STUDENT COUNCILLORS
Congratulations to Gabriella and Aaryan for being elected as Room 22's Student Councillors for the semester. You both are very deserving of the role and responsibilities.

“It has been amazing being a Student Councillor because you get to know the responsibilities, you get to do extra jobs and it feels good. We were elected by the members of our class after delivering a speech. It is a great privilege.”

 – Gabriella

“Being a Student Councillor is fantastic! There’s a lot of responsibilities that come with being a Student Councillor like watering the garden, which is my favourite. Like Gabby said, you get extra jobs and it feels good. It is great that anyone could be a Student Councillor, so my advice is to have a go.”   

–  Aaryan

CARTER & CARTER
The children really enjoyed the Carter & Carter concert today. The Year 5's and 6's worked with the musicians in the morning to create a song that commemorates Wattle Grove's 100 years. After recess, some Year 4 students were lucky enough to learn the song and presented it to the school in the afternoon. Besides the school song, some other favourites amongst the crowd were 'We are Australian' and 'Hokey Pokey.' Thank you to Mrs Robeson for organising the incursion,

SCHOOL FETE 

The school fete will be going ahead on Thursday 27th August. It is a super exciting time as the students have been hard at work with their business plans, which will soon come to fruition. You are probably all aware that Room 22 will be running a 'Water-bomb the Teacher' stall. We have had loads of donations for water-bombs - thank you to all the families who have donated these. A massive thank you to Tamika's family for their hard work with the amazing board. Tamika's family very kindly donated their time, the materials and effort to create the board.

 In Tamika's words "It was fun and easy making the board with my family (and it was creative). We did it in time but took our time with it. First I thought about having a clown on the board, then we came up with Minions. I saw it on a tattoo sheet. I'm really looking forward to our fete stall and I'm excited to be dressing up."

Just a reminder that students can dress up for the day. As the fete commemorates 100 years, Wattle Grove would like to see this reflected in the style of dress for the day. 

ITALIAN FESTIVAL

On Sunday, 20^th of September, 2015,  Ducati Owners Club are holding an Italian track day festival and you can see Italy’s most popular cars like Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Lamborghini, Maserati, Lancia and Ducati. It is held at Barbagello Race Track. The event runs from 9am to 5pm. Children are free and Adult entry is $5.00. See and hear the vehicles on the track or parked on display. There will also be Italian food, drinks and coffee. 

- By Aidan 

ROOM 22's ASSEMBLY - JAMES COOK

Wow! What a stellar performance from the Year 3's and 4's in Room 22 this morning. The children put on a wonderful show depicting James Cook's journey of discovery aboard the Endeavour, leading up to 1770. The hard work and many rehearsals certainly paid off. Many thanks to the parents for the help with the costumes, to Miss Randall for creating the Endeavour with the children and to Mr Meachem for filming the play. 

Congratulations to the many award recipients today. We had four Merit Award presented, two Values Awards, two Science Awards and a few Literacy Pro certificates. Keep up the excellent work and you should all be very proud of your efforts.

ASSEMBLY and LAPATHON 

Friday, 7th August will be a very busy day for Room 22. We have our Assembly item in the morning, followed by the Lapathon in the afternoon. The children should now be familiar with what they need to wear. We will be having a dress rehearsal on Wednesday, 5th August. The children will need to bring along their costume for the day in a plastic bag so that they can change. For the actual assembly on Friday, children can arrive to school in their costume and change into their school uniform after the assembly. It should be a wonderful event.

Our annual iRun for iPads will be on the same day. Any child who raises $10 or over will be able to choose a prize and the more money they raise, the better the prize they can choose. Parents are welcome to attend the event to support and cheer on your child(ren). The Lapathon will be conducted from 2.00pm.

PRINCIPAL'S VOLUNTEER READING PROGRAM

Thank you to Ms Robinson for helping out this term in Rm 22, with the volunteer reading program. The children have thoroughly enjoyed reading to you every morning and I have really appreciated your support with the program. If any other parent would like to be involved, please speak with the office to learn more about the program.

MATHEMATICS MADE FUN
Have a go at these mathematics games.
For the first one, you have to choose the correct operation (+ - x or divide) to complete the sum.



This next game will require mental mathematics power. Luckily for you, you have been working hard during our Math Frenzy time in class. Have a go and see how well you do.



Perhaps you would like to try your hand at some multiplication and division? Give this game a go. Good luck!

A PERFECT DAY FOR GARDENING
What a perfect day to get out in the garden with our buddy class, Room 23. We planted over 300 bulbs in the village green today and are looking forward to spring time when we will see the fruits of our labour. The children were surprised by how much mathematics is required in gardening. They had to consider the depth and distance apart for every bulb they planted. Some of the children continued on after lunch, helping out in the vegetable garden. The silver beet, kale, parsley, potatoes, cabbages and broccoli are coming along nicely and (hopefully) will be ready to harvest early next term. There seems to be a few green thumbs in Rm 22, which could come in handy for the gardens at home.

 

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


 

Rainforest Project

The Rainforest Project is due in only a couple of weeks (Wednesday 24th June). It is essential that all students are now working extremely hard on their research and compiling their project together. There are three parts to the project: a report on the rainforest of their choice (e.g. Amazon), an animal report (e.g. Red belly piranha) and an oral presentation of what they have learnt.
In order for the children to focus on the task at hand, for the rest of the term I have put a stop to our homework book. Children will still have spelling words for Week 8, followed by the Principal's Challenge study for the rest of the term. Hopefully this will help the children manage their time more effectively.
Wk 8 - Spelling, reading and project work.
Wk 9 - Principal's Challenge study, reading and project work.
Wk 10 - Principal's Challenge study, reading and project work (project due on Wednesday).
Wk 11 - Principal's Challenge study, reading and rehearse for oral presentation for project.