Classroom News 

As mentioned in the Principal's section of this newsletter, our school community has been hit with the dreaded winter coughs and colds this week. With between 30 and 40 students absent each day this week and half our staff away on average each day the classroom news may not appear for some grades this week. 

Foundation and Year 1

Year 2/3

Hello Families,

Here we are at the end of the Term. Time has just gone by so quickly. I want to take a moment to thank all the families for all their hard work and support in regards to helping children complete homework, return notes, make healthy lunches and for keeping them home if they are sick. It takes a village to raise a child and I am so grateful for all that you do. Please stay warm and safe over the break and make sure you all have some time to rest and relax.  

Year 3/4

More Writing pieces from the Year 3/4 students

Blue-ringed Octopus   By Katalina

The blue-ringed octopus are the venomous types of octopus and they are a part of the molluscs family.You wouldn't want to keep one as a pet!!

Habitat

Blue ringed octopus lives on the warm coastal waters of Australia; they also live in the West Indies, Hawai, New Zealand, New Guinea, China, Philippines and Indonesia. They live in caves  under the water and in rock pools. Also in the shallow ends of the seashore.

Hunting

When blue-ringed octopus hunt they use this thing called “camouflage”, They stick on rocks and wait for prey to come by. Then they charge at them and capture them with their tentacles and eat them. They are carnivores so they eat meat so they eat crabs.Shellfish,and sometimes their own kind.              

Safety

Blue ringed-ringed octopus could be a threat to us humans so it is safe if you stay  away from these octopus.You could be on your deathbed if you get stung as there is no antidote

I hope you stay away from them as they are very poisonous.

The Pirates Adventure To Find Treasure   By Chloe 

        One day on the ocean blues there was a pirate ship floating calmly on the ocean. It was a very hot day. The pirate crew, inside the pirate ship's name was Captain Nice. So since it was a very hot day they decided to go to 7 Eleven. So they pulled over and started to steer the ship to 7 Eleven. 

        At 7 Eleven they all got slushies and they headed off to go to the jungle to find treasure. They were all very kind pirates. This was because they always spoke nicely to each other and helped each other. 

        On their way to the jungle to find their treasure they found a parrot who had fallen from up in the sky to the deck of the pirate ship. ”Oh no poor parrot’’, said the captain because the parrot was injured. So they decided to help the injured parrot while they looked for the treasure.They named the parrot Lucky. So they continued on their journey to find treasure.

All about Llamas  by Raffaela

Llamas are cute and there are different colours of llama.

What do llamas eat?

They eat grass or grass hay and water. Did you know that some llamas enjoy treats like fresh vegetables and fruit such as broccoli, sweet potatoes, carrots and apples cut into small bite size pieces.

Llamas don’t like eating dairy and meat.

What do llamas look like?

They have a long neck and a small head. Their tails are short and they have long legs so they are tall.  They are hairy and their coats may be white, black or brown.

Lifecycle

Llama live for about 15 to 25 years.

There are about 158.000 llamas in the USA and Canada today!

Where do llamas live?

They live in the Andes mountains of South America.

Fun facts

Did you know that llamas are related to camels, and like camels are used to carry good over.

Llamas came to Australia in November 1856.

They were popular in the 1400s and in 1533 and are still popular today.

Nepal by Aisha                     

Nepal is the country where I used to live.                    

Where is Nepal located?

Nepal is in south Asia and shares a border with India and China.

Appearance

It is a small country compared to India. It has a mountain range called the Himalayan mountains.

It can be very green or light green because of the rain but it can be very hot and the grasses die and become grey. People live in houses, poor people live on the side of the road near other people's houses. The houses are painted different colours such as orange, green, pink or blue. My house was orange and blue.

The People                  

In Nepal the oldest person was 107 years old and they died.              

Old name of Nepal

Nepal was called Gorkhan Kingdom and the owner made a new name Nepal. There is a school named Gorkhan.                  

Downball  By Laura

Downball is a sport and fun to play.

Rules

You have to hit the ball in your square then the other square . And you can’t touch the ball twice. You can have as many friends as you like. There  are lots more rules but those are the basics of downball.

History

In the 1950’s the first game of downball was invented in France.

World Record

The world record for playing downball is 34 hours! Wow isn't that amazing?

Downball is an amazing and fun game to play and I think you should try and play it. 

Year 4/5

Year 5/6

A Day in the Life...

I know its the second last day of term but, if you're a life-long learner, it doesn't matter when you learn new things, does it? Like;

# walking to Bell Station to catch the 9.23 to Flinders Street,

# meeting under the clocks at Flinders Street station,

# visiting the State Library to view Beruk, the great leader of the Woiwurrung Wurndjeri people,

# seeing how magnificent the octagonally designed Dome of the State Library is,

# trying your hand at playing chess outside in the fresh air!

# visiting the famous Queen Vic Markets to buy some hot, savoury, sweet treats and enjoy the sunshine,

# trying a new food for the first time,

# riding an escalator and 

# viewing the shot tower and have a feeling of megalophobia in the centre of your city! 

Time to go to bed now, I'm tired.

See you all in a fortnight!