Classroom News 

Foundation 

The Foundation students have been building lots of different structures during Discovery time, and today they shared their knowledge and skills with friends during lunchtime! Working together collaboratively, the students recreated the Hollywood sign using wooden building blocks. With our school concert approaching, it's quite fitting that the students are recreating Hollywood in Preston!

"I like Hollywood" - Luca

"Everyone likes Hollywood. I haven't been to Hollywood but I think it's a nice place" - Valentino

"Luca decided to build a crane but then I said let's join in with Roery and we made Hollywood" - Ruan

"It took a lot of effort to build" - Ezra

Year 1/2 

Measuring Items In Our Classroom!

In our Numeracy sessions this week, we have been learning about measurement; particularly how to use informal units to measure and compare the lengths of items in our classroom. After unpacking what some new words mean, such as, 'compare', 'measurement' and 'informal units', it was time to apply these 5 important rules to our measuring tasks:  

1. Choose one appropriate unit that will remain the same (size, shape, etc)
2. Determine an appropriate starting point and end point
3.  Measure in a straight line 
4. Measure without overlaps or gaps
5. Take care and double check when counting

Home Challenge: 

Can you find an item in your home that is 12 Lego pieces long? 

Can you find an item in your home that is 3 hand spans long? 

Can you find an item in your home that is 10 paper clips long? 

Year 2/3

We liked going for a walk and looking at the painting of Bunjil and we saw how colorful it was. We saw Bunjil with lots of feathers and the feathers were scattered around. It was a sunny day when we saw Bunjil and took a photo of the class.     Christopher and Eva

Last week we went to see the painting of Bunjil and we found out that Bunjil made people out of clay. Bunjil first made the animals bigger than their usual size. Bunjil ha a ceremony after he made something like people or plants or animals.     Emma

In R.E. we listened to a Dreamtime story about Creation an who made the heavens and the earth. We learnt that Bunjil created the heavens and the earth. Bunjil was a wedge-tailed eagle. I liked this story because it was really interesting.     Kushi

Bunjil made the plants and the trees an the red land. Bunjil made people from clay. Bunjil mae the seas . He made man and woman. Bunjil watched over everything that he had made.    Arvin and Cody

Year 3/4  Italian

Ciao a tutti, 

In Italian, the grade 3 and 4 students are not only learning to speak a new language but are also delving into the traditions and culture of the Italian people. The students are learning all about the Tarantella (The tarantula spider dance) The dance was used as a form of therapy for individuals believed to be bitten by a tarantula spider. The music and dance were thought to help rid the venom from their bodies. While the notion of spider venom may be a thing of the past, the Tarantella has lived on as a cherished tradition in Italian culture. The students enjoyed trying out this lively folk dance, famous for its energetic, rhythmic footwork and celebratory spirit. This dance originated in southern Italy, particularly in the regions of Campania, Calabria and Sicily.

Year 3/4  ICT and Art. 

Art / Optical Illusion  By Jasmine

Woahhhhh this makes me confused!!! In art we are learning how to make optical illusions pictures. It's really fun but it also makes me dizzy looking at it. First we got a big piece of paper, then got a ruler and a pencil/rubber. We used a ruler to help us make straight lines but the lines needed to be on a specific angle. Secondly, after we finished the drawing we chose 2 or more colours and we coloured in our pictures.  

I know for sure if you gave it a try it would be lots of fun instead of going on technology.      

Art work in Year 3/4  By Nirav

In Art, the grade 3/4s have been learning how to make optical illusions. It may sound like complicated artwork but it’s pretty simple, you should probably try it yourself! Optical Illusions are truly one of a kind artwork, you can sometimes even find a picture in the midst of a bunch of lines and there’s more things optical illusions can do!                             

ICT  By Veer and Sai

In ICT we are learning with the Year 2/3’s and James and Marie about our favourite topic. Such as video games, sports, animals, planes and vehicles. We are having a lot of fun, as well as learning at the same time. We do 1 session a week on Monday’s.  

ICT   By Gail and Roman 

Grade 2\3 and 3\4 are making GOOGLE Slides about our interests.  Such as some different types of animals, sports and games/video games. We are also exploring new facts about our interests! We’re all so excited! We have worked hard on these and we're almost done! WE LOVE IT!!!!

ICT   By Tiffany and Isabella 

Grade 2/3 and 3/4 have been doing a passion project in ICT! Some of us are using google docs while some are using google slides. Passion projects are presentations that are about what you're passionate about, like video games, dogs, sport, even sleeping! We research facts and then present our work. Our teachers who have been helping us are James and Marie! We have been having lots of fun.

Visual Arts  By Azariah

In art we have been working on optical illusions and there is lots of work to do. It's like drawing a portrait but with only two colours. Doing this includes colouring pencils and also a ruler to draw the lines. You should try it, they are really creative and fun.          

Year 5/6

Well Being News

The senior students have been exploring the notion of Help Seeking when dealing with problems that may arise in their everyday lives. Below are some responses to a Helping Hands activity which looked at who the students looked to for help and guidance, as well as how they helped people deal with certain issues.

Performance

With a week to go final touches are being put on the Year 5/6 performance, which is in two parts; a percussion piece called 'Feel It Still' and a dramatization piece entitled 'A Day in the Life'. The students have worked extremely hard at rehearsals and it will culminate in a stunning performance next Wednesday. Make sure you have your tickets

as they are selling fast!!