From the Classroom
The whole school participated in the National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) on Wednesday 22 May 2024 at 12:00pm AEST.
Australian Library and Information Association is delighted to announce that the National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) book for 2024 is Bowerbird Blues by Aura Parker (Scholastic, 2023).
Bowerbird Blues stars a beautiful bowerbird on the search for (you guessed it) BLUE! It’s a moving story of longing and connection, that unfolds as the bowerbird’s search sends him soaring across the sea, sky and city. He swoops and snatches vibrant treasures for his collection, and soon his bower – a mix of natural and unnatural objects – attracts something greater and more fulfilling than he could ever have imagined.
Upon learning that her book had been selected as this year’s NSS story, author Aura Parker said “National Simultaneous Storytime brings us together and makes us smile, and the shared experience can send imaginations soaring to new heights. I am surprised and blown away with excitement that ‘Bowerbird Blues’ has been chosen as the book for 2024!”
The book was selected by an expert panel formed of members of ALIA’s Children’s and Youth Services group. Panellist and convenor of ALIA’s Children and Youth Services Group, Nicola McGeown, said, “Bowerbird Blues is an outstanding and visually appealing picture book. We all agreed that it was beautiful to read and would be a wonderful book to share across a wide range of age groups.
At the beginning of the Storytime it was mentioned that over 2milllion people were participating in this years Story from all over the world. Students enjoyed the story and we will be adding this activity to our calendars for 2025.
Art News
The Foundation students took a break from their normal art program to take advantage of the beautiful leaves falling in the yard at the moment. Each student collected their own leaves and made the scariest lion masks I think I’ve ever seen!! We had a roar of a time! Thanks Carter and Chase for your help. Please enjoy these photos of the process.
Science News
Throughout this term, the Grades 3-6 are learning about the three states of matter (solids, liquids and gases). After some initial investigations, the question was posed… can something be more than one state of matter? Why, yes! They are called non-newtonian fluids. What is a non-newtonian fluid you ask? Well, it acts like a fluid when being poured, but like a solid when pressure is applied to it. One example of this type of fluid is a sticky substance called oobleck. We learnt about, made, and played with oobleck in class last week. And, while we made an absolute mess, I did hear it has been their favourite science class to date. FUN FACT!! The name for this substance, “oobleck” comes from the Dr Suess book Bartholemew and the Oobleck, where the King gets bored with normal weather and makes a gooey green substance fall from the sky and cause havoc on the kingdom. Oh what fun! Please enjoy photos of the Grade 3/4 students having fun with their oobleck.
