Floating and Sinking

 In term 3 the students have been working on the inquiry topic floating and sinking.  We have discussed the word density and have experimented with a range of objects to see if they floated or sank.  We designed our own soap power boat and it moved from one side of the container to the other.  We designed boats out of plasticine and boats out of cardboard and foil.  We then tested them to see how many marbles they could carry before the boat sank.  We also created our own catamaran, recycling two plastic bottles.

Enjoy looking at our catamarans:

  

Maths Week

 Maths Week

The students in Room 4 were involved in Maths Week on Monday 21 August until Thursday 24 August.

The students moved to different classrooms and worked on a range of maths activities.

The activities were:

*number games and using strategies

*card and dice games

*place value games and activities

*crafting with shapes

We all had such a wonderful time moving around to different rooms and working on a variety of activities.

Enjoy looking at photos of the number game activities: 

Buddy Reading - Friday 11 August

Buddy Reading - Friday 11 August

Today our Year 6 buddy class came to Room 4 to hear the students read to them.  They also asked the children in Room 4 some questions about their story.  The students in Room 24 chose a favourite book and they read it to their buddy as well.

Enjoy looking at the photos:

  

Drama with Mrs Oldham - Tuesday 8 August

 Drama with Mrs Oldham - Tuesday 8 August

Today the students enjoyed drama with Mrs Oldham.  They worked on the story The Three Billy Goats Gruff.  They had a wonderful day reading the story and joining in with parts of the story.  The children made their own puppet and in groups they created a puppet show based on the story and performed it to the class.  There were opportunities for the children to work together and explore their own learning pathways.

Enjoy looking at the photos: