From the 1/2 Classrooms

Disco, Pizza, & Movie Night and LEGOLAND Discovery Centre

Special events and excursions in Team 1/2

The last two weeks have been incredibly busy for our Grade 1/2 students, with our special end of year celebration, the 'Disco, Pizza and Movie Night' and our adventure to 'LEGOLAND Discovery Centre'.

Disco, Pizza and Movie Night

On Friday 10th November students excitedly got dressed in their party attire and arrived at school at 4.30pm to join the throng of dancers enjoying our disco. DJ Draper was in the house and provided a playlist full of our favourite tunes and beats, as voted on by our students. With flashing disco lights and a conga line to boot, students had a fabulous time grooving to the music and hanging with friends!

Following the musical entertainment, students enjoyed a pizza dinner, while picnicking with their friends in our lovely school grounds. As it was a hot evening students were very pleased to be consuming a refreshing icy pole for dessert!

The last part of our evening involved our students collecting their favourite soft toys and pillows and congregating in the gallery space to view the animated feature film, 'Sing' which was a hit! Our Grade 1/2s enjoyed some yummy popcorn before our movie concluded.

Here are some reflections from our Grade 1/2 students on our special event:

Lennox (1MC) - I liked having the icy poles because lemon is my favourite flavour.
Max S (1MC) - I like the disco night dance because I liked all the music!
Pia (1JT) - I liked the dancing and the movie because I like the movie 'Sing' and I liked dancing with my friends.
Sai (1JT ) - I liked the food and the movie because I liked the songs from the movies. I also liked eating the pizza because I sat with my friends.
Anvay (2DF) - The best bit was the pizza, it was a margherita pizza with tomato sauce and it was cheesy!
Ayesha (2LP) - I liked the disco because I got to sing and dance a lot and I got to do a conga with Miss Poor. I really liked the pizza and icy pole.
Delilah (2LP) - My favourite moment was watching the movie because the popcorn was yummy.
Jasper (2LP) - I liked eating the icy poles the best because it was a hot day and they were cold!

LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Excursion

On Monday 20th November, our Foundation and Grade 1/2 students were very excited to attend the LEGOLAND Discovery centre located in Chadstone.

Students enjoyed a variety of activities, including:

Creative Storytelling workshop

This involved students using their imagination to build a story out of LEGO. Students made sure that their stories included vital elements to create an engaging story. Once all stories were built, students were given the opportunity to share their work with the class.

LEGO build and play zone

This included the 'Lego Racers: Build and Test' where students could build their own cars and test/race them down ramps, 'Lego City Fire Academy' which allowed students to climb through different soft play areas with their friends, 'Earthquake Tables' where students could take on the challenge and test the strength of their brick towers when the tables started shaking, and 'Underwater Quest' where we could discover mysterious sea creatures at the bottom of the ocean with the interactive digital build table and stop motion stations!

Exploring the attractions

Students enjoyed the cinematic experience of the 'LEGO 4D cinema' and were delighted with the feeling or rain, wind and even snow. Students worked together to save the captured princess riding aboard a chariot on the 'Kingdom Quest' ride, and explored Melbourne in Minifigure scale in 'Miniland Melbourne' attraction.

Here are some reflections from our Grade 1/2 students on their visit:

Ross (2LP) - I liked the 4D movie because they sprayed water and the movie was also pretty funny… and the hotdog person made me laugh.
Nadia (2LP) - I liked seeing the minifigs play on the soccer fields in the Mini Melbourne and you could push the button to score a goal.
Zac (2LP) - I liked the Kingdom's Quest because you could shoot stuff to protect the kingdom.
Justus (2DF) - I liked the car testing because I had two cars... one was fast and one could fly!
Darcy (1MC) - I really enjoyed playing on the playground because if you fell over it was soft, so it didn't hurt.
Keira (1JT) - The best bits were the 'Underwater Quest' because it looked so realistic and I liked the soft play space because it was soft and fun.
Jacey (1JT) - I enjoyed the bit in the movie where we had the shower and when we were eating our snack and lunch.
Daniel (1MC) - I liked the 'Ocean quest' because I made a sinking ship and I made another one to save it.
Domenico (1MC) - I enjoyed the 'Mini Melbourne', because it was like the real Melbourne, but smaller and all the vehicles moved like in real life.