Classroom News
Foundation and Year 1/2
Our Preston Market Visit
After having walked around some of the local streets of Preston to learn about our local community, this week it was time for Foundation and Year 1/2 to visit the Preston Market… and what an experience it was!
From seeing all the amazing stores and speaking to different shop owners, to crepe demonstrations and different taste tests, to dancing to the music from a busker and drawing in a crowd, to speaking with an old Sacred Heart student and losing a tooth in a hot jam donut - What a day!
Year 2/3
Dear mum. You are the most valuable person in the world to me! Chloe B.
To mum. I love you so much. I miss you because you’re in heaven. When you were alive you made the best food! Love Tristan
Dear mum. You are my hero. And you protect me very well. You know how much I love you. I am so happy that you gave birth to me. You teach me a lot of things. I would not have been so special without you. Viraj
Dear mum, you take good care of me. You spend lots of money on food and a house for me. You are like a super woman to me. You are nice and caring to me and you look so pretty and good. Katalina
My mum. I love mum because she makes very good food and plays games with me. She comes into the swimming pool too. Austin
My mum loves me very much and my mum has a big smile. She always listens to me when I tell her how my day has gone. I love my mum. Cody
My dearest mum. Most of the time she comes home late because she always works very hard. I love her very much. I am very grateful for making my wish come true because when I was young I had no siblings, but when I was two I finally got a baby brother. I love my mum very much. Chloe D.
Dear mummy. You have done a lot for me and at school too. Thank you for everything you’ve done for me. Arvin
Dear mum. You are the best mum in the world because you take me everywhere, you buy me food and clothes and you help me with my homework. You are the best. Benjermen
Dearest mum! My mum always makes my hair before I go to school. She spends most of her money on my clothes, essentials, electronics, toys, food etc. She protects me, she makes me feel comfortable when I feel sad or worried, I love her so much. She also does the best cooking. She takes me to playdates and sleepovers. She is surely my superhero. She is perfect. She is special and means the world to me. Kushi
My mum is the best mum in the world! She loves me very much. She always cuddles me in bed and kisses me and keeps me safe. Christopher
Dear mum. Thank you so much for what you do for me. You are the best mum I’d ever have in my whole life. I love you very much forever and ever! Love Shamus
My mum is caring towards me - she is my hero. She is always here for me.. She always tucks me into bed at night and she makes yummy food when I am hungry. I love my mum! Olivia
Dear mum. I love you so much. You are so kind and respectful to me. You buy me things I need. You are so beautiful. Thank you for bringing me to school and loving me. You are my superhero and are the best mum in the universe. Raffaele
My mum is loving and caring. She does a lot of work for us. She cooks for us and she reads with me. I have another sister because of her. My mum helps me with homework and when I am hurt. I love my mum very much. Laura.
Dear mum, you are so beautiful. Thank you for helping me do reading and cleaning the house. We do lots of activities together and we do Leggo and watch movies together. We can sing together too. I love you mum. Amy
Dear mum, I love you so much. You’re the greatest mum in the world. Mum, you are the best because you help me with reading the school books and you help me when I am scared of something. I love you mum so much. Emma
Dear mum. I love you so much because you are my favorite person. Samantha
My mum is the best mum - it’s all you need to know. She is the key to my heart. She cooks with me. My mum is so special to me because she looks after me and protects me. She is so nice, she hugs me and kisses me. I love her so much. Eva
Year 3/4
Over the last few weeks the students in Year 3/4 have been learning different types of poems - such as a Limerick, Haiku, Cinquain and Calligram (shape) poems.
Here are some of their creations.
Roblox
Games around you,
Brookhaven, Adopt Me!
Doors, scary! Why Seek? Figure, Rush.
The Test.
Brenton - Cinquain
Cupcake
Yummy icing
With delicious ice cream
flavoursome icing yum yum
Delicious
Jasmine - Cinquain
I called my friend named Paul
He was shopping in a mall
He bought a fish
Which was simply delish
And that's the story of Paul
Roman - Limerick
Monday
Fresh and fun time
First day of a cool week
Everyone is nice and friendly
It's great?
Allie - Cinquain
There was once an old man that grew tomatoes
But wanted to grow potatoes
So then he said NO!!
And put on a show
And finally had money to buy potatoes!!
Aleisha - Limerick
There once was a cat called tree
He ate all the food for free
He was very funny
And had a big tummy
And then he got lost in the sea.
Sai - Limerick
Year 5/6
Writer's Notebook continues to bring out some great writing in our senior students. Here's a few....
How to Make Chocolate by Yash Dev
Ingredients
*½ cup of cocoa butter
*½ cup of virgin coconut oil
*½ cup of raw organic cocoa powder
*¼ - ½ cup of agave syrup (for sweetening up the chocolate)
*(Optional you can add organic honey, stevia or raw cane sugar if you want)
Requirements -
- Grater,
- small cup or a bowl,
- a shallow pan
- a plate or an ice cube tray can work.
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Method
Step 1: Grate ½ cup of cocoa butter. It will be melted easier once it has been grated. Measure 1⁄2 cup of coconut oil.
Step 2: Put cocoa butter and coconut oil in water in a small heated cup or a bowl. Place the cup or bowl in the shallow pan that has warm water, not boiling. Stir the oil and butter until it becomes smooth.
Step 3: Measure 1/2 cup of cocoa powder. If you would like to add some other dry ingredients then measure them out now and mix them by stirring them together with the cocoa powder.
Step 4: Pour the dry ingredients into the bowl with the melted butter and also oil, Stir constantly until it becomes smooth.
Step 5: If you would like to sweeten up your chocolate more, then pour 4-6 teaspoons of agave nectar into the bowl and stir (If you don’t want to sweeten up your chocolate then skip this step)
Step 6: Get someone to check the aspect of the chocolate like to check if the chocolate is sweet enough. You can also add any other things now like - dried nuts, chillies, etc.
Step 7: Pour in the melted chocolate on an ice cube tray/pan or even a plate.
Step 8 : Place the chocolate in the refrigerator for 1 hour or you can place the chocolate inside the freezer for 30 minutes.
Finally, the goal has been achieved for what you’ve made and now you can enjoy the astonishing flavor of the tasty chocolate.
The Day at Camp by Onella
It was finally the day, the day we were going to camp! I was so happy because this was my first time going to a camp and I was going with my new school. We left home at 7:30am, which was earlier than the normal time to leave for school because this time we had a bus waiting. My luggage was heavy and black with a pink ribbon to help me find it when I got there. When I arrived I met my friends; Jacob , Yianna and Harper. Then in a couple of minutes the bus came. Afterwards, it was the time to say goodbye to our lovely families for three days. I gave a big hug to my mum and dad and said good bye.
So we had taken off . First we went to a Koala Conservation Park. We saw koalas and they were sleeping in the trees and some were eating leaves. It was so natural, then we went to a mini golf park where we played mini golf. We had to play every single hole. Lots of children enjoyed it. Even me.
Then we went back to the bus to get to the place where we were about to rest for the night but we weren’t resting now . So we left our bags and came back out again.
We were about to go to a penguin parade . So we went there. So we had twenty minutes time to wait to go to the beach, so we just walked around the twenty minutes. Then it was time to go to the beach and see the penguins.
It was like 9.00 o’ clock in the night . And the penguins started coming out. They were so tiny. And it was freezing cold outside, but we managed .It was so fun. After the event we were walking through the boardwalk then while we were walking me Jacob, Yianna , Harper and Fortunato lost the crew! We did not know what to do. Luckily we met a teacher called Violet. She came on camp with us so we followed her and we went back to the bus safely.
We met Marty and we all explained what happened.
The Amazing life of a Little Blue Penguin by Jemimah
Introduction
The Little penguin species or known as the Eudypluta Minor, standing about 30 to 35 cm in height the penguin weighs approximately one kilogram when fully grown. Its upper body and flippers are slate blue or blue-grey in colour, with the underside and throat being white. The little penguin's bill is black, its feet are pale pink, and its eyes are silvery grey.
Diet
The Little Penguins feed in shallow waters, hunting for small fish, as well as diving to the sea floor for squid,Barracouta, anchovies, red cod , and krill .Little penguins spend approximately 80 percent of their lives in the ocean, only coming to shore to maintain their burrows, breed and raise their young, as well as moult their old feathers.
Behaviour
The Little penguin will consume the equivalent of its body weight in food every day . Little blue penguins are timid and will scurry under anything for cover when they come back from looking for a meal. They will also hang out in burrows, holes, or under buildings to rest. They are nocturnal and diurnal , or more active at night , and come back to shore in the evening.
The Little penguin is a top ocean predator , playing an important role in the marine ecosystem food web , and a valuable indicator species with changes in their population alerting us to changes in ocean health , such impacts to prey they eat.
