Primary News
Runners Club
Numbers have been on the rise at running club with lots of people coming down to find out what it is all about. Students either run or walk the short track together with us.
It is open to teachers, students and parents to get involved.
The program will be running all Term 2 so still plenty of time to get involved.
So come along to try improve your fitness, to make new friends and most importantly have FUN!
When: Monday, Wednesday & Fridays Mornings
Where: Meet down at lower playground
Time: 8 – 8:30am
Nick Richards & Tracy Elias
Mothers Day Afternoon Pampering
During the Mother’s Day Afternoon some of our grade 4 and 5 students were our designated photographers. Jessica, Luke, Nenal, Olive, Talisha and William visited all the classrooms and photographed students with their Mums, Grandmas or special friends. These are the photos the students took.
Emma Braybon
Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge
The Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge is now open and Carwatha College P-12 is excited to be participating.
The Challenge is open to all Victorian children from birth to Year 10 in recognition of the importance of reading for literacy development. It is not a competition; but a personal challenge for children to read a set number of books by 8 September 2017.
Children from Prep to Year 2 are encouraged to read or ‘experience’ 30 books with their parents and teachers. Children from Year 3 to Year 10 are challenged to read 15 books.
All children who meet the Challenge will receive a certificate of achievement signed by the Victorian Premier and can choose to have their name included on the online Honour Roll. If you would like your child‘s name to appear on the Honour Roll, please sign the attached form and return it to your school.
To read the Premier’s letter to parents, view the booklists and for more information about the Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge, visit: www.education.vic.gov.au/prc
STEM
This week grade 3-6 students were introduced to a new STEM resource, Little Bits.
LittleBits are an easy-to-use electronic building blocks, empowering everyone to create inventions, large and small.
As Little Bits themselves say:
“Let’s empower the next generation to have the creative confidence & curiosity to always ask why. To test ideas without fear. To take feedback without ego. To use their brains and hands to solve real-world problems when there isn’t a clear right answer. With littleBits, kids learn how to be more than just consumers of technology. They become inventors.”
We are excited about this new resource and are looking forward to the new inventions students can create. If you’d like to know more about Little Bits you can visit their website at: littlebits.cc
Cardboard Boxes Needed:
We still need resources for students to use when inventing and creating. Can you please collect and send to STEM:
Cardboard boxes – toothpaste box, cereal boxes, cup ‘a soup boxes, tissue boxes – all boxes small and large
Cardboard rolls – gladwrap tubes, paper towel tubes
Emma Braybon
Primary Art
Grade 1/2Z - Still Life
Still life is a type of artwork containing usually household objects, such as flowers or food.
Students looked closely at a vase containing Australian native flowers including protea, grevillea and gumnuts.
We looked at the colours and shapes of the leaves and flowers.
Using water colour pencils we carefully sketched the vase and flowers and enjoyed turning our pencils into water paint with a wet brush.
Christine McAleer
Mad On Music
In addition to weekly music classes, Carwatha College P-12 offers individual music lessons. Mr Lawson teaches keyboard or guitar to Primary students on a Tuesday morning. For further information, please speak to the front office staff.
Declan: I love to go to Mad on Music because I like to perform at the end of year concert.
Sean: I love to go and learn how to play the keyboard.
Madhulika: I like to learn how to play new songs.
Eliza: I love to go to Mad on Music to play the keyboard. Then we get to practise at home.
Bryan: I love Mad on Music because it makes me feel more confident.
Nabil: I like Mad on Music because we learn how to play great songs.
District Cross Country Day
Today (Friday 26th of May) a group of 41 students from grade 3-6 competed in our District Cross country against schools in the Greater Dandenong reigon. Nurija Hota made it through to Division Cross Country as she place 8th in her age group out of 86 competitors. Everyone did such a great job, it was a fantastic day!
Ms Levy