Hi Families!
We’ve just started making mini-habitat dioramas in shoeboxes at school. We are looking to collect some recycled materials to use for these, so check out our list to see if there are any materials you might have lying around home that we could use.
Materials:
cotton balls
little rocks
sand
paint
paper
alfoil
cellophane
bubble wrap
foam
tinsel
plastic
fake plants
cardboard
cardboard rolls
leaves
ribbon
fabric
cling wrap
cotton tips
paper plates
wool
polystyrene
lids
You can also check out this ‘habitat dioramas’ page on Pinterest for some inspiration…
What do toucans, orang-utans, frogs, tall trees and snakes all have in common? You could find them all in a rainforest!
This term in Room 24 we have been learning about different habitats and the needs of different animals. We were lucky enough to be able to explore a range of these habitats using ‘virtual reality’ goggles. We have seen some amazing places around the world, using the Google Street View app.
Here are some of the things we discovered…
I saw a turtle in the water (Henry)
In the ocean one I saw a whale (Alice)
At the desert we saw our shadow and two blue and green people (Finlay)
I saw a seahorse chasing its tail in the ocean (Isabella)
In the forest I saw an anaconda! (Lucas)
When I was in the ocean goggle version I saw three tortoises (Kayla)
I saw a tarantula climbing a tree in the rainforest (Alex)
For the rainforest I saw some people that lived in the rainforest and a few animals (Paige)
A shark thing was lying on the sand in the ocean (Juni)
Our trip to the Port Noarlunga Reef this week was an amazing experience. We had great weather and learned so much about the ocean, the reef, the history of Port Noarlunga, all sorts of sea creatures, and we also got to ride on a boat!
Did you know that the reef is made out of sandstone?
Did you know that mussels only open up when covered with water because they feed from all the goodies that come floating past?
Yesterday was a very interesting end to the term with no electricity in the school and only four children in our class! We got creative and had a great time together. Here is a photo of us in the dark…
Have a happy and safe holiday break and we’ll see you in two weeks!
**Sharing topic for weeks 1 & 2 will be ‘Holiday Sharing’ so bring in a photo/souvenir/artefact/memory to share with us**
What do you think of when you hear music? What about different types of music?
Today we listened to a bit of classical, hip hop, country and pop. As we listened we used our imaginations to create art.
It was amazing to see the variety of responses, which showed us that we all think differently and our imaginations help us to have different perspectives.
To celebrate Book Week last week we had a Book Tasting Picnic!
We set up our picnic rugs and picnic baskets full of books. Each day we read a new book, and then filled out our ‘book tasting book’ with information all about the story and drew a picture of the front cover.
What was the book titled? Who was the author and illustrator? What was the story about? Which part was your favourite? How many stars would you give this book?
Stay tuned on the blog later this week as we review and recommend some of our favourite books that we tasted!
We were lucky enough this week to have Connor’s mum, Kay, visit our class. She brought lots of knowledge and experience as a horse riding instructor. Kay taught us about horses and how to be safe around horses.
Leave a comment below, telling us one new thing you learned about horses…
We have really been looking forward to Book Week! To get ready for it we brought along some of our favourite books to read to the class. What a great variety we heard!