SWIMMING

It is that time of the year again; Swimming commences on Monday, 21st November. We will be departing the school at 9.30am therefore students may wear bathers to school under their uniform to change just before we leave. Students will only take a towel, their school T-shirt and footwear (may be thongs) to the pool. Please have these items ready to go in a labelled plastic bag. The children will get changed back into their clothes on their return to school. School canteen will only be available for lunch, not recess for Room 17.

FAMILY FUN NIGHT

In support of the Family Fun Night, each year group is organising a game or activity to be presented at the event. The Year 5 classes are organising a "Cup-cake Decorating Stall." We ask that students bring in some cup-cakes or decorating items (such as frosting or icing in a tube etc.) no later than Thursday, 24th November.

We thank you in advance for any contribution, small or big and we appreciate your support in making this year's Family Fun Night a great event. 

GRADUATION

The Graduation Ceremony and Dance is fast approaching: Tuesday 29th November. A few notes were sent out this week regarding the event. One note asked for Year 5 parent/guardian volunteers to be part of the decorating committee. The committee is responsible for setting up and decorating the venue. When the Year 5's are in Year 6, parents/guardians of the 2017 Year 5 cohort will then form a committee and do the same for the graduating class. So far we have not had any volunteers for this event. Please send in the return slip as soon as you can if you are willing and able to help.

The Graduation Ceremony will be followed by the Graduation Dance for Year 5 and Year 6 students. Year 5 students are asked to contribute the food and drinks for this event. A note regarding this information has also been sent out. Both the decorating and food/drink contributions have been a wonderful Wattle Grove tradition for many years. Thank you for your support.


SCIENCE - STATES OF MATTER

Room 17 has been learning all about the states of matter. Is it a solid, liquid or gas? 
We can answer this question by thinking about the properties for each state of matter. During the unit we have learned a great deal. Some of the things that the children have learnt are:

"I have learnt that liquids can flow and that they take the shape of the container that they're in. Also, liquids have varying degrees of viscosity which means that they can be really runny and flow freely or they may be thick and flow slowly, like honey. Furthermore, the liquid molecules are held tightly together (not as much as solids) which allows them to flow. The gas molecules are spread apart and the bonds are weak. This is why they move freely around. In class we did an investigation where we sprayed a scent and measured how quickly it flowed around the room. This was interesting because it gave us a good example of how gases work." - Pavitra

"Did you know that some materials can not be directly defined as a solid, liquid or a gas? Toothpaste is an example of this. When a fluid has properties of different states of matter it is called a non-newtonian fluid. I also learned that matter has mass and volume so some things are not matter like our thoughts and imagination. I have been loving the investigations that we have been doing. Learning about how things work and why things happen is intriguing." - Aena

"What is the most common state of matter in the universe?
This state of matter is rather quite hot, some would say that it is the hottest of them all...
It can be found occurring naturally in lightning...
It is a gas of positive ions and free electrons...
Do you know yet?
It is Plasma!" - Tayler