Around the Primary Classes
Kindergarten
Our Kinder students have been learning how people learn to read and that there are other ways than printed words. We are fortunate to have a student in Year One who reads Braille and she came to the classroom to spell out the students' names and also read part of her own Braille book. The Kinder students all had a go at making their own Braille names using plasticine to define the dots.
After visiting the Marine Centre we have been busy creating a seahorse using papier-mâché. This week we took Sally the Seahorse outside to paint her beautiful colours.
Prep
In Prep we have been exploring the environment and how we can reuse the natural things around us. After reading the story “Leaf Man” by Lois Ehlert, we discussed how we could create a portrait of a person using natural materials already fallen from the trees/bushes. We discussed the elements of a face and then suggested materials to create these. Preps suggested things like fallen leaves for hair and sticks for the face outline.
After our discussion we went outside to collect our materials. The rules were that materials had to be from nature and it had to have already fallen from the tree/bush no picking.
Once back in the classroom we played around with our materials trying to find the best combination to create our faces. We spoke about making sure that the faces are visible, not just sticking everything down on the paper. Once they were happy they glued it down. Preps enjoyed exploring their school environment and collecting their natural objects.
Year 2
Our Year 2 students have been budding movie producers, using the app Puppet made with Pals to create their own short film. Click on the lists of names below to watch all their creations.
Abigail, Belle, Callie, Cora, Eleanor, Ellie, Elysia, Emelia and Evie
Felix, Gurmehar, Harriet, Harrison, Harry, Imogen, Izzy, Jude and Lilly
Maddie, May, Molly, Olivea, Oskar, Parker, Remi, Rose, Sia, Zara and Zoe
On Country
On Monday our Kinder and Prep students participated in an On Country experience with Uncle Hank Horton at Lambert Park. Here are some more photos from this wonderful opportunity.
Student Achievements
Congratulations to Annabel Henderson (Year 6 White), Year 4 students Sophie Henderson, Elsie Wearne and Kimberley Bartels and former Mount Carmel student Violet Allanson on all being awarded first place in the Tasmanian Science Talent Search 2023 competition. Annabel's award was in the Photography section, Sophie in Creative Writing and Elsie, Kimberley and Violet all in the Video section.
Congratulations to Year 6 Navy student Yazmin Andrews who won First Prize in the Japanese Calligraphy Competition and participated in the Japanese Speech Competition. Certificates for other students were handed out at the end of Term 3, however Yazmin was unable to be presented with her award at the time.