Science – Matter

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Properties of a solid.

This week we investigated how matter can change state. Water can be a solid, liquid or a gas. We investigated how chocolate can change from a solid to a liquid by adding heat.

First we used our senses to observe the properties of the chocolate as a solid. It was brown, solid, smooth and hard. Next we held the piece of chocolate in our hands. After a few minutes, the chocolate was still brown, but it was now runny and slippery and it changed shape. The heat had transferred from our hand to the chocolate and melted it. It was now a liquid.

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Sizzling Starts for a Narrative

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Year 3C are reading a chapter book called Matty Forever‘ written by Elizabeth Fensham. In it Bill, a nine year old boy has just moved to a new town and met his neighbour Matty. Matty has challenged Bill to 4 fearsome tasks before he can join her club.

We decided to make up a 5th challenge for Bill showing how we use sizzling starts. Using questions is one  way of hooking the reader. Students try and show how the character is feeling by using strong feeling verbs and actions that show these feelings (show don’t tell). Here are some examples of our work.

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Evie and Izzy

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What a fantastic morning we had down at the Front Beach watching Evie and Izzy, 2 Green Turtles being released back into the ocean after being cared for at Townsville Reef HQ Aquarium hospital. Izzy had been struck by a boat propeller and Evie had been attacked by a crocodile. Izzy has spent 15 months in care, and she now has a satellite tag on her shell. We will be able to track her via the website seaturtle.org  Tracking hasn’t begun yet. Once the satellite tag is activated, we will follow her journey. At 120 kilograms, Izzy is thought to be more than 40 years old and is one of the biggest turtles to have been treated at the turtle hospital. Evie is about 25-30 years old and has been in care for five months.

Turtle Release

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On Thursday at 8:30 am we are walking down to the Front beach to watch the release of ‘Evie and Izzy’, two green turtles, back into the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Evie and Izzy have been recovering at the Townsville Reef HQ aquarium hospital.  This connects with our science unit – Save Our Planet. How exciting to be able to watch turtles being released in our home town of Bowen.

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Class Visit

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This week we had some very special visitors to our classroom. On Wednesday teachers from Proserpine State school came to see how we do warm ups and explicit instruction in our room. On Friday John Fleming, who is deputy Principal at Haileybury school in Melbourne and has recently been appointed deputy chair of the Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) board visited our school. John is helping the Whitsunday region schools implement explicit instruction. Our visitors were most impressed with our work and Mr Fleming congratulated our class on how well they were doing. Well done 2C. 

Geography

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Where in Queensland have we been? Move your mouse over the map and click the blue circles to find out. Click on a red arrow to watch a video. Be sure to click on Bowen and learn about our home town.

Geography

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This term in Geography we are looking at connections. Look at our Australian map and see who in our class has been on holiday outside of Queensland.

Move your mouse over the map and click the stars.

Premier’s Reading Challenge

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We love reading in 2C. This year we participated in the ‘Premier’s Reading Challenge’. The challenge is designed to help students develop a love of reading. Today we received our certificates for completing the challenge and reading at least 20 books. 

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Science

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Wow, our bean seeds are growing really fast. The seeds we planted in the garden soil are doing the best. The seeds in the sandy soil have also grown, but not as well as the ones in the garden soil. The beans in the rocky soil are not doing very well. Why do you think we have these results?

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