Worm Farm

This week Group 2 made a worm farm for our classroom. We used an old fish tank which we layered with sand and soil. While making it some of us were brave enough to hold the worm. Others just enjoyed looking from a distance. We added approximately 300 worms to the farm, so we are hopeful that we will see some worms  wriggling around. 

Ant Farm - Group 1

This week group 1 were lucky enough to have made an ant farm for our class. We constructed the plastic farm and then filled it with layers of sand and dirt. Once constructed Mrs Larsen tried to put the ants in so we could all see. Needless to say the ants were very fast and soon began to crawl all over Mrs Larsen. After school Mrs Larsen managed to get the ants in and they have already begun to set up home. If we look very closely we can see the ants moving and they have begun to venture for the food (apple) in the middle. 

We are excited to see what they do next and the tunnels that they may possibly build. 

  

Term 3

Welcome back to Term 3, which is already proving to be very exciting!

This term we are looking at Minibeasts, which ties in well with our new Talk for Writing Text. (Soon to be announced).

We have started Surprise News Bags this term, to promote oral language development. Bags will be sent home with instructions and a description chart. Students are to choose one item from their home, practise describing it with their family and then bring it to school the next day. The student will describe the item and the rest of the class will try to guess what is in their bag. 

We have just had school photos which went really well. Everyone use their best smiling faces. These will be handed out later in the term when they are returned to us. 

We began the term by reading 'The Very Grouchy Ladybird' by Eric Carle. We discussed why the ladybird might have been grouchy and then explored our own feelings and identified what makes us grouchy. We turned our grouchy faces into a grouchy ladybird! Check them out in the class. They look fantastic!

We are looking at a possible excursion to Perth Museum later in the term. We will keep you posted when we have more details. 

Please remember to follow our classroom morning routines. It is important for your child to find their name on the 'who is here today' wall. Then each student should be practising their name writing on the name writing sheets. When helping your child to write their name, please ensure that they use correct pencil grip and correct letter formation. By the end of the year students should be able to write their name independently. It is important that they use this time to practise these skills. 

Looking forward to the rest of an exciting and informative term!

Three Little Pigs Houses

Near the end of the term we received a very important letter from the third little pig with instructions on how to build a brick house. These instructions gave us steps on how to build the strongest house, to protect us from the wolf. First we practised using lego, blocks and bricks and then used our learnt skills to follow the instructions, making one from construction materials. 

Our houses looked great and we were all proud of our completed project. 

Group 1

Group 2