Speech Semi Finals

Congratulations Lauren, Callum, Max and Ariana who are representing our class in the speech semi finals on Tuesday.

Good luck.

Progress On Our Athletes

Our Commonwealth Games athletes are starting to take shape. Wires were wrapped with newsprint, the figure bent into shape, nailed to a board and the now the papier mache stage has begun...

Room 28 Speech Presentations

Over the last 3 weeks the children have been working on writing their speeches. In the initial stages the speech was planned out on a graphic organiser. Deciding on what to persuade their audience about and the reasons that justified their points of view were recorded. Facts or examples to explain each point of view were noted.

The next stage was to write, which has been done in class over many writing sessions. Using extra information gathered through research, as part of Home Learning, ideas were expanded and justified with facts.

Today the children have brought home their speech drafts which they now need to practise (some children have a little work to do to complete their speeches so they are closer to the required 3 minute expectation). As they do so it is important they think of all the points we have discussed that are important when presenting a speech. A copy of the speech marking sheet will come home before the end of the week so parents and children can discuss the progress being made towards the success criteria.

All speeches (or cue cards) are required back at school on Monday so the children can practise with a buddy at school and receive peer feedback.

Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 are presentation days at school for our class so cue cards will definitely be needed at school.

Art Exhibition

We have started our piece of art for the art exhibition that is being held in Week 2 of Term 4.The students are creating papier mache figurines of athletes competing at the Commonwealth Games.These images show the beginning of our art journey, we explored body proportions and how athletes move.

Book Week

This week all Room 28 children are encouraged to practise reading their chosen picture book at home. While practising please think about questions you can ask your buddy. Later in the week you will share this reading with your buddy.

Friday is Book Parade Day. What might you wear?