Tuesday fun in the Learning Technology iCentre..

Today year 4CN learned a few new skills to help them.
Joe and Kade shared their new learning about how to insert a squared symbol into their work.

           
  Kade and Joe explaining their learning.

Some of the students have learned this lesson the hard way ......

At lunchtime today we had many students finishing their projects and practicing their new skills.

We also had our wonderful General Assistant (GA) Phil helping us with a computer problem.

Year 4 Out in Space!!

Term 2 Week 3 Our lesson in the Learning Technology iCentre

Year 4 are preparing to complete a co-operative study on one part of our Solar System.

To commence Year 4H students logged on to Reading Eggs and found a book in the e-library that was about Space. They read the book and then answered the quiz, to determine how well they understood what they had just read.

Students then opened the assignment from the Collaboration drive and saved a copy of the assignment into their U drive. Next, they read through the assignment and highlighted the key words to define what was being asked of them.

Studnets then added their names to the document and printed it. Once they collected their sheets they needed to organise them so the first one was on top and then staple it in the top left corner. This proved most tricky for some students!!

To finalise students highlighted their names, so the sheets would be easier to find each week as they use the assignment outline to guide their learning. Last step required them to place their document in the pile so they would be easy to find next week.

Asking the students to highlight key words allowed me to assess the student's ability to locate important information, as well as giving them a chance to carefully read what was being asked of them before diving in.

Our students are looking ahead to a fun fete day!!

Our SBPS FETE is on May 9.

Click on the links below to read what our students are looking forward to on their padlet.
A padlet is on online space where students can share their ideas.
It has been set up so the link is not discoverable on google, so it is a safe tool for our students to use.
 It is also set so I have to approve any comments before they can be read on the screen.

WHAT are YOU looking forward to??

Year 2 are very happy that our fete day is nearly here!

YR 3 record the
BEST THINGS ABOUT SBPS FETE

YR 4 are looking forward to many thing at the fete.

Year 5 are very excited about our upcoming fete.

You will also find the "WONDER of the day"on the right hand side of the page.
The wonders are a great way to learn about all sorts of interesting topics......
Give the brain a work out during your holidays!!
What do you wonder about?
Click on the link to discover  many things to wonder about!

Celebrating World Read Aloud Day at Sandy Beach

Our staff and students enjoyed the opportunity on World Read Aloud Day to read aloud and to be read to aloud.

Students from Yr3-6 completed a reading survey. The first question asked them how they felt about reading.
This word cloud summarises their feelings.

I hope many parents take the opportunity to read aloud to their children. It really does make a big difference to their ability to learn to read.

The students also expressed why reading was important to them: The students also shared why they think everyone in the world should read:

Our senior students are very busy creating various on-line posters.

Years 4, 5 and 6 students are working during this term on creating various on-line posters.
Students are creating posters to share their experience at Lake Ainsworth, game reviews, persuasive book posters or their "favourite quick read" book trailers.

They are using glogster.edu to create their on-line posters (glogs)
Our school has a membership so students are signed up under the teacher account.
Below is a glog I produced to show the students.
I will share their glogs when they are finished.

Cabbage Patch War

Do you wonder about......?? Try Wonderpolis

Wonderpolis has a widget which changes every day. Visit in the top sidebar and see what you can discover.

Kindy kids have been making faces!!

Our faces on PhotoPeach Our faces on PhotoPeach

Would these book trailers help encourage you to read the books??

Book trailers are now a very important part of 

advertising newly published books.

They are a multimedia production.

Our students are going to explore some of the features 

that make them work or not. 

They will have the opportunity to storyboard and create 

their own book trailer

 on a book that they really really enjoyed.

They will need to explore many elements including, 

sound-sound effects, music, voice overs, images-photos, 

their own drawings, diagrams...maps..charts...

visual effects- long shots, close ups, use of spotlight.....

Viewing,  analysing, comparing and contrasting and 

evaluating created book trailers is a great place to start.

 (critical thinking at its finest!).

 Here are a few book trailers that the students will look at this week.

Visit BOOK TRAILERS FOR ALL 

for fantastic support resources.

Students are encouraged to become good readers.

     What could you do to be a GOOD reader, that you don't do YET?

We are exploring all the things good readers do....

Good readers:

*      borrow every week

*     read the books they borrow

*     find a safe place at home for their library books

*     remember their library bag and books each week

  *   borrow books from all the sections of the library

*     read regularly as part of their homework

*     search for great books

*     use the catalogue to find books they are interested in

*     find more interesting books by asking others for advice

*     check what NEW books have arrived in the library

*     value books as presents from their friends and family

What can you add to this list?

Stage One continue their learning about mini beasts in class and in the library.

Year one and two are enjoying studying many different mini beasts this term.
The students have located many great non-fiction books in our library 
and enjoyed sharing what they discovered. 
They complied  their very own "bug book" to learn from as they 
continue exploring the mini beast world.

Some of the students  were keen to take many of the books they found back for 
reading in their classrooms. 

This week in library they are viewing three multi-modal online stories  about caterpillars. Students will be taught how to navigate the websites to manage the different modes of delivery.

 The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Welcome to The Official Eric Carle Web Site

Group worksheet

Metamorphosis a singing story from Mightybooks

and  BUGS from We Give Books

Our library rule is to ....

 Yes, that's it! BE KIND to everyone and everything! Thanks Year One 

                                                                                                                        Scan this QR code

 to access our school library catalogue.

Enjoy browsing at  our wide selection of wonderful books.

Most smartphones have a QR reader for this purpose.

Let's earn some more great gear to help our learning!!

Woolworths Earn & Learn 2013

This year we will be participating in the Woolworths Earn & Learn program again. Through this program we will be able to get new educational resources for our school – and all we need you to do is IF you shop for your groceries at Woolworths please accept the stickers and send them in with your children to their class teacher.

From Monday 8^th April to Sunday 9^th June, we are collecting Woolworths Earn & Learn Points.  You will get one Woolworths Earn & Learn Point for every $10 spent (excluding liquor, tobacco and gift cards). Place the Woolworths Earn & Learn Points onto a Woolworths Earn & Learn Points Sheet and when it’s complete, the Points Sheet can be sent into school to your child's teacher.

Please invite any grandparents, friends, aunties to collect their stickers for you too (if they don't have primary students themselves.)

At the end of the promotion, we’ll be able to get some great new equipment. The range is extensive and offers lots of items ideal for our students. See what we earned last year:

Visit 2012 Earn and Learn Treasures to view them.

Celebrating Harmony Day

Sandy Beach Public School students will be celebrating Harmony Day this week. 

Welcome to Harmony Day

Harmony Day 21 March is a day of cultural respect for everyone who

calls Australia home –from the traditional owners of this land to those 

who have come from many countries around the world.

                                   

The message of Harmony Day is Everyone Belongs.

It is a day to celebrate Australia’s diversity.

 It is a day of cultural respect for everyone 

who calls Australia home – from the traditional owners of this land

 to those who have come from many countries around the world. 

We are celebrating Harmony Day  through storytelling. 

By participating in Harmony Day activities we can learn and 

understand how all Australians from diverse  backgrounds equally

 belong to this nation and make it a better place.

   
Students will explore the new online resources 
specially provided to help them understand their culture more deeply.

Teacher can use any of the IWB Harmony Day resources 
provided to enhance the students understanding.

You are invited to enjoy these local library happenings.

COFFS HARBOUR CITY LIBRARY 

presents:

AND

Be sure to take advantage of the CHCL weekly Storytime sessions as well.

Storytime sessions are held once a week at all library branches for 

pre-school aged children and are free.

Your pre-school children can also enjoy participating in the craft activities related to the books being read.

Location:	Day:	Time:
Coffs Harbour	Wednesdays	11.00-11.45 am
Toormina	Thursdays	11.00-11.45 am
Woolgoolga	Tuesdays	11.00-11.45 am

Our Year 6 students are very fortunate because the CHCL staff are preparing to visit and explain to our students all of the services and e-resources available to all library members.

MEMBERSHIP is free.

 If you are interested in joining the library and availing yourself of its wonderful FREE services and resources check out the CHCL membership info.

2012 Earn and Learn Treasures

2012 Earn and Learn Treasures arrive on PhotoPeach

Earn and Learn treasures arrive.

Kindy enjoy Pete the Cat this week

"Pete the Cat is back and this time, he's rockin' and groovin' in his SCHOOL shoes. Pete discovers the library, the lunchroom, the playground, and lots of other cool places at school. And no matter where he goes, Pete never stops moving and grooving and singing his song . . . because it's all good."

Where is Pete going?? Read and find out!


They had fun singing to his song "I'm rocking in my school shoes" and discovered Pete was off to the library-just like they were!! 

 HarperKids   presents: 

So much to see, so much to do @ your library!!

Don't miss this wonderful opportunity!!  Deb Abela Visiting Coffs Harbour Library

Well known children’s author Deb Abela, will be at the library on 18th September as part of her visit to the area. Deb will be conducting writing workshops at the library for primary school children throughout the day, and in the evening, you will have the opportunity to meet Deb as our guest speaker, at Coffs Harbour City Library. Deb will talk about her writing and her career as a writer.  She will also share some tips and ideas for writers on how to “get published”. To reserve a place at the evening with Deb, or to obtain further information about the scheduled writing workshops, contact the library. Deborah is proud to be a NSW National Year of Reading ambassador. Message shared from Coffs Harbour City Council Library  The library is very pleased to announce its new ebook and e-audiobook lending services for library members. Over 200 ebooks to download, including fiction, travel and biographies aimed for adult and young adult readers (ebooks are books in electronic format for reading on computers or electronic portable devices). Over 800 e-audiobooks to download, providing an extensive rang of fiction and non-fiction titles for all ages to listen to. A dozen pre-loaded genre-based e-readers for loan - for those who want to experience "e-reading" and who don't yet own their own device.  For further info visit Coffs Harbour City Council Library  Visit this library site for lots of interesting upcoming activities including Lego in the Library (school holiday activity); Michael Rothbottom-Michael grew up in Coffs Harbour and attended Orara High School. He worked as a journalist in the U.S., the U.K. and Australia before turning to writing novels. He will be speaking about Say you're sorry and his life as a writer at the C.ex Coffs Club on Wednesday 12th Sept 6pm for a 6.30 start. Check out information on National Year of Reading Children’s Creative writing / drawing competition for young authors and illustrators and                                50 Books You Can't Put Down 2012!

Kinders experience their first video conference.

                                           

      KE and KS in the Library Learning Lounge with the two presenters, Aleesah and Charlotte, seen on the television screen. Aleesah Darlison is an author of over 14 books and Charlotte was the animal keeper at the zoo. They both shared the responsibility of the presentations during the 45 minute video conference.

                      We used our IWB to see various displays and the story "Puggle's Problem."

Excitement plus this week in the library!!

Excitement plus this week in the library as Kinders 

Celebrate Book Week with a super-special VC 

with Taronga Western Plains Zoo & Aleesah Darlison

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Book Week is celebrated each year to acknowledge the wonderful role that  books and stories play in our lives. It showcases new and exciting Australian  books and authors and highlights how important reading is. This year, Taronga Western Plains Zoo has joined forces with Literature Live! to bring you exciting, educational workshops. Lit Live Launch Show Part 1 Each session includes the author and founding member of Literature Live,  Aleesah Darlison, and Senior Education Officer at the Zoo, Kristy Robberts,  plus some very special live animal guests! Aleesah and Kristy will talk about books and animals. Aleesah will read her book, Puggle’s Problem, and  will explain the writing and illustration process. Kristy will introduce some amazing live Australian animals. Students will have time to interact and ask questions throughout. These workshops foster education and a love of animals and books. What better way to celebrate Book Week! Before the event you may like to view the Puggle’s Problem book trailer

What a delightful surprise!!

Arriving back at school after 3 weeks L.S.L. I was greeted by an excited teacher: "Welcome Back!" 
Mrs Reedy then bustled me towards her classroom and encouraged me to look at what had been done in the classroom to encourage her students to read more!!
Prior to leaving I had suggested that the teachers look at their classrooms and think about how inviting their reading areas currently were and consider improving them.

What an improvement there was!! 
As you stand at the classroom door now the first thing you see is the sign "Reading Rocks!" To the right of the sign are two stands containing a wide variety of books.