Reminder - Art Show Supplies

We are so excited about the Awesome Art Show in term 3 and we are already getting some amazing pieces ready. To help us with this we would like each student to bring a clean jar with the label removed. We are after a range of shapes and sizes but no bigger than about 750 ml. Please ensure it also has a lid.

For another project we will be designing t-shirts. We would like students to bring in a plain white t-shirt (no logos or decals). Please ensure your child’s name is on the tag. We would suggest buying a size bigger than normal as we will be wearing them at the end of year celebration.

T-shirts can be purchased from Kmart, Big W and Best & Less for around $3.

With holidays fast approaching we thought it would be a good idea to share some activities that families could do at home if they wished to during the holidays.

English- We are encouraging all of our Dahls students to continue reading daily during the holidays. During class time students work on making their thinking visible (writing it down on paper/post it notes) and sharing their thinking with others. We encourage everyone to continue this during the holidays. All students also have a reading goal that they are working on such as chunking words to sound them out, summarising what they are reading, asking questions, making connections to what they are reading or creating images. We would love if everyone continued working on these goals while reading during the holidays.

Maths- All of our Year 3/4 students can continue to use online games to practice their known Maths strategies that they have  learnt in class. https://www.mathplayground.com/ (All students are able to access games selected by their math teacher using their maths classroom)

Year 4 students may also like to practice their times tables using the online game Hit The Button. http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button.

Year 3 students may also like to practice their doubling on Hit The Button.  http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button 

Both Maths Playground and Hit the Button are free online websites. Maths Playground does have some premium games that you need to be a member to access, however these are never used in class and only the free games are accessed at school.


Writing- Students are encouraged to continue writing at home over the holidays. This might be making lists to take to the shops, writing an email to a friend or loved one, keeping a journal of their holiday activities or some free writing of their choice.


We hope you all have a happy and safe break and we look forward to seeing all of our fabulous Dahls back next term, refreshed and ready for more exciting learning!

Science - Smooth Moves

As part of our Science Inquiry, Smooth Moves students have been investigating lots of questions about forces, motion, gravity and friction. Some of our questions have included;  Why do balls roll? Why do apples fall from trees? Why do some things slide across ice but not on carpet? What helps us to stop suddenly when we run? 

What is something interesting or new that you have learned during our Smooth Moves investigations?