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!!

Prepositions are words which show the relationship of one thing to another.  They often tell you where one thing is in relations to another, or the ‘position’ that it is in.  They are always attached to a noun or pronoun.

Practice choosing the correct prepositions by clicking on the link to the website below

http://www.englishpage.com/prepositions/prepositions.html

Hi everyone,

It’s hard to believe that we have already been back at school for two weeks.  How quick the time flies by.  5OK have been settled back into school routine well and are already quite busy.

The students in 5OK are still enjoying using the Netbook computers where knowledge is literally at their fingertips.  They have started a digital portfolio, this portfolio will allow the children to highlight their accomplishments throughout the year and to reflect on their experiences.  Having the Netbooks has allowed the process of regular self reflection to be much easier for the students and it will be really interesting to see how these portfolios turn out.

Last week Lachie and Maddie achieved success in receiving the monthly Habit of Mind award.  This award was for Persistence.  Both Lachie and Maddie always try their best, keep going until they finish all set tasks and never give up.  Congratulations to you both and keep up the great work.

Make sure that you all continue to try hard in Managing Your Impulsivity and Persisting.  Keep in mind this months Habit of Mind is Striving for Accuracy.  I will be looking out for those people who try their best to be ’spot on’.  You all can do it!

Miss Koenig

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