Year 5/6 Level Newsletter
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From The Team
Last week, we celebrated Education Week here at Scoresby PS, and we would like to thank all the families who joined us for some or all of the special events. We love welcoming parents, grandparents and special friends into our classrooms and around the school to share in our learning. The Breakfast Club was a big success, and it was wonderful to see so many families enjoying the morning together. Open Night was a fantastic celebration of cultures, and we especially enjoyed seeing Miss Harper and Mr Purdon take part in the Greek dancing!
Next week, we’re off to The Summit camp! Please remember to pack plenty of warm clothes and footwear suitable for wet and muddy conditions. The following Monday, we have an excursion to Parliament House, which ties in perfectly with our current unit on Government.
We look forward to sharing highlights from both camp and our Parliament House visit in the next newsletter.
- Caz, Sarah, Jamie and Rachel
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Reminders
- Parliament House Permission Forms: Consent and payment for our Parliament House excursion is due on Monday 26th May.
- Camp: A checklist of what to bring and a notice with final reminders has been sent home with each child and posted on Compass.
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Cooking With Julie
On Wednesday the 7th of May, all the Level 5/6 students were invited to cook with Julie. The class split into two groups, then went to their table of choice. One group had the opportunity to ice biscuits and decorate them with lollies. Students decorated two biscuits - one for our mums and one for ourselves. The second group had the chance to bake Anzac biscuits, which involved making the mixture and rolling the dough. After Group 1 finished icing and decorating the biscuits, the groups switched tasks so everyone had the opportunity to do both activities. Once both groups had finished, classes returned to their rooms and waited for the Anzac biscuits to be ready and cool down. At the end of the day, students had the chance to enjoy their biscuits.
By Emily and Alyssa
District Cross Country
On Friday the 16th May, more than 21 Year 5/6 students represented Scoresby Primary School at the District Cross Country held at Bayswater Secondary College. Everyone ran three kilometres around a lake just outside the school grounds. All students did an awesome job; some even qualified for the Division Cross Country! It was a long and challenging course, with hills, gravel paths, and bridges to navigate. Congratulations to all the students who competed against some very strong schools. Overall, we placed 2nd, which is an incredible team effort. Well done to everyone who took part and made it through!
By Georgia and Eliza
Fun In 5/6 - Gardening And Guided Drawing
On the 13th of May, the Year 5/6 classes participated in some fun gardening and guided drawing activities. We picked weeds from our school gardens to help make our school look beautiful. A few students also ran around the school with a bin to collect rubbish, while two or three others picked up leaves and bark that had fallen from the trees. We were outside for about 40 minutes, which gave us plenty of time to finish the gardening. In total, we pulled out 17 kilograms of weeds, and the final result was amazing!
We had lots of fun gardening, but when time was up, we moved inside to start our guided drawing. We held a vote to decide which drawing we would do. There were three options: a monkey, an axolotl, and Stitch. Most of us chose the monkey holding a banana, so we got started right away — and the final product was very cute! After we drew our monkeys, we decorated and coloured them in. Many of us had lots of fun doing this creative activity, although a few students were keen to finish quickly. All the monkeys turned out different from each other, but that didn’t matter — they were awesome either way. We had an amazing time from start to finish, and we’re already looking forward to doing it all over again!
By Jake and Otto
Education Week
From the 12th to the 17th of May, Scoresby Primary School celebrated Education Week. On Monday, the F-2 grades held a Magical Maths Monday, followed by a whole-school Literacy Open Morning on Tuesday. Continuing the celebrations, on Wednesday the 15th of May, we hosted a Grandparents and Special Friends' Breakfast Club and Open Morning, along with a special morning tea at 11.00am. To finish off the week, we held an Open Night from 5.30pm to 7.00pm, featuring a sausage sizzle and fun passport activities. Each classroom around the school represented a different country, with a task based on that country’s religions and cultures. Students collected a stamp in their passport after completing each challenge. In 5/6H, students created crowns using paper, pom-poms, feathers and stencils. In 5/6P, students coloured pages of Indian art, which were combined to form one large mural of an Indian painting. Finally, in 5/6C, a traditional Greek dance called the Zorba was played on the TV. Students had the chance to dance along with Miss Crofts, who took on the role of dance teacher for the night. Once all the classroom activities were completed, students could enter a raffle, which was drawn on the Friday of the same week. Overall, the whole week was filled with fun and engaging activities that allowed everyone to get involved — including parents, grandparents, and special friends!
By Eason and Summer
Our New SPS Acknowledgement of Country - An ACES Literacy Group Project
On the 2nd of May, the Year 5/6 Accelerate, Challenge and Extend (ACES) Literacy Group presented their new Acknowledgement of Country. This presentation included a slideshow with why we have an Acknowledgement of Country, how it is different from a Welcome to Country, how we did our research, the history of an Acknowledgement of Country, and our final product of the Acknowledgement of Country.
We did our research by searching up other Acknowledgements of Countries and recording interesting facts and ideas. When Australia was divided into nations, before the European settlement, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait peoples would travel the country. Whenever they travelled into a new nation, they would do an Acknowledgement of Country, and in return the owners of the land would do a Welcome to Country.
An Acknowledgement of Country says that you are meeting on land of the First Nations peoples. This gives us an opportunity to show respect for traditional owners and the connection to our land. The Aboriginals pay respect to our country, we pay respect to them.
An Acknowledgement of Country is different from a Welcome to Country because an acknowledgement is saying thank you and we will respect the land and recognise elders. A Welcome to Country can only be done by a First Nations person and it is to welcome people to their land.
We did research individually and wrote our own Acknowledgement of Country before writing an Acknowledgement of Country together. We have included two lands because we are in the middle of two lands, Wurundjeri and Bunurong.
The group created the new Acknowledgement of Country and we wrote, revised and edited it, then sent it to Mrs Hartley, Mrs Rheumer and Mrs Sheaf for some feedback.
