Winter Wonderland. . .

This week Grade 3/4A was very lucky to have the creative talents of Barb S and Annelise F to create our magnificent "Winter Wonderland" corner in our room. Barb was the driving force behind the design, and this has really brought a lovely festive feel to 3/4A as we head towards the end of the year. The students walked in this morning and all you could hear was "Wow" or "Where did that come from? It's amazing!". . . as you can see below - we all love our new festive corner!

This kind of parent help and spirit has always been part of KPS, and I am honoured and humbled by the support I get from our community.  I will take this opportunity to say thank you, thank you, thank you to all the incredible parents and students of 3/4A for making 2014 such a memorable year!

Best wishes for the coming holidays everyone, and see you in 2015  - Ms J.

Behind you! Behind you!

Hello everyone -

This week 3/4A have been working hard on some festive style "panto" plays by the author Julie Donaldson (the author of "Room on the Broom",  "The Highway Rat" and many more fantastic books). We are enjoying this kind of reading response as it develops our expression and intonation: important skills for independant readers.  As you can everyone is rehearsing hard for our Friday performances that we will do with 4A - we can't wait to see the finished results!

Post Camp Reflections. . .

Hello again everyone!


We are well and truly settled back in to work after last week's exciting camp at Arrabri Lodge! We have just had a little time this week to think about and reflect on our camping experience. . . here are some of what the students of 3/4A thought!


Ben H said "The giant swing was the best part of camp. You could put yourself out of your comfort zone if you wanted to, but you didn't have to if you felt like a small swing."

Eric H said "Climbing the steep hill was best because it was tiring and good exercise for you."

Erin C said "The giant swing was the best part for me but I also liked the rock climbing wall because I went nearly all the way around."

Brooke S said "The flying fox was great because it when you hit the tyre at the end it felt like you were going to fall!"


We all had fun together at Arrabri Lodge. . . here are some photos below!

Book Week Mural

Hi everyone - below is a collage about our book week text "The Treasure Box" - 3/4A have worked hard to recreate two of the scenes from the book, and have written their own "pages" of connections to the text. Next time you're about have a look at this great display!

Poem, poem my kingdom for a poem. . .

Hello!


This week in Grade 3/4A we have had a very busy week working on poems.  Last week we all wrote a "free verse poem" - our fantastic poems are on display outside the classroom!  This week we have worked on "Ode" writing; the lyrical poetic form that praises someone or something.  Have a read of Erin C's delightful "Ode to a Pizza" below. . .

Ode to a Pizza

Oh delicious pizza with your topping,

I always buy you when I go shopping.

Your lovely cheese, your tomato paste,

Goes all the way down to my waist.

Oh! That pizza was so yummy,

It taste so good in my tummy.

Maybe next time I will eat,

A pizza that has a bit of meat.



Welcome back for another exciting term in Grade 3/4A!

Hello !


Welcome back to what we're all sure will be en exciting term in 3/4A.  We are currently looking forward to our upcoming Museum Excursion next Thursday the 24th, where we will spend time exploring our new topic of Australia's traditional people.  Melbourne Museum has a fabulous indigenous garden walk, and we will spend time exploring that when we are there, as well as looking at Melbourne's transport (a tie in to finishing our topic last term).


We are also all busy reading for the Premier's Reading Challenge: remember to log your books in at home or at school.  All students have been issued with a password earlier on in the year, and are expected to have logged in all the fabulous reading they have been doing.


Cheerio for now -


Ms Jolly and Grade 3/4A

Being reading detectives. . .

This week Grade 3/4A are having three intense Reader's Workshops focusing on the skill of making inferences. Good readers are always scanning texts for things that are "seen" (ie, stated) and things that are "unseen" (the opinions we form from the clues given by the text).  The week has begun with a "What's in the Backpack" session where students summise things about a person's character from the items in their backpack. . . some of which you can see below.

As part of our inferential reading skills week we will also be watching the Pixar short film "One Man Band" - a fabulously funny film with lots of scope for inference making (image from "Google images").

 

By the end of this week's workshops Grade 3/4 will all be Inferential Super Sleuths!  

Cheerio for now - Ms Jolly and Grade 3/4A

A long list of misspelt words. . .

Over the past few weeks Grade 3/4A have been compiling a list of commonly misspelt words.  Each week 3/4A has targeted spelling groups of 30 minutes. . . this list was compiled during our focus group's sessions (where one spelling group works with the teacher) and we came up with an amazing amount of homonyms that are commonly used or spelt wrong in our writing.

Have a look at our long list below. . .

If you are around for Open Night please feel free to come an look at our class' spelling work we will have on display ( a variety of spelling activities, work from our spelling journals and also a big book created by 3/4A during spelling sessions).

Cheerio for now - Ms Jolly and 3/4A

Circus Skills

Hello everyone -


Grade 34A are now in the second week of circus skills and we are all really enjoying the program! This week we have been using plates, hoops and diablo - everyone has been picking new skills and practising ones learnt in the program last year. . .

Stay tuned for more Circus skills reports throughout the term!


Cheerio for now - Ms Jolly and 34A

Harmony Day in 3/4A

Hello everyone!


Below is a special activity we did during Harmony Day.  With the help of a few fabulous iPads, we were able to listen to and view a set of 3D stories that "popped up" from the Harmony Day app.  Using augmented reality technology, we printed off some Harmony Day posters, and by placing the iPad over the top of the posters, was able to move around these stories in a 3D environment.  Everyone enjoyed listening to the different Harmony Day stories, and it promoted a great discussion about what makes Australia what it is today!

Welcome to 3/4A!

Hello everyone!  Grade 3/4A have got off to great start this year - working hard and enjoying our Bushrangers Unit.

Our Grade has already established a good culture of working hard, getting along and mutual respect.  During CALC (Creating A Learning Community sessions) earlier this year we created the movie below - we hope you enjoy watching it!

Cheerio for now - Ms Jolly and 3/4A