ASPIRE team
PE NEWS
Lots happening in our PE classroom.
The Senior have enjoyed their Hooptime day last Friday it was great to see all students playing together as a team. We even have a team heading to Regional Finals. Congratulations.
Our Middle students have their Hooptime on Friday. Wishing them all the best for a great day.
Thank you to all the teachers and parents who have helped during the day to make it a great success.
Colour Run!
We are gearing up for out Colour Run next Tuesday 12th September. We will have a day of Health and Physical education Tribes activities and our Colour Run which will be the highlight of the day. We are hoping to raise money to purchase some sports equipment for the students to use during recess and lunch time.
A way to help with your fundraising is to
- send an email to your family and friends asking for a donation, explaining why you are raising money and how to donate.
On the day we will also have 3 Tribes sessions in which will involve the students learning about being healthy and how important exercise and making healthy food choices is for their body.
The Colour Run will take place at Elizabeth Bridge starting at 11:50am.
Foundation and Junior school will run first.
Middle -from 12:05
Senior school from 12:20
Please note that these are approximate times.
Students can come to school in their white T-Shirts ready for the Colour Run.
If your child is an asthmatic please make sure they have their puffer with them on the day and please remind them to bring it with them to the Colour Run.
If you would like to help out at the event or just come down and watch you are most welcome.
Please cross your fingers for no rain!
Ultimate Frisbee
As part of our target games, Seniors have been learning how to throw a Frisbee and the rules to Ultimate Frisbee. We have been learning to backhand throw and forward flick. Hopefully next term we can have a game with the oval is a bit dryer.
Peer Assessment
Our Middle school students have been learning how to peer assess. We have been learning about appropriate feedback and we are working on encouraging our partner. This has been a great to see the students giving advice and helping others to work on their FMS skills. We have also been learning to kick and punt.
Squish and Kick
Juniors have been learning to squish the spider and then kick the ball using the inside of their foot. It has been quiet a challenge for some students but great to see those students haven't giving up. We have knocked over skittles, tennis balls on cones, kicked goals, kicked to a partner, weaved in and out of cones
Balloons and beanbags
Our Foundation students have been consolidating their throwing and catching skills. There is so many steps to remember when you throw and catch, but for this term we have just worked on make our hands in a nest so we are ready to catch. Thank you so much to Tammy who comes and helps out with PMP on Thursday afternoons. The students love seeing their parents at school helping. We are very grateful for all your help.
Circuit work continues
Seniors have continued to enjoy building and testing different circuits. We have worked on lemon lights and switched to understanding the terms conductor and insulator and being able to use them accurately when explaining our observations and results.
Heating up
Middle school enjoyed testing wooden, plastic and metal spoons in jugs of hot water and explaining which material heats up more than the others and backing this up with evidence. Middle school are working on their understandings of what variables are and how they are used to make an investigation fair.
Marshmallow shooters
Juniors were so excited this week to launch marshmallows into the air with our cup shooters and explain the push and pull that occurs.
Science awards
Well done to Max and Sione.
Variables
We have been working on improving our understandings about what variables are. I thought I would include an example of what they are so that you can work on them at home.
Visual Arts News
I hope our dads of Foundation students, liked their farther's Day presents of decorated picture frames. The students loved making something special for you that you can treasure forever...
Our juniors are enjoying making a mess with paper mache. They will create an animal- keep your eyes peeled.
Most of our middles have now completed their pillows. They have all become more confident in their sewing abilities as well as threading the cotton into the needle.
Our seniors are working on one of three tasks. Most have now completed their skateboard decks and Mr Gooding and myself are in the process of deciding the best way of displaying them. They are now also working on a street art design for the back of the art room and also creating wire houses or creatures which will then be covered in modroc and decorated.
I am still in need of newspaper if you have any no longer needed. Thank you for all your generous donations and support.
Kym Wallace
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