School Focus

Our new school focus is...

Reading Buddies

Today we had reading buddies in Room 5. We get to read out loud to a friend and then we listen to our buddy read. 

Next  we get to read the poem of the week and colour it in. This weeks poem was fun to learn it had lots of 'ee' words.

Here are a few photos of us reading our books with our buddies!  We love reading in Room 5!

Diwali Show

Room 5 are learning about Diwali. 




We read this book about Diwali. We also learnt a few words in Hindi.

We know some facts about Diwali... 

• Diwali is a special celebration.
• The word Diwali means a row of lights.
• Little lamps are called divas.
• Diwali is known as the festival of lights.
• People share food to celebrate.
• People dance and enjoy music.
• There are fireworks to celebrate Diwali
• People draw special patterns called Rangoli.

This is a picture of a beautiful Rangoli pattern made with coloured powder.

Today Room 5 went to the hall to watch a special show to celebrate Diwali. Here are a few photos from the show.

Welcome back to School!

Welcome back to school.

We are now in term 4 and children are required to wear hats when playing outside.  Please make sure your child has their hat everyday.

This week our school focus is ...