Handwriting

In Handwriting we are learning to form letters and numbers correctly We know that we are successful when we: * Use the correct starting point * Make the letters sit on the line or have the tail go under the line * Use finger spacing. Some of the ways we learn how to write letters and numbers correctly * Use chalk on the concrete * Use our whiteboard and whiteboard pen * Use shaving foam and our fingers * Use the sand tray * Use our handwriting books.

Happy Mother's Day

To all our lovely Room 12 mothers. We hope that you have a very special day this Sunday xx Room 12!

Literacy Week: Buddy Reading with Room 8

Room 12 had their first buddy session with our buddy class for 2016, Room 8! We introduced ourselves and also talked about the book character that we had dressed up as. Then we read books from our red book boxes and listened to our buddies read their books. WE LOVE HAVING ROOM 8 AS OUR BUDDY CLASS!

Self Portraits- Take 2

We did our first lot of portraits when we first visited Room 12 at a pre entry visit or at the start of this year. It has taken us 4 weeks of real careful work, but now we have finally finished our second attempt at Visual Art-self portraits. We have been learning to use a range of different materials to complete a portrait of ourselves in our school uniforms. First we had to think about and choose the correct paint colour for our skin. Then we had to think about using the whole space. We held our paintbrushes like a pencil.

Then we added the colour of our uniform. Next we used paper to create our hair. Miss S showed us how to make curls using the scissors. Some of us had to work with Mrs Lee to add the brown colour to our hair because there was no brown paper. We used PVA to stick the paper on. It was very tricky and the glue stuck to our fingers!

Finally we worked with Miss S and Mrs Lee to add the parts of our face. We used pastel.... it was really tricky because it could smudge if we worked too fast! So we did our best because Miss S said that amazing artist's work takes a looooonnnnggg time!

Our portraits are not all the same, because we are special and unique individuals. We think that we are awesome artists. What do you think??