Years F-6

Kim Fitzpatrick

Happy Mother’s Day to our wonderful Mum’s for last Sunday!

Last Thursday, students in years 3 to 6 travelled to Boort to participate in the Calder Winter Sports. Students were placed in teams from various schools in the sports of Football, Minkey, Netball, Newcomb, Soccer and Tee-ball.

Despite having to battle chilly winds, all students had a great day getting to know others in the sporting environment. A big thank you to Mr Thompson, Mrs Smyth and the VET Sport and Recreation class, for all their organisation and for assisting to umpire and coach on the day, contributing greatly to its success. It was also very pleasing to have parents supporting their children on the day.

Friday was a very busy day. We all wore a touch of blue for ‘Dolly’s Day’, a day to create a kinder, safer world where every young person is supported and no one has to face bullying alone.

It was also the day of the Mother’s Day morning tea and wasn’t it wonderful to have many parents and grandparents present on the day. We also opened our classrooms to our Mum’s, who were all suitably impressed with what they saw in action. Friday was also the day of the Mother’s Day Fete. We thank the Parent’s Club for running stalls to allow us to purchase gifts for our Mums, and trinkets and treats for ourselves.

I always enjoy seeing the students in their learning environment and it lights my heart when students proudly share their work. The Year 5 and 6 students had a competition with me yesterday, to see who had the best handwriting, I have to admit defeat, Cody’s work could not be faulted. This group also impressed me yesterday with their knowledge or decimal numbers, and I had a special visit from the Foundation group who shared their handwriting and read their sentences. Such great sounding of words!

Sandhurst Division Cross Country

Next Friday, 8 students who performed well during training and our House Cross Country Event, in years 3 to 6 will head to Bendigo to participate in the Sandhurst Division Cross Country. We wish them all the best with their run.

Star Students

Our Captains, Alodia and Cody have been doing a magnificent job running our weekly Monday morning Assemblies, where we have heard from our Sports Captains, Archie and Tom each week, and have had a variety of students sharing a recent good read, a current affair and classroom happenings.

Harry For being a responsible student, doing his best, through working hard to practise the numeral for 2.

Xander: For asking wonderful questions to extend his Numeracy learning.

Austin: for sharing his ideas during class discussion.

Ruby for remaining focused and positive during Numeracy classes.

Sophie: for practising her addition strategies.

Audrey: for always extending herself in Numeracy and pushing herself to do better.

for showing outstanding leadership by being a good role model at the Calder Winter Sports.

Reading Awards

25 nights: Jon, Archie, Alodia, Matilda, Ned and Don

50 nights: Sophie, Renee, Cody and Alyson

75 nights: Maisie and Wally

And our first student to hit 100 nights reading this year is Maisie!

SWPBS Award:

Olive: for displaying the behaviour of, ‘let others learn’, by demonstrating to students how to sound out a sentence as you are writing it down.

Peggy: for displaying the behaviour of, ‘look after digital devices as directed’, by being careful with her computer and putting it on charge.

Lucky Attendees:

We have had a high percentage of students present for all classes which is fabulous and will go a long way to them learning at their best.

Our lucky attendees over the past two weeks have been the two Harry’s and Hazel.

Book Recommendations:

Olive recommended Luna’s World, by Hayley Gannon.

The book is an adventure story, set at school. The main characters are Luna and Cody. Luna is trying to get along with her rival Jade Jones. Olive recommends this book to students in year 1 and up, and rates it 5 stars.

Ruby recommended the book Unicornia, ‘A Magical Birthday’.

This is an adventure story with pictures throughout. It is set in the land of Unicornia. The main characters are Pippa, Sava and Claudia. Pippa and her friends are planning her birthday party to the Enchanted Falls theme park. Ruby recommends this book to students in year 2 and up, and rates it 4 stars.

Current Affair:

Wally presented a very detailed report on E-scooters, their benefits and the dangers they pose.

E-scooters are rising in popularity. They run on battery, so are good for the environment, are a faster form of transport than walking, and cheaper than cars to run. Hospitals have reported that serious injuries are arising quickly. In Victoria you must be 16 or oer to ride an E-scooter, and must wear a helmet when doing so. E-scooters are not permitted on footpaths and are limited to 20km per hour.

Wally’s is unsure if banning E-scooters is the right choice.

Eli chose the topic of Hantavirus. Hantavirus, has broken out on a cuise ship, and deaths have resulted. Hantavirus causes severe, often fatal respiratory or renal disease. People usually get infected through contact with infected rodents.

A question Eli has, is what does it feel like.

Around the Classrooms

In Science the Year 3-4 class have been studying soil and rocks. They have investigated soil samples from different areas of the school yard. Miss King shared her knowledge of rocks, guiding the students as they explored different rock samples.

Year 5/6 practicing using chopsticks