Room 3's blogging rules

When publishing our work on the blog or commenting on others work we need to:

• Do not make inappropriate comments or ones that might offend or upset people.

• Keep your comments positive and relevant.

• Do not put anyone's last name or contact details on the blog site (including your own).

• Try to put nice photos of people on the site. Ask people's permission if you want to use their photos.

• Get someone else to check your spelling before you publish your work.

Visit our Kidz stuff site!

For homework this week the children were asked to explain why we need to be careful about what ends up in our gutters and stormwater drains. Read their answers on the Kidz stuff blog site. (Click on the link at the side of this page).

Pollution and Rubbish

Water Pollution
Liquid waste dumped into rivers may poison wildlife and threaten supplies of drinking water for humans.

Dead Rivers
Industrial waste dumped into rivers can kill all life . Fertilizers can produce growth of algae , which absorb the oxygen the water , killing fish and plants .

Rubbish
Rubbish is created in large quantities and the world is running out of places to put it all. Recycling glass, paper and other waste reduces the need for dumping. Radioactive waste created by nuclear power stations remains dangerous for thousands of years.

What a load of Rubbish

Last week we went to see all the rubbish our school createdin one day. It wasn’t as much as expected. Sarah from Waste Education Services was the one talking to us about it. She and
some children from Rm 6 sorted it into groups, plastic, paper and food scraps. I’m glad I wasn’t sitting right in front of the food scraps- they smelt!

Some day this week we are going to try not to have any plastic in our lunch at all whatsoever. It’s amazing that only two people in the whole of another school forgot not to have plastic in their lunch.

By Emma

Tivaevae at the Suter

When Room 3 went on our last Suter trip we learned all about
Tivaevae. We learned how to make it, who makes it and made a square of Tivaevae ourselves - but out of paper. When Room 3 got back to school Sue put it up on the wall in a big square. Each time you walk into the classroom it is the first thing that captures your eye because it is so colourful. At the Suter there is a big Tivaevae on the floor with cushions that look a bit like flowers. By the time we got there all of us were staring at it saying "wow". I can't wait till we have another trip there.

News Flash!

We have established a new blog page called Room 3 Kidz stuff. (To visit the page just click on the link on the side of this page.)
Here the children will be able to put their work from homework done or other bits of writing they have done and want to publish. We are starting with one or two children having responsibilty for putting stuff on but all the children will eventually have a chance to put posts on the blog themselves and although we will do our best to minimise mistakes they might just make it to the blog!
Your comments would be most welcome.
Sue

Anzac Day

This week we have been learning about what Anzac Day is about.
We had special visitors from the Army at our assembly on Monday and have been reading stories about what it was like to be at places like Gallipoli during the war. We wrote postcards as if we were writing to those at home from the trenches on the front line. These are part of an Anzac display we will put up in our classroom.

Around Anzac Day Room 3 all pretended that we were at war and wrote postcards to friends & family at home from the trenches. Some of us had to change our name and change from female to male. Some of the postcards seemed to take forever to finish, but we did put a lot of work into them though.
By Emma

Here are some of our postcards:

Dear Dan,
I'm still alive but some of my friends are dead. The track is muddy and the trenches are gross and the food is yuck. I really wish the war was over. I really miss you.
from James

Dear Mum and Dad,
I'm missing you heaps and wish I was at home. The food is very scarce. It is pretty obvious I am still alive but maybe not for long. I am starving and also dehydrated. As you should know it is very miserable in the trenches and there isn't much shelter.
Lots of love,
Steve