Junior School
Stage 3 Showcase Evening
Stage Three had the exciting opportunity to invite school and prospective families to experience the varied range of authentic learning we undertook this year. This included the transdisciplinary mathematics inquiry project that produced frog hotels, skink shelters, bird houses and lizard lounge designs. Everyone viewed the Wild At Art gallery and had the opportunity to vote for their favourite artwork, linked to our science unit of work. Students presented their Geography sustainable urban development designs to gain feedback from the audience.
The Performing Arts (PA) class performed a range of Musical and Dramatic items over two stages throughout the night, which were inspired by the picture books we explored in Term 3, monologues and duologues inspired by Ned Kelly, as well as solo and small group items the students had prepared. It was very impressive to see the Performing Arts Captains and PA students run the two stages independently as the night progressed. In addition to these performances, the PA class showcased our Ned Kelly armour, that the students created in groups to identify the unique features of the armour and theorize about how it was made, our Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat costumes and set designs, reflecting our math inquiry into measurement and scale to produce items for the school musical, and our explorations in the history of theatre through the use of mask in Commedia dell’Arte (16th – 18th Century theatre) and Neutral Mask (20th Century theatre).
The Discovery classroom was a hive of activity filled with a range of interactive opportunities for children and families to engage in. There were a range of QR codes that enabled people to engage in an Augmented Reality experiences related to students Taronga Animal enrichment toy design task. The families were able to watch how our 3D models were produced from TinkerCAD to the final product. Our discovery person of interest biographical task was a highlight to celebrate pioneering scientific leaders in our world. An inquiry interest area was our comparison of Greek Mythology and Aboriginal astronomy task where students researched and produced artworks with circuitry. A popular exhibit was the Vivid design projects that installations that were planned, designed and executed to an exceptional standard.
It was a wonderful opportunity to let our students shine and to showcase all the hard work they have produced this year.
Mrs Amy Spohr, Mr John Forbes
Stage 3 Teachers
Junior School Basketball
Term 4 - Week 4
The BMGS Swish got off to a slow start, with the score recording us down by 4-1 in the first few minutes. The team’s strong run seemed to be coming to an end, which can sometimes be a bit of a shock when your winning streak has been over a few games. Being behind on the scoreboard seemed to motivate Swish and soon the team began to work their way back into the game, ultimately moving ahead on the score, with the game ending with a decisive win.
Mr Dillon Hunter
The BMGS Slam Dunks had a forfeit.
On Tuesday the BMGS Stars ended up having to play each other as a result of their opposition having insufficient players to form a team. With a game of 4-on-4, there was a lot of running up and down the court and a lot of shots taken for both teams. It was great to see both teams giving it their all to try and take the win. With Sebastian Olmos scoring the first goal for the red team, they were off to a good start. By half time, the score was only 4–0 to the Red team. All the players worked really hard to get the ball from their opposition. Alexander Kinnear scored his first basket for the season and it added to his team’s win. The final score for Red was 12 and for Blue was 6.
Mrs Lori Gerrard