Year Level News

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Foundation News

Here we are, successfully completing another term!

The last fortnight has been especially busy, with building our community, Market Day, and our excursion to Werribee Zoo.

Students loved using recyclable materials to create a place in our community. We had a variety of buildings and places, including a fire station, Bayfit, Newport Lakes, our school, homes, and favourite cafés. The students loved getting creative and then going on a gallery walk to see and admire each other’s creations.

Market Day was also a fun experience for our Foundation students. They enjoyed walking around, spending their money, and exploring the amazing activities the Year 5 students had created.

The students had an amazing time at Werribee Zoo! It was wonderful to see their curiosity and enthusiasm as they explored the zoo and learnt more about the animals. They especially loved the Safari Bus and the workshop at the Africa Village. We are so proud of how our Foundation learners displayed our school values while out in the community. It has truly been a wonderful term of growth and discovery. We wish all our families a safe and happy break and look forward to seeing you next term.

Year 1 News

Festival Day 

Year 1 students enjoyed a wonderful Festival Day, learning about the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival and how it is celebrated by people in many parts of Asia and around the world. We discovered why the full moon, lanterns, and moon cakes are important parts of this special celebration and explored how festivals bring families and communities together.

We also learned about Chinese calligraphy and the importance of special messages during celebrations. The children created their own lanterns and practised writing a 'Happy Moon Festival' message to take home.

Later in the day, we welcomed Lauren from Supreme Incursions for an exciting World Dance experience. Through music and movement, the children explored how people around the world use dance, art, music, stories, clothing, and special traditions to express their culture and celebrate important occasions.

Lastly we got to share moon cakes and guess their fillings - we tasted mung bean, red bean paste, and lotus seed paste.

Importantly, the children developed a deeper understanding of why celebrations, commemorations and traditions are special, and how we can show curiosity, appreciation, and respect for different cultures. It was a joyful day of learning, creating and celebrating!

Year 6 News

Our Migration Stories

This term in Knowledge Building, Year 6s have been exploring Australia’s history from 1900 to today. We visited the Immigration Museum to learn about people’s migration stories, and how they came to Australia. We then invited a number of local guests to come into Newport Lakes P.S. to share their personal stories. This was a fantastic opportunity for the students to learn about other people’s histories and journeys!

Sheri Eyiam

Sheri was our first guest speaker. She told us about her parents, Redjeb and Yildiz, and their journey to Australia. Sheri’s family story also features at the Immigration Museum in Melbourne! 

Sheri told us about her mother, Yildiz. Yildiz was born in Cyprus and moved to Australia in 1951 for a better life, meeting her husband Redjeb for the first time when her ship arrived in Melbourne. Redjeb had never even met before they got married! They then worked hard to build a new life, raising their four children (Sheri included) who all went on to study at university. Over many years, Yildiz helped her relatives move to Australia so her big Cypriot family could be together again. 

Yildiz and Redjeb’s story is important because it shows the courage and challenges many migrants faced when starting a new life in Australia. It also helped us all to understand how migrant families helped shape Australia’s communities and culture.

Buku Khamis

This term we have been learning about Australia’s history, then we went to the Immigration Museum for an excursion because we were starting to learn about other people’s migration journeys. Buku Khamis, who you may know as an AFL player, has a fantastic migration story and we were very excited to have him come in last Thursday to speak to us. 

Buku talked about how it felt coming to a new country and being born in a war torn country, South Sudan. He spoke about his journey to Australia in 2006 and how sport changed his life and how he felt learning a new language. 

By Blake and Braxton 6ED

Luda Coupe

On Wednesday we were lucky enough to have Luda Coupe (Anastasia Martin’s grandma) visit 6ED and talk about how her mum migrated from Ukraine to Australia. Luda spent her early years in a refugee camp in Australia, but her mum had a different story. During World War Two her mum and her friend were on the run for eight days, just to stay alive and be safe. They avoided bombs and lived off rations before finally coming to Australia. This terrible tragedy impacted us by making us realise how lucky we are to be in such a safe and welcoming country.

By Edie Myers & Anastasia Martin 6ED

Yasmine Mojaled

On Thursday  3rd September, 6ED had Yasmine Mojaled (Alicia and Isaac's mum) talk about her migration from war torn Lebanon to Australia. Yasmine was born on the 4th January 1984. Here are some photos from her powerpoint.  

She talked about how her language barrier and how coming to Australia with nothing shaped her story and life. She had an inspiring story and we loved to hear it!

By Alicia and Indie 6ED

Jill Kelly

In the past few weeks, we have been learning about migration and recently Jill Kelly, one of our Year 6 teachers, told us her migration story. 

Jill Kelly was born to parents, Winston and Ivy Herman, on the 23rd February 1977 in Cape Town, South Africa. Her father (a teacher) and mother (a nurse) had already decided that South Africa was too dangerous to raise a child because of the apartheid, and were just waiting to be accepted by Australia, but unfortunately were rejected. At first they thought about moving to Canada as some of their family was already living there, but Toronto was far too cold and England was too expensive. Australia had safety and some family. Eventually, after the 3rd application and evidence of a job offer, Australia accepted them and on Christmas Day 1979 the family landed in Melbourne, Australia. 

Jill's story shows us how hard migrating can be and how important resilience is in tough times.

By Emma and Olivia 6ED

Jess and Jane Nithianantharajah

On Friday, we welcomed Jess and Jane into 6ED to talk about their migration journey from Sri Lanka to Australia. Because of the civil war, Jess and Jane left their life in Sri Lanka and migrated to Australia in 1986 with the rest of their family. They first settled in Bendigo, before moving to Coburg and eventually Hoppers Crossing. Jess spoke about adapting to life in Australia as an 8 year-old and Jane talked about her memories from Sri Lanka. It was a really eye opening experience, listening first hand. 

A big thank you to Jess and Jane (family of Charlotte Holt) for coming in to speak to 6ED!

State Library Victoria

On Wednesday 9th September, all Year 6 students travelled into the city for a learning adventure at the State Library Victoria. This excursion supported our history unit, where students are exploring Australia’s history and learning to identify the difference between primary and secondary sources. Visiting the State Library gave them the chance to see real historical artefacts and experience primary sources firsthand.

We caught the train directly to the new State Library Station, which was a smooth and exciting way for students to begin their day in the city.

Throughout the day, we enjoyed a guided tour of the library’s buildings and exhibitions. Highlights included:

• Ned Kelly’s armour; a powerful example of a primary source
• Learning about colonisation in Victoria
• Taking in the stunning architecture of the historic library spaces
• Visiting the World of Books exhibition on Level 4
• Playing chess in the Children’s Library area
• Standing inside the iconic, beautifully vast La Trobe Reading Room

Thank You

A huge thank you to our parent volunteers who joined us. Your support makes these rich learning experiences possible, and we truly couldn’t do it without you.