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   SPORTING SCHOOLS

Students from all classes have enjoyed taking part in daily tennis and golf sessions with Coach Milo this week. They have had fun learning new skills, challenging themselves and building their perseverance. There is still more fun to come as Milo returns next week for some more sessions. Thanks Milo! 

The P-2 classes have begun to learn about basic coding. Students used the Beet-Bots to code a simple sequence of movements. The 1-2 classes had to create an obstacle course or board game for their Bee-bot. The Preps build a house for their Bee-bot to sleep in once they completed the obstacle course. This was a lot of fun.

The 3/4 classes are learning about Digital Technology, involving coding. This fortnight we have explored the application, Minecraft to create a flat world. Minecraft is a great gaming platform that uses code, by creating blocks. Most groups chose to create a Theme Park or a Farm. The aim was to make it as real life as possible. Students shared their finished worlds in a learning walk.

The 5/6 classes are learning about Digital Technology, using a range of platforms to code. We began by learning about Binary Code. Each letter is represented by 8 digits, which are a 0-1. E.g. 01000001 = A. Students needed to code their name and a secret message, which they then had to decipher. Students then moved into Turtle Graphics. This is an online platform that uses code to create an image/pattern. Each command provides the Turtle with a movement, direction, colour, angle.

                       NEWS FROM THE ART ROOM 

The Prep and 1/2 students continue to explore the theme of Earth and Space in Art, with Preps creating some wonderful aliens and flying saucers this past fortnight. The Grade 1/2s have been working on a mixed media sun and moon contrast artwork and it's been fantastic to see their creativity on display!

The 3/4 students have continued to create artworks relating to their inquiry topics of the Water Cycle and Geology, with students continuing to work on their Water Hero posters and also completing some wonderful mixed media Geodes. 

Grade 5/6 students have been busy creating Food Truck paper sculptures. Each student had to complete a design plan which included coming up with a product name, logo, slogan and colour scheme and decorating their food trucks in an eye catching way.