Classroom News
P-2 Village News
What a busy term it has been in the Prep-Two Village with so much fantastic learning going on. A visit from Healthy Harold and the Life Education Van, yoga and meditation classes and a session at the Preston Market that focused on Random Acts of Kindness have all been part of our Inquiry Unit 'Healthy Mind, Healthy Body'. All that, together with our successful CD Launch night a month ago, and you can see why it's been quite hectic!
The students are in the midst of Advent and are preparing for our Carols night, which is this week. Oh yeah, and of course there's swimming. What's the saying "No rest for the wicked!"
Life Education Van
A visit from the Life Education Van shed some light on what sorts of foods we should be eating to live a happy and healthy life. Harold also told us about 'Sometimes' food, which are not good for us and do not help us to grow. Overall, it was a very educational experience and one that all the students enjoyed!
Random Acts of Kindness
Last Friday the P-2 village went on an excursion to the Preston Market, where they were given some money to buy something and then choose a random person and give what they had bought to that person.
The Giving Tree
A big thanks to the Justice Ministry (Leon, Lilly, Jasmine and Alana) for helping the younger students with the Giving Tree over at the Church. Christmas can be a lonely time for some people in our community and the Giving Tree is a gentle reminder for us to do unto others.
Santa Visit
Students in Prep had a special visitor today. It was the man in the big red suit, and the students were so excited to see him. They all received a lovely present and can't wait for holidays and Christmas to come.
Year 5/6 Orienteering
Last week, the Year 5/6 students went to the Ray Bramham Gardens. We didn’t go there to go look around, we went there to do Orienteering. It is when you have teams and you have to find controls or in our case ribbons in the area. First we had to use a map to place the ribbons around the park and then we used the map to find another teams ribbons.
We had a map, a control chart and a pen, we had to sprint to the location where the ribbon was and then you had to run back to your team and tick off the ribbon number or just draw the symbol from the ribbon on your control chart. Then you showed a teacher to check it was the right symbol. Then after that you and your team had to go back out to find the next ribbon, until your team found all the ribbon and you were then finished, with the winning team getting a prize.
It was so much fun, I really want to do it again. Ilan (Year 6)