Happenings around Largs Bay School
Maths Zone
At your party you have decided to serve triple decker ice creams!
There are 5 yummy flavours - peppermint, chocolate, strawberry, banana and tutti frutti.
* How many combinations of three flavours could you create?
* How many combinations of three flavours could you create if one flavour
is always chocolate?
* How many combinations all together (including 3 scoops the same, 2 the . same and one different)?
Record how you do the challenge and then bring it in to school (with name and class) and post it into the Maths Box in the office by Wednesday.
Counsellor’s Corner
The year 5, 6 and 7’s are currently studying the Relationships and Sexual Health component of the Health curriculum. It focusses on puberty and changes that occur in their relationships with others as they grow up.
Puberty is the time when your child moves through a series of significant, natural and healthy changes. It is not always easy to talk to children about their bodies but it’s especially important to have a series of open and relaxed conversations before puberty starts. This will help children to feel ok about their bodies changing.
There are a couple of ways to kick-start a discussion about puberty:
- Find out what your child knows. For example, you could ask, ‘Do they talk about puberty and physical body changes in health class at school? What do they say?’
- Give your child the facts and correct any misinformation. For example, ‘Everyone goes through these changes, but not always at the same pace’.
Sometimes, you can start a conversation by picking up on a scene in a movie or TV show, a book that you’ve both read, or a comment on the radio as you’re driving in the car.
Your child might not want to share everything with you, so try not to force communication when your child doesn’t want to talk. Even when relationships with parents are untroubled, young people appreciate being able to discuss concerns confidentially. Your child might be interested in talking to the school counsellor or a GP.
SAPSASA
State Hockey Carnival
Amelie, Emma, Gabby, Clarice, Ronin and Alexandar have participated in the SAPSASA State Hockey Championships all week. We hope they had a great time and no doubt represented Largs Bay well.
Health
In Health, students designed our new playground. They had to think about safety, practicality and of course, fun factor. Once they had designed it, they used materials to create their designs. Maybe you’ll see one of these in the playground in the latter part of the year.
The older students had to present an aspect of a Healthy Lifestyle to another class. There were a wide variety of methods used by the students to ‘teach’ their chosen topic. Games, powerpoints, physical activities, plays, posters and quizzes were just some of the ways chosen. There are definitely some future teachers amongst this group!!!
Student Voice
RSPCA Blanket and Towel Collection
Student voice are collecting old blankets and towels for the RSPCA winter appeal. Please donate any clean blankets or towels before the end of week 10. Unfortunately we cannot accept pillows or quilts with stuffing. Donations can be dropped off at The Hive (Rooms 10/11) .
Thank you for your support.
DECD Instrumental Workshop
In week 5 Eloise, Rebecca, Matthew and Nicholas attended a DEDC Instrumental Music Service Strings workshop at Oceanview R-12.
KO Football
Largs Bay School played our 1st round of KO football against West Lakes Shore last Friday. The team played consistently well over 4 quarters, eventually winning 6.6 - 42 to 5.2 - 32. Cooper C kicked 4 goals. The team play against Hendon today in the 2nd round.
Upcoming SAPSASA Events
Friday 1st July – KO netball vs Woodville Gardens – Woddville Gardens
Tuesday 28th June – SAPSASA Boys Rugby League State Finals – West Beach
Wednesday 29th June – SAPSASA Girls Rugby League Finals – West Beach
Wednesday 6th July – Eagles Girls 9 –a-side Football Carnival, Maughan Thiem Hyundai Oval
Wednesday 27th July – SAPSASA Yr 6/7 Basketball Championships