Horsham West PS – 5OK Learn the way!!

Recently we have decided to begin teaching Modern Cursive Handwriting at Horsham West PS beginning next year.  Have your say on whether you think this is a good decision for our school.

Hi everyone,

Welcome back to Term 3.  Everyone has settled back into school well.  The students in 5OK have been presenting their PowerPoint Projects from last term.  Oral presentations are tricky, however all students have presented their work very well.  Remembering to speak clearly, make eye contact, stand still and know what they are presenting.  Great work!

Leave a comment telling us positive points about a PowerPoint you have seen.

Keep working hard!

Miss Koenig

Today I told our class a story about me.  When I was in high school I learned how to play the flute.  I was not a natural talent, however I persisted and become better over the years.  When I was in Year Eleven I was asked to play a solo on the Piccolo in a competition in Melbourne.  I was very nervous and scared that I would make a big mistake and let down the whole band.  However I practiced really hard and believed in myself and in the end the performance was great.  I even bought a CD of it, so I have a copy of my piccolo solo to keep forever.  Today I let my class listen to it.  My goal at the time was to practice and complete a good performance.  I did it. 

What are your goals for the rest of this year and how will you achieve them?  Leave a comment.

Antonyms are words with opposite meanings.  Follow the links to some online games where it is your job to find antonymns for various words.  Have fun!

http://www.quia.com/rr/151387.html?AP_rand=964409171

http://www.quia.com/hm/101959.html?AP_rand=553044617

http://school.eb.com/lm/games/GE_2_6/GE_2_6.htm

This week we are working on synonyms.  Synonyms are words that have the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.  For example, seat and chair or angry and mad.

Have a go at the games by following the links below.

http://www.firstschoolyears.com/literacy/word/other/synonyms/interactive/synonyms.htm

http://www.quia.com/hm/245107.html?AP_rand=529829334

http://www.quia.com/cm/104691.html?AP_rand=1548330081

http://www.scholastic.com/wordgirl/synonym_toast.htm

Have fun!!

Very soon it will be Easter and we will be on school holidays.  Have fun trying to solve the Easter puzzles by following the link below.

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/easter-fun/scramblers/

Equivalent Fractions are fraction that have the same value. 

For example 1/2 = 3/6

The link below will direct you to a game that will test your knowledge on equivalent fractions.  Strive for accuracy and persist to get better at identifying equivalents.

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_105_g_2_t_1.html?from=grade_g_2.html

Today was the day that the Netbook computers arrived in our classroom.  We have been busy learning how to use them and exploring all of the cool features.  Tell everyone what you think about them by leaving a comment.

Well done to Luke and Alicia who this week recieved the ‘Managing Impulsivity’ award for this month. They are both examples of students who work hard and try their best. Because of the choices they make at school, both of them acheive great success. You are an excellent example to the rest of the class, keep up the terrific work!