Term 4, Week 7

Junior School Hamilton Gardens Trip

On Wednesday the Junior School went to the Hamilton Gardens as part of our 'Growing' inquiry unit. We were very fortunate with the sunny weather and we all had a blast! There were lots of gardens that we were able to explore together. We saw different plants, flowers, birds, colours, fountains and statues. 

Room 8 would love to say a big THANK YOU to our amazing parent helpers who came along on our adventure and helped to keep us safe. We really appreciated your assistance and we hope you enjoyed wandering through the gardens with us too!

Here are some photos of the Junior School explorers...

Term 4, Week 6

Inquiry Artwork

In Room 8 we have been growing our little gardens for our inquiry unit. We have also been learning and practising the skill of observational drawing. Observational drawing is when you draw something exactly as you see it - you don't draw what you think you can see. 

We  looked carefully at our little gardens and took our time to carefully draw what we could see on the plant. We used lots of detail. Then we used pastels to colour in and dye for the backgrounds. 

They will be displayed in Room 8 soon, so keep an eye out.

Take a look!

Term 4, Week 5

In the Garden

Last Friday the eager Room 8 and Room 11 kids joined forces to weed out our planter boxes in the school garden to prepare them for our seedlings.

We started off by going on a scavenger hunt around the garden to see what interesting living things we could spy... Then we had heaps of fun getting our hands dirty! 

Mr Durbin showed us how to dig down to the bottom of the roots of the weeds, lift them up and shake of the excess dirt. Taking out the roots ensures the weeds will not regrow. 

We now have a spot in the school garden that is weed free for us to plant out our New World Little Gardens that we have been growing in class.

Take a look at the Room 8 and 11 "Little Gardeners" in action...

Term 4, Week 4

A Visit From a Rabbit...

This morning we were lucky enough to be visited by a rabbit named Coco. Coco belongs to Nevaeh and she is a young lop-eared rabbit. We had heaps of fun looking at Coco hop around the circle and some of us even got to pat her! We had to be very quiet because she has big ears and doesn't like loud noises. She is very cute! Take a look...

Term 4, Week 2

Growing Inquiry

This week we have continued our growing inquiry by producing some awesome collage artwork that shows the different parts of a flowering plant.

Our plants have roots, a stem, leaves, a flower, petals and some even have seeds in the center of the flower.

We will be presenting our artwork at assembly today!

Take a look!

Term 4, Week 1

Welcome Back!

Welcome back to Term 4, Room 8! We have lots of exciting learning and events planned for this term!
Please remember to bring your hats back to school by week 2. It is very important that we wear our hats everyday while we are outside in the playground. As the weather gets warmer, it is also a good idea to bring a drink bottle to school each day. These may be kept in class on the back bench. 

Growing Inquiry

This week we have started our 'Growing' inquiry unit, by planting our New World 'Little Gardens'. We are going to be keeping an eye on our gardens in class and then we will (hopefully) re-plant them out in the school garden. We can't wait for our 'Little Gardens' to start sprouting!

Here are some photos of our gardens...

Yesterday we also started learning about the life cycle of plants. Miss Smith gave us the challenge of organising a group of pictures in the correct order to show the life cycle of a sun flower plant. At the start some of us put our pictures in a line starting with the seed and then finishing with the dead sun flower. But one group had a different idea... They put their pictures in a circle to show that once the sun flower dies, the seeds in the middle drop out and start growing again! It's an endless chain.

Check out our awesome learning...

Term 3, Week 9

End of Term

Wow! We have come to the end of Term 3 already! We have had a fabulous term filled with lots of learning and fun. We have been focusing on working together as a team, and striving to fill our 'class bucket' with positive behaviours, manners, and kindness. We have been successful in filling our bucket, so today as a class treat, Miss Smith is buying us hot chips for lunch! We are so excited to celebrate our achievements together at lunchtime.

Room 8, I hope you all have a safe and happy holiday! I look forward to seeing you next term on Monday 10th October.