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Principal News Winter School Uniform

RE News Welcome to Country- Wurundjeri, National Reconciliation Week

Literacy Media Literacy

Mathematics Maths Games, Maths App. of the fortnight

Student Wellbeing April House Points Winner, FLINDERS

Reconciliation Week Sausage Sizzle

Learning Diversity Girls on the Autism Spectrum, Wellbeing and Resilience of Students with Autism

Foundation News Maths, Reconciliation Week, Parent helpers, Excursion to the Zoo, Timetable, Learning Intentions, Contact Details

Year 1/2 News 2D Shapes and 3D Objects, Religion, Poems, Learning Intentions & Timetables, Important Dates, Reminders, Contact Details

Year 3/4 News Writing, Maths, Problem- Based Learning, Learning Intentions & Timetable, Important Dates, Contact Details

Year 5/6 News Urban Camp , Weekly Timetable, Learning Intentions, Important Dates, Contact Details

Library News

Science Education Foundation, Year 1/2, Year 3/4, Year 5/6

Physical Education Foundation, The Two Handed Strike, AFL Clinics

Visual Arts Year 5/6, The Year 5/6 students' microscopic landscapes are now on display outside the office near the Foundation rooms. The display is adorned with a blurb about how and why the students made this work and also some photos of real mould we grew in the classroom., Year 3/4, Last week the Year 3/4 students were tasked with sculpting a face from salt dough. The face must show an emotion and will be used in an artwork in the next few weeks. , Year 1/2, The Year 1/2 students are working on mandala drawings which show radial symmetry. Last week they each drew an intricate mandala in lead pencil. These drawing will be photo copied and turned into a colouring book. The students will each be given a copy to take home in the coming weeks. This week the students' ability to create radial symmetry was challenged when they created mandalas which used a shape other than a circle., Foundation, The Foundation students are creating an image of an animal that lives in the Arctic. Last week their task was to research an animal that lives in the Arctic and sculpt it's face from salt dough. The animal faces have now been baked and will soon be painted.

Student Birthdays

Uniform Shop

Community News School Band and Instrument Lessons, Stage School Australia, Australian Girls Choir

Dates to Remember

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Year 1/2 News

2D Shapes and 3D Objects

Year 1/2 have been exploring the names and features of 2D shapes and 3D objects. Students have enjoyed finding 2D shapes and 3D objects around their learning spaces. Have a look at the photos below of the features students identified for each 2D shape they made.

Religion

In Religion, 1/2 students have been exploring the stories of creation and reflecting on their connection with the environment and how they might care for it. This week, the students have been making connections between the Dreamtime story 'Bunjil The Eagle' and the Creation Story.

Below are the pictures that 1/2F drew while listening to the story of Bunjil, using their visualisation skills.

Poems

In Writing, students have been learning about different types of poems and identifying the different features. We have been exploring free verse, rhyming and concrete poems.

Below are some of the poems the children have written: