Student Learning
What's been happening in Indonesian
One of the joys of learning another language is learning the culture of food, and in Term 3 this is the focus in Indonesian for all of our classes.
Students from Foundation to Year 2 have been thinking about their favourite foods and what foods they know of that come from other countries. We realised that many of the foods that we love to eat have originated from all over the world and students learnt about some particular foods that are eaten in Indonesia such as nasi goreng (fried rice), gado-gado (vegetable salad with peanut sauce) and a very popular street food, pisang goreng (fried bananas). Currently we are looking at stories about different characters and the foods they eat. Year 1 students had fun sorting foods into buah (fruit) and bukan buah (not fruit) while hearing a story of some very silly orangutans who eat both and feel quite sick afterwards.
Years 3 and 4 students had fun sorting foods into manis (sweet), asin (salty), pedas (spicy), asam, (sour) and pahit (bitter). They have learned about some Indonesian fruits that were new to most of the class such as durian, rambutan, salak (or snakefruit – so called because it’s skin looks like snakeskin) and jackfruit. Students are currently working on a description of a food which their classmates will have to try to guess based on the description.
In Years 5 and 6, having revised vocabulary for describing food, we watched Indonesian food advertisements and students are now creating their own advertisements for a food of their choice.
On Tuesday, we welcomed Ruth Devi accompanied by Sandra Scott from Christian Schools Australia as visitors to Pilgrim School. Ruth is the Director of New Hope International in Indonesia, an organisation that works with Christian Schools in Indonesia. Ruth shared with students about life in Indonesia and shared songs and games with the students. It was a wonderful opportunity for our students to connect with someone from Indonesia and hear first hand about life there.
Year 5 and 6 Excursion
On Monday 7th August, the Year 5 and 6 classes visited the Migration Museum in Adelaide. Students participated in an ‘unpacking histories’ activity, where they unpacked suitcases and used the clues to work out who the person was that migrated and why they came to Australia. It was interesting to learn of these true stories, and students grew in empathy and understanding. One student said,
“I was interested and curious about how wars often caused people to migrate.”
Another said,
“I realised that when people migrate, they still really miss their home, even though they chose to move.”
Students also saw how Australia is richer for migration, and we discussed ways that we can show God’s love and hospitality to migrants and refugees. It was a great day. Thank you to the parents who joined us on this excursion.
The Year 5 and 6 students were also able to visit the SA Museum to explore the exhibits, particularly focusing on the migration of the Indigenous Australians. There were so many fascinating artifacts to observe and learn from and the students enjoyed it all.
Max Dal Santo & Mel Carpenter
Class Teachers
Premier's Reading Challenge
The Premier's Reading Challenge (PRC) finishes in early September. I have received lots of record sheets, but if you haven't got yours in yet, fill it in and return it to the Front Office.
Keep reading and I look forward to receiving many more record sheets in the next few weeks.
1. Rules - students will read 20 books by September. A Student Reading Record needs to be kept, 8 books MUST be from the PRC list and the additional 12 books can be anything at your reading level. You can search for books on the PRC list here:
You can search for titles according to year level (F-2, 3-5, 6-9, Mature) or you can browse the list. There are over 8000 books on this list, so you are sure to find something you are interested in. The school library and public libraries will have a selection of PRC books for you to borrow.
2. Students will still need to submit their record sheets to the Front Office by the 1st September at the latest. We will accept a scanned copy via email.
3. Awards will be sent to our school in November as in previous years.
Good luck with the Premier's Reading Challenge this year and please contact your class teacher should you need any support.
Libby Spencer
PRC Coordinator
