Merit Certificate Winners

Congratulations to Natalina, Osman, Nathan and Ava on earning a merit certificate at our Senior Assembly, on the 6th March. Congratulations to Leo who received a sports award.

Lexile Certificates

Congratulations Room 11 on your fabulous reading. We had the top word count of 2,883,765 and a pass rate of 88%. Don't forget our aim is for everyone to get a certificate this year.

Congratulations are due to Elisha, Leo, Josmy, Ruairi and Raiba for achieving  their Literacy Pro Certificates. 
A special mention to Elisha and Leo who were awarded their Bronze certificates. Keep up the good reading everyone.

Parent Information Evening


Thank you to all the parents who attended the Parent Information Evening in Week Three. 

At the meeting I went through the school and class routines and expectations for the year. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me, via the diary or by arranging an appointment. On the evening we handed out the Year Six standards for Literacy and Numeracy. For those unable to attend, a copy of the standards was sent home with your child. 

Aussie Day

On Friday of Week 2, the school celebrated Australia Day by dressing up with an Australia theme. In class, we have been investigating how we celebrate our national day and how New Zealand, one of our nearest neighbours, celebrates their day. We compared and contrasted Australia Day and Waitangi Day. We found that we had a lot in common with each other but also some key differences. The class showed their information in a Venn Diagram.
The money raised at Aussie Day is being donated to the Bushfire Appeal which has had such a huge impact on our country. During week two we looked at bushfires and talked about having a bushfire plan for emergencies. We then used our work to write poems about the bushfires.

Parent Information Evening


The Room 11 Parent Information Evening will be held on Tuesday 18th February from 7:00 to 7:45pm. I look forward to seeing parents/carers and outlining the structure for our classroom. 

Please return the slip sent home with your child to confirm you will be attending.

Term 1 Student Representatives

Congratulations to the students in Room 11 (Raiba, Grace, Nathan, Akash, Steve, Natalina & Alphons) who were appointed as Student Reps. for this term. I am looking forward to working with all the Year Sixes in this group. Job allocations have already been sorted out and students are enjoying their new responsibilities. Last week, students had a meeting with Ms Roberts to ensure they understand their roles and responsibilities and the school expectations.

Welcome to 2020

Welcome to Room 11's blog. I'm looking forward to working with all the students in Room 11 this year. Everyone seems to be settling in to new routines. My expectations of the class and our long-term goals were discussed for the year - 

• ORGANISATION
• WORKING TOGETHER
• NOT BEING AFRAID TO MAKE MISTAKES
• RESPECTING ONE ANOTHER
• BEING A RESPONSIBLE ROLE-MODEL
• and importantly ALWAYS TRYING OUR BEST

Students have started working on their Student Representative Speeches. Last week we heard the first batch of students as they tried to persuade the Year Six staff and members from the Administration team as to why they should be chosen to represent the students of our school. The standard of speeches has been very high and the staff have truly been impressed. We look forward to working with all the Student Representatives over the year.

On Friday morning, we announced the chosen Student Representatives for Term One, at a special assembly. When selecting Student Representatives we look for equal representation from all classes and a mix of abilities. This does mean that some students who delivered speeches may not be selected in Term One.

Poetry Recital

During Week 4, students delivered a poetry recital. Each student recited a poem of their choice. Students focused on voice and expression, movement, action and enthusiasm. Most students recited the poem from memory. Congratulations to Koulah, Kasimira, Sharon, Luke, Rafi and Michael who represented Room 11 at the Year Level Challenge.

The winner of the Year Six Challenge was Koulah. She will now recite her poem at the Book Parade in Week 6.

STEM

As part of our Science program, students have enjoyed using the electronic invention kit called 'Makey Makey'. We have been using different materials and identifying conductors to control a program on the computer. The students have had a lot of fun with this whilst learning about electrical circuits and some coding. 

Literacy Pro Certificates

Congratulations to Shiam, Michael and Sava who have earned their Blue Certificates recently. Congratulations to Jazib for earning his Red Certificate. We are aiming for everyone in the class to have earned a certificate before the end of the year.

Merit Certificate Winners

Congratulations to Alona, Noah, Holly and Iraj, on earning a merit certificate at the last Senior Assembly, on the 8th August.

Congratulations also to Travis who earned a merit certificate for Sports at the last Senior Assembly, on the 8th August.

NAIDOC Week

 During Week 2, we celebrated NAIDOC week by participating in a variety of activities. On Monday, students attended a special assembly and sang an Aboriginal song. Two of our students, Travis and Zanetta, had the opportunity to help make a 'Bush Tucker Garden'. 

We got together with our buddy class to complete a mapping exercise with names in the Noongar language. The students love working together and learning new words. 

In class, the students have been reading Aboriginal stories and drawing storyboards to reflect the main events. We will be using these storyboards to write a narrative retell of the story in writing.

Creative Coins




The Term 2 Student Representatives completed their fundraising during NAIDOC Week. Students were asked to lay their coins in the design of a boomerang. All money raised by the Reps went towards the Year Six leavers gift.