Term 2 Week 10

Here we are at the end of term 2 already. Man how this term went fast. What have we done this term?

* Rose was the star child and i_e was the handwriting focus for the last week. - Ryan

* Today it was the sausage sizzle and I had 3 sausages - Trent

* We learnt a new song called called We're all in this together - Alex

* On Wednesday we saw ElGregoe the magician - Kyle

* We officially opened the playhouse and we got to play in it on Wednesday - Annabelle

* For the opening of the playhouse I did a speech. I was excited and shivering with nerves all at the same time - Mary

* I went to boys breakfast with my father and my brother and it was really funny and the boys won when they were throwing the basketballs into the hoop and my dad tried to throw it in and he missed - Tom

* ElGregoe's parrot came too - Reilly

Miss Kincaid wishes us all a very happy and safe holiday! Can't wait to see you again next term. Don't forget to contribute to this blog over the holidays Team 13.

Term 2 Week 9

What have we learnt this week?

* We've been learning the a_e sounds - Anna-Lucy. Make, Rate, Change, Drake, fake, flake etc

* The junior playhouse was being built on Friday this week and the opening will be next Monday. - Annabelle

* We have been looking at the primary and secondary colours with our buddy class and then how to manipulate the colours of the rainbow to make white. - Alex and Miss Kincaid

* We've been doing a poem called the magic e that changes words. - Eliza

* Keenan was our star child this week.

* Miss Kincaid went with the choir again and we got to go to different classes for the morning. - Team 13

* We did our poetry with our buddy class in room 9 today (friday)

* The toilets were broken and they stunk out our classroom for a wee while so we went outside and did jump jam - Miss Kincaid

* At can do time Annabelle, Mary and Cass all decorated and made some magnets. - Mary

Term 2 Week 8

This week we . . .

• have been writing about going on a journey and what we saw.  We had to name 5 nouns (things we saw) and each noun had to have 2 adjectives (describe the things we saw) - Tom
• celebrated Tom's birthday - thank you Tom for the chocolates! - Mary
• cut up some magazines to show what foods we can eat the least, some and most of. - Ryan
• looked at the 'str' blend and words like stranger, strangle, stretch, string, straight, stray, street, straven etc - Annay-Lucy and team 13
• learnt a new jump jam song.  It is called Switch and it is really fast and really fun! 
• learnt how to mix primary colours to get secondary colours with our buddy class - Eliza

Term 2 Week 7

This week Team 13 . . .

Learnt about the blend 'thr' with words like thrill, through, thrush, three, thread, and throb - Anna-Lucy and class

Learnt how to write a diary - Ryan & Reilly

Went to different classes on Tuesday morning because Miss Kincaid went with the choir to Burnside High School - Dan. This was scary says Jackson. It was exciting because some epople got to do some things they haven't done for a long time like PMP - Eliza.

We changed the classroom around and I like it because my tote-tray is on a different side. Sometimes I get confused and forget that I have moved my seat and my tote-tray - Mary.

On Monday only the teachers had to go to school and the kids got the day off - Kyle.

Term 2 Week 6

What did Team 13 get up to in this short week?

We learnt some 'squ' words like squid, squiggle, squash, squirt, squidward, squirrel, squish, squint, squeak, squat, squawk, squeeze, squeal etc - Team 13

We celebrated the Queens birthday on Monday even though it wasn't her actual birthday. - Eliza

We have been learning repeating and sequential patterns for maths. We used the people in our class to make the patterns. - Mary and Ryan

We learnt how to do a Venn Diagram with our buddy class. We compared the true story of the 3 little pigs and the traditional story of the 3 little pigs. - Dan & Tom

Term 2 Week 5

What did we get up to this week?

The Patrick Star's and the Plankton's have been learning about ants and grasshoppers and doing a reading contract on this fable. - Tom

We have been learning how to skip count in 2's using the odd numbers for a change. - Keenan

We have been learning 'spl' words like split, splotch, splendid, splash, splutter, splinter, splish, splosh, splatter, splice etc. - Rose (and class)

We were visited by 2 little mice this morning thanks to Alex. The mice are called Mickey and Minnie. They tickled when they were on our hands, they went to the toilet on some people's hands. They vibrated on our hands. Their feet and their claws were very sharp.

We went to the hall and watched a play. It was called 'Rev it up!' They told us a story about a girl who didn't think she was special but turns out she was. - Leo, Rosa and Dan.

On Wednesday we had Mrs Talaska, she was a fun happy teacher. - Trent

Our parents came in after school on Tuesday and Thursday to talk to our teacher. - Eliza

We had Fendalton Friends on Tuesday, that was very fun. - Kyle We played games and got to know each other - Alex.

We went to our buddy class and drew pictures with them. - Jee-Sung

Term 2 Week 4

What have we been doing this week?

We have learnt how to write a fairytale - Tom

We have read fairytales - Trent

The Plankton's and Patrick Star's have done their fairytale contract - Cass

We have learnt the difference between a repeated pattern and a sequential pattern - Rose

We have been learning about heroes - Jackson

We have learnt new hero songs - Team 13

We have been making our own fairytales that might be a bit different to other ones - Eliza

We have put a fairytale story into the correct sequence - Kyle

Earlier this term we learnt a new jump jam song - Cass


Wow team! We have learnt a lot this week. I wonder what we'll learn next week.

Where am I?

Hi Cass, you are a Dalmatian.

Where am I?

People sleep in me, I have a  bed in me.

Sometimes I can have T.V's in me.

There can be toys in me and I begin with a B.

I sleep in me at night  and I have a bedside table.

Where am I by Dan McManus  

what am I?

Annabelle you are a bird.

What am I?

I am a type of dog, I have black and white spots and I sometimes have owners.  I love walking and playing.

What am I?

By Cass Hetherington

What am I?

Sophie you are a sheep.

What am I?

I  have  a beak, I live in a tree and I have feathers.  I start with a "b".

By Annabelle Baken

What am I?

I have wool, people can wear my wool, I play in a field and I say "Baa!"

What am I?  By Sophie Smith in Room 12

Junior Quadathlon

Hi there

Remember to come along on Thursday 5th March at 2pm to cheer on your little ones as they participate in the Junior Quadathlon.

Please make sure all swimmers have their togs, all runners have their running shoes and all cyclists have their helmets.

See you there!

Have a good day!

Hi team

Have a good day with Mrs R. Enjoy your weekend and I'll see you on Monday.

Miss Kincaid

Welcome to Room 13 2009

Hi there

Welcome to the new and improved Room 13 blog 2009.

Watch this space for photos of what our class is up to.