Specialists News
Auslan News
Welcome back to Auslan classes for Term 2!
Grade Preps have started this term with some revision of common Fruits in Auslan, particularly from the story of The Hungry Caterpillar from last term: apple, orange, pear, strawberries, plum, and watermelon.
Preps are starting their new topic, learning Farm Animal signs through the song Old MacDonald Had a Farm: farmer, farm, horse, pig, cow, bull, duck, sheep, lamb. They are working on mini-books to sign the animals at Old MacDonald’s Farm.
Grade 1-6s are currently discussing Deaf Culture and learning some interesting things that are ingrained in the Deaf community. We are practising signs that are important in explaining Deaf Culture: Auslan, sign language, interpreter, deaf, Hard-of-hearing, hearing, people, respect, eye contact, hearing aid and Cochlear.
After learning how the parts of the ear work last term, we are now learning how the Cochlear ear implant works. The children are quite fascinated by this and there has been a lot of discussion about hearing aids and the Cochlear.
Grade 1-2s have also been revising the Food, Drink & Meal Time signs from last term and have enjoyed guessing the signs Mrs R is signing to play a few rounds of BINGO!
Grade 3-4s are learning about First Nations perspectives within the topic of Deaf Culture, gaining an understanding of “Hand Talk” signs used in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Island communities, as well as sign languages that have been used by deaf First Nations people. We have discovered that there is a sign language called ‘Ailan’ being used by deaf people in Far North QLD that is a mix of Auslan, Australasian signed English (from Australia, NZ and the major South Pacific Isands) and indigenous signs learned in communities!!
Grade 6s have also revised Clothing signs from Term 1 and presented PowerPoints to practise signing clothes in Auslan. They have enjoyed the challenge of the Dress-Up game to help recall the Auslan signs for clothing at the end of Term 1 and early this term. I was amazed at how fast some students were able to throw the clothes on once they worked out the sign… I imagine they must have fast-speed practice getting dressed ready for school each morning!! 😊 See the attached photos below.
Mrs Riordan.
Sports News
School Cross Country
Congratulations to all students who completed our Cross Country run last term. The weather was perfect for running and it was great to see students participating to the best of their ability. It was also wonderful to see so many spectators cheering on the children as they crossed the finish line. Every student who completed the course received House points and a ribbon. Bonus points were awarded to students who finished in the top 10 of their event.
Individual Results
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
Girls Prep | Indy H | Charlie M | Fearne R |
Boys Prep | Samuel A | Masele P | William B |
Girls Grade 1 | Dusty M | Indy G | Elyse H |
Boys Grade 1 | Reuben F | Jimmy F | Lian F-C |
Girls Grade 2 | Elke W | Madden A | Isla C |
Boys Grade 2 | Hudson C | Ollie W | Perry J |
Girls 8/9 Years | Sonny R | Thomas A | Lenny F |
Boys 8/9 Years | Grace F | Edith K | Sailimalo P |
Girls 10 Years | Delainey G | Lottie Mc | Isabella J |
Boys 10 Years | Max H | Jed H | Lenny M |
Girls 11 Years | Reeva C | Gen M | Maddy B |
Boys 11 Years | Taj W | Louis T | Hugh P |
Girls 12/13 Years | Eloise H | Pearl T | Joni H |
Boys 12/13 Years | Charlie K | Sam P | Bennett K |
I would like to thank the SGPS staff for making it such a smooth running and successful day, and the parents who stayed behind to pack up at the end of the day. Your help was greatly appreciated.
Goldfield & Sandhurst Division Cross Country – Wednesday May the 1st.
Good luck to the students who will be running in the Division Cross Country at the Bendigo Racecourse on Wednesday the 1st of May. We have approximately 70 students from Grades 3-6 who have chosen to participate and represent the School. Events for the 8/9s and 10 Years groups will begin at 10am (finish around 12pm), whilst the 11s and 12/13 Years will be running between 1pm and 2.30pm.
Further details for the students involved, including consent and payment, can now be found on Compass.
Students who place in the first twelve (6 boys, 6 girls) in the BLUE section of the 10, 11 and 12/13 Years events will be invited to represent the Division at the Regional Championships in St. Arnaud later this term.
Senior School Athletics – Monday 20th May
Our Senior School Athletics (Grades 3-6), will be held on Monday, 20th of May at the La Trobe Athletics track, Flora Hill. More information, including event times, will be sent home via Compass in the coming weeks.
National Champion
Congratulations to former Spring Gully student Jordyn Lewis on representing Victoria and winning the U/14 pole vault at the Australian Athletics championships in Adelaide last Monday. This is a brilliant achievement and we are all very proud of your efforts.
