CYBER SAFETY WITH PAUL LITHERLAND.

Paul Litherland visited our school last Tuesday to deliver a presentation to the Year Sixes on Cyber Safety. Mr Litherland was a police officer for over 20 years. During the last five years of his career, he worked in the field of Technology Crime, working directly with children and adults who were the victims or offenders of online crime. He spoke to us on the subject of internet awareness and the dangers of the online world. We discussed strategies that can keep us safe when using digital technology.

MY SCHOOL RULES VICTORY.

Wattle Grove competed in the final of the My School Rules Competition on Tuesday. The grand final team consisted of Heath, Syrus and Farhan. In a very close and tough battle between Wattle Grove, High Wycombe and Edney Primary Schools, Wattle Grove came out on top by five points. I would like to thank of all the students who participated in all of the preliminary rounds, as you all played a vital role in Wattle Grove making the grand final. A huge thank you to Mrs Lowther for her help in preparing the teams.

FACTION CARNIVAL 2016.

Congratulations to Purple on their win of the 2016 Faction Athletics Carnival. It was a great day where everything went smoothly. Thank you to the staff, faction captains and parent volunteers who helped out with the running of the carnival. The students displayed an excellent level of skill and sportsmanship.

 

Talk Time Homework Weeks 5 & 6

YEAR 6 CAMP TO KALGOORLIE

INFORMATION POWERPOINT

 

Click HERE to view the slideshow presentation from the Camp Meeting, held recently, 

to familiarise parents with the camp requirements and expectations.

Talk Time Homework Weeks 5 & 6

Over the next two weeks, we will be writing a persuasive text about whether winning is the main thing in sport and if there is too much pressure put on athletes to win. Please discuss this issue at home as preparation for writing. This is a timely topic with our current work on the Olympics, the footy season and our own sports carnival just around the corner. The homework prompt is found by clicking on the photo below.

Kalgoorlie Camp Parent Meeting.
On Monday August 15, we will be holding a camp information meeting in the library at 4pm. For those parents and guardians who cannot attend we will be posting the presentation on this blog.

NAIDOC Incursion.

Last Friday, we had our NAIDOC incursion with Leonard Thorne, a Noongar man from Boddington. We learnt about the bush environment and how animals needed each other to survive. If you kill too many animals of the same species, the animals that feed on that species would have to change their diet to survive. Leonard talked about how Aboriginal people are connected through their totems. Then we did a little activity about how animals and plants are connected through a food web. Leonard showed us a table with weapons, sticks, plants, foods, animals eggs (pretend ones) and much more. He spoke about how important Aboriginal Law is and the need for kids to listen to their elders. We sang nursery rhymes in Noongar language. Then we asked questions and he answered them all. We all had a really great time.

By Su and Tayla. 

 

My School Rules.

The My School Rules competition began last week at Darling Range Sports College. My School Rules is a general knowledge quiz competition. Wattle Grove will be entering three teams for the heats that will run over the next five weeks. The final will be held during Week Nine. Our next heat will be next Wednesday.

Student Representatives Term Three.
We would like to welcome our new Student Representatives for Term Three: Brodie, Abigale, Fiona, Darcy and Maddison.

Super Scientists Room 26.
Wattle Grove Primary School has been holding it's very first Super Scientist Competition. The students were required to research a scientific concept and present it to the whole class as a presentation as an experiment or an oral presentation. The quality of these presentations was outstanding. Our two Room 26 representatives, Joshua Cannon and Alyssa Murray went through to the Year Six final last Monday. Alyssa Murray was crowned The Year Six Champion. Alyssa will compete in the whole school final today. Well Done Alyssa. Below are some photos of the students presenting at a class level.