Student Voice

UPDATE : Fundraising and what shall we spend the money on?

Today, our Junior School Council met to synthesise the initial list of ideas from 77 to a more manageable number. The JSC worked in groups to go through the list and come up with a shortlist of their preferred items to spend fundraising money on.

The groups then added their 10 preferences together so now we have a somewhat smaller list to consider. Below is the combined list with the number of preferences given to each in brackets next to each idea.

1. Soccer goals (1)
2. More flowers around the school (1)
3. Basketball- re surfacing (3)
4. Football goals (1)
5. New rims (1)
6. New art supplies & more sports equipment (for lunch times) (cricket stumps etc (1)
7. Volleyball court (1)
8. More basketball rings and pumped-up balls to use at playtime. (2)
9. Fix the soccer net (1)
10. Acting/drama classes (1)
11. Fix the speakers down by the oval (2)
12. Front garden make over (1)
13. Different lunchtime clubs (gymnastics club/survival club) and promoting existing clubs to the students (2)
14. -Solar panels to the school so we can run clean energy (3)
15. -Swings (is there a safe spot?) (2)
16. -Renovate the staff room to help teachers relax so they are less stressed and more patient with students (pillows/coffee machine). (1)
17. General school resources eg: Stationery (1)
18. Wobble chairs (4)
19. ICT – iPads for each year level, 1:1 laptops, extra laptop charging cables, (2)
20. Wellbeing room items – eg kinetic sand, more tee-pees (3)
21. Actual footy goals with padding stopping the balls getting stuck on the cricketnets) (2)
22. Cricket wickets replace torn soccer nets (1)
23. More speakers to hear music in all parts of the school (2)
24. Net above the cricket nets to stop the ball going on top of them (1)
25. Repair cubby house (2)
26. Upgrade to the Foundation playground (2)
27. Bigger tunnel slides (1)
28. Better monkey bars (1)
29. More benches (2)
30. More art supplies (1)
31. More drink taps (1)
32. More trees (1)
33. More toilets (1)
34. More shades (1)
35. Bigger library (1)
36. Bigger slides (1)

Mrs Wright and I were so proud of the way the students listened to each other and shared their ideas.

Year 6 Poetry

Nature’s Generosity 

In the realm of life, where verdure thrives, 

A place of vegetation, where plants and animals contrive. 

The skies embrace the earth, a new fate arrives, 

Nature’s generosity vigorously brings back the earth revived. 

The sun, a radiant orb of light, vibrant and vivid, 

Brings confidence and growth but cannot become rigid. 

It's warm embrace, a gentle caress on the skin, 

Igniting happiness, a new day to begin. 

But as day succumbs to the moon’s cradle, 

A transformation cuts the day short, like cutting the cable. 

The stars arise, like displayed jewellery,    

As night unveils its true beauty. 

So let us celebrate nature’s gifts, 

For in its reward, we find our bliss. 

Between life and death, we will still thrive, 

By being blessed, with nature’s drive.  

By Daniel R (6K)

Tiny Town

This term,  Year 1 students have been learning about their local community and how people visit places and participate in activities within their communities. 

Each class has created their very own amazing Tiny Town.

Students planned and designed a building or a landmark for their class  Tiny Town. 

Well done to everyone and it looks like we have lots of future budding architects and engineers.

Year 2

Year 2 Australia map projects

This term, year 2 students have been learning about Australia in relation to where it is in the world, the surrounding oceans, state and territories, capital cities,  special landmarks and indigenous places. Students worked in pairs and small  groups to create their Australian map projects. 

It was wonderful to see them working collaboratively to research and create the maps. The teachers are very proud of the amazing work they have produced.

FOUNDATION

Foundation Ambulance Visit

On Friday, the Foundation students were very excited to have a visit from Alicia Doreian, John’s mum from FS. Alicia is a Paramedic and was kind enough to bring in the ambulance so students could see inside. Foundation students learnt about what an ECG shows, how the electric stretchers work, what equipment and medicine is carried in the ambulance, and even got to hear the siren! Thanks again to Alicia for your time spent with us – Foundation students LOVED the stickers and activity books too. 

Foundation

In Foundation this term students have been learning about what farm and domestic animals need and want. We learnt that all animals need shelter, water, food, oxygen, and sunlight to survive. These learnings were cemented when we visited Bundoora Park farm and saw animals in their real environments. To continue this learning every student has created a diorama with an environment that has at least 3 needs and wants for their animal. 

We started by making an animal from air dry clay which we painted and decorated. We were lucky to see so many different animals created: Alpacas, rabbits, guinea pigs, snakes, puppies, donkeys, turtles and fish just to name a few! 

Foundation S

Hugo's dad in FS put this together while the grade was working on their class mosaic art piece.

Year 5

Year 5 have been busy preparing posters for their class stall at the fair! We are getting very excited! 5L also excitedly watched the launch of the ‘169 Storey Treehouse’ - online from the State library with Andy Griffiths. Many in the class have read every book from the series!