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Hello Prep Families!
We have had an exciting fortnight of learning and activities. A highlight was our visit from the firefighters. We had the chance to use the hose and explore the fire truck. It was also a great reminder to discuss with our families our ‘safe meeting place’ in the event of a fire at our house.
In the classroom, we have been learning about the /th/ sound, writing letters to characters from books, practising reading smoothly and exploring different addition strategies.
We have also been lucky to have lots of parents visit us to talk about their jobs- thank you!
We are looking forward to Footy Day and having a meat pie!
Have a great weekend.
From the Prep Team ☺
Grade 1
Dear families, a special letter from the students in Grade 1.
Thank you wonderful families for sending our photos for our posters. We appreciated them so we could add them to our Posters about ‘Special Places’. Our posters look fantastic.
On Monday we talked about what a Procedural Text could look like by looking at the instructions on how to make Fairy Bread. Soooooo,,,, we decided that on Wednesday we make fairy bread. There was bread, butter and lots of colourful sprinkles and we cut the bread into triangles, so it looked like we were eating lots and lots. Loreta made a point that some people don’t like ‘Fairy Bread’ and that’s okay. Anyway, the best part was sprinkling the sprinkles and definitely eating it. It was very yummy!!!! (for some)
We have been practising being authors! The best part of being an author is that we don’t have to write about what other people would like us to write ……BUTTTTT….we get to plan and write our own made up stories. We also had a chance to publish our books. Did you know… we had to follow 5 steps before we could publish? That was a lot of work for grade 1s like us.
Book week was awesome! We dressed up as a favourite book character. Some students dressed up as the character of the book that they published. At school we had a parade and we made stars.
NEWSFLASH : the firefighters came to visit us this afternoon. They talked about what we should do in case of a fire. The best part was sitting in the Fire truck and you guessed it, we got to pretend to be real life firefighters. We got wet but we enjoyed every minute.
By the wonderful students in Grade 1 at Moreland Primary School.
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Grade 2
Dear Grade 2 Families,
We have had an awesome fortnight of learning and fun. Highlights include dressing up for Book Week and a visit from the firefighters, where students got a chance to use the hose and look inside the firetruck!
In Maths, Grade 2 has been focusing on multiplication and division. We have discussed the different ways we can show multiplication and used this to create an ‘array skyline’ using grid paper and writing a number sentence.
In celebration of Book Week, Grade 2 enjoyed creating book reports on a book of their choice. More recently, they were introduced to explanation texts and their features, and will begin writing their own explanation text in Week 9.
We have also been discussing the difference between past and present tense and how we can use one of these consistently in our writing.
We are looking forward to dressing up in our team colours for Footy Day!
From the Grade 2 Team :)
Grade 3/4
CERES Excursion
On Thursday 1st of September, the grade 3 and 4 students and teachers went on an excursion to CERES, learning about waste management, worms, composting, and the history of the Merri Creek.
Check out the Newsletter next week for our student recounts about our wonderful time at CERES.
Biographies
Anne Frank
Anne Frank was born on the 12th of june 1929 Frankfurt, Germany. Her parents were Otto Frank and Edith Frank and she had one sibling called Margot Frank. She died in 1945 in bergen-belsen concentration camp from illness.
Early childhood
Anne Frank grew up in amsterdam, netherlands and the nazis invaded in 1934 when she was 4.she lived with her family and cat Moortje.
Teen Life
After that they went into hiding in the annexe with her family. Before that, when she was 13, she had got a diary and she wrote all her thoughts and feelings in it. She and her family stayed in the annexe for 761 days and left when their hiding place was discovered on 4 August 1944 and they were sent to bergen-belsen concentration camp. She died there in 1945 from illness. her father Otto was the only one who survived.
Facts
•She died when she was 16
•She was jewish
•She was a great writer
•she wrote a diary
By Saxe Busch
David Walliams by Angus Christie
Chapter 1 - early life
David Edward Williams was born on the 20th of August in Wimbledon, uk, in 1971. When he went to school he went to Collingwood Boys School and then Reigate grammar school, both in Surrey. There, he was sort of embarrassed of his last name (Williams) so he ended up changing his name to the name we all know which is Walliams.
Chapter 2 - family members
David Walliams’s family members are: Alfred Williams (brother), Lara Stone (ex wife), Kathleen williams (mother), peter walliams (dad).
Chapter 3 - marriage
Then, in 2010, David soon later married Dutch model Lara Stone. They loved each other very much but after 5 years of marriage, they very sadly divorced. It is believed that they had a big argument and then split.
Chapter 4 - how he became famous
In 2008, he wrote his first book called The Boy In The Dress illustrated by Quentin Blake
(one of Roald Dahl’s authors) followed by m.r. Stink in 2009 and billionaire boy in 2010.
By Angus Christie
2/9/22
Biography: Terry Denton By Nadia.H
Terry Denton was born on the 26 of July 1950. His family members were Kristen (his mum) and three children (I don’t know names and gender).
Terry was born in Melbourne, Victoria and grew up in a raucous household which helped his imagination. His first book was published in 1997 and I think he was around 47 years old, and he studied in an Australian university for architecture.
I’m sure he has a lot of major achievements, but here are a few: he won more than 40 children’s choice books and has been shortlisted many many times. Some interesting facts about him are: he has been creating books for over 30 years, (I’m not sure about any others).
Terry is a very inspirational person who puts dreams first and he did what he loved (I think,) and showed you can be anything you want to be. (And now he is famous!)
Eddie Betts
Birth
Eddie Betts was born in 1986. Eddie is still alive but he is 35 years old.
When he played AFL
Eddie got 4x AFL goal of the year, 2x Carlton leading goal kicker, 4x Adelaide leading goal kicker and 3x all Australian. Eddie played for Carlton and Adelaide. Eddie played as a forward. Eddie has played 350 and he has scored 640 goals!!!!!!!!!! But he has retired.
His life
Eddie is aboriginal and he didn’t learn to read and write. But when he plays there are racist comments but I think he is one of the BEST AFL player of all time!!!
Retirement
After Eddie retired he made books and was in ads and
many more things.
Thank you for reading my biography about Eddie Betts. In my opinion he is the best AFL player. It is sad that he retired. But AFL is a sort of job that you play when you are young and you only play for a little time around 8 to 10 is the average.
By Marcel Wright
Louis Armstrong By Bethany Willson
Introduction:
Louis Armstrong was born on August 4, 1901. He grew up in poverty in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was a U.S jazz player who played trumpet and the cornet. Armstrong’s genres were dixieland, jazz, swing and traditional pop.
Early life:
Louis worked odd jobs and sang in a boys quartet. As a boy, he sang on the streets to earn money. After he fired a pistol one New year's eve, he was sent to a home for troubled kids. There he learnt to play cornet in the school band.
Later life:
Around 1922 he followed his coach, Joe “King” Oliver to Chicago to play in the Creole jazz band. He later joined Fletcher Henderson’s big band in New York for a year and his music developed beyond traditional New Orleans style. Louis produced hit recordings such as “Mack the Knife” and “Hello, Dolly!” and “What a wonderful world”
Challenges:
Louis rose above the hardship and challenges of poverty from a young age and the racism he was subjected to throughout his life, to become one of the most influential musicians of his genre.
Interests:
When he was 11, Louis began to develop an interest in music, harmonizing on the street corners and playing a toy horn.
Family:
Louis's parents were Mary Albert and William Armstrong. His siblings were Beatrice Armstrong Collins, Henry Armstrong and ANOTHER William Armstrong.
Accomplishments:
During his career, Louis developed a way of playing jazz, as both an instrumentalist and a vocalist, which has had an impact on all musicians to follow.
Death:
Louis died of a heart attack on July 6, 1971 in Corona, Queens, New York.
Glossary:
Quartet: A musical group of 4 people
Cornet: A brass horn instrument
Hardship: Severe suffering
Poverty: Not enough food or money (Or both!)
Racism: Unkindness and unfair treatment to people because of their skin color or background
Troubled: Having issues
Harmonizing: Putting musical notes together to make a harmony in song
Instrumentalist: Musician who plays multiple instruments
Heart Attack: When your heart beats really fast and it’s hard to breathe
Resources:
https://kids.kiddle.co/Louis_Armstrong
https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Louis-Armstrong/352783
Trent Boult
Trent Boult is a bowler for New Zealand who joined the New Zealand cricket team when he was 21 . The date was the 9 of December 2011.
Early Life
Trent Boult was born on the 22 second of july 1989 . His parents are Ian Boult and Wendy Boult His brother is Jono Boult who also played for New Zealand . The entire family was born in the New Zealand state of Retora . The both played for the northern Districts team Jono started in 2006 while trent was in 2008` . That was the place where they both started playing cricket . Trent’s first international match was against Australia .
Cricket career
Trent has now played 253 Test matches, 174 ODI’s and 78 T20 matches for the Delhi Capitals in the Indian premier league He has played 46 T20 internationals for New Zealand . He is also about to start playing for the Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League . In tests his best bowling is 6/30 his economy is 3 runs in an over he has also collected 317 wickets . He has got more than 5 wickets 10 times .In 0DI’s he has taken 177 wickets . His best bowling is 7/30 . His economy is 4.98 runs per over which is very solid .In T20 internationals His best bowling is 4/34 . His economy is 8.08 runs per over . In the Indian Premier League Trent played for the Delhi Capitals who won the title thanks to his and Jaspit Bumrah great pace bowling . He is also very good in the field.
Conclusion
Trent has always been an amazing cricket player . He also stopped playing for New Zealand to spent more time with his family . Lets see what he can do at the stars .
By Declan Shelley
Queen Elizabeth the first - By Lily Smith
Birth
Elizabeth was born in 1533 on the 7th of September.
She was born in Greenwich, England.
Personality
Elizabeth was clever, quick-witted, ruthless, cunning, strong, formidable and powerful.
Family
Her parents were Henry the 8th and his second wife Queen Anne Boleyn. Her siblings were Half brother Edward the 6th and Half sister Mary the 1st.
Appearance
Elizabeth had amazing costumes, sparkly jewellery, beautiful appearance and magnificent portraits. But when she got really old she started to get rotted teeth and a balding head.
Childhood
She got locked in her room and got tutored but still lived like any other royal.
Fun Fact!
Queen Elizabeth the first proved woman can be as powerful as men (or even more!).
A Quote By Queen Elizabeth the 1st
"I am already bound unto a husband which is the kingdom."
When Ruling
Elizabeth became queen in 1558 until she died in 1603.
When people look back on when she was ruling they call it the GOLDEN AGE.
Golden Age
People look back on Elizabeth's reign they like to call it …. 'The Golden Age'. It was a time when many men explored new land and the seas, such as Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh.
Death
Elizabeth died on the 24th of march 1603.
Some people say she died of make-up poisoning.
Some say she died because of a sickness like cancer.
And lastly because her Coronation ring sunk into her skin.
Glossary
Quick-witted showing or characterised by an ability to think or respond quickly and effectively.
Ruthless having or showing no pity or compassion for others.
Cunning having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion.
Formidable inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.
Rotted teeth teeth that are badly decayed
Balding head lacking hair on all or most of the scalp
Reign how long a royal ruled
Coronation when a royal gets crowned king or queen.
Grade 5/6
5/6 Project Update
By Elsie Kowarksy
In the past few weeks, the 5/6 students have started the create phase of our global citizenship project. We have been sorted into small groups and given a topic, based on our preferences. The topics include: Indigenous Literacy, Energy Poverty, Solar Energy, Global Citizenship and Girls Education.
Focussing on our topics, we have written group information texts. We have also crafted our own infographic, learning how to give a message with few words and powerful images. We’ve also started to design badges that we will be selling to the wider school community next term.
Below is an example of the information reports we co-created:
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Girls Education
By Maya, Elsie, Mariam, Nina and Louis.
Introduction:
Education is unequal and unfair to the female gender. There are many benefits to educating girls and many girls have stood up for their education. Sometimes when girls are forced to stay home, they have to work. This is unfair.
Why aren’t girls allowed to go to school?
Some girls have to drop out of school just because they get their periods and there's no toilets at school. Some schools do this on purpose but in most cases people don't think girls should be allowed to go to school.
Stories about people who stood up for their rights to go to school feature very famous women, like Malala, she's an inspiration. There's probably a lot more, but she's a great example. We should stand up against terrorists. For example, they force the ideas into people's minds and people start to think like them. There are too many examples and I can’t say anything specific. For example, the Queen is a woman, so why should being a girl hold you back? Equality is something that children should be born with. Why does it matter if you are a boy, girl or are gender fluid? There are lots of reasons why we get pulled out of school, but men don't want to teach us sometimes. It's horrible that some girls actually have to drop out when they get their periods. It's a bodily function and if schools don't have bathrooms, it is disgusting.
Girls should be going to school
Girls Who Speak Out About Their Education
There are multiple girls who have stood up for their education. For example, Zuriel Oduwole is a girls’ education activist. She was born in 2002 in Los Angeles. At only 9 years old, she started making videos to promote girls’ education. She wanted to use her videos for change and help underprivileged girls. Like Malala, her parents played a big role and impact on her life in a good way. Also, Malala Yousafzai is a very well known girls education activist. She was born in 1997 in Pakistan. Like Zuriel, her parents played a big part in her education. For example, her mother couldn’t read and her father supported her and made sure that Malala could get an education. Malala’s father values education and was the principal of her school. Malala stood up for education rights when the Taliban came to her valley. She was shot point blank for doing this at the age of 15. Her family then took her to England to get better healthcare. She stayed there and kept making speeches. There was a day named after her, which is known as Malala day.
Girls who were forced to work
Some girls have been unfortunate enough to live in a place were girls had to be slaves for other houses instead of going to school to get edutation. One of those girls was Suma who was a kamlari and kamlaris are supposed to go work for houses instead of going to school, she worked for three houses were most of them treated her like she wasn’t a human, when she was hurt for not doing something or just sad she would get through it by singing to herself about what was happening to her. One day she got to go back home and now she rallies outside of houses that are using kamlaries to work for them and tries to not let the kamlaries go through what she had to go through.
The Benefits To Girls’ Education
Girls’ education has worldwide benefits. When girls have a proper education, they are given a chance to have a well paying, changemaking career. Women and girls make positive impacts to the environment and help climate change. Educating girls can help them to become leaders of towns and countries all around the world. When girls have education, it benefits all genders and identities. Educating girls is a human right. Our world would be a much better place when all girls have a chance to get education.
Why it’s unfair for girls to have a lack of education
It’s totally unfair for girls to have a lack of education because first of all it’s a basic human right, and they won’t have the knowledge to do things for themselves. It's unfair because everyone deserves to get an education so they could teach future generations and be future leaders. It’s also unfair because future generations most likely will be uneducated because it’s usually the mother that's with the child at all times. It’s also really unfair because instead of getting an education they’ll have to go to work at a young age (they’ll be sold into slave labour.)
Conclusion
Girls’ poor education is getting better but it’s still not one-hundred percent, so if we put our mind to it could go away and let girls go to school and have it the same as any other gender.
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