am Learning About 2D and 3D shapes.

Room 10 and 11 have been learning about 2D and 3D shapes. We made our shape with toothpicks and marshmallows, yum! After we made out shape we got to eat it.

"I am learning to name different shapes. It is easy to make the 2D shapes. It is sometimes hard to make the 3D shapes" - Onyx

I Am Learning To identify tens and ones in 2 digit numbers

"I am learning to find tens and ones. Finding the tens and ones is easy.  It is tricky to add equations using my place value knowledge." - Onyx

I Am Learning To use describing words

For Mother’s Day we made some special Mother’s Day writing using Word Art.

We are learning to use describing words in our writing

I will know I have been successful when:

I use some interesting words to describe my Mum

"I am learning to write words about what my mum looks like on the inside and outside. It is easy to write my sentences down. It is tricky to write more sentences." - Onyx

We Are Learning About the features of fiction text

"We are learning about fiction stories. We know they have a title, setting, character, problem and solution. It was tricky to find the author. It was easy to find the characters and setting." - Onyx

I am learning to kick a ball

On Friday, we were lucky enough to go on the field and learn some football skills. We had so much fun playing football and learning new games.

We Are Learning To write simple sentences.

In this piece of writing, we shared our favourite part about ourselves. We also thought about why it was our favourite part. 

"I am learning to write about my favourite part. I find putting full stops easy. Spelling new words can be tricky."
- Onyx

We Are Learning To read with fluency and expression

Every week we learn a new poem that we take home to share with our families. We worked with our group to pick our favourite and practised reading it.

"I am learning to read a poem. I found it easy to say the words. It was tricky to work in a group."

- Onyx

We Are Learning How to read the graph and talk about the results.

For Maths we have been learning all about Statistics in Room 10. We have been learning about bar graphs, pie graphs and pictographs. Here is an activity I can do on Mathletics to help me.

"I am learning to find the smallest bar on the graph. It was easy to match the words. I find it tricky with some of the words like 'fewer'."

- Onyx

Self-Portrait 2018

Look at our fabulous Self-Portraits! 

We have been learning to sketch our faces using a sketch pencil. 

We used our different types of lines (whispering lines, loop the loop lines and skinny lines). Then we went over it in pastels to make them stand out. Lastly, we added some funky glasses to our faces! 

My Welcome Post 2018!