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PE

In week 5, as we prepared for our house athletics day, all students from Prep to Year 6 did some practice of the hardest events. These included shot put, discus and triple jump. We also did some relay practice to get the students excited about the day.

For shot put, I gave some tips to ensure students followed the correct technique, this included dirty neck (resting the shot on your neck), chicken wing to get ready to push the shot, a dab and then push. These basic cues were great to allow all the students to follow the correct technique.

The discus was another tricky event, but students did quite well at this. Triple jump including hop, step and jump can be confusing for many but again they tried really hard and were ready to go for out House Aths day.

This week students in years 5/6 had one final session of NFL flags to try and put their skills that they had learnt into a game situation. Everyone tried really hard and show good improvement over the term.

Prep students did their first lesson on basketball, developing the skills of dribbling and passing whilst also learning some positions on the court, eg. Baseline, sideline and centre. The students demonstrated good skills having started this for the first time.

The year 1-4 students had a fun lesson working on teamwork and sportsmanship.

Well done everyone on your efforts over the past 2 weeks of PE.

House Athletics Day

Tuesday was our much anticipated house Athletics day. The forecast was for some rain but we were crossing our fingers. Unfortunately we did get a little wet and a bit cold, but it wasn’t too bad. Logistically this is our biggest day of the year, as all students jump on a bus and come down to Mentone athletics track. We had students arriving from 9.20-10am and as we waited the day was set up and the students were able to do some warm ups.

We had 7 rotations including;

Discus
Shot put
Long jump
Triple jump
High jump
Gum boot toss
100m sprint

All students from each year level participated in all of these events and had a chance to claim a ribbon if they were in the top 3. Everyone tried really hard and had a great time. Well done to all the students for their efforts and all the teachers and staff for their help and support. Also thankyou to all those parents and families who came along to support your child and the school, we really appreciate it.

Not only is it a fun day for everyone, it is also the selection day for our District Aths team for those students who have or are turning 9 or older this year. I have now selected a team and will let all the students know which events they are competing in.

Jarrod Bradley

PE/Sports Coordinator

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Culture Studies

This week in Culture Studies, students were introduced to the Indian culture. Where they learnt where it is located on the world map, the size of the land and population, the capital city (New Delhi), language spoken (Hindi and English), the currency they use (Rupee), the country flag and the meaning behind the colours and symbol. The Indian flag is of tricolours, top colour is orange to represent the spice - saffron. The middle colour is white, representing peace and harmony with the symbol of a wheel, that represent the ‘wheel of law’. Bottom colour is green which represents the

their green land and agriculture.

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Visual Arts

This week in Visual Arts, all students worked on the art element of ‘form’.

Foundation students were introduced to air-dried clay, where they followed teacher instructions on how to manipulate the clay by rolling it to make a ball, making a flat slab, how to join clay pieces together (scoring) so that they could create two air-dried clay pieces, a fish and an echidna. Year 1/2 students were introduced to plasticine modelling clay where they started to create a rainforest scene. Starting with a small piece of cardboard as your base, they then manipulated the plasticine to create a tree trunk, making branches and creating leaves by making different leaf shapes and styles. Students were also able to add texture to their plasticine trees and leaves to help them create the rainforest scene. Year 3/4 students started to construct and paint a plastic bottle fish, they first painted their bottled fish, with various fluorescence colours. Next time, they will add patterns, designs and other materials to their fish. Students were also able to work with air-dried clay where they followed teacher step by step instructions to help them make a clay chameleon piece. Year 5/6 students continued to work on their coral reef diorama by manipulating modelling clay to create coral and sea life, adding other materials to help enhance their diorama.

Art Exhibition:

Don’t forget to start creating your Art exhibition posters, here are some examples for inspiration. (Thank you Zehra)

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Auslan

We have been playing lots of games in Auslan recently. We have been completing number and fingerspelling puzzles and playing memory and snap card games to practice matching pictures and their corresponding Auslan signs. The students really enjoy playing the games as a way to revise signs and topics taught.

Auslan in Foundation

In foundation we have continued learning signs for different animals, this week focusing on sea creatures. Some favourite signs were for sharks, turtles, jellyfish and seahorses. Students drew their favourite sea creatures and at the end of the lesson signed to the class the colour and sea animal they had drawn.

Years 1 to 6

Students across years one to six have continued their About Me unit. They have been practicing to sign things they like and dislike, such as sports, foods and books as well as ask questions to find out others' interests. They have begun learning how to sign in short sentences. Auslan sentence structure is different to the way we speak and write in English. Students have been practicing sign order by converting simple written sentences into signed Auslan making sure the topic word goes first.

New You Tube series launch from Auslan Education Services

Auslan Education Service, the team behind our weekly videos and program, have launched an exciting new YouTube channel called Auslan Time with Geo. The short videos will cover a range of Auslan signs and topics as well as include some interviews with special guests. It’s a great additional resource not only for schools but also any student or family who wants to learn some more about the Auslan community, culture, and language at home. Head over to Auslan Time with Geo on YouTube to watch his first videos!

If you would like to contact me about the Auslan program then I am available on email at karen.dragatsikas@education.vic.gov.au or available at school Monday through to Thursday.

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Library News

What a hugely successful term we have had already.

Our Readathon raised an amazing $10,876, and we could not be more thankful to all the families who participated. This is a major achievement for our beautiful school. A special shout out again as well to the Parents and Friends Committee without whom this would not have been possible.

Our class winners were: