Thursday 28 July 2016

Poetry Competition...


POETRY COMPETITION

Our annual Poetry Competition is just around the corner!  The finals will be held in Week 5, so it’s time to help your child select the poem that they will recite to the class. Our class competition will take place in Week 4 (date to be confirmed) where each child will present their poem of choice to a captive audience – our class and parents!  While this can seem daunting for some children, each year we are amazed at the confidence the children develop and just how amazing they are in their presentations.

A note to children....
We look forward to you presenting your poem to the class.  We would like the name of the poem you have chosen by FRIDAY 5th of AUGUST. This way we know you are on your way! If you have trouble selecting a poem, then check out the links on our website or come and see us – we can help choose one together.
When choosing your poem, think about the following things…
• Is my poem long enough? Short poems are over too quickly and long poems can be hard to memorise! 
• Can I learn this off by heart?  We encourage children to recite their poems off by heart – but we can have a copy for you find your nerves taking over!
• Props can be interesting but they can also be a hindrance! Your voice and body language can be the best ‘props’ you have
• Keep a steady pace – Don't go too fast!
• Practise, practise, and practise - it helps you relax if you know you are well prepared.
• Speak clearly enough so that every word can be heard - this is really tricky when you're nervous in front of an audience!

We look forward to doing a lot of practise in class – but it is important that you do some practise at home each night!




Wednesday 27 July 2016

ROOM 15 BYOD...

Last term, your child received a notice regarding BYOD - bring your own device! As of next week, we would like to have children in our room bringing a device to school to use in the classroom - if they currently have one. We encourage iPads at this stage.  In order to do this, they must have returned a signed permission slip from you.  I will be sending another form home next week, if you cannot find the original.  More information will be in the class newsletter next week, regarding the use and care of our devices!


Sunday 3 July 2016

Simple Machines - Catapults

Room 15 looked a model of Leonardo Da Vinci's catapult machine. We then went on to create our own simple catapults. To test the effectiveness of our catapults we launched mini marshmallows through the air. Some of our machines worked better than others, but on both occasion's Matthew and Caitlyn's catapult flung the marshmallow the furthest.