RAINFOREST PROJECT

It is a pleasure to see the hard work and determination that the students have put into their Rainforest Project. We are all looking forward to the oral presentations in Week 11. Well done, Room 22. Your hard work is paying off. Here is what a few students had to say about the project:
"The project was great for our learning. I learnt a lot about the rainforest as well as the green tree frog. Did you know that the rainforest dates back to the prehistoric times? (Which is a few years older than my Grandad!)" - Liam
"My chosen rainforest was the Amazon and I really enjoyed learning about it. I learnt many interesting facts about the Amazon. There are many animals that live in the Amazon such as the Poison Dart frog, the Pink River dolphin and the Jaguar. It was a great project." - Cameron
"The project was fun to complete but required a lot of work. I had a lot of fun working on the project and trying my best at all times. Something interesting that I would like to share is that there are many threats to the Amazon rainforest, such as logging, mining, rubbish/pollution, commercial fishing (in the Amazon river) and global warming. I hope one day the people of the world will come together and help save our rainforests." - Samuel

HALF A MILLION WORDS

How incredible! These two girls have read over half a million words so far this year on Literacy Pro. An outstanding effort. There are a number of children who are about to achieve this benchmark, so keep on reading. Well done.
"I think achieving half a million words is super cool. I am proud of the work that I have done. In our class, everyone has a goal and most children want to read as many words as they can. I am going for two million words before the end of the year. I know it is going to be hard work but I am willing to do it (plus, I love reading!)" - Aena

100,000 WORDS
It is a pleasure to see more students achieve over 100,000 words read this year. Well done to the students who have worked hard to reach this benchmark. Keep up the excellent effort and keep reading.
"I love reading! Literacy Pro is a great program and it motivates me to read more. I am very proud of myself for achieving 100,000 words so far this term. I have made a goal to get to the half a million club and then hopefully (before the end of the year) read over a million words. Wish me luck!" - Kallaghn

ART
Term 2 has been a busy term in the Art room. The children have completed many pieces of work, from stars, to rainforest scenes and even larger scale productions like the one you can see in the photo below. Here is what some of the students have to say about Art:
"I love going to Art. This term we have done loads of fun things like painting the Endeavour, creating a rainforest collage, and working on many skills."  - Aaryan
"Art has been great this term. We have had lots of good art sessions where we have been painting, drawing and learning many skills. My favourite thing this term has been painting the Endeavour and learning how the Primary and Secondary colours work." - Tyriq