Chatham Primary School

Chatham Happenings

Year 6 Graffiti/Street Art Incursion

On Thursday 24th April, Xavier from Warner Youth Education presented the difference between street art and graffiti to our students. The incursion aimed to help us understand how street art is a commissioned piece of artwork and that graffiti is unwanted damage to someone’s property. This also costs businesses thousands of dollars a year to clean up. The students learned about the flow-on effects of how graffiti can cause families and businesses added stress. The incursion also supports students by equipping them with strategies for saying no in difficult situations and dealing with peer pressure.

 

Mr Zac Barry

Year 5/6 Teacher

Premiers’ Reading Challenge

 

Dear Parents and Carers,

 

The Premiers’ Reading Challenge is now open for all students across the school! This presents a wonderful opportunity for the whole school community to engage in a fun annual challenge that encourages reading routines, develops literacy skills and fosters a lifelong love of reading.

 

Students in Foundation-Year 2 are encouraged to achieve their target of reading 20 challenge books and 10 choice books throughout their participation in the competition. Students in Years 3-6 are encouraged to achieve their target of reading 10 challenge books and 5 choice books throughout their participation in the competition this year. All participants who achieve their goal will be awarded a certificate at Assembly after the competition closes on 6th of September, 2024. 

 

All students will have received their own Premiers’ Reading Challenge login access details. Please sign in to log any books from the challenge that your child reads at home. Classroom teachers will also enter the books read with students at school throughout the duration of the challenge. To log books on the challenge, please follow the instructions below:

  1. Follow the link: https://vprc.eduweb.vic.gov.au/home 
  2. Click ‘Sign in’
  3. Click ‘VPRC login’
  4. Enter your child’s username
  5. Enter your child’s password
  6. Click ‘Login’ 
  7. Then click on the ‘Search Books’ button to find and add any books that your child reads at home.

Please don’t hesitate to contact your child’s classroom teacher if you have any questions. 

 

I wish all students the best of luck throughout their participation in the Premiers’ Reading Challenge this year!

 

Ms Kirstie Briggs

Literacy Leader and Foundation Teacher

Years 3-6 Taiko Drumming Incursion

On Tuesday our Years 3 to 6 students participated in a Taiko Drumming Incursion provided by Kiyomi Calwell from EZ Japanese. Kiyomi travels all around Australia, in her van full of taiko drums, delivering workshops for students. The School Hall was set up as a Taiko Dojo with real Japanese drums as well as drums made from recycled materials. The students learnt proper drumming technique as well as the discipline needed to be a member of a Taiko team. All participating year levels learnt a complicated drumming routine and could perform it by the end of the 50 minute session, which was no easy feat! It was a fantastic day and I have had a lot of students come up to me and tell me how much they enjoyed this incursion.

 

Mr James Rampant

Japanese & Performing Arts Teacher