Wheels Day

Check out Room 4s scooter club. What a  styley bunch

Dog Safety

Today we were very lucky to have Wayne from Dog Control come into school to educate they children (and adults) how to be safer around dogs.

We learnt what  to do when approaching a friend or family members dog. We also learnt about not approaching dogs we do not know and not  put dogs in a position where they are only left with one next option and that is a bite. 

Wayne gave a very instructional and interactive lesson about dog safety, and he even brought his dog Mate for us to try out some of our new dog safety tips. After, we got to see Mate doing some tricks for us. 

We continued with our dog safety related theme that afternoon by watching a video about dog safety. You can watch the video by clicking here.

We have an activity sheet, which we can take home, with all the tips we learnt today. We also have some board games to play in class focusing on dog safety. 

Thank you very much Wayne for taking the time to give the children this fantastic tips!  You can test your children on what they have learnt today by taking the online quiz here. 

Classroom Quilt

Our classroom quilt looks great up on our wall! Come and and have a look at it if you haven't already.

Writing

Today Lucas, Emily and Isabella shared their stories with the class. Miss Stephen took a photo of their writing and recorded them reading it to the class. They did some great writing today and it was fantastic seeing them confidently and proudly share it with the class.


                                        Lucas Story about his visit to Australia

                                        Issie's imaginary story about Ariel 


                                       Emily's story about getting a new kitten

Pause and Think Online

As part of our Safety Inquiry this term we have looked at Internet Safety. A lot of children in Room 4 have computers and Ipads. I asked Room 4 about their computer use at home and they all told me how their parents have set up safe practices at home already. Below are some comments children have made about using the internet at their house.

• They have folders on the desktop of internet games they can click onto to get a direct link instead of typing it into google. 
• They close a page by going to the x in the top left corner to close a page they shouldn't be on or if they type in the wrong page.
• They get help from an adult if something pops up and they don't know how to close it. 
• They are only allowed on the computer/ipad for short amounts of time. 
• They play the Blog games
• Their parents have blocked adds and pop ups. 

We watched a video about internet safety and how we need to use our head, heart and gut when online. Click on the link below to view the video or have a read of the poster that sums up all the key ideas. 

http://www.commonsensemedia.org/videos/pause-think-psa

The Sky Is Falling - A Play

This term for Oral Language we are learning to talk to a small audience. We are doing this by sharing news, reading our writing to the class, talking about how we solved a mathematical problem and presenting plays.

Last week the Elephants reading group were first to present their play to the class. They did a fantastic job at reading their lines and using props. Have a watch of their play by clicking on the video below.