ICT Tool – Might be useful for student collaboration?!

Copytaste
“CopyTaste enables you to create your own private URL with the data you wish to share with your friends or colleagues.

You can paste codes, tips or stories into the text editor, upload an image or a video file, or share a video link from any video streaming site.

And the best part is that you can do all of these at once without any registration required!”

Term 3 …. BOOK SAFARI WORLD SAFARI….

 

Last week we were lucky enough to have two guest speakers – James Roy and Susy Boyer.

Susy presented her work to Prep – Year 2 students explaining her job illustrating picture books. We now have a copy of The Gobbling Tree– thank you!

James Roy presented to Year 4 and Yr 7 students. Additionally he presented a separate writing workshop for each Year 6 class. Check out his website and try out the magnetic poetry.

James’ latest book – Edsel Grizzler , The Voyage to Verdada is also now in our library.  You can also view a trailer (UTube) for this novel.  Check it out.

Great entertainment – with useful tips to improve your writing skills!

Thanks James.

 

 

 

 

Let me know what you thought of the Author Visits. Did you learn something new? Were they interesting, entertaining ….?

Who would else would you like to see (Australian authors/illustrators)?

 

Year 4

In Term 2, Year 4 have been inquiring into the different ways that people communicate.

In the Junior Library students examined a variety of forms of communication, learnt how to effectively make notes and to keep a bibliography.

Unit of Inquiry :
People use different modes of communication to effectively express themselves.

Different modes of communication

  • How they can be effectively and appropriately used
  • Factors affecting communication choices
  • The roles and relationships in communication situations

Extra resources to help find information for research are available on the Yr 4 moodle page (password required)

Students created a WORDLE to brainstorm words to describe the different forms of communication.

Have used WORDLE ?

Year 2

Year 2 have been celebrating!!!

The current unit of inquiry is called Let’s Celebrate.

People recognise important events through celebration and traditions.

  • What traditions are
  • How and why people celebrate
  • Similarities and differences between various celebrations

They created a poster or a model and spoke about what they learned.

Want to see some of their work?

Go to their VOICETHREAD and feel free to comment?

http://voicethread.com/share/515424/