Flourishing in 2023

We have had a wonderful start to the term with many exciting learning opportunities in our space. We have many students preparing for the whole school production this term which we are looking forward to. In Mathematics we have focused on the topic of ‘Fractions’ which has had a focus on real life problem solving skills and applying students’ knowledge of fractions to cooking and sharing experiences that they face daily. We learnt about procedural writing and the writing features in procedural texts, such as using verbs. Our students connected the two learning focuses when making pancakes. We would like to thank Matt Henke (Lachy’s Dad) and Zoe Pattison (Charlotte’s Mum) for their assistance with our cooking experience. Students had to measure, using fractions and write the recipe. Below are some pictures!

In Faith-Based Inquiry we have been learning about geography and in particular are currently learning about Asian countries. 

Our Year 6 students also went to the Padua performance, ‘Mamma Mia’ at Padua Mornington. We took our new community bus, Bluey! We thoroughly enjoyed the performance, below are some comments about what our students thought!

Here is what our students had to say about Mamma Mia...

The way the theatre, the props, the lighting and the music made the performance of Mamma Mia feel like an actual Broadway show! - Lachy H

The way that everyone performed and the effort put into the songs and performance made it an amazing musical! - James B

I really enjoyed Mamma Mia, I thought it was a great performance. Hopefully the Grade 5’s get to visit Padua for their next performance! - Nate J

It was the best musical I’ve ever seen! They had their own singing, their own band and everything they made by themselves! Everyone contributed! -Pia

No words can explain how astonishing it was! - Jack E

The singers in Mamma Mia were incredible! - Eliza W

The choreography and acting were spectacular! - Rani H

The Mamma Mia concert was very entertaining and exciting, and everyone that had a role played their role extremely well! - Willow C

I liked the ending and all the songs were great! My favourite song was ‘Money, Money, Money’! - Joe C

I liked how Mamma Mia was presented, the stage had big buildings and a balcony. The main cast also knew their lines really well! - Charlotte P

Here is what our students had to say about making pancakes…

We made pancakes when learning about procedural texts and it was fun making them with our friends and learning how to make pancakes! -Tahlia 

It was very interesting and the pancakes were very delicious! It was nice that we could cook with our friends! - Shataya B

The pancakes were good and I liked eating them and making them! I had maple syrup, sugar and strawberries that I saved from my lunchbox. - Corbin B

I really like mixing the pancakes and we also got to flip them with the spatula which was fun. - Kye D

I really liked making pancakes because it was a fun experience and now I know how to make them at home and I just love eating pancakes! - Finn B